Merry Christmas from the Manchester History Club
Thank you for your support in 2025 - there's lots to come from me in 2026
No story from me this week — just a picture of Manchester in the snow.
The postcard shows Whitworth Park on the south side of the city, but you might not recognise it.
That’s because Whitworth Park doesn’t have a lake.
In 1947, with money for the upkeep of parks in short supply after the Second World War, the water from the lake shown in the picture was d…




