Showing posts with label Lawrence Beedle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lawrence Beedle. Show all posts
Thursday, 4 December 2025

Lawrence Beedle ... my friend

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 I have been thinking of my friend Lawrence who died recently, and as you do I have been reflecting on over 40 years of friendship. Lawrence...
Monday, 4 December 2023

When Esperanto came to Manchester .... Esperanto Congress, Manchester 1936 .... another story from Lawrence Beedle

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  What took my interest when I spotted this poster stamp was the exonym for Manchester.  It’s definitely Manchester. There is the Town Hall ...
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Monday, 7 February 2022

Ghost signs in the sky

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Well less in the sky and more accurately in Didsbury.  It is one that you can easily miss, as my old friend Lawrence acknowledged today when...
Wednesday, 7 April 2021

What Lawrence found at the back of a drawer …… the fuse wire selection

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A new series showcasing the things we put away and forgot. Most of them will offer a window on how we used to live. This is the one Lawrence...
Saturday, 6 March 2021

When the last Chorlton newsagent delivers the last newspaper …..

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I always considered that the mark of civilization, was the newspaper delivered through the door and the pint of milk on the front step first...
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Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Ghost signs on Beech Road ..............

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A little bit of the past came out into the sunlight on Beech Road this week. I have to admit l missed it but Lawrence clocked it. And the cl...
Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Chorlton Champs of Lancs .......... from Lawrence Beedle

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When Chorlton were the champions of Lancashire.  Lancashire Amateur Cup, 1893 You have to go back a hundred and ten years to the mudd...