Category: 1950s
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.
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Cenotaph at St George’s Hall
Welcome again to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Merseyside streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today. This week shows the Remembrance Sunday ceremony of November 1952 with members of the armed services gathered around the cenotaph to the east of St George’s Hall.
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Singers of the 50s
iNostalgia remembers three very different Liverpool pop idols from the 1950s
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Queen Mother visits Wigan’s Heinz factory
iNostalgia remembers the Queen Mother’s visits to Manchester on the 60th anniversary of her tour of the Heinz factory in Wigan
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Belle Vue Fights Back
iNostalgia looks back 65 years to Belle Vue’s battle to bring back the crowds
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The Revie Plan
As Manchester United aim to convince doubters over their current match tactics, iNostalgia remembers a football plan that brought success for City the 1950s…
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Battling Bessey
World boxing champion Hogan Bassey wasn’t the only hard-hitter for Liverpool in the 1950s and early 1960s. His good friend, battling Labour MP Bessie Braddock, packed quite a punch herself in the tough world of politics. She always fought the city’s corner, proving herself a formidable campaigner on housing, health and social welfare.
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Liverpool’s Boxing Legend
Although he was born in Nigeria, champion boxer, Hogan ‘Kid’ Bassey was proud to call Liverpool his home. Bassey was regarded as one of the great ambassadors for African sport, both as a boxer and later as the coach of Nigeria’s national amateur team. We look back at the highs and lows of a 74-fight career.
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The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
After the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Nostalgia looks back at another momentous Royal occasion 55 years ago this week – the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Music of Manchester in the 1950s
Nostalgia looks back on the remarkable life of Salford song-writer Ewan MacColl and the music of Manchester in the 1950s. Who would have thought that one of the greatest love songs of all time would be shaped in the grimy streets of Salford during the Great Depression?
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Bolton Win FA Cup
It’s 60 years ago this week that Bolton Wanderers beat a makeshift Manchester United in what became known as the Munich Cup Final. Nostalgia recalls an emotional day.
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Films Set in and Around Manchester
Films Set in and Around Manchester Throughout the decades, there have been numerous films set in...
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