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https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-quiet-day-along-rochdale-canal.html Andrew Simpson: A quiet day along the Rochdale Canal I first stumbled across that stretch of the Rochdale Canal which runs from the Dale Street Basin to Castlefield through the heart of the ci... a quiet day andrew simpson along rochdale canal https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2021/03/ Andrew Simpson: March 2021 Stories, people and events andrew simpson march https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/09/off-to-seaside-in-1930s.html Andrew Simpson: Off to the seaside in the 1930s Now if you are of a certain age you will remember the works outing to the seaside and the variation which were organised by the local pub... andrew simpson to the seaside https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/how-should-you-use-old-pictures-of.html Andrew Simpson: How should you use old pictures of Didsbury? Now just occasionally I go off on a rant and this is one of them. Lansdown House circa 1950 It started in a pub which had bought into... andrew simpson old pictures use didsbury https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/08/mancunian-way-little-bit-of-excitement.html Andrew Simpson: Mancunian Way ............. a little bit of excitement in 1967 Now I bet there will be more than a few people who would want to nominate this as one of the most boring picture postcards of all time. ... a little bit andrew simpson mancunian way https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/02/shapes-in-city.html Andrew Simpson: Shapes in the city Now I always like those urban pictures which offer up shapes against the sky. And clearly Andy Robertson does too, because he took t... andrew simpson in the shapes city https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/07/crossing-river-at-woolwich.html Andrew Simpson: Crossing the river at Woolwich Growing up in Eltham meant that you were never far from the River. But this was the working part of the Thames and not that pretty bit ... crossing the river andrew simpson woolwich https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/07/home-thoughts-from-yorkshire-turning.html Andrew Simpson: Home thoughts from Yorkshire .............. turning a corner and finding a Cathedral Now I am never quite prepared for Ripon Cathedral which suddenly appears as you wander down Kirkgate from the market square. The narrow... turning a corner andrew simpson home thoughts https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/05/when-del-shannon-thanked-princess-club.html Andrew Simpson: When Del Shannon thanked The Princess Club and Chorlton It's always nice to finish off a story with a postscript, and so here a few days after I wrote about the Princess Club on Barlow Moor Road,... andrew simpson del shannon the princess https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-slow-morning-in-office.html Andrew Simpson: A slow morning in the office Now it has been a bit of a slow morning in the office, which has left me reflecting on why any of us write, and how a random thought or ima... andrew simpson in the slow morning office https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/01/castlefield-story-part-two-housing.html Andrew Simpson: Castlefield the story Part Two ................. Housing comes to Castlefield Castlefield is at the southern end of Deansgate and was the site of our own Roman fort and town. During the Middle ages it was a deer park ... andrew simpson the story part two castlefield housing https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/12/lost-and-forgotten-streets-of_14.html Andrew Simpson: Lost and forgotten streets of Manchester ........ nu 83 Back Piccadilly* You might be forgiven for thinking that Back Piccadilly is one of those long narrow thoroughfares that time has pretty much forgotten, and ... andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/06/another-excellent-blog-on-bhc-from.html Andrew Simpson: Another excellent blog on BHC from the Together Trust History is as I always say messy and I am never surprised when one piece of research leads to another. So back many years ago when I fi... andrew simpson excellent blog from the another https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/mrs-beatrice-annie-bayfield-another.html Andrew Simpson: Mrs. Beatrice Annie Bayfield another story from Tony Goulding This is one of those stories which arise from an unintentional discovery while researching something completely unrelated. I have recently w... andrew simpson another story mrs beatrice annie https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-vanished-ones-no-3-less-vanished.html Andrew Simpson: The Vanished Ones ............... no 3 less vanished and more returned Now take a keen photographer with an eye for how the city is changing and you get a new series which for want of a better title I shall cal... less and more andrew simpson the vanished ones https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/one-acre-allotment-and-more-stories-of.html Andrew Simpson: One Acre Allotment and more stories of rural Eltham One Acre Allotments, 1908 Even in the most built up urban areas there are clues to our rural past. Here in Chorlton there is still th... andrew simpson more stories one acre allotment https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/lost-woolwich-no-1-dinner-time-1915.html Andrew Simpson: Lost Woolwich .......... no 1 dinner time 1915 Now of all the places I knew in my youth I have to say Woolwich is one of those that has been has undergone dome of the most radical change... andrew simpson dinner time lost woolwich https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/looking-down-on-eltham-in-late-1960s.html Andrew Simpson: Looking down on Eltham in the late 1960s The aerial photograph has got to be one of those powerful ways of capturing a scene. So here we are flying over Eltham sometime in the ... andrew simpson looking down the late eltham https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/03/passing-time-early-evening-on-beach.html Andrew Simpson: Passing the time ............... early evening on the beach passing the time andrew simpson early evening beach https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/01/another-story-from-martin-logan.html Andrew Simpson: Another story from Martin Logan ........ REMEMBERING THE EMPLOYEES OF MANCHESTER... 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 Exp... andrew simpson another story martin logan https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/05/down-at-media-city-no6.html Andrew Simpson: Down at Media City ....... no.6 Sunday June 4 at Media City was pretty quiet. The weather was grey and threatened rain and the there were few people about. Earlier... andrew simpson media city https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/04/more-from-royal-herbert-and-that.html Andrew Simpson: More from the Royal Herbert and that unknown nurse "Myself" date unknown Now while I am pretty sure where this picture outside the Royal Herbert was taken I am no nearer to finding th... andrew simpson more from the royal https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/09/remembering-lost-chorlton-farm-from.html Andrew Simpson: Remembering a lost Chorlton farm from over 88 years ago Now I am looking at two pictures of Park Brow Farm which was doing the business of growing food from before the start of the 19th century.... andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/10/that-house-on-wellington-road-with.html Andrew Simpson: That house on Wellington Road ....... with a history Now I back with this house on Wellington Road in Whalley Range. Wellington Road, 2018 I guessed it was late Victorian or Edwardian, a... andrew simpson that house wellington road history https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/08/looking-at-parish-church-from-south-in.html Andrew Simpson: Looking at the parish church from the south in 1903 Now I like this picture of the parish church. It dates from around 1903 and comes from Some Records of Eltham 1060-1903 which is a ma... the parish church andrew simpson looking at https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/06/stories-of-manchester-pals.html Andrew Simpson: Stories of the Manchester Pals .......... Now I am rereading Manchester Pals by Michael Steadman, which is a detailed account of the formation of the Manchester Pals battalions.* ... andrew simpson of the stories manchester pals https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-picture-day-chorlton-green-circa-1883.html Andrew Simpson: A picture a day Chorlton Green circa 1883-96 A picture a day During this week of September I have decided to feature a picture a day, drawn from the collections that span a century an... andrew simpson picture day chorlton green circa https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/08/of-telephone-kiosks-dodgy-bedsits-and.html Andrew Simpson: Of telephone kiosks, dodgy bedsits and Piccadilly Gardens If there is one place in the city guaranteed to generate a debate along with many bittersweet, backward memories its Piccadilly Gardens. ... andrew simpson telephone kiosks dodgy piccadilly https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2023/09/when-only-pubs-were-left.html Andrew Simpson: When only the pubs were left ........ It is pretty true that during many of the urban redevelopment schemes of the 1960s and 70s, it was the pubs which remained long after the ho... andrew simpson the pubs left https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-missing-1953-coronation-photograph.html Andrew Simpson: The Missing 1953 Coronation photograph ............. can anyone help? Now I recently made friends with Frank Tomlin who lived on Dagnall Avenue in the 1950s and who has kindly shared some of his photographs fr... andrew simpson the missing coronation photograph anyone https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/06/of-war-memorials-and-pizza-restaurant.html Andrew Simpson: Of war memorials and a pizza restaurant in Vico Equense Now war memorials should be visited and given due respect but are also about the community they serve and I think should never become just ... andrew simpson of war https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/03/appointments-with-past-in-cathedral.html Andrew Simpson: Appointments with the past ............. in Cathedral Gardens Cathedral Gardens is one of my favourite open-air spaces in the city. Watching the water feature, 2025 It is a relatively recent addition bu... andrew simpson the past appointments cathedral gardens https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/leaving-media-city.html Andrew Simpson: Leaving Media City Now, I am the first to admit, this is not the most remarkable photograph of either a tram, or a tram leaving Media City. But perhaps in... andrew simpson leaving media city https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-way-we-lived-in-1949.html Andrew Simpson: The way we lived in 1949 An occasional series showing adverts in the year I was born. It was ten years since the last world war began and only 4 years since it... andrew simpson the way lived https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/03/coming-soon-that-new-petrol-station-on.html Andrew Simpson: Coming soon that new petrol station on Wilbraham Road Now we must surely be entering almost the end of that story of the garage on Wilbraham Road which Andy Robertson has been recording for t... andrew simpson coming soon petrol station https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-good-day-to-share-our-history.html Andrew Simpson: A good day to share our history The sun was shining on what was predicted to be the hottest day of the month and 60 people packed into the library to get a bit of our col... a good day andrew simpson to share history https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/09/mr-brasch-and-ongoing-tale-of-our-own.html Andrew Simpson: Mr Brasch, and the ongoing tale of our own brewery Now this is another of those stories which is just about to give up its secrets. The Bavarian Brewery, 1887 Most will know we had a b... andrew simpson the ongoing https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-grimy-ones-our-river.html Andrew Simpson: The grimy ones ........ our River Now here is another of those short series taken from the family archive. All were taken around 1979 and offer up scenes of the River wh... andrew simpson ones river https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2024/02/who-stole-alton-towers.html Andrew Simpson: Who stole Alton Towers? Today I was reminded by my old Facebook chum Bill Summers of that house on Edge Lane called Alton Towers. Alton Towers, 1907 Like him I have... andrew simpson stole alton towers https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/10/in-ripley-with-memorial-to-68-who-went_10.html Andrew Simpson: In Ripley ...... with the memorial to the 68 who went to war Ripley is a delightful village just 15 minutes from the Cathedral at Rippon and 23 miles from York. It has a fine medieval church, a ca... andrew simpson the memorial https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/ Andrew Simpson: January 2019 Stories, people and events andrew simpson january https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/01/burrowing-deep-into-great-war-war.html Andrew Simpson: Burrowing deep into the Great War ................the War Emergency Workers... Women munition workers Belsize works, Openshaw, 1918 Yesterday I was thinking back to one of those mornings which for me was pretty n... the great war andrew simpson burrowing deep emergency https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2024/08/ Andrew Simpson: August 2024 Stories, people and events andrew simpson august https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/08/annie-morris-lady-kirby-and-neat-little.html Andrew Simpson: Annie Morris, Lady Kirby and a neat little history lesson Annie Morris circa 1900 What connects a reward issued by the Lord Mayor of London at the height of the Whitechapel Murders with Avery H... andrew simpson annie morris https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/04/when-manchester-turned-out-to-support.html Andrew Simpson: When Manchester turned out to support locked out farm labourers It was Lawrence who had first introduced me to the great agricultural labourers lock out of 1874. But at that time I was researching th... andrew simpson turned out to support manchester https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/03/all-glass-and-no-wall-collyhurst-series.html Andrew Simpson: All glass and no wall .......... the Collyhurst series no.2 Now I am well aware that this fine new building is not located in Collyhurst, but Andy was on his way there and stopped to record it. T... andrew simpson all glass no wall https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/05/losing-bar-and-avoiding-gladiators.html Andrew Simpson: Losing a bar and avoiding the gladiators ....... doing the essential walk and... Now here I have to admit I am cheating. This was not Barbarella's essential walk in 2020, but her holiday in Rome, long before the ... andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/03/standing-on-talbot-road-watching.html Andrew Simpson: Standing on Talbot Road watching the progress Now never say that the blog is just about the past. Here is 39 Talbot Road as it was in September of last year and yesterday as recorde... andrew simpson standing talbot road watching https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/07/lost-and-forgotten-streets-of-salford_25.html Andrew Simpson: Lost and forgotten streets of Salford ........ nu 53 Chapel Street Now I know Chapel Street is nether lost nor forgotten but over the next few days here are a few photographs that were taken on a June day t... andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/12/lights-markets-and-november-night.html Andrew Simpson: Lights, markets and a November night Well, we did the markets. And as you do, we were there for four in the afternoon, and in the course of a long trawl across the diff... andrew simpson lights markets november night https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-mysterious-birth-place-of-mr-james.html Andrew Simpson: The mysterious birth place of Mr James Heard I went looking for Spey Lodge in Withington today. I know that it was on Palatine Road and had been there according to the census re... andrew simpson birth place mr james mysterious heard https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/12/today-classic-italian-film-ladri-di.html Andrew Simpson: Today ......the classic Italian film .......Ladri di biciclette / Bicycle Thieves... Now, this is one of those stories that combines my membership of the Dante Society , with my passion for films and where I live.* And ... ladri di biciclette andrew simpson the classic italian film https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/05/down-at-media-city-no7.html Andrew Simpson: Down at Media City ....... no.7 Sunday June 4 at Media City was pretty quiet. The weather was grey and threatened rain and the there were few people about. Earli... andrew simpson media city https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/04/toys-from-great-war.html Andrew Simpson: Toys from the Great War By all accounts this cloth doll from the Great War is a rare piece. It is of a French soldier and is in remarkably good condition for a... andrew simpson from the toys great war https://africa.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4683201/andrew-simpson Andrew Simpson - North Carolina Tar Heels Linebacker - ESPN View the profile of North Carolina Tar Heels Linebacker Andrew Simpson on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights. north carolina tar heels andrew simpson linebacker espn https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/chadssouthafricaproject2018 Andrew Simpson is fundraising for St Chad's College Help Andrew Simpson raise money to support St Chad's College andrew simpson fundraising st chad college https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/01/when-history-met-beer-festival-and.html Andrew Simpson: When history met a beer festival and became a story Now looking out of Manchester Central at a grey city skyline was to be reminded that what was going on inside the exhibition hall was so mu... andrew simpson beer festival history met https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2024/06/stories-of-great-war-from-manchester.html Andrew Simpson: Stories of the Great War ...... from Manchester This is my uncle George in the last years of the Great War. George Bradford Simpson, 1918 Now I suspect it cannot be before 1917 given that... the great war andrew simpson stories manchester https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/05/looking-down-high-street-revealing.html Andrew Simpson: Looking down the High Street ....... revealing clues about the past Down the High Street, 2015 This is one of those scenes of the High Street which will be so familiar as to warrant not even a second gla... the high street andrew simpson looking down https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/06/home-thoughts-of-well-hall-from.html Andrew Simpson: Home Thoughts of Well Hall from a distance .........nu 2 Now I am not one to get over homesick but this is the time of year I left Well Hall for Manchester. In the intervening 45 years I haven... from a distance andrew simpson home thoughts well hall https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/09/ Andrew Simpson: September 2012 Stories, people and events andrew simpson september https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2014/10/saving-copper-5-bag-from-sometime-in.html Andrew Simpson: Saving the copper ........ a 5/- bag from sometime in the 1940s Saving the copper, date unknown Now there will be those who mutter this is not really much to do with history. But there I would di... andrew simpson https://moz.com/community/q/user/peasoupdigital/ Andrew Simpson | SEO Forum | Moz andrew simpson seo forum moz https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/03/walking-in-well-hall-in-march.html Andrew Simpson: Walking in Well Hall in March Now I think you can never get enough pictures of Well Hall and especially photographs by Chrissie Rose, so here is the first of a few mor... andrew simpson walking in well hall march https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/12/ Andrew Simpson: December 2025 Stories, people and events andrew simpson december https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/05/florentine-shapes.html Andrew Simpson: Florentine shapes When in Florence always look up. Location; Florence Picture; Florence, from the collection of Saul Simpson and Emilka Cholewicka ... andrew simpson florentine shapes https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/12/home-thoughts-from-abroad-nu-2-walking.html Andrew Simpson: Home thoughts from abroad nu 2 ................. walking home from Woolwich on a... Woolwich Common, 1970 Some memories stay with you and are as vivid now as they were then. I was sixteen, it was the summer of 1966 a... home thoughts from abroad andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/06/on-shude-hill-remembering-1980s.html Andrew Simpson: On Shude Hill remembering the 1980s Now in the 1980s Manchester cafe society pretty much still just stretched to a couple of tables and chairs plonked down on the street outsi... andrew simpson hill remembering https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/04/ Andrew Simpson: April 2020 Stories, people and events andrew simpson april https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/04/46-years-ago-on-beech-road-waiting-for.html Andrew Simpson: 46 years ago on Beech Road waiting for change I don't think of 1979 as a faraway place. Buying fruit and veg at Muriel's, 1979 But it is 46 years ago and is before the bar and cafe rev... andrew simpson years ago waiting for https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/12/clocking-changes-on-wilmslow-road.html Andrew Simpson: Clocking the changes on Wilmslow Road ........ I am on Wilmslow Road on that short stretch from the Library to the old Scala cinema. It was a place I knew well in the late 1960s and... andrew simpson the changes clocking wilmslow road https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/05/at-manchester-airport-with-les.html Andrew Simpson: At Manchester Airport with Les Entremets et Canapes Now I first flew in 1982 and I have to admit I was 33 which these days is I guess quite old. But my dad was in his mid 60s and my mum ... andrew simpson manchester airport les entremets canapes https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/08/ Andrew Simpson: August 2020 Stories, people and events andrew simpson august https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/those-towers-in-didsbury.html Andrew Simpson: Those Towers in Didsbury ............... Now I am back with the Towers on Wilmslow Road in Didsbury.* For most of the last century it was called the Shirley Institute a... andrew simpson towers didsbury https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/01/ Andrew Simpson: January 2015 Stories, people and events andrew simpson january https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2016/09/crossing-continents-one-picture-two.html Andrew Simpson: Crossing Continents ............ one picture, two people, three countries Now I like the way the blog occasionally wanders off across time and space. Last summer I met Sandra in the Italian seaside resort of A... andrew simpson crossing continents two people one picture https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/06/no-fear-here-reflections-from.html Andrew Simpson: No Fear Here ............. reflections from Manchester on the London outrage As my adopted city prepares for that concert today my thoughts are with London where I was born spent my youth and where many of my family ... no fear here andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/08/down-in-deptford-thinking-about-eltham.html Andrew Simpson: Down in Deptford thinking about Eltham Baths Now I never went to Eltham Baths which is a pity but by the time we had washed up in Well Hall in the spring of 1964 I had plenty of other ... andrew simpson thinking about deptford eltham baths https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/06/dragons-on-wireless-today.html Andrew Simpson: Dragons .....on the wireless today BBC Radio 4's In Our Time never disappoints and today I am listening to an exploration of Dragons .* So here is one I will be listening to l... on the wireless andrew simpson dragons today https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-museum-to-bee-gees-here-in-chorlton.html Andrew Simpson: A museum to the Bee Gees ....... here in Chorlton There is a long tradition of colourising old black and white images but seldom have they been converted to colour paintings. Colourisat... the bee gees andrew simpson museum https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/05/ Andrew Simpson: May 2025 Stories, people and events andrew simpson may https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-clayton-hall-stories-no-3.html Andrew Simpson: The Clayton Hall stories ....... no 3 ...... Commemorating the Suffragttes It's today with another open day on March 3 and it is free. More info can be obtained by messaging the Clayton Hall Fb page, or ... andrew simpson clayton hall stories https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-little-bit-of-leicester-century-and.html Andrew Simpson: A little bit of Leicester a century and a bit ago N ow the city of Leicester is somewhere I have only recently discovered. The Market Place, 1902 It is home to the remains of King Richard 11... a little bit andrew simpson leicester century ago https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2014/01/thnking-of-river-thames.html Andrew Simpson: Thnking of the River Thames I was born in Lambeth by the Thames and have never lost my love of the river. During the nineteen years I grew up in London I was never... andrew simpson of the river thames https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2023/11/repeating-history-yesterday-in-london.html Andrew Simpson: Repeating history ..... yesterday in London History is full of those moments when good men and women come together to challenge the voices of hate, discrimination, and prejudice. Londo... andrew simpson repeating history yesterday london https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2017/04/waiting-for-call-from-alghero-tourist.html Andrew Simpson: Waiting for the call from the Alghero Tourist Board Now yesterday I featured a pure piece of silliness based the idea of taking a favourite picture and turning it into a style of poster popul... andrew simpson waiting for the call alghero tourist https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-towers-of-manchester-rise-like.html Andrew Simpson: The towers of Manchester rise like the trees of the forest Not the most original title I know, but for anyone who remembers the skyline of the city at the close of the last century it is perhaps apt.... andrew simpson the towers manchester rise like https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-great-irish-famine-on-wireless.html Andrew Simpson: The Great Irish Famine ......... on the wireless The Great Irish Famine, one to listen to. The Illustrated London News, Dec. 29, 1849 "Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why the potato ... great irish famine andrew simpson wireless https://andrewsimpsonfoundation.org/ Home - Andrew Simpson Foundation May 28, 2026 - We create life-changing journeys on the water: shaping young lives, strengthening communities and transforming futures. We believe that every young person... andrew simpson foundation https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-picture-day-procession-of-witness-1936.html Andrew Simpson: A picture a day ... Procession of Witness 1936 A picture a day During this week of Septemer I have decided to feature a picture a day, drawn from the collections that span a century a... andrew simpson picture day procession witness https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/07/well-hall-on-wet-day-in-1964.html Andrew Simpson: Well Hall on a wet day in 1964 Now just what do you do on a Saturday morning in early July when the rain is coming down like stair rods? I rather think an adventure i... andrew simpson well hall wet day https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/ Andrew Simpson: June 2015 Stories, people and events andrew simpson june https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/06/homecomings-1945.html Andrew Simpson: Homecomings, 1945 I think these will be the last of the pictures from Belleville for a while. Now I do have more from the collection of Mike Dufr... andrew simpson homecomings https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/02/mrs-keal-and-mystery-of-419-barlow-moor.html Andrew Simpson: Mrs Keal and the mystery of 419 Barlow Moor Road Leon's, 2015 It has taken sometime but I am closer to solving the mystery behind the date on the wall of 419 Barlow Moor Road. Most ... andrew simpson the mystery https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/05/missing-that-old-bridge.html Andrew Simpson: Missing that old bridge My old bridge circa 1940s I cannot even begin to count the number of times I walked under the railway bridge which spanned Well Hall Ro... andrew simpson missing old bridge https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/08/shopping-in-salford-outlet-or-market.html Andrew Simpson: Shopping in Salford ....... the Outlet or the market stall? The second in a short series on shopping in Salford. In the shadow of the Lowry in late October. Location; Salford Picture; ... andrew simpson shopping in the outlet salford market https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2025/09/things-we-did-liverpool-1980.html Andrew Simpson: Things we did ..... Liverpool .... 1980 It was the first big demonstration against the newly elected Tory Government. The year was 1980, and on that day in late November I was ther... andrew simpson things we liverpool https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/11/melisende-queen-of-jerusalem-one-to.html Andrew Simpson: Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem ........one to listen to on the wireless Now, In Our Time, on Radio 4 is one of my favourite programmes to listen on the wireless, and today's was fascinating. "Melvyn Bragg a... andrew simpson https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2020/03/mrs-jane-redford-manchesters-second.html Andrew Simpson: Mrs Jane Redford, Manchester's second woman councillor I have been staring at this picture for some time. It was taken on October 7th 1911 at the opening of Chorltonville, and somewhere amo... andrew simpson mrs jane redford manchester https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2019/05/fifty-three-years-ago-on-hardy-lane.html Andrew Simpson: Fifty-five years ago on Hardy Lane Now I fully accept that many people will not find anything very remarkable about this scene. The picture was taken in the November of 1... five years ago andrew simpson fifty hardy lane