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Withington in the 1950s
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Withington in the 1950s
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Friday, 1 May 2026
Hough End Hall still a working farm in the 1950s
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This will be the last of the descriptions of the Hall from Oliver Bailey whose family rented and then owned Hough End and the surrounding l...
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Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Hough End Hall in the 1950s
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Now the thing about very old buildings is that usually we focus on that very old bit. So it is with Hough End Hall built in 1596 and fo...
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Sunday, 24 September 2017
On being ten and the magic of that pond at Hough End Hall in the summer of 1953
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Now if you were ten on a slow Sunday in August you might have been tempted by the pond at Hough End Hall. There are some now in their s...
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Sneaking into Hough End Hall looking for ghosts and staircases in 1959
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Today I am going to do something different and start an open story on Hough End Hall where people contribute their memories. Recently...
Saturday, 28 June 2014
Remembering Hough End Hall part two
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Hough End Hall continues to be a puzzle. The Hall in 1924 Given that it has stood on the edge of Chorlton since 1596 there is very...
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