The Past



The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

L. P. Hartley   1895-1972 

Sunday 26 December 2010

Manchester Blitz


Seventy years ago Manchester was subjected to heavy bombing during World War II.

On the nights of December 22/23 Lufflotte 2 with 121 planes and Luftflotte 3 149 planes dropped 272 tons of high explosives and 1032 incendiary canisters.

The following night December 23/24 195 tons of high explosives and 893 incendiary canisters were dropped.

This resulted in heavy damage in Manchester, Salford and Stretford and 684 deaths and 2364 wounded were recorded.

Among the famous buildings damaged were the Free Trade Hall, Cross Street Chapel, Corn Exchange and Chethams Hospital.

My own parents were married in a bombed out church on December 26th - St.Hilda in Old Trafford.

To see a photo of this church as it was in 1943 see -

http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/tca/display_image.asp?ImageID=2403

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Friday 24 December 2010

Back home ..


Back home yet again after three weeks in a cold and sometimes wet Spain.

Not as cold as the UK with minus 10c. forecast for tonight.

This bad weather has prevented me getting out and about so I'm afraid there will be no new photographs for a time.

A very Merry Christmas to all .... and a prosperous and healthy 2011.

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Penguins - move your cursor and take them for a walk !!

Say it as it is ......


Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars.

Look around !!!

What is this life, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare?


W. H. Davies  1870-1940