Didsbury is a leafy suburb of Manchester developed in the late 19th century by that city's industrialists and businessmen. It's more of an area than a place to the extent that, referring to the welcoming sounding \"Gates to Hell\" and the Old Cock Inn the author states \"If Didsbury has a centre then possibly this is it.\" And there is a gentle quality to so many of the photos in this book, creating the illusion that the Edwardian period was characterised by an unhurried approach to life. Well maybe in Didsbury that was true. As time went by there was some excitement though - Louis Paulhan landing his Farman biplane in Baricroft Fields, Lawn Hurst becoming a military hospital in the Great War and the Capitol cinema opening in 1931. These are but a few of the themes explored in the book.
| ISBN: | 9781840338676 |
| Publication date: | 10th September 2020 |
| Author: | Paul Chrystal |
| Publisher: | Stenlake Publishing an imprint of Stenlake Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Genres: |
Places in old photographs |