Manchester Liverpool Road Station – Lost Stations
An anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage, the Science and Industry Museum,…
Category: Local History
Discover the stories which shaped our local towns and villages. From who built our local churches, to the stories behind our lost train stations and pubs, and our the stories that made our communities what they are today.
The Smiths – The Story
It’s a commonly held belief that The Smiths started life when guitarist Johnny Marr knocked…
Hall of Fame – Manchester’s Arlene Phillips
Dancer, choreographer, theatre director, talent scout, TV judge and presenter, author, mentor and teacher –…
How Lord Beaverbrook gave aircraft production wings!
On 14 May 1940, Winston Churchill appointed the Canadian-British Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, as…
The Trams of Manchester’s Oxford Street
Trams often queued in Manchester’s Oxford Street in the early 1900s – and for good…
Belle Vue – The Golden Age of Music
Belle Vue basked in a golden age of popular music in the 1970s as almost…
The night when Punk rock exploded onto the national scene – right here in Manchester in 1976!
It was described, quite simply, as the gig that changed the world. The date was…
From Formby to Fame – Wigan’s rich musical heritage
Popular music has always struck a vibrant chord in Wigan, stretching from George Formby and…
The Christmas Blitz of December 1940 – Manchester
In what later became known as the Christmas Blitz, Manchester was raided by hundreds of…
Manchester’s Golden Gate for more than 100 years
It may be a long way from San Francisco, but Trafford’s swing bridge has been…
The Trams of Stockport Road, 1924
Stockport Road in Longsight now sees some of the busiest traffic in Manchester. But it…
Elizabeth R 1926-2022 – Remembering A Remarkable Reign
In memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, iNostalgia presents a gallery of images of…