by Malcolm Pheby | Apr 19, 2018 | This Week
April 21st 1944 The harsh realities of life in wartime Manchester are captured in this powerful image of housewife Mrs Margaret Jones being forced to cook stew on a watchman’s brazier in New Bridge Street. Mrs Jones and her family had been left without gas in her home...
by Malcolm Pheby | Apr 15, 2018 | This Week
APRIL 13TH 1951 Long-serving hangman Albert Pierrepoint pulls a pint at his Manchester pub, the Help the Poor Struggler. Pierrepoint executed at least 400 people, including Ruth Ellis, Derek Bentley and the war-time traitor William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw). He hanged more...
by Malcolm Pheby | Apr 4, 2018 | This Week
APRIL 5TH 1952 It’s all eyes on the ball as West Bromwich Albion inside right John Nicholls goes in for a mid-air duel with Manchester City’s Roy Paul and Kenneth Branagan at Maine Road. West Brom won the Division One encounter 2-1. City eventually finished 15th in...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 31, 2018 | This Week
MARCH 25TH 1943 Youngsters make an impromptu swing out of a lamppost on the corner of a Manchester street during the Second World War. A pram is parked on the pavement while a group of children patiently wait their turn. It’s a wonderful image of simple pleasures,...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 14, 2018 | This Week
MARCH 14TH 1957 Emergency crews frantically search the wreckage of a BEA Vickers Viscount airliner after it crashed into a row of houses in Shadowmoss Road. All 15 passengers and five crew were killed. The plane was on its final approach to Ringway Airport. A mother...
by Malcolm Pheby | Mar 7, 2018 | This Week
Each week we share events and memories from the past. This week, The Rolling Stones celebrate in Manchester, Bobby Charlton meets the Prime Minister, Prince performs at the G-Mex, Eric Cantona scores and Kylie performs at the Manchester Apollo. March 8th 1965 The...
