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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 16 down along Scotland...
Now I wonder how many people who live in the high rise blocks of flats on Scotland have much knowledge of its past.Scotland, 2016It is one of those odd streets in Manchester which run down from Red...
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Snaps of Chorlton nu 18.............. on Needham Avenue in 1953
Now I am back with one of those family snaps of Chorlton.Pictures like these were seldom meant to be a statement of high art just an instant reminder of a happy time.It was sent to me by Susan Barlow...
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When “buckets of water were the only supply of any but rain and spring water.”
Revisiting an old story.Now I do not think there is anything romantic about having to collect a bucket of water from the local well. I know it is still what millions of people have to do across the...
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........ Italy 2016
Inside the castle.Location; ItalyPictures; Adriatica, 2016 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
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“Regent Cinema, Eccles 1920-1962, opened with Fatty Arbuckle, closed with...
“Regent Cinema, Eccles 1920-1962, opened with Fatty Arbuckle, closed with Ingrid Bergmann”Now in terms of cinema history that pretty much sums up how many of our picture houses went.They opened in...
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Back with the Grace family at Pippen Hall Farm
Now I like the way a story takes on a new life and goes off in all sorts of directions.Pippenhall Farm, circa 1900Earlier in the month I revisited an old story about Pipenhall Farm and the Grace...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 17 New Brown Street...
New Brown Street from Market Street, 1903Now I vaguely knew about New Brown Street but it took Matthew Cobham to bring the place out of the shadows.“New Brown Street, heading east off Market Street and...
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In Italia, in un giorno quando pioveva
Giovedi a Manchester ci siamo svegliati a uno di quei giorni in cui l'idea del calore del sole e un giorno senza pioggia non potrebbe essere più lontano.Le nubi grigie pesanti quasi toccato i tetti, e...
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Late afternoon in Exchange Square nu 1 .......... the Co-op van
There is always lots going on in Exchange Square.Yesterday amongst those relaxing in the sun there was a team from the Co-op and this little Co-op van.Location; ManchesterPicture; Exchange Square, 2016...
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Adventures in Salford ............... part 2 walking down a Victorian street
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be” nevertheless the past can be a cosy and comforting place. I was reminded of this recently when I was telling a friend about Larkhill Place that reproduction of a...
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In Italy on a day when it rained
Thursday we woke to one of those days when the idea of sun warmth and a day without rain couldn’t be further away.The heavy grey clouds almost touched the roof tops, and the rain was that drizzly sort...
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The Welcome Inn ................... the early days
Now some stories just have a habit of not wanting to go away.They stay hanging around challenging you to go off and discover something new to add to what has already been said.And so it is with the...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester .......... nu 18 Marriot's Court
This is Marriot’s Court which for some people will just be a cut through from Spring Gardens to Brown Street and for others that narrow little street beside the Post Office.Marriot's Court, 2016But for...
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Off to the pub to vote in the Parliamentary election of 1844
“Voters in respect of property in the several townships or places of Chorlton-with-Hardy, Heaton Norris, Moss Side, Reddish, Withington, Urmston are to vote at Booth No 11, at the rooms adjoining the...
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Giu' una strada laterale
Ora, quando sei al mare non puoi far di tanto se piove.Quindi, siamo andati ad Ascoli Piceno arrivando li' con la pioggia..Era ancora presto e i proprietari del ristorante non avevano ancora preparato...
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Late afternoon in Exchange Square nu 2 .......... missing the tram
The new Metro stop will in time connect Victoria Railway Station by the Second City Crossing to St Peter’s Square and beyond.But for now it is the end of the line from Rochdale and Oldham into the...
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The day we went to Ascoli Piceno nu 1 ....... waiting to set the tables
Now when you are at the seaside there is not a lot you can do if it’s raining.So instead we went inland to Ascoli Piceno and arrived with the rain.It was still early and the owners of this restaurant...
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A day in December on our High Street ................. nu 2 that supermarket
Now if you still live where you grew up the chances are that you take it all for granted.For those of us who long ago moved away from Eltham that is something we can’t do.So here for the next few days...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford nu 1 ................. Booth Street
Now Booth Street is just what you would expect of one of those twisty little streets off Chapel Street which make their way down to the river.Booth Street, 2016Unless you have business down there I...
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Pits Brow and the third St Clement's Church Part 1
This is the story of Pits Brow and of course of the church which has stood here since 1866.Now if you want to read the history of St Clements you only have to turn to Ida Bradshaw’s excellent...
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