Manchester United’s Jimmy Nicholl closes down West Brom’s David Mills
Plus… do you remember the Spud Sack Jack at Smithfield Market back in 1953? And Noel Coward celebrates plays at the Palace Theatre and the Opera House
Adrian Henri
iNostalgia remembers a multi-talented icon of Merseybeat – poet, musician and painter Adrian Henri
Anti-tank gun crews training exercise near Manchester
We have three memorable images from the World War II Home Front this week as a prelude to Clive Hardy’s forthcoming book on Britain from the 1939 to 1945.
Brian Kidd’s acrobatic display
Plus… Marian Montgomery poses for the press at Manchester’s Palace Theatre, and we ask ‘what’s in a name?’
Steve Coppell
We remember the fast-track football career of Liverpool-born England winger Steve Coppell
Liverpool band The Scaffold play Newcastle…
Plus, Manchester United’s ray Wilkins charges at Stoke City defence, Bobby Charlton helps out Red Devils fan club, and wartime fire service in training
John Mayall
iNostalgia recalls the early years of Manchester blues pioneer John Mayall and the brilliant artists who worked alongside him
Three Graces Waterfront
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 our photo shows the trio of world-renowned Liverpool landmarks known as the Three Graces in October 1959.
Merseyside League Cups
While Liverpool have won the League Cup a record eight times, we look back on Everton and Tranmere’s near misses in the competition
Oxford Street Smog
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look today. This week our photo shows what seems to be pedestrians picking their way through the fog on a cold evening on Oxford Street in November 1953.
Sorry No Petrol Here
…plus, this week in 1936, Manchester United legend Duncan Edwards is born, and in 1964, screaming fans greet the Beatles on their appearance at a Wigan cinema
Air traffic control of the 1950s at Manchester’s Ringway Airport
…plus Manchester United’s Albert Quixall shares a joke with Chelsea’s Jimmy Greaves, and Manchester Grammar School students help with the war effort
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