Andrew Simpson

Stories, people and events

Saturday, 24 June 2023

The mystery of the lost Chorlton Observatory …. revealed today at 2pm

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  As mysteries go it is small beer when compared to the strange disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle or why Wagon Wheels seem smaller than...

The book and the personal story …..... Greece in 1941

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History books come in many shapes and sizes, and some start as a contemporary account on events, and only later assume a historical and per...

A little mystery from West Didsbury ………

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I doubt we will ever know who the person was who wrote to Miss Eva Stewart, or for that matter why they had left Ireland, or  the identity ...
Friday, 23 June 2023

“My money is on that horse” ……. losing a packet at the Chorlton races

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To be fair you have got to go back along time to have seen and bet on a horse race here in Chorlton. Chorlton Park, 1933 Leaving aside the o...

This year we will holiday at home

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Now here is one I couldn’t resist. And for all of us who have at times pondered on saving the holiday money and staying at home our fri...
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Thursday, 22 June 2023

Adventures in Greece ........ a ferry and a trip into the unknown

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My uncle was just 19 when he washed up in Greece, while I was 32. Arriving by sea He went onto Basra, and the Far East having already...
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Wednesday, 21 June 2023

When pop music was Saturday Club at home in Well Hall

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Saturday Club on the Light Programme still has the power to invoke fond memories. Now if you are my generation, born in the decade afte...
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