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War Baby ......... stories by Eddy Newport no 34 .............. the party
Yesterday Eddy wrote about playing in the band and this is the continuatio pf the story adapted from his book, History of a War Baby.Tony Unc at the Flyn's partyTony (Unc) the piano player left 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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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford nu 14 ...... back with Mallett’s Court,...
Now I have to say that this bit of Mallet’s Court is all I have in the picture collection.Mallet's Court & the pub, circa 1900And will probably be the only photograph to record its existence.It was...
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Snaps of Chorlton No 1 a lost road and a demolished house from Ida
Most of the images we see of Chorlton in the late 19thand early 20th centuries were the work of professional photographers. They arrived in the township, focused on the popular bits and sold them on to...
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Travelling on LCC tram number 1622 with memories of the Old Kent Road and...
Now I missed travelling on a tram by just a matter of years, but had I been born a little earlier I might well have been on this one that rattled its way up from the Old Kent Road to Westminster.And...
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Remembering Vimy Ridge .................. April 1917
The Great War is now a century away, but the anniversaries continue to roll on, from the outbreak of hostilities through to the battles on land and sea and those event on the Home Front that marked...
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War Baby ......... stories by Eddy Newport no 35............
Another in the series from EddyI had a tremendous boost to my ego and confidence soon after that. John and Dick the guitar and bass player with the Vampires group had a wedding gig to do in a pub, and...
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In Brooklands Cemetry with Samuel Edgar Walker of the 67th Pioneer Battalion
Now I know there is much more to discover about Samuel Edgar Walker who is recorded on the family’s gravestone in Brooklands Cemetery.He was the youngest son of Samuel and Margaret Walker of Sale, and...
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Painting Eltham and telling its stories ............ no 2
Now Peter Topping’s paintingsof where I grew up remain popular.*And so with that in mind I reposted the Facebook Page Painting Eltham and telling its stories and quick as a flash Lesley responded with,...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford nu 15 ...... less about Greengate and...
Now this is another of those pictures of Greengate just down from Gorton Street and we are back at the Flying Dutchman and the entrance to Mallett’s Court.There is much in the picture which brings out...
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Woolwich in 1915, a Manchester soldier and a love letter from Chorlton
The Herbert Hospital circa 1900“Arrived safely today. No settled address at present. Best wishes George.”Now at first glance there isn’t anything special about George’s message to his wife Nellie even...
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........ Italy 2016
Inside the castle.Location; ItalyPictures; Adriatica, 2016 from the collection of Andrew Simpson
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Snaps of Chorlton No 2 Beech Road, 1935 King George V’s Jubilee
An occasional series featuring private and personal photographs of Chorlton.Today we are on Beech Road during the Jubilee of King George V. I cannot be exact but it will have been between May 6th and...
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Bryan Barlow and his wonderful bookshop on Beech Road
I was saddened yesterday to receive the news that Bryan Barlow had died.I got to know him during almost daily visits to his book shop onBeech Road.It was an amazing place which was an Aladdin’s cave of...
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War Baby ......... stories by Eddy Newport no 36........
Another in the series from EddyMy apprenticeship with OPC was going along as expected. I was getting experience in various factory departments and a couple of things happened to me that became very...
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James Guy from Leigh who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and died...
There is a real sense of satisfaction at finding out something about a young man who would otherwise just be a name in a cemetery.And so it is with James Guy who was born in 1891 and died in May...
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Six years 142 days with the Colours ........... stories from my granddad's war
I am looking at one of the only family documents to have come down to us from the Great War. It is my grandfather’s discharge documents.He served from 1916 to 1922, which makes him unusual in the...
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On coming home ............. arriving at Well Hall station
Now I have no idea when this picture was taken but it brings back powerful memories of the old Well Hall Station.From 1964 through to 1966 I stood on that platform along with shed load of commuters...
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Lost and forgotten streets of Salford nu 16 ......... not so much lost but...
Now I seem to be drawn back to Greengate and have decided to feature this one from Andy Robertson who over the years has been recording the changes to the twin cities and so here is his take on...
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Snaps of Chorlton No 3, from Neale Road off towards the Meadows 1963-64
An occasional series featuring private and personal photographs of Chorlton.It was taken in the winter of 1963-4 from the back upstairs window of Ida Bradshaw’s house on Neale Road.Today the view would...
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