Thursday, 13 October 2022

“To my dear child” ……… postcards from the Great War

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I am looking at a collection of picture postcards sent by George William Oldham to his son and his wife Sally. In total there are 131 which ...

What’s been hiding in the blue bag? ……….. silly stories

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It appeared in the early morning and was gone by midday. Quite a few people were curious enough to look inside, but no one took it away with...
Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Irwell Tennis Club …… come out of the Chorlton shadows

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I know it should be easy to locate the story of the Irwell Tennis Club, but so far it has been a tad more difficult than I thought. 1954 The...

Sunrise over Salford ………

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So, I have yet to ask Andy what he was was doing in Worsley as the sun was waking up. His only comment which accompanied the pictures, was “...
Tuesday, 11 October 2022

When a disaster becomes a picture postcard …….

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Now I remain undecided about this picture postcard which was entitled, “Attending the wounded.  Gretna Green Railway Disaster, May 22nd, 191...

Pubs I think I might have drunk in ..............

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The trouble with being 72 is that lots of things I did blend into a heap of vague memories. So, I might well have drunk in the Anson in Long...
Monday, 10 October 2022

A little bit of Germany ........ via Derby, Peckham, and Well Hall .............

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We all have those old family objects that have been around all our lives, and have become so much of the landscape, that little thought is ...