Books By Paul Hindle, Harry Wilkinson - Author

Paul is Chairman of the Manchester Bolton & Burry Canal Society; he wrote the Towpath Guide in 2009 and he edits the society's quarterly journal. He also edits North West Geography, which is an online journal. Paul has several previously published books, and now he is retired spends a lot of time researching Greater Manchester's history. With links to the local library in Salford, it is from this source that he will be taking the majority of his old photographs. Harry Wilkinson was born in Whitefield and educated at Stand Grammar School, he then studied at London and Sheffield Universities. He worked in libraries in Prestwich and Whitefield, retiring as Area Librarian in 1995. He has co-authored three books on the local history of the area, illustrated by old picture postcards.