Category: Then & Now
Adelphi Hotel in darkness 1972
Electricity supplies had just been restored to the Adelphi Hotel in Ranelagh Place when this dramatic photo was taken from St John’s Beacon during the 1972 miners’ strike.
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Speakers’ Corner 1977
Our main image this week shows Speakers’ Corner in front of the Central Library in April 1977. Judging by the placards, the European Community was a hot topic then just as it is now!
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Aquitania 1921
Our main image this week shows the Cunard liner Aquitania in May 1921, seven years after her maiden transatlantic voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1914.
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United v Chelsea 1969
Our main image this week shows Manchester United and England star Nobby Stiles trudging off the pitch at Old Trafford flanked by Chelsea players John Hollins, left, and David Webb.
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Liverpool training 1967
Our main image this week shows Liverpool players Willie Stevenson, Ian St John and Ron Yeats wrapped up warm in training in January 1967. The woolly hats look particularly fetching!
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Hollies 1965
Our main image this week shows Salford band the Hollies jumping for joy in Stockport after hearing that their single I’m Alive had gone to the top of the UK charts. It is June 1965.
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Lime Street buildings demolition 1967
Our main image this week shows the front of Lime Street Station in January 1967 before the Ravenseft redevelopment of the St John’s Market precinct.
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Utd vs Wolves 1949
Our eye-catching main image this week captures the moment a shot whistles past the post in the 1949 FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Hillsborough.
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Everton Training 1964
Our main image this week shows the Everton attacking quartet of Alex Scott, Fred Pickering, Alex Young and Derek Temple having a chat on the terraces at Goodison Park after training. It’s March 1964.
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Liverpool v City 1953
Our main image this week shows Liverpool in action against Manchester City during a close-fought First Division match at Anfield in January 1953.
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Albert Square Xmas Tree 1955
Our main image this week shows Albert Square carpeted by overnight snow in December 1955. Lights are twinkling on the Christmas tree while shop fronts are illuminated by a neon glow.
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Gladstone Dock opens 1927
Our main image this week shows a historic moment for Liverpool’s Gladstone Dock – the arrival of the first ship to berth there in December 1927.
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24th November, 1931 ~ Pupils at Chetham’s School in Manchester get to sample the Christmas pudding mixture as the cook gets to work in the old ‘Norman’ kitchen 🎄
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📍 Manchester Town Hall, 7th November 1986.
A blaze of lights illuminates Manchester Town Hall, which is topped by a huge Santa Claus and sleigh. Who's looking forward to Christmas festivities in Manchester this year?
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