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Chorlton Park, with its paddling pool, pets' corner, bandstand and even an open-air swimming pool, has had a long and interesting history. Find out more in the fifth of these pocket books on Nothing to do in Chorlton

The story of the Great Chorlton Burial Scandal of 1881, and the history of two Chorlton churches

In six chapters you can take a stroll along Beech Road, from Barlow Moor Road to Chorlton Green

The authors have set out six places around Martledge (from the Four Banks to Chorlton Library) with a heap of interesting stories which you can discover just by doing nothing more than sitting on a bench

The first in a series of pocket books looking at different aspects of the history of Chorlton-cum-Hardy by long-standing partners Andrew Simpson and Peter Topping

Since 1870, the Together Trust has supported the most vulnerable in our society across Manchester, Salford and beyond. Celebrating its 150th year, this book tells the story of a pioneering charity that has been instrumental in improving child welfare and services to those with disabilities, autis...

The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. This book offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the Great War.

Here Andrea Lownie looks at the years following the abdication of Edward VIII when the former king was kept in exile, feuding with his family over status for his wife, Wallis Simpson, and denied any real job. Drawing on extensive research into hitherto unused archives and Freedom of Information...

Praise for The Mountbattens'Impressively well-researched... a fresh and dispassionate look' - Daily Mail, biography of the year'Dares to go where no other Mountbatten biography has gone before' - The Lady'A complex story, beautifully written - which never felt less like a history lesson, but I le...

Here Andrea Lownie looks at the years following the abdication of Edward VIII when the former king was kept in exile, feuding with his family over status for his wife, Wallis Simpson, and denied any real job. Drawing on extensive research into hitherto unused archives and Freedom of Information...

In his book, Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transforms our perception of Wallis Simpson. From the day she was born in a ramshackle cottage in the hills to revealing what really happened the night her husband died, Morton paints a fresh and enticing portrait of ...

In his book, Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transforms our perception of Wallis Simpson. From the day she was born in a ramshackle cottage in the hills to revealing what really happened the night her husband died, Morton paints a fresh and enticing portrait of ...

All six episodes from the fourth series of the sci-fi anthology drama created by Charlie Brooker which explores the role of technology in modern society. In these episodes, a talented computer programmer utilises his skills to create a fantasy alternative reality centred around his own space flee...

A fascinating selection of stories and more than 350 paintings and pictures that trace some of the many ways in which Manchester has changed and developed over the last century. The book focuses on the people who lived behind the doors of the buildings and in the local areas featured in the book.