pwade31Feb 19, 20231 min readThis day in Greater Manchester History 7th February John RylandsJohn Rylands was a successful textile merchant and philanthropist born in Lancashire on 7th February 1801. Manchester's first...
pwade31Feb 5, 20231 min readThis 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...
pwade31Oct 29, 20221 min readBrooklands Hotel fire John Johnson HuntOn 5 July 1909, brave firefighter John Johnson Hunt lost his life in a fire at the Brooklands Hotel in Sale.
pwade31Jun 19, 20221 min readTwo Manchester Lads make first Transatlantic FlightManchester Moment an International incident In 1919 Alcock and Brown became the first people to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Cho
pwade31Mar 5, 20221 min readPublic Toilets of Sale, Cheshire / Greater ManchesterPublic 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...
pwade31Feb 27, 20221 min readMovies, Lions and the Pyramid of Sale. The Odeon cinema on Washway Rd. Wicked Acorn YouTube ChannelThe Pyramid, Odeon, Tatton Cinema just a few names of this former cinema on Washway Road in Sale Cheshire, Greater Manchester
pwade31Jan 22, 20221 min readA wander around Brooklands in the Town of Sale, this week on the Wicked Acorn YouTube ChannelSince getting everybody to agree on where Sale is, was so easy... how about we try to figure out where Brooklands is? How about these...
pwade31Jan 15, 20221 min readA quick trip around the Town of Sale this week on Wicked Acorn YouTube ChannelDoing reconnaissance for the Manchester Mummy in Sale. Whatever you do don't google Sale. A walkabout video finding the statue of Doctor...
pwade31Jan 15, 20221 min readPart 2 of Crossford Bridge Wicked Acorn YouTube ChannelHere is my latest video, part two of two, exploring the boundary between Sale and Stretford and the Crossford Bridge. To watch in full...
pwade31Nov 24, 20215 min readThe latest from my Wicked Acorn YouTube ChannelMy latest YouTube video exploring the history of the bridges of Sale, and beyond.