Andrew Simpson
Stories, people and events
Sunday, 23 April 2023
Sheffield in 1935
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Fitzalan Square in 1935 Never let be said that the blog is hide bound by geography. And so today we are in Fitzalan Square in Sheff...
Buildings waiting for a story ……….
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There will be heaps of people who know this building and a few who can offer up its history. Andy Robertson was on King Street in Leigh and ...
Saturday, 22 April 2023
Cluttered corner …….. April on Beech Road
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Some signs, a poster and that parked bike. Location; Beech Road Picture; Cluttered corner …….. April on Beech Road, 2023, from the collectio...
News from Huddersfield of Manchester, hot water bottles and much more
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Now in the great age of the picture postcard, you could send a card in the morning confident it would be there by later in the day. All...
Friday, 21 April 2023
Narnia on the Green ….. April in Chorlton
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Silly really, given there is no snow, wardrobe or a lion. Location; Chorlton Green Picture; Narnia on the Green, 2023, from the collection o...
Who mourned the passing of the trolley bus?
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I was too young to have caught one of those old Corporation trams. Even so I have a soft spot for these tall stately vehicles which do...
Thursday, 20 April 2023
April on Beech Road .... the green bits
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Location; Beech Road Pictures; April on Beech Road .... the green bits, 2023, from the collection of Andrew Simpson
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