Showing posts with label Chorlton in the 1860s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chorlton in the 1860s. Show all posts
Monday, 26 January 2026

Picking up on Chorlton's story at The Oaks ..... Edge Lane

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I am the first to admit that it is lazy history to claim that one house  can reflect the story of Chorlton-cum-Hardy from the mid 19th cent...
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Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Waltham House ............. another of the lost houses of Edge Lane

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Waltham House, 1959 This is Waltham House in the spring of 1959 and it was coming up for its 96th birthday but like many of those grand...
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Friday, 28 February 2025

Chorlton-cum-Hardy Vestry …… Disgraceful Proceedings

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The world is full of breaking news, most of it grim. The old Parish Church, circa 187o So, here is what passed for breaking news in th...
Saturday, 10 April 2021

Oswald Field, five cottages, a slice of rural Chorlton, and a bit of a mystery part 3

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I think this will be the last of the stories on Oswald Field. Over the last few days I have walked its field boundary, explored the f...
Friday, 9 April 2021

Oswald Field, five cottages, a slice of rural Chorlton, and a bit of a mystery part 2

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Oswald Road  I  recently walked the field boundary of Oswald Field and today I want to think about the cottages. There were five of...
Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Uncovering 154 years of the history of one house ……. 22 Edge Lane

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Now I doubt few people have ever seen number 22 Edge Lane as it would have looked back in 1865 during its construction.* I suppose its...
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Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Discovering more of Chorlton's history .......... with that house on Edge Lane

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Now,the story of how Chorlton was transformed from small rural community to suburb of Manchester is a fascinating one. No. 22 Edge Lane...

Following the history of Chorlton …………….with that house on Edge Lane

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Now,the story of how Chorlton was transformed from small rural community to suburb of Manchester is a fascinating one. No. 22 Edge Lane...
Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Pits Brow, and the third St Clement's Church part 2

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Pits Brow which was at the  corner of Edge Lane and Manchester Road was reckoned to be  one of the most beautiful places in the township...
Friday, 15 March 2019

Making their home in Chorlton, nu 2 the Clarke Family

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The sales transaction, 1860 The Clarke family arrived on Chorlton in 1860 and worked the smithy on Beech Road for nearly 100 years. I...
Monday, 11 March 2019

Falling into the Workhouse ...part 2 the Chorlton Union and Chorlton-cum-Hardy

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Reflecting on the New Poor Law and how it impacted on one small rural community 4 miles from Manchester The Meadows on the edge of Chor...
Friday, 8 March 2019

Pits Brow and the third St Clement's Church Part 1

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This is the story of Pits Brow and of course of the church which has stood here since 1866. Now if you want to read the history of ...