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The day we went to Ascoli Piceno nu 2 ....... shopping in the rain
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.Location; Ascoli PicenoPicture; man with umbrella,...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford nu 2 ............ Barlow’s Croft
Barlow's Croft, 2016Now I have to say if I lived on Barlow Croft back in the 1850s I might have been a tad miffed that my street didn’t get into the street directory.After all we had a pub on the...
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Photographs from the Royal Herbert during the Great War ............ a unique...
The Royal Herbert, date unknownNow the story of the Royal Herbert has just got a lot more exciting and that has a lot to do with a fascinating photograph album from the Great War.It belongs to my old...
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Pits Brow, and the third St Clement's Church part 2
Pits Brow which was at the corner of Edge Lane and Manchester Road was reckoned to be one of the most beautiful places in the township. Here lived William Chesshyre, market gardener, clerk to the...
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The day we went to Ascoli Piceno nu 3 ....... and then it stopped raining
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.But then the rain stopped and we discovered this spot...
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The story of Eltham Palace
Cover of the book“Two generations ago Eltham was a quiet Kentish village where time had almost stood still. The narrow High street wound its way up the hill from the parish church, past the...
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Lost and forgotten Streets of Salford Nu 3 .......... Clowes Street
Of the threes streets that stretch from Chapel Street down to the river Clowes Street has fared the worst.Clowes Street, 2016True, at the bottom there are some new blocks of flats overlooking the Irk...
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Making their home in Chorlton, nu 2 the Clarke Family
The sales transaction, 1860The Clarke family arrived on Chorlton in 1860 and worked the smithy on Beech Road for nearly 100 years.I know this because I have a copy of the sale transaction he made...
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Of thunderstorms, lightening and a power cut
The rain came from the north.It was not unexpected given that the weather forecast had predicted rain but it was still something of a surprise.The morning has been the usual bright sunshine with a...
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Waltham House ............. another of the lost houses of Edge Lane
Waltham House, 1959This is Waltham House in the spring of 1959 and it was coming up for its 96th birthday but like many of those grand houses stretching along Edge Lane it had seen its best years.It...
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The Kings Arms in Bloom Street
Now here is a lesson in being overconfident and not looking for the simple answer.This is the King’s Head in Bloom Street, the sign on the side of the pub says 1883 and from another source I got the...
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The Woolwich I remember
I like this picture of Woolwich for lots or reasons, but not least because it is how I remember it with the buses negotiating their way past the market stalls and the crowds out looking for a bargain...
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Views from Castlefield Deansgate Metro stop Nu 1 ............ ones I wish I...
Now I like these pictures of Andy’s because it captures perfectly, the past, present and future.Added to which I tried taking one from the same spot and it was a dismal failure.So for those who like...
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Window shopping
Now with the promise of rain a day on the beach is less than fun.So for the second time during the holiday we headed inland in search of some culture, and found it in a small town with a series of...
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A bit of history about to be revealed ........... the day Andy Robertson...
Now like Andy Robertson who took the picture I am intrigued by this row of shops which are clearly late additions.I first visited them back in April and decided on a revisit.And here I confess I am...
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A day out on the meadows ..... circa 1910
The caption reads,“the footbridge over the stream at Brook Road entrance to the meadows. From this bridge there was a diagonal path across Boat Meadow to Jackson’s footbridge which was part of the...
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Off Greenwich, 1904
The first of five picture postcards of Greenwich.This is called Off Greenwich and the original was painted by Professor Van HierLocation; GreenwichPicture, Off Greenwich in the series, On the Thames,...
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Views from Castlefield Deansgate Metro stop Nu 2 ............ that building...
It is called Albion Wharf which I suppose was based on the fact that the building stands on Albion Street with Trumpet Street on one side and the canal and Whitworth Street on the other.And I rather...
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Greenwich Park, and moment a full 45 years ago .......... nu 1 the walk
It will be a full 45 years ago but the memory of that walk through Greenwich Park on a Saturday in September 1971 has never left me.I was in my second year at Manchester Poly and the pull of Well Hall...
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Out on Sherborne Street in Salford a year ago
Now the story is a year and a bit old and I guess it will have gone, but here is the original srory.A couple of days ago I returned to Sherborne Street and featured more of Andy Robertson’s pictures of...
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