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A little bit of gentle fun at the seaside in the 1930s ........ no 5 "so...
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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A new history of Chorlton in just 20 objects no 3 the community newspaper 1984
From January 1984 to sometime in May 1986 Chorlton had its own community newspaper. The first editorial set the style“Let 1984 come alive with Chorlton Green....Chorlton Green is a community newspaper,...
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Growing up in Eltham in the 1950s ......... stories by Eddy Newport no 1 .......
The first in a series by Eddy Newport taken from his book, The Newport’s 1951 at No. 58 Rochester Close Kidbrooke SE3.................*Schooling for me was at first at Henwick Road School, which was...
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Standing on the new metro stop at St Peter’s Square
Now I know everyone does the big glass wall windows reflection picture, but it’s been ages since I did one.So here is the reflection of Central Ref and the Town Hall Extension taken yesterday while...
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Growing up in Eltham in the 1950s ......... stories by Eddy Newport No 2...
Another in the series by Eddy Newport taken from his book, The Newport’s 1951 at No. 58 Rochester Close Kidbrooke SE3.................After my spell in the infants I moved onto the primary school. At...
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A little bit of gentle fun at the seaside in the 1930s ............. no 6...
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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The history of Eltham in just 20 objects ........Nu 4 a water trough chosen...
The challenge is to write a history of Eltham in just 20 objects which are in no particular order, and have been selected purely at random.Anyone who wants to nominate their own is free to do so, just...
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A new history of Chorlton in just 20 objects no 4, the graph and the housing...
“Twenty years ago, when the railway station was opened, Chorlton was a struggling hamlet, or at least, a village. Ten years later it had 4,741 inhabitants which number has by this time doubled, the...
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The mystery of the pub with two names and what the archaeologists found on...
Now I have to say the stretch of Great Ancoats Street up from Port Street to Dean Street hasn’t had much going for it for years.The Paganinie, 1851For as long as I can remember this part of Great...
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Pictures from an Eltham bus ........ nu 9....... looking at that hole in the...
The top deck of a London bus has to be a pretty neat way of seeing the world below.And when it is the same bus at about the same time every day then you have got yourself a project.All you need is a...
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Growing up in Eltham in the 1950s ......... stories by Eddy Newport no 3...
Another in the series by Eddy Newport taken from his book, The Newport’s 1951 at No. 58 Rochester Close Kidbrooke SE3.............This photo shows the garden of 58 Rochester Close. My brother David and...
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Who laments the passing of the old milk machine?
It is as much a piece of history as the Penny Farthing bike or the old fashioned tram. I am trying to remember when I would have used one. I suppose it would have been after the pub in those years...
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Pictures with no stories ........ no 3 the unknown young couple
Now the key to the identity of this young couple may lie in the soldier’s cap badge.It badge belongs to the Royal Medical Corps.The picture comes from a collection most of which have a connection with...
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A new history of Chorlton in 20 objects, number 5, calling the emergency...
We are on Upper Chorlton Road in 1960 with what was once a familar object.It serves to remind us that not too long ago the idea of a hand held communicator was judged pure science fiction and for that...
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Looking for the family on Mincing Street in 1895
Here is a bit of a detective story .Mincing Street, 1895It is June 1895 and even without checking the newspapers for the week I can tell it was a warm day by the number of people out on the...
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Growing up in Eltham in the 1950s ......... stories by Eddy Newport no 4 at...
The Government Training Centre is now the Nelson Mandela housing estate. You can see in in the background of my family photo. That was taken in the garden of the bungalow.At the bottom of our garden...
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A little bit of gentle fun at the seaside in the 1930s ............. no 7...
A short series reflecting on a bit of gentle fun from the seaside.Location; at the seaside in WalesPicture; courtesy of Ron StubleyPicture postcards, Postcards and their history, Ron Stubley
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When in Rome Part 4
Now we had gone looking for that floating dance floor, the one Gregory Peck took Audrey Hepburn to in Roman Holiday.I was determined to find it having just seen another Italian movie with an equally...
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Picking a municipal bus company and travelling across the city in 1963
Cover of Maps of Manchester & District, 1963Now I am looking at a copy of the 1963 Manchester bus routes which my friend David has passed on to me.Like me he was one of those that never went to a...
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A new history of Chorlton in just 20 objects number 6, the Garden Village 1911
Today I have chosen the Chorltonville booklet which was issued soon after the estate was opened on October 7 1911. It is a fascinating little publication which was subtitled A Garden Village of Better...
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