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Manchester soldier meets American ally at Anzio during WW2
Also this week, fans queued for hours outside the Free Trade Hall for tickets to see the Rolling Stones play Manchester on March 5th 1971
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral 1967
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. There’s a real flavour of the Swinging 60s about our image this week as fashion models line up outside the almost complete Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral in April 1967.
Women working at Old Trafford form own football team
Plus, Future Manchester United star Nicky Butt holds off the challenge of Eddie McCullagh during an FA Youth Cup match against Tranmere Rovers.
Corrie Humour Quiz
Some of TV’s funniest moments have been provided by long-running Granada soap Coronation Street down the years. How well do you remember Corrie’s humorous moments and the characters who created them? Why not test your knowledge in our quiz?
The Beatles in France
iNostalgia remembers a Parisian adventure for the Fab Four that saw the sparks flying backstage and nearly left Ringo stranded
Flashback to 1941
iNostalgia looks back on 1941 with the help of some remarkable images recently recovered from the Liverpool Echo archives
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.
Hylda Baker – more than a comedienne
iNostalgia finds out there was much more to Farnworth actress Hylda Baker than Nellie Pledge and Nearest and Dearest
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Sykes and pals
iNostalgia looks back on the extraordinary show business life of Oldham comic maestro Eric Sykes
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John Spencer
iNostalgia remembers Bury snooker genius John Spencer – triple world champion and Pot Black TV veteran
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Manchester Pantomimes
As Coronavirus restrictions have put Manchester pantomimes on hold this year, iNostalgia remembers some of the great Christmas shows of the past
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Manchester Christmas Derbies
After City and United’s goalless December derby last week, iNostalgia looks back at more memorable Christmas matches between the two Manchester clubs
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Moss Side 1972, a fantastic shot of children playing in the streets 📍
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Amazing, black and white kids playing out together, who would have thought It! Brilliant photograph. I hope all those in it are all still fit and well!👏
I remember the streets being like this in the 60s ,wouldn't swop my childhood
My father was born and lived on Meadow Street Moss Side
They only go out to smash bus shelters now !
That’s how streets used to be all over in the 50s and 60s. Brilliant!!
I was born in Cecil street
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The concentration of so many cotton mills led to Ancoats being labelled the first industrial suburb in the world. It was here that the industrial revolution came of age, and the spinning mule and the steam engine came together for the first time ♥️
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