Andrew Simpson

Now there will be those who accuse me today of just taking a few pictures of east Manchester and coming up with some not very subtle sen...

Now I was there when they demolished the winding gear at Bradford Colliery in 1973.   Well that is not strictly accurate.  It was ther...

I suppose I am on a roll and have slid into a series of stories about that industrial landscape many of us grew up with .* In my cas...

I have been reflecting on those industrial landscapes which many of us grew up in.* They were a product of the 19th century, continued...

Now I could go on at length about  how the area has changed in just a few decades but rather think that is pretty obvious.   And of cou...

Earlier in the year Andy was back out on Pomona land and took these which are two in a series that will feature over the next few days. ...

I pretty much took the textile mill for granted. When I first came up to Manchester in 1969 they were still a big part of the landscape...

Now I like the way that in the course of just 24 hours a  story  about a humble street drain cover excites a fair bit of interest and along...

What I like about Andy Robertson’s work is the way that he consistently records our industrial past much of which is on the cusp of disap...

Now I have decided to carry on the series of textile mills with Peter’s painting of Quarry Bank. If you live in Greater Manchester, or ...

Continuing the series celebrating the textile mills which make up our heritage using the paintings of Peter Topping The Leigh Spinners ...

Once upon a time the textile mill was a common feature of our towns and villages providing work and acting as a feature which defined the p...

I like this picture of the Rochdale Canal with the Central Station and the Beetham Tower. It was one of a series Andy Robertson took a ...