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Lancashire cricketer Neil Fairbrother hits out
Plus this week in 1893, Blackpool looked very different before the famous tower was completed in May 1894.
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Benfica at airport 1963
Our main image this week shows Portuguese football side Benfica after landing at Manchester’s Ringway Airport in November 1963.
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TV in the 80s
How well do you remember the Manchester-produced TV highlights of the 1980s? Why not test your knowledge in our nostalgia quiz and compare your score with friends?
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Cinephone picture house 1973
Our main image this week shows the Cinephone Cinema in Market Street which was well known for screening foreign films. The date is November 1973.
Mosquito at Speke 1968
Our main image this week shows a wartime De Havilland Mosquito taking off from Liverpool’s Speke Airport in June 1968.
Women at War
iNostalgia looks back on women at war in Manchester from 1939 to 1945 with the aid of remarkable photos from the M.E.N. archive
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.
Music in the 1950s
iNostalgia remembers the Manchester music stars taking their first steps in the 1950s – and one making a major comeback
Albert Finney and Charlie Bubbles
iNostalgia looks back 55 years to when Albert Finney returned to Salford to make his debut as movie director
Marc Bolan
iNostalgia remembers how Granada TV programme Marc brought Marc Bolan and a string of glittering pop stars to Manchester in the 1970s
Manchester 1980s
How well do you remember Manchester in the 1980s? Why not test your knowledge in our nostalgia quiz and compare your score with friends?
Euro 96 Manchester Edition
To mark the delayed start of Euro 2020, iNostalgia remembers when the tournament came to Manchester 25 years ago this month
Kanchelskis takes on the Toffees
Plus this week in 1985, the Prince and Princess of Wales are pictured in Wythenshawe during a visit to Manchester and the North West. Princess Diana can be glimpsed behind her husband Charles.
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Schmeichel appeals for calm
Plus this week in 1964, Rolling Stones’ band members Bill Wyman, left, and Charlie Watts arrive at Belle Vue, Manchester, on their third British Tour of the year.
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Prince performs at Maine Road
Plus, this week in 1994, Manchester City goalkeeper Tony Coton is pictured in Premier League action for the Blues at the start of the new season.
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Champion sprint cyclist Reg Harris sets the pace
Plus this week in 1992, Manchester United’s flying Russian winger Andrei Kanchelskis gives defenders the slip during the Red Devils’ 3-0 league victory over Everton at Old Trafford.
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ARP warden gives vital comms during Manchester Blitz
Plus, this week in 1977, Liverpool forward Kenny Dalglish volleys wide of the Manchester United goal during the Charity Shield match between the two sides at Wembley.
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Rochdale in third division clash at Cheltenham
Plus this week in 1992, Olympic cycling hero Chris Boardman arrives at Manchester airport after striking gold in Barcelona.
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