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Lost scenes of the Far East .......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 1 the...
In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East.During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of the everyday scenes he came across.This is a record of some of what...
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Catching the bus at Brooks's Bar in 1905
I am back at Brooks's Bar in about 1905. Now I can’t be exactly sure of the date but this horse drawn bus travelling the route from the Prince of Wales to Chorlton appears in other pictures in the...
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Souvenirs for the Great War ......... stories behind the book nu 23
An occasional series on the stories behind the new book, Manchester Remembering 1914-18*I wonder who bought those porcelain figures which were manufactured as souvenirs for the Great War.They were...
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Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 2 the farmer
In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East.During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of the everyday scenes he came across.This is a record of some of what...
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Another story from Martin Logan ........ REMEMBERING THE EMPLOYEES OF...
As we partied on New Years Eve 2016 and waited in anticipation to herald in 2017 please spare a thought for the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and those from Manchester Corporation...
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Ghost signs from the other side of the world
Now this picture started me off on a journey.A friend sent it over this morning from Hobart in Australia with the caption read “ghost sign, Hobart”and with little to do I went looking for H T Goulds...
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All you ever wanted to know about Eltham's history but never knew who to ask
Eltham has a rich and varied history ranging from a medieval palace and Tudor Barn, some fine old houses, the historic Progress Estate and the impressive Sevendroog Castle high on Castle Woods.All of...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford ........... nu 23 Chapel Street at the...
Now I can’t yet be sure of the date but I do know exactly where we are on Chapel Street and the clue is the Old Ship Inn at number 17 Chapel Street.And that places us on the stretch of road running up...
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Today I walked the old road ........ part two
The road twists and turns following the old field divisions and natural obstacles before running up beside the river bank.Junction of the Gore [Chorlton] Brook, 1963This was our first warning of the...
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Saving the odd old road sign ....................... another street furniture...
Well it had to happen ............. the one bit of street furniture I have consistently ignored, so here is the start of a series on the humble road sign.I say road sign because as everyone one knows,...
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Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 3 two woman
In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East.During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of the everyday scenes he came across.This is a record of some of what...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford ........... nu 24 Greengate and the one...
Now in the catalogue this is labelled Chapel Street but I am fairly confident we are in fact on Greengate, because this is the Flying Dutchman, a pub I have written about before.The gap in the...
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Charlton in 1922
The caption on the postcard just says Old Charlton, and the date is given as 1922.Now that’s not much to go on but it is enough to anchor the scene and allow reflection on how this bit of south east...
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Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 4 working...
In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East.During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of the everyday scenes he came across.This is a record of some of what...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford ........... nu 25 a busy day on Chapel...
I suppose it is pretty much the case that Chapel Street has always been a busy spot.I don’t have a date but there maybe a clue in the Union flag fluttering from the building and the crowds which seem...
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Stories behind the book ........ No 4 .... Eric’s contribution
Now we all know an Eric.He is someone who thinks his knowledge outstrips everyone else, will not brook alternative views and rarely lets you speak.Added to which on the rare occasion you offer up...
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Magic nights in Well Hall
I can picture the poster now.It featured a guitar and a set of unlaced boots, was finely drawn in black ink resting on a white background, and advertised a folk and blues night at Well Hall...
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The Chorlton Carnival "the most considerable effort of its kind undertaken in...
Now there is a story to tell about the Chorlton Carnival which ran through the 1930s and echoed the village celebrations of a century before.Walking through Chorlton, date unknownThese earlier ones I...
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Lost scenes of the Far East.......... Ceylon 75 years ago .... no 5 preparing...
In 1944 a young Bob Ward was aboard HMS London stationed in the Far East.During his stay on the island of Ceylon he recorded some of the everyday scenes he came across.This is a record of some of what...
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The Kickety Brook, Stretford, once a vital part of our flood defences
I first walked the Kickety Brook with my old botanist friend, David Bishop.It doesn’t look much but it was vital in its day for protecting the Duke’s Canal at Stretford.The Canal dates from the 1760s...
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