Andrew Simpson

  I collect water troughs ….. eccentric perhaps but fun. And had I been on Chester Road in the summer of 1965 this one would have made the c...

It is 60 years ago that this collection of images was taken. They cover Manchester, Stretford and out to Chorlton and Wythenshawe and are a ...

I won’t be the only one to remember wandering through the House of Fires that emporium of all things to do with keeping the house warm.   He...

It’s the sign that has been hidden, but as ever Andy Robertson brought forth a story, and like Samson’s riddle it will be fun to solve.   ...

Now, many of us are familiar with the work of Andy Robertson, who has been recording the changing landscape of the Twin Cities and beyond f...

Now I never drank in the Last Hop on Chester Road, or indeed when it was first the Commercial, then the Turville before getting that silly ...

Now I suspect in answer to Andy’s question he may very well be the only person taking pictures of this petrol station on Chester Road, near...

Now I like the way stories come together. This is Peter’s painting of the Greatstone Hotel on Chester Road. And as these things happ...

Now St George’s House has fared much better than that other block of terraced houses a bit further down Chester Road. St Georges House,...

Now there will be lots of stories about Trafford Press and the adjoining buildings  running along Chester Road to Empress Street. Once ...

I am intrigued by Andy’s picture and I would like to know more about the building and the story behind this odd bit of design. We are o...

The Drum, © Peter Topping, 2014 I had no idea when I wrote about the Drum on Chester Road that it would stir up such strong feelings.*...

The Drum, 2014 I went looking for the Drum on Chester Road this week. It’s not hard to find, its shape gives it away and it has been ...

Now I am well out of my comfort zone and more than a bit out of what I know with this picture postcard. We are on Chester Road.  I know...