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A little bit of gentle fun at the seaside in the 1930s ........ no 1 the Swank
A short series reflecting on a bit of gentle fun from the seaside.That said each of the four has something to say about the period in which they were sent.But I will leave you to draw...
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Manchester Remembering 1914-18 .......... people behind the book no 1 David...
Now David is a modest chap, so much so that my request for a picture of him is slow in coming.But then as he says“it’s the collection which should shine through.”War service badge, 1916Most of the...
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Watching the hail storm and much more in the Bay of Naples
The VIA R. REGINALDO GIULIANI July 23rdNever underestimate the surprises offered up in the Bay of NaplesWe arrived in Sorrento in the blistering heat of late afternoon and that was how it was for two...
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On a day in 1910 at Kemp's Corner
Kemp's Corner, 1910I am in Chorlton on a sunny day in the summer of 1910 and today I just want to reflect on what you could have done on that day.So we shall start with the picture which is the...
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One hundred years of one house in Chorlton part 78 ...... “never throw tin...
The continuing story of the house Joe and Mary Ann Scott lived in for over 50 years and the families that have lived here since.*Now I just wonder what Joe and Mary Ann recycled.The M.C.E.W box now a...
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A bit more of the “other side” of London life in 1851
"The first rats I caught was when I was about nine years of age. I ketched them an Mr Strickland’s a large cow keeper, in Little Albany –street, in Regent’s park.” Now if you wanted a pretty colourful...
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"In and around Eltham" .............. paintings “to jog your memory”
Now here is one I wish I could go to. Today I got my invitation from theEltham Society to “our annual exhibition this Saturday, the 18th.*This year we are “In and Around Eltham” with pictures to jog...
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When in Rome
It is called the Trattoria al Camoscio D’Abuzzo and is on Via Castelfidardo which is a long narrow street in the San Giovanni neighbourhood of central Rome. We found it quite by chance which in a sense...
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A little bit of gentle fun at the seaside in the 1930s ........ no 2 Pinched
A short series reflecting on a bit of gentle fun from the seaside.That said each of the four has something to say about the period in which they were sent.But I will leave you to draw...
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On the streets of Manchester, polishing shoes, selling food and offering up...
It is one of those things about city life that there is always someone who will sell you almost anything.Just over a hundred years ago down by the Cathedral walls, the artist H.Tidmarsh recorded the...
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Looking down Manchester Road in 1938
If you look closely you can just about recognise this as the corner of Manchester and Wilbraham Road.The post card was sent in 1938 so I guess the photograph dated from about then.Stand at this spot...
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On being 10 in the summer of 1961 with a Red Rover and a city to explore
Now if you are of a certain age this Red Rover will be your passport to many happy memories.Andy's ticket to roam .............. 1965It offered unlimited travel for a day across London and I can think...
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Manchester Remembering 1914-18 .......... people behind the book no 2 ........
Now I don’t know how other authors go about thanking the people who have made a book travel from a vague idea to something on a book shelf, but I think they deserve to be mentioned.Yesterday I wrote...
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A house in Harpurhey, the holiday in Weston-super-Mare and the start of a story
Now I will have to take advice on this one but I think Beach Lawns at Weston-Super-Mare may be all that is left of a trail I have been on for the last half an hour.It began and looks as if it will end...
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On coming across a Roman ruin
We came across the Largo di Torre Argentina by accident on the way to the Colosseum. The weather had been hot all week and so we had set out early to catch the cooler air, and as we came across the...
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A little bit of gentle fun at the seaside in the 1930s ........ no 3 the nice...
A short series reflecting on a bit of gentle fun from the seaside.That said each of the four has something to say about the period in which they were sent.But I will leave you to draw...
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Walking up the High Street on a January day in 1914
Now there are many ways of recreating a walk up the High Street on a day log ago.One of the easiest is to use photographs from the past, another is to look up the census record and today I am going to...
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Book Launch
You are invited to the launch and book signing of Manchester Remembering 1914-18 at Central Reference Library St Peter's Square February 18 between 1 pm and 4.30The event will include military en...
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On St Johns Street with a story that crosses continents
Now the way a story comes to light can be as fascinating and revealing as the actual story. St John Street showing the home of the Painter family, 2008So it was when Julie picked up on a post about St...
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Forgotten Chorlton ................. nu 3 clocking the changes at the tram...
Now this is the last of the pictures from that excellent siterun by Mark Fynn.*And as a bonus here are two. I was going to say in the series of then and now, but quite clearly both are from then.The...
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