Showing posts with label Withington in the 1900s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Withington in the 1900s. Show all posts
Sunday, 9 April 2023

Sydney Bone ….. a story linking Withington with Salford and the Great War

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I doubt we will ever be able to identify which of these men of the 5th Platoon of B Company, the 22nd Manchester’s is young Sidney Bone. ...
Wednesday, 10 June 2020

Brookfield House on the edge of Chorlton

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This is Brookfield House and it is still there today, although it is a long time since it was a home. It stands on the edge of Chorlton...
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A history of Withington in 20 stories …....no. 6 ….. The Withington Four

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The two world wars left  their impact across the country in damaged buildings, interrupted lives, and above all in the loss of loved ones. ...
Monday, 8 June 2020

Private Sidney Bone of Withington ………… wounded in 1916, and buried in St Paul’s

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Yesterday with the help of Kim I came across a bit more of the story of Private Sidney Bone, who lived in Withington, was wounded during th...
Saturday, 22 June 2019

Summer days in south Manchester No 7 early morning on Wilmslow Road in the summer of 1914

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This is one of those scenes which look familiar and so it should for anyone who knows that stretch of Wilmslow Road as it enters Withing...
Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Looking for the story of Brookfield House on the edge of Chorlton Park

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Brookfield House, 2014 Now over the last few months I have been reflecting on the fate of Hough End Hall and its future. And occasion...
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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

The Holly Hotel on Palatine Road ........... once a family home and now just a big space waiting for Dennis the developer

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Here is a building I always passed by without a second glance. The Peace Inn, 2014 It is the Peace Hotel, which was the Holly Hotel a...
Sunday, 12 May 2013

Wilmslow Road, a scene now lost to living memory

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Wilmslow Road and wellington Road, 1910 This is another one of those pictures which has all but passed from living memory. The photog...
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