Showing posts with label Didsbury in the 1850s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Didsbury in the 1850s. Show all posts
Sunday, 23 March 2025

A history of Didsbury in just 20 objects ... number 16 ……. plotting the quiet revolution in a pub near you

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The story of Didsbury in just twenty objects, chosen at random and delivered in a paragraph or more. It began when a group of revolutiona...
Saturday, 8 March 2025

A history of Didsbury in just 20 objects number 2 ........... the polling book …. 1836

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Now most people will know that there was a time when few people could vote in elections, but I am always taken aback by just how few that w...
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Sunday, 18 June 2023

A Didsbury weaver, a housemaid and lots more …………………

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This was to be the story of Mary Dean of Didsbury and her time as a housemaid in the very big house of Sir Ralph Pendlebury, who lived at H...
Monday, 15 May 2023

Didsbury Walks ..... part 1 Parrs Wood

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A short series exploring a collection of walks  across Didsbury from east to west, starting at  Parrs Wood. Parrs Wood House and es...
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Friday, 20 May 2022

The Prince Albert …….. one of the lost Didsbury pubs

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The discovery of the Prince Albert was and remains a big surprise.   Prince Albert, 2020 It stood on the northern side of Wilmslow Ro...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Travels through the village ………… part 4

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The idea is very simple, select almost the same spot along Wilmslow Road through the village, and throw in a series of images down the cent...