This day in Greater Manchester History 8th February Ralf Little
It is the 8th of February and it’s Ralf Little’s birthday. Ralf Little is an English actor, writer, and narrator best known for his roles...
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Feb 19, 20231 min read
This day in Greater Manchester History 7th February John Rylands
John Rylands was a successful textile merchant and philanthropist born in Lancashire on 7th February 1801. Manchester's first...
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pwade31
Feb 19, 20231 min read
This day in Greater Manchester History: 6 February Manchester United Munich Air Disaster
February 6, 1958, the Munich air disaster, a British European Airways flight carrying the Manchester United football team crashed on...
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pwade31
Feb 5, 20231 min read
This day in History 5th February George Ernest Tyldesley
George Ernest Tyldesley born 5th February in Worsley, Lancashire. A true cricketing legend. He played for Lancashire and England during...
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pwade31
Feb 4, 20231 min read
February 3 William Harrison Ainsworth
The author who outsold Charles Dickens is as unknown today as he was famous in his own time. William Harrison Ainsworth born in...
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pwade31
Oct 29, 20221 min read
Brooklands Hotel fire John Johnson Hunt
On 5 July 1909, brave firefighter John Johnson Hunt lost his life in a fire at the Brooklands Hotel in Sale.
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pwade31
Jun 19, 20221 min read
Two Manchester Lads make first Transatlantic Flight
Manchester Moment an International incident In 1919 Alcock and Brown became the first people to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Cho
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pwade31
Mar 5, 20221 min read
Public Toilets of Sale, Cheshire / Greater Manchester
Public toilets are in crisis in this country, so where can you go to spend a penny in Sale? Sale luckily has (at least) 5 real and free...
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pwade31
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Movies, Lions and the Pyramid of Sale. The Odeon cinema on Washway Rd. Wicked Acorn YouTube Channel
The Pyramid, Odeon, Tatton Cinema just a few names of this former cinema on Washway Road in Sale Cheshire, Greater Manchester
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pwade31
Jan 22, 20221 min read
A wander around Brooklands in the Town of Sale, this week on the Wicked Acorn YouTube Channel
Since getting everybody to agree on where Sale is, was so easy... how about we try to figure out where Brooklands is? How about these...
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pwade31
Jan 15, 20221 min read
A quick trip around the Town of Sale this week on Wicked Acorn YouTube Channel
Doing reconnaissance for the Manchester Mummy in Sale. Whatever you do don't google Sale. A walkabout video finding the statue of Doctor...
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pwade31
Jan 15, 20221 min read
Part 2 of Crossford Bridge Wicked Acorn YouTube Channel
Here is my latest video, part two of two, exploring the boundary between Sale and Stretford and the Crossford Bridge. To watch in full...
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pwade31
Nov 24, 20215 min read
The latest from my Wicked Acorn YouTube Channel
My latest YouTube video exploring the history of the bridges of Sale, and beyond.
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