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‘Britain in Pictures Series’
Chorlton-cum-Hardy by Cliff Hayes.
When a new local history book of pictures
is published my first reaction is to check if it adds anything new. Are
there are any old pictures I’ve not seen before? I can happily report that
this book is a welcome addition. There are some marvellous old views of
Chorlton previously unseen for generations. Many of them rescued from turn
of the century postcards when photographers toured the country capturing
street scenes. Then selling them locally at six old pence a dozen. Cliff
Hayes has written and published extensively on old Manchester and this
is his best yet. It has concise, informative and accurate annotations for
each black and white photograph. The text also reveals the author’s love
of the city and its suburbs. For the first time Southern Cemetery is covered
in some detail. The final resting place for many notable ‘Mancunians’ -
Sir Matt Busby, Sir John Alcock the first man to fly the Atlantic Ocean,
and the artist L.S.Lowry. The book also strays into neighbouring Whalley
Range and Firswood and this illustrates Chorlton’s change from a backwater
village to part of a great northern city in Europe.
Published 1999, by Sutton Publishing
Ltd, Phoenix Mill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
ISBN 0-7509-2065-3. £9.99.
Large paperback. Glossy paper 128 pages.
Available locally at Chorlton Bookshop,
Wilbraham Road in Chorlton.
Or simply by internet secure transaction,
usually at a discount price from Amazon.
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Chorlton-cum-Hardy / Cliff Hayes
Also in the ‘Britain in Pictures
Series’ is a similar book on Stretford by Cliff & Sylvia Hayes
published in 1998. Having bought several of the books in this series I
can certainly recommend the quality of photo reproduction. Obviously the
pictures only mean something if you know the area. But with most of the
country being covered there is probably one for your district, or will
be soon.
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