Then & Now – Lord Street, Liverpool
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.
Our powerful main image this week shows the familiar frontage of Blacklers department store severely damaged in the Liverpool Blitz of May 1941.
Nostalgia remembers the colourful career of Liverpool jazz singer George Melly
It’s true to say the tropical palm house at Sefton Park shaped the whole life of Liverpool jazz singer, writer and entertainer George Melly. The incongruous sight of wounded soldiers sitting and smoking among the exotic plants in the 1940s awakened a love of...
Then & Now – Blacklers department store, Liverpool
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.
Our powerful main image this week shows the familiar frontage of Blacklers department store severely damaged in the Liverpool Blitz of May 1941.
Nostalgia recalls Liverpool’s first League Cup triumph this week in 1981
Liverpool must have had a feeling of déjà vu when they played West Ham at Wembley in the League Cup Final of March 1981. For the Reds had already met the London club in August in the Charity Shield – the curtain-raiser to the new season. Liverpool were at Wembley as...
Nostalgia remembers a season of two lost cup semi-finals and a new manager for Manchester United
It was a classic case of so near, yet so far for Manchester United when it came to the topsy-turvy campaign of 1969-70. It was all change at Old Trafford as club legend Matt Busby had retired after 24 years as manager to be replaced by Wilf McGuinness. As far as...
1967: Manchester band the Hollies line up at the ABC studios in Didsbury – Pictured
March 9, 1967: Manchester band the Hollies line up at the ABC studios in Didsbury before filming their appearance on the TV show Doddy’s Music Box. Formed in Autumn 1962 by childhood friends Allan Clarke and Graham Nash, the Hollies continuously made the charts on...
19960: : Singer-songwriter Prince is pictured in Manchester
March 11, 1995: Singer-songwriter Prince is pictured on one of his four visits to Manchester from 1990 to 2002. Here he’s performing at the G-Mex on his Ultimate Live Experience European tour. The concert featured new material to promote his new album The Gold...
1984: Belle Vue Aces speedway team take on their own junior side…
March 11, 1984: Belle Vue Aces speedway team take on their own junior side, the Belle Vue Colts, on the opening night of the 1984 season. The Gorton-based Aces started racing in 1928. They’ve won the British League five times and the British League Knockout Cup three...
Nostalgia remembers Salford sausage-maker and popular radio comedian Al Read
There’s a fascinating link between Coronation Street character Fred Elliott and Salford comic Al Read. Elliott, brilliantly portrayed by actor John Savident, was a blunt-speaking butcher who often repeated the words ‘I say’ for comic effect. Read, before he started...
Then & Now – Queensway tunnel, Liverpool
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. Our main image this week shows the newly laid-out 130-acre Walton Hall Park in all its splendour in February 1934.
Then & Now – Kendals department store
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. Our main image this week shows the newly laid-out 130-acre Walton Hall Park in all its splendour in February 1934.
Nostalgia remembers actress Pat Phoenix and her much-loved TV alter ego Elsie Tanner
Prime Minister James Callaghan was clearly a big fan of Coronation Street character Elsie Tanner. He described the Weatherfield firebrand, played by Manchester actress Pat Phoenix, as ‘the sexiest thing on television’. Elsie certainly made an impact during her two...
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