Friday, 20 April 2018

History from Italy ....... 1929-1945 ..... What really did happen? ...... the talk May 2nd

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Now there are many, many, myths and half truths which litter our perception of Italy’s role in two World Wars, and the impact of the Fascis...

Welcome back to the Creameries ......

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So after a long and empty stretch when the Creameries on Wilbraham Road was just a sign above the door, it is back and open for business. ...
Thursday, 19 April 2018

The cranes of Salford no.8 ........... in the shadow of another development

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Location; Salford Pictures; Salford Cranes, 2018 from the collection of Andy Robertson

The day a bit of Glasgow came to Chorlton ........ Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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Now it will be almost 40 years ago that in a conversation with a chap at work I discovered we had a mutual liking for the work of Charles R...
Wednesday, 18 April 2018

In the dark chambers and tunnels...... the Irk flows on.

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Now yesterday I featured one of Andy’s photographs taken this week of the river Irk. And to continue that series here are two more whic...

“Crane crazy” .............. a Salford skyline

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Now there is that oft quoted observation, that if you count the number of cranes in the sky, that is a pretty good measure of the prosperit...
Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Looking for the more unfashionable bits of the City ........ down by the Irk

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Now Andy Robertson delights in searching out the grimy bits of the Twin Cities. He seems at home with derelict buildings, run down s...