Tag: History

SELNEC plans for Salford in 1962. Image: Manchester City Council under Creative Commons license.

A road to the past: Salford’s unbuilt motorway that would have destroyed landmarks and neighbourhoods

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Many drivers in Salford today use the M602, however, plans from the 1960s could have made Salford look very different to how it does today.

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Review: Kersal photographer Shirley Baker’s new exhibition at the Working Class Movement Library

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‘Capturing The Modern Backdrop: Shirley Baker Photographing Salford’ is a new exhibition featuring images of Salford at the Working-Class Movement Library.

Pieces at the "Exploring the Collection" exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Credit: Mel Cionco

Exploring the Collection – A true display of Salford history through the lens of influential artists

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Three famous Salford artists feature in the latest “Exploring the Collection” exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. It experimental, […]

Crowds at the Salford Histories Festival. Credit: Mel Cionco

Safeguarding the future by remembering the past: Locals join in festival celebrating the history of Salford

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Coal miners, artists, photographers, authors, and more roamed the streets of Salford, creating art and documents, capturing sights and conversations. […]

"If you don’t remember your history you can’t go forward" - Salford's old pubs and mills brought to life at history festival

“If you don’t remember your history you can’t go forward” – Salford’s old pubs and mills brought to life at history festival

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Salford’s old pubs and mills will be put under the spotlight as part of the Salford Local Histories Festival, which […]

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“There’s a generation that would come and tell you that they were the best days of our lives” – Salford scouting exhibition at RHS Garden Bridgewater

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A new exhibition will explore 73 years of scouting at the RHS Bridgewater. Salford provided opportunities for young people in […]

Statue of Joseph Brotherton in Peel Park, Salford, credit: Jennifer Mawby

“It probably would have created more variety than the average working-class Victorian was used to” -  Salford’s Vegetarian Roots

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Vegetarian and vegan diets are becoming the norm since an increased awareness of climate change and the meat industry.  But did you know that Salford has […]

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“A single item from someone’s past can bring back a lifetime of memories” – How the Mobile Museum of Memorabilia uses pieces of history to help dementia patients

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“One day, I went to an antiques fair and there was one lady with her mother, who lived in a […]

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“She knew they were watching her whilst thinking of their own sweethearts” – The diaries of a teenage girl living through World War Two in Salford

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Fiona Heakin found her Mum’s old diaries from living in Salford during the Second World War, and has turned them into a book.   […]

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