WARTIME WEEKEND

Bury back in the 1949's

We spent a nostalgic weekend back in the 1940's, we had a stall at the Fusilier museum show casing our vintage stock and with a few bits to sell




It is a beautiful building that was once the towns art college and formally the technical college built with all the pride and showing off of the Victorian era, I did some courses there years ago and I remember the fabulous radiators

It was all happening at the Steam Railway a few yards away


There was soldiers shopping


And glamorous ladies singing this is lovely and talented Natasta Harper

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I will post more photos tomorrow from Ramsbottom

VINTAGE WEDDING PHOTO

STORMY WEDDING DAY

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Love this picture most wedding shots from the past look so formal this is joyful

MAKE DO AND MEND FAIR AT THE FUSILIERS MUSEUM BURY

Come along tomorrow to Bury 1940's weekend all along the East lancs Railway line there is loads going on all weekend from a craft fair, reenactments, tea dances and loads of other activities

AFTERNOON TEA

MENUS

sat in office writing afternoon tea menus, needed some visual stimulusHow grand !

This room is far to cluttered and fussy for me normally but right now with the wind howling outside and creative block, sitting by that fire with a nice pot of tea and something sweet [ and I don't have a sweet tooth] seems bliss

WISHFUL THINKING

I wish we had this yellow beauty to ferry our vintage pieces to our clients how cool would that be


Spotted on Beech Road Chorlton on Wednesday afternoon.

RAINY DAYS IN LANCASHIRE

IN BETWEEN THE SHOWERS

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Yesterday was spent dodging what is typical Manchester /Lancashire rain as Peter Kay put it "It's that fine rain that wets you right through " we popped up to Ramsbottom a small town just north of Bury it is on the East Lancs Railway route http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/ good for vintage shopping very good charity shops that somehow don't bring the high street down maybe it's because they all make an effort with their windows etc. we had lunch at

http://www.theloungeramsbottom.co.uk/

I had spicy vegetable wrap, it was nice well seasoned with chips I am quite particular about my chips I like them very crispy and dry on the outside and fluffy on the inside I was not born with British gene of a liking for soggy not properly cooked chips these were perfect. Husband had garlic mushrooms which was a starter but he had a very hearty portion so if you like big portions this is the place for you

VINTAGE BITS

Picked up some good vintage bits

Some nice teapots and our new tea trolley we have named her Betty !

Some polishing to do sadly we don't have a Butler
And a cool retro flask

And as we we were about to drive away from the car park we were lucky to catch a train arriving

NEW MARKET IN CHORLTON

Will be adding details tomorrow about a Tea Party and handmade Market we are running in Chorlton

STREET PARTY FUN

Northern Quarter Street Party from Antony Barkworth-Knight on Vimeo.

THE WEDDING WEEKEND

THE PARTY WEEKEND

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Well what a week end , did you enjoy ? glorious weather long days off parties to go to, a wedding ! it didn't disappoint did it,

More photos of Northern Quarter Street Party

There was romance

There was dancing

And Ice Cream mmmmm.......

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