Category: Features
Unseen Salford treasures
Tony Flynn Mon 23rd March, 12:32 PM
In this first of our proposed articles on objects chosen by the staff at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford we take a look at a Bartmann or Bellarmine jug. These...
Watch: 1966 football history rewritten with unseen Eccles Rediffusion Cup Final film
Tony Flynn Fri 20th March, 5:11 PM
1966 was a great year for English football. England won the World Cup at Wembley for the first - and only - time, Manchester United legend Eric Cantona was...
100 years ago in Salford: Belgian refugees flood into city
Tom Rodgers Thu 20th November, 1:22 PM
It may seem strange, but in November 1914 Salford was awash with refugees from Belgium, a story that still to this day goes almost unreported. Germany had invaded their...
50 years ago in Eccles: Death of Manchester United player Thomas Albert Parker
Tony Flynn Tue 18th November, 3:48 PM
Continuing with our series of stories that were making the papers 50 years ago this week, we take a look at an Eccles man Thomas Albert Parker who achieved fame by...
Eccles blasts into space…almost
Tony Flynn Fri 10th October, 4:28 PM
This story from 1967 concerns the Borough Of Eccles plans to celebrate the 75th anniversary of when it was granted a Charter in 1892 that elevated the former town to a...
WW1 history revealed: Zeppelin tragedy kills soldiers on British soil
Tony Flynn Fri 25th July, 4:41 PM
Earlier this month we reported exclusively on a First World War postcard find in the loft of a house in Prestwich. These incredible social documents, now extremeley...
