Category: History
100 years ago in Eccles: Illegal gambling habit puts teens as young as 14 in court
Believe it or not, 100 years ago in Eccles, the perils of gambling were rife for young children. We are all used to seeing amusement arcades on our high streets with...
Eccles pub history book now worth 500 TIMES original price
A book written by SalfordOnline.com’s Local History Editor which went on sale in June 1982 is now selling for over 500 times its cover price. Copies of Tony...
100 years ago in Eccles: Patricroft soldier wins Russian military honour for bravery
The Eccles Journal for September 1915 told an incredible story of a Patricroft soldier’s heroism under fire: such was his bravery that the Czar of Russia awarded...
100 years ago in Eccles: Albert Edward pub in trouble again
The Albert Edward on Church Street, Eccles is a small, tidy pub which has a rich history dating back to 1830, however in September 1915 it hit the headlines for all the...
100 years ago in Salford: Vermin-riddled children land ‘lazy’ dad in jail
In a court case from The Salford City Reporter 100 years ago this month we came across a story of child neglect so shocking that it almost beggars belief. It is shocking...
Watch: Rich history of Buile Hill Park Hart Hill Mansion revealed
The history of one of the wealthiest families in Salford is being unearthed right before our eyes with the lastest historical dig at Buile Hill Park. Salford...
Poet Mike Duff pens Eccles verse for SalfordOnline.com history
Celebrated poet and author Mike Duff has written a special poem for the relaunch of SalfordOnline.com’s history features section. Mike, dubbed a ‘local...
SalfordOnline.com’s History section relaunched
SalfordOnline.com is relaunching a dedicated History section under the watchful eye of Tony Flynn. Tony is the epitome of SalfordOnline.com’s connection with the...
Watch: Salford’s Buile Hill Park hothouse abandoned to the elements
While filming an archeological dig, SalfordOnline.com was shocked to discover the skeletal remains of the once-grand Buile Hill Park hothouse in Salford. Generations of...
Salford to celebrate heroic nurse Edith Cavell 100 years after execution
The life and tragic death of nurse Edith Cavell 100 years ago will be celebrated at Salford’s Sacred Trinity church next month. Cavell was a nurse during the First...
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