Tunnel Breeze
Simon Thompson
Salomons exhibition hall for the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester 1857
How to build Architectural Models
David Easton has written a number of tutorials describing his methods of constructing architectural models. These are now available in the form of a PDF file. Please click on the following link to … [Read More...]
How To Reach 20k+ Followers Without Having To Pay
Well there is a price and it involves a certain amount of work . First, remember to be sociable, this is social media after all. Secondly, bear in mind that most people will follow back … [Read More...]
Sir Joseph Paxton
Joseph Paxton was from a humble background. He was born in August 1803 at Milton Bryan in Bedfordshire. His father, William was a tenant farmer and Joseph was the youngest of nine children. At the age … [Read More...]
Edward Salomons
Edward Salomons was a notable Victorian architect. He was born in London in 1828. His father, German born Henry Moses Salomons moved his cotton business to Manchester in 1837 and lived in then … [Read More...]
Frank Matcham
The most prolific theatre architect of the Victorian and Edwardian era was Frank Matcham. He designed more than 120 theatres and many of these are still in business including Buxton Opera House, The … [Read More...]
The Libraries of Manchester
Few people realise the importance of Manchester's historic libraries. The collections exceed a total of two milllion volumes and a significant number of ancient works are of worldwide … [Read More...]
Engels in Manchester
Friedrich Engels lived in Manchester from December 1842 until 1844. He had been sent by his parents to work at the Ermen and Engels, Victoria Mill in Weaste. His father hoped that the experience would … [Read More...]
Ashes
Gregory White skulked in a doorway marking time before one day he would meet with the hangman's noose. He had thought of going to do a spot of housebreaking but had decided to set a haystackws on … [Read More...]
.A Tin Bath in the Kitchen
With contributions from seven Furness Vale residents, this book tells the stories of life in a Derbyshire community in times past. Most of the writers, two of whom are now in their nineties, have spent their entire lives in the village. These accounts show how much life has changed over eight decades.
Published by Furness Vale Local History Sicety and now available for download to your kindle, price £2.95.
