70 years ago today a dark cloud began to descended across Europe. The like of which we never ever want to see again.
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BBC 4 tonight 14th August 2009.
A plethora of goodies on BBC 4 tonight all about Manchester and music. 22:00. They Came from Manchester: The Story of Mancunian Pop. 23:00. Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays. 00:30. The Stone Roses Live – Blackpool Empress Ballroom 1989. Fantastic.
Both gone in a week.
Henry William Allingham. 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009. Henry John Patch. 17 June 1898 – 25 July 2009. For The Fallen. With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the [...]
Manchester’s underground.
Sometime in the late 1960′s there was talk of Manchester getting an underground passenger transport system. It is alleged that during the building of the Arndale centre in the very early 1970′s the train platforms were built deep underneath it to facilitate such an idea. Several weeks ago, on one of my google image sessions, [...]
