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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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King Street, Manchester
Welcome to Then and Now, where each week we compare images of Manchester and Merseyside streets, landmarks and buildings from bygone days with how they look now.
This week our main image shows people trudging down a snowy King Street in the 1970s, probably seeking cover in one of the many shops.
Modern King Street is now home to some of Manchester’s smartest outlets, boasting well-known designer names. A few can be glimpsed in photographer Nicola Mazzuia’s 2019 picture.
But back in Manchester’s Victorian heyday, the street featured the grand Town Hall, which in turn became the Central Library. The original Town Hall was replaced by a new building in Albert Square.
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25th March 1984: Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar seen here taunting the Everton supporter during the league cup final by pulling faces and using coins thrown on to the pitch as glasses.
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22/3/1957: Four year old Charlie Woolett joins a Manchester United training session in Blackpool with Bobby Charlton, Wilf McGuiness and Eddie Colman.
The team were training to face Birmingham City in the #FACup at Hillsborough. #MUFC won 2-0 with goals from Charlton and Berry.
21st March 1986: Queen Elizabeth II is pictured outside The Way We Were Museum at #Wigan Pier. The museum closed in 2007.
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