Andrew Simpson

Now I grew up with bandstands. Almost any park worthy of the title public park had one. But sadly by the time I was allowed to go off...

Now sometime ago Peter began a series of paintings of Salford. It began with a view of Salford Quays, and went on to some very fine pai...

Now here is a pub with a history and I rather think a shed load of stories. The New Oxford, 2015 After all according to that excellen...

Now I am pleased Peter painted Highland House which is on Victoria Bridge Street for a variety of reasons. It is after all one of the ...

Now I am back with the Cook Street Brewery which has featured in the blog from time to time.* So when Peter sent over his painting of ...

It’s with a bit of shame that I have to admit I haven’t been back to Ordsall Hall in decades. Back a long time ago it was one of those ...

Now I know that there are some who deplore the way the old Salford has gone. In some cases it was through neglect, the grand plans of ...

Perhaps it is the bright sunlight and the prospect of no more holidays till Christmas that have set Peter off on his Salford series.   ...

Now here is an old story with a  lesson in being overconfident and not looking for the simple answer. This is the King’s Arms in Bloom ...

Now for anyone with fond memories of the Black Horse on the Crescent I think this is how they would want to remember it.  The Black Hor...

Here is a painting which needs little in the way of words. When Peter told me he was planning a series of paintings on Salford Quays I ...

Now I don’t do pub quizzes. The Rovers Return, 2014 I get stumped at even the easiest of challenges like “what connects Chapel Stree...

Now it is all down to timing. Pick one of those warm sunny days and the Quays are a really pleasant place to be. The water takes on a...

Now the thing about a panting rather than a photograph is that the artist can have more control over the dominant emotion that the work is ...

Now Collier Street is one of those typical inner city streets. The Eagle Inn, 2011 It is narrow, doesn’t really seem to lead anywhere...

Now given its distinctive appearance you would think there would be more stories about the Duke of York on Marlborough Road. After all ...

Now I bet there will be plenty of stories about the Crescent. Not that Mr Frederick Engels or Mr Marx will be calling me with their tal...

Now the thing about history is that for most people it is one of the most compelling subjects. From stories on Chorlton Green It incl...