Category: History
100 years ago in Irlam: 3,000 watch UK’s first football superstar Billy Meredith kick off charity match
A man so famous in his time that he can legitimately be called Britain’s first football superstar was in Irlam 100 years ago this week to help raise money for...
50 years ago in Salford: Harrowing war sketches on show at Monks Hall Museum
Carrying on with our stories from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal, we came across this rather sad story of an exhibition that was held at the now empty...
Pictured: Shelter launch search for Salford ‘slum’ children of the 1960s
Housing charity Shelter is launching a campaign to identify children caught on camera who lived in the ‘slums’ of Salford in the 1960s. It’s believed...
100 years ago: Pendlebury soldier recommended for Distingushed Conduct Medal
Continuing with our stories from the local papers from 100 years ago we came across this story of a Pendlebury man who was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct...
100 years ago: Pendlebury soldier recommended for Distinguished Conduct Medal
Continuing with our stories from the local papers from 100 years ago, we came across this story of a Pendlebury soldier who was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct...
100 years ago in Salford: NSPCC tell horror tale of sickening child neglect
In 1916 the local papers were full of war-time exploits, but this sorry tale hits a little closer to home. Salford itself may be a city tainted by the shadow of...
50 years ago in Eccles: History repeats as bus roof ripped off in Barton bridge smash
The low canal bridge that carries the Bridgewater Canal towards the aqueduct at Barton has seen many a mishap over the years with both buses and large lorries...
100 years ago in Salford: Death of WW1 flying ace
While we’ve brought you many stories of brave local troops fighting in the First World War, this one is a little different in that it involves a pilot: Salford man...
100 years ago in Eccles: Barlow Street Gang face the birch for stealing fruit
Crime and punishment are still with us today but this cautionary tale from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal in January 1916, shows just how harsh the...
50 years ago in Eccles: Pie-fight turns ugly at Tripe Works
We all love a good story from the past and this little beauty from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from January 1966 takes some ‘beating’....
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