Andrew Simpson

It is one of those things about city life that there is always someone who will sell you almost anything. Just over a hundred years ago...

Now as much as I like those old photographs of the city which date from the turn of the last century, I am more a fan of those which were t...

This is Market Street sometime between the two world wars.  We are looking down towards St Mary’s Gate and away in the distance on ou...

Now when you have been told to park yourself on a bench during a shopping expedition there are a few things you can do. Corridors of clothes...

  Saturday December 30th waiting for the shopping to end. Corridors of clothes, 2023 Retail shapes, 2023 Till time,  Uniqlo , from the colle...

Location; Market Street Pictures;  Through a glass darkly, 2023, from the collection of Andrew Simpson *1 Corinthians 13

He is quite a showstopper and is as much a landmark on Market Street as the person selling hats, scarves, and silly plastic things  as are t...

We are on St Mary’s Gate, looking up towards Market Street. And depending when you were born, you will remember the old Marks and Spenc...

Now for me the fun of Market Street is less the big shops and more the pop-up salesmen. And in that respect, it is no different than it was ...

Together on Market Street Location; Manchester Pictures; a pair, 2022, from the collection of Andrew Simpson 

Now I applaud the busker on Market Street on Thursday for cheering up the shoppers on a wet grey day. Novelty comes to mind, and I didn’t re...

The sun was out and as you do, I was waiting on the opposite seat watching the Saturday shoppers process down Market Street. The pictur...

Now Market Street has always been one of those places where you can pretty much buy anything. It wasn’t always the pedestrian haven it ...

The escalator that takes you to the Food Store . Location; Market Street Picture; Market Street, 2019, from the collection of A...

Yep.... just another image of a reflection. Location; Market Street Pictures; Market Street, 2019, from the collection of Andrew Si...

An occasional series, following the family across the city centre in pursuit of two tops and a pair of boots. Uniqlo, Market Street, 20...

The benches along Market Street are constantly taken by a succession of shoppers Location; Market Street Pictures; Market S...

We tend to think that street food is a feature of the last half century, be it the hot potato stall or burger van, but not so. Charles ...

This is another one of those Judge postcards from sometime after 1911. Now I can be fairly sure that Fred Judge took this shot after 1...