Andrew Simpson: So what would Hough End Hall have looked like in 1...

Andrew Simpson: So what would Hough End Hall have looked like in 1...: Sadly not a lot of images of Hough End Hall have come down to us. There are a few in the digital archive,* a variety of postcards and...

Hardy Productions UK Blog: Filming in 4K for Hough End Hall, Chorlton-cum-Har...

Hardy Productions UK Blog: Filming in 4K for Hough End Hall, Chorlton-cum-Har...: Anyone who has been living in Chorlton-cum-Hardy and indeed, Withington or Didsbury, all in the southern part of Manchester, will be aware...

Andrew Simpson: Remembering Hough End Hall part two

I am looking forward to turning some of the Black & white pictures of Hough End Hall into paintings as a project which is part of Andrew's and my book Hough End Hall. The Story.

 Andrew Simpson: Remembering Hough End Hall part two: Hough End Hall continues to be a puzzle.   The Hall in 1924 Given that it has stood on the edge of Chorlton since 1596 there is very...

Andrew Simpson: Inside Hough End Hall, ..........the start of an a...

Andrew Simpson: Inside Hough End Hall, ..........the start of an a...: In the garden with the Lomas children circa 1900 I am off on one of those adventures into the past and am not really sure where it will...

Andrew Simpson: The Salutation gives up some of its secrets

Andrew Simpson: The Salutation gives up some of its secrets: The Salutation, 2014 Now I came very late to the Salutation. In fact despite knowing about it for a full four decades I went there fo...

Andrew Simpson: The Salutation gives up some of its secrets

Andrew Simpson: The Salutation gives up some of its secrets: The Salutation, 2014 Now I came very late to the Salutation. In fact despite knowing about it for a full four decades I went there fo...

Hardy Productions UK Blog: Hardy Productions UK raffle for the Christie Chari...

Hardy Productions UK Blog: Hardy Productions UK raffle for the Christie Chari...: Not the winning ticket! In an earlier blog, we announced that we were running a raffle for the Christie Charity, the choice of the cast ...

Andrew Simpson: Stretford Public Hall serving a community for 130 ...

Andrew Simpson: Stretford Public Hall serving a community for 130 ...: © 2013 Peter Topping Now something is stirring down at Stretford Public Hall. It is that grand building on Chester Road which has for...

Andrew Simpson: At Didsbury Library with the launch of Didsbury Th...

Andrew Simpson: At Didsbury Library with the launch of Didsbury Th...: Our new book on the history of Didsbury published by Amberley has been out since November and without a trace of modesty I have to say it...

Andrew Simpson: “Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye ......... stor...

Andrew Simpson: “Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye ......... stor...: “Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye It is one of those headlines that you just can’t miss. “Wally of the Whalley” Says Goodbye appear...