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Real Madrid legend signs autographs at Ringway Airport
Plus, this week back in 1971 Manchester United striker Denis Law fires in a shot on his way to scoring a hat-trick against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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Duncan Edwards 1953
Our main image this week captures a historic moment for Manchester United – the debut of football icon Duncan Edwards. The date is Saturday April 4th 1953.
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Manc-Merseybeat
How well do you remember the Merseybeat and Manchester bands of the 1960s who dominated the charts. Why not test your knowledge in our nostalgia quiz and compare your score with friends?
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Ashes at Old Trafford 1934
Our image this week shows the touring Australian cricket team playing England in the Ashes Test series at Old Trafford. The date is July 1934.
Beatles at Speke 1964
Our image this week shows the Beatles landing at Speke Airport for the Liverpool premiere of their film A Hard Day’s Night. The date is July 10th 1964.
Achieving Women
As Monday is International Women’s Day, iNostalgia remembers the inspirational life of pioneering politician Ellen Wilkinson
Princess Elizabeth in Albert Square 1949
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks, buildings and events from bygone days with today. Our image this week shows Princess Elizabeth, our future Queen, reviewing troops in Albert Square. It is March 1949, just four years after the end of the Second World War.
Memories of the 50s Quiz
Our nostalgia quiz this week focuses on Manchester in the 1950s – a time when post-war austerity finally lifted, TV came into people’s lives and Britain’s first motorway was opened in the North West.
William Roache 1968
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks, buildings and events from bygone days with today. Our image this week shows actors William Roache, right, and Jack Howarth in a parlour scene from Granada’s long-running soap Coronation Street. The date is April 1968.
Memories of the 70s
How well do you remember Manchester in the 1970s? It was a time of industrial unrest, the three-day Week, decimalisation and the nation’s entry into the Common Market. Why not test your knowledge of the 70s in our weekly nostalgia quiz? It’s just the tonic for the continuing lockdown.
Crosby By-election
iNostalgia remembers the momentous night 40 years ago when the SDP won Crosby from the Conservatives
Brookside ’93
iNostalgia remembers some of the Brookside stars who put charity first in September 1993
Manchester City captain Paul Power captured on the green
Plus this week in 1951, a roll of honour showing members of the Women’s Voluntary Service who gave their lives in World War II is presented at St Ann’s Church, Manchester.
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Tameside Talent
Tameside has produced a rich vein of entertainment talent down the years – ranging from George Formby Snr to Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent
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Everton’s Howard Kendall limps off the pitch
Plus, this week in 1941, children in Manchester warm themselves by a fire outside a wrecked house during World War II.
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Who is this future football manager?
Plus, it’s not just cats that have nine lives – find out why. And this week in 1970, Jimmy Greaves gets muddy and Maine Road.
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Departure Lounge 1967
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks, buildings and events from bygone days with today. Our image this week shows a scene not witnessed for months in the current Covid lockdown – a family getting ready to jet off to the sun from Manchester’s Ringway Airport.
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Famous Mums
As it’s Mother’s Day, iNostalgia remembers some famous mums from Liverpool and Manchester – both real and fictional!
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Manchester 'street art' 1953.
Elizabeth II Coronation Wall Painting, Whitworth Street West.
