by Andrew Gill | Aug 22, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Sport, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
In the early days of motoring, racing played an important part in developing car technology, as indeed it has done ever since. In the 1930s, wealthy sponsors met on Southport beach to test their cars to the limit. No safety barriers, no seat belts, no health and... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 5, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, Places, Transport
In October 1909, an aviation meeting was held at Doncaster Racecourse. These were the early days of flying, the machines were primitive and their designers and engineers (often wealthy amateurs) learnt and adapted through trial and error. Such meetings were an... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 26, 2021 | Gallery, Places, Transport
The hotel business has always been competitive and owners still look for ways to make theirs more attractive than the next. In Victorian times, temperance hotels sprang up for those wanting an alcohol-free stay then, as cycling became a huge craze, some hotels offered... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 19, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
This photograph was taken in Levenshulme near Manchester, probably in the 1920s. Notice the BP petrol pump and the various oils for sale …. everything needed to ne oiled manually to keep the engine working and wheels turning. The breakdown truck with the crane... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 15, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus, Transport
Car accidents happen and always have done. In the early days of motoring, just to see a car was a novelty, to see one wrapped around a tree was crowd-worthy. There is something fascinating about accidents, especially other people’s, and motorway traffic slows... 