Showing posts with label Didsbury in the 1940s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Didsbury in the 1940s. Show all posts
Monday, 22 May 2023

Down at Parrs Wood Court with some bombs, a few stories and an electric lift

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Now as landmarks go Parrs Wood Court is a pretty bold statement of design and until recently dominated the junction of Wilmslow Road and ...
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Wednesday, 17 May 2023

“If you go into the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise”........... looking for that air raid shelter in Parrs Wood

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Now I know there will be someone who will remember the air raid shelter on the Gateway Estate which was built “12 feet below Kingsway.  A...
Thursday, 8 September 2022

Warburton Street ....... steps into the war

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This I think will be the last of the stories on Warburton Street. Preparing for war, 1939 When I started the project,  I had no idea ...
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Thursday, 8 April 2021

One of the last photographs from the Wesleyan College in Didsbury ......... 1940

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The year of 1940 Now this is one of those little bits of history which could so easily have been lost forever. We are looking at a ph...
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Monday, 7 September 2020

Passing the Palatine .............. cinemas and trams I wish I had known

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Now, look closely and the edge of the old Palatine cinema is just visible behind the tram. There is no date on the picture, but we can ...
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Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Wartime stories from Didsbury ……… following up on yesterday

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Now there is a fine line when researching other’s people’s lives between telling the story and being mindful of picking over the personal...
Thursday, 2 April 2020

On the occasion of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Wareing of Buxton Avenue ......... a greetings telegram from 1942

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Now I am back with the telegram. For 189 years they were the quickest way of sending a message and the arrival of the Telegram Boy m...