Andrew Simpson: The Lloyd's Hotel, pub, fire exchange, public hall...

Andrew Simpson: The Lloyd's Hotel, pub, fire exchange, public hall...: It’s not our oldest pub in Chorlton but it has been up since 1870 and played its part in the history of the township.* It arose out of ...

Andrew Simpson: A unique artistic and historical development on Al...

Andrew Simpson: A unique artistic and historical development on Al...: It is as Lord Bradley said a “unique partnership which has brought the history wall to Chorlton.” I don’t think there is anywhere in t...

Andrew Simpson: The Lloyd’s ............... once known as the Lloy...

Andrew Simpson: The Lloyd’s ............... once known as the Lloy...: Somebody must have a photograph of the inside of the Lloyd's before its conversion over a decade ago. There may even be the plans that wer...

Hook, Line & Sinker - Virgin Media Shorts

Hook, Line & Sinker - Virgin Media Shorts
Very clever Short from the Chorlton Twins. Worth a look

Andrew Simpson: The biggest yet a new exhibition on the story of...

Andrew Simpson: The biggest yet a new exhibition on the story of...: I suppose it was only a matter of time before Peter and I were offered a building site wall to tell the story of Chorlton.   Now as you k...

Andrew Simpson: The Lead Station, stage three along the History Tr...

Andrew Simpson: The Lead Station, stage three along the History Tr...: Now if you have been following the History Trail, you will know that we sited our first two stories at the Horse & Jockey and Franny and...

Andrew Simpson: The Beech Road story, past and present at the libr...

Andrew Simpson: The Beech Road story, past and present at the libr...: Well we have brought it back.  From today in Chorlton Library you can see the story of Beech Road from its beginnings as a collection of...

The History Trail - Stories of The Past, Paintings of The Present

Building on the success of The GLAD TO BE IN CHORLTON Exhibition at Chorlton's Big Green Festival, Andrew Simpson and I have decided to do an ongoing Exhibition called the History Trail Starting 10th May 2012. This carries on the story of Chorlton that started with The History and The Paintings of Beech Road and focuses on specific venues throughout Chorlton. There are 6 venues at the moment each one has its own specific story told by Andrew with Paintings by me.
There are Pubs, Gift Shops, Cafes, Coffee Shops and Bars, there is no set route so dip in and out when you like. But be sure to visit them all to get the full story and see the paintings.
If you want to see more paintings of Chorlton you will find them dotted about in Pubs, Bars Cafes, Coffee Bars and even the local butchers.
Watch out for Andrews book Chorlton-cum-Hardy A Community Transformed. Due out in September

Contact details.

Andrew Simpson andrew@andrewhistory.info
Peter Topping peter@gladtobe.in
GLAD TO BE IN CHORLTON

Andrew Simpson: Three years in the life of one of the last 2CVs .....

Andrew Simpson: Three years in the life of one of the last 2CVs .....: I can’t remember exactly when we bought it but it was one of the last to roll off the production line in Portugal and as the last were mad...

Andrew Simpson: Another painting by Peter of the changing nature o...

Andrew Simpson: Another painting by Peter of the changing nature o...: Now I think there may be something in the old idea that stick around a parade of shops long enough and eventually some at least will retur...

Andrew Simpson: Memories of this part of Beech Road

Andrew Simpson: Memories of this part of Beech Road: I often wonder what William Davis would have made of Beech Road today. He was the blacksmith who performed the magic of heating and hammer...

Andrew Simpson: Coming soon a new exhibition on Chorlton

Andrew Simpson: Coming soon a new exhibition on Chorlton: An exciting exhibition staged by local artist Peter Topping and historian Andrew Simpson as part of the Big Green Festival. It aims to ex...

Andrew Simpson: The changing face of Beech Road

Andrew Simpson: The changing face of Beech Road: More by luck than good judgement I landed up on Beech Road in the winter of 1976. Of course back then it was a pretty ordinary collection o...

Andrew Simpson: Sedge Lynn, ............ the story behind the pict...

Andrew Simpson: Sedge Lynn, .. the story behind the picture...: It is a place I have just taken for granted but I see now something of the original designer’s intention. This was a building meant t...