by Karen J Mossman In 1973, I was a teenager and the most important things in my life were music and fashion. I lived in Withington in Manchester with my parents and siblings. A few of us, including my brother, John, would catch a bus through to Chorlton and then walk over to the Stretford… Continue reading The Sweetness of the Seventies
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Didsbury, where Joanna’s Journey is set.
Joanna's Journey is set in Didsbury, which is a suburb of Manchester. Many of the houses are large Victorian semi-detached ones. In the seventies were converted from affluent family houses to flats. When I went to the area in the Autumn 2015 to take photographs for this article, I saw that many had reverted to… Continue reading Didsbury, where Joanna’s Journey is set.
Henshaws Society For the Blind
We received an invitation from the board of management of Henshaw’s Blind Asylum, which most people who reside in Oldham know it is situated at Old Trafford, to the annual distribution of prizes by Oliver HEYWOOD Esq., J.P., the High Sheriff of Lancashire.
Famous People
In 2002 my dad was ill with septicaemia. He was in the High Dependency Unit at Salford Royal Hospital. On my way to visit him, I noticed a glass lift which ascended only one floor. As I entered the building, a group of men in suits descended. Anxious to see dad - who did eventually… Continue reading Famous People
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