Sale Greater Manchester

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.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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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