ABC Wednesday

Z is for Zeppelin

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

The dreaded Zed. I’ve been worrying about this one since posting A is for Abracadabra all those weeks ago, wondering what on earth I could come up with for Zed and whether joining this ABC Wednesday thing was such a good idea. As it happened, I came up with a few, but I shall share [...]

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Y is for Yard

Wednesday, 5 January 2011

Left is a photo of of a yard from yesteryear at the Portland Basin Museum in Ashton. It recreates the yard of a working-class home in the north of England of the 19th century and well into the 20th. It shows the washing tub and a tin bath hung on the wall. And, of course, [...]

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X is for eXtremist

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

What a cheat, but I was struggling to think of anything interesting beginning with X. Besides, I needed somewhere to use my photo of this bottle of wine. The Extremist chenin blanc is from the Western Cape of South Africa and one my wife is quite fond of, although she isn’t keen on the wasp [...]

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W is for War

Wednesday, 22 December 2010

War memorials are all around us, so much so that they and what they represent can be taken for granted. Some are elaborate, others simple, but we should take time out to study them once in a while. Here are a few photos of memorials from this area alongside the words of Wilfred Owen on [...]

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V is for Victorian Viaducts

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

No matter how much progress we make in the modern world, it is impossible to escape our Victorian past when all around us are monuments to the golden age of engineering which is why this week I’m looking at Victorian viaducts. Above is a photo of the most recognisable landmark in Stockport — the Edgeley [...]

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U is for Universe

Wednesday, 8 December 2010

If I was a pre-Copernican, I would believe that the Earth was at the centre of the universe. More specifically, I would imagine that Tameside was at the heart of everything. Of course it isn’t, but it did once boast a Mr Universe. John Lees was born in Stalybridge and was crowned the Overall Winner [...]

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T is for Tattoos

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Time was that tattoos were a bit of a rarity. You might have an uncle who had been in the navy with one or two on his arms, or know an ex-Teddy Boy with LOVE and HATE indelibly marked on his fingers, but that was about it. Today it seems most people have a tattoo [...]

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S is for Statues

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

There are lots of statues of the great and the good, mostly in typical noble poses, but I found a few works locally that are a little bit different. Click for larger images.

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R is for Riddle

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

I suppose I could have written about a royal engagement given the the ravings of the media retinue this morning, but I find the rites of the royals a rather ridiculous racket so I shall write about riddles instead. My love of riddles started innocently enough with my grandmother who used to test us with [...]

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