Andrew Simpson

Now this is one of those little bits of history which deserves to be brought out and explored. It is another advert from my friend Sal...

I wonder if there is anyone who was in the former Chorlton Palais on Barlow Moor Road in 1939 and joined the fun that was Glider Skating....

Now you have to be a certain age to remember Wilfred Pickles, Mabel and Have Ago. For most of us this will be at the edge of our gro...

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...

Looking across to the old Infirmary site, date unknown Now Piccadilly Gardens continues to excite a wealth of feelings from those who m...

I have my own "Wool Shop” memories of the one on Burton Road, West Didsbury.  The buuton tin I think it was owned by a brother a...

Walking through one of our historic squares can be a pretty neat way of seeing the history of the city. And when it is the same square ...

Walking through one of our historic squares can be a pretty neat way of seeing the history of the city. And when it is the same square...

Another story from Sally Dervan This story starts with me looking through a box of old photographs and finding a photo of my nana and...

Now I wonder what happened to Ms Margaret Barclay of Hartington Road in Chorlton. In the January of 1939 "she went for a ramble ac...

Here courtesy of Sally Dervan is an intriguing story.  No visit to the theatre is complete without buying a programme. Manchester th...

Now when you spend your time writing about the past sometimes you know pretty much when to let the story tell itself. So here we are at...

Now usually the tram from Didsbury to town would be crowded with all the seats full and only standing room from Lapwing Lane onwards. B...

Another story from Sally Dervan. As an ex pupil of Whalley Range High School ( I attended in the 1970s ) I was delighted to come acro...

In the late 1960s, when I was at primary school, I used to get an afternoon off once a fortnight to go to Baguley Chest Clinic (Wythenshawe...

Sally is a regular contributor to the blog and also has a wonderful collection of images of Manchester from the past.* This photo of m...

Now I always look forward to stories from my friend Sally. At 8am on the morning of 21st February 1902, shots rang out at Bradley Gate,...

We all love to tell a story, especially if we think we have a really good one. In my work with older adults I meet many people with fan...