Monday, 24 March 2025

Another side of Eltham Palace …….. the Courtauld rooms

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Now, I grew up with Eltham Palace, and delighted in that walk over the bridge and into the grounds. Virginia Courtauld's bedroom ...

Looking for pictures of Didbury’s oldest cinema

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The cinema on Elm Grove was Didsbury’s oldest picture house and it saw out all its rivals. The Tudor in 1959 In its time it had many ...
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Sunday, 23 March 2025

Narnia on the Green …….. with a bit of Gas

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Now my Ellwood tells me that “Towards the close of the year 1861, many of the inhabitants strongly felt the need of gas and a requisition si...

Wandering down Court Yard letting the magic wash over you

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When I was growing up the area around the Palace was a pretty magical place.* Of course the old hall was only open at certain times bu...

A history of Didsbury in just 20 objects ... number 16 ……. plotting the quiet revolution in a pub near you

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The story of Didsbury in just twenty objects, chosen at random and delivered in a paragraph or more. It began when a group of revolutiona...
Saturday, 22 March 2025

Appointments with the past ............. in Cathedral Gardens

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Cathedral Gardens is one of my favourite open-air spaces in the city. Watching the water feature, 2025 It is a relatively recent addition bu...

Calling all Chorlton club memories ………………..

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Over the years the blog has gone back to that club on Barlow Moor Road, which has had a collection of names, attracted stories from a rang...
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