Category: History
100 years ago in Salford: Man dupes grieving soldier’s wife in ‘extraordinary husband’ court case
It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood film, but rest assured, this incredible tale from 100 years ago in Salford is real. A man from Eccles by the name of George Parkin...
Could these be the oldest ever images of Salford? Stunning 1830s photography ‘find’ sparks debate
A series of images which could predate the oldest-known photographs of Salford by a staggering 25 years have been unearthed. The ‘stereographs’ – an...
New hope for Agecroft Cemetery Chapel
A campaign to save one of Salford’s most endangered historic buildings has been given a boost thanks to a new community group. The Agecroft Cemetery Chapel...
Search to reunite lost 1940s wedding album with Salford family
SalfordOnline.com are hoping to reunite a family wedding album discovered in a car boot sale in Salford with its rightful owners. Jacqueline Ridyard, from Fram Street in...
Get into the bones of Salford history: Sign up for Buile Hill Park Hart Hill mansion dig
Local people are being invited to take part in a public archeological dig to unearth the unique history of Salford’s 18th and 19th century Buile Hill Park. People...
£500 WW1 Salford history project grants available now
Local groups and organisations are being invited to bid for grants of up to £500 for history projects in Salford relating to the First World War. Salfordian soldiers...
Hiroshima bombing 70 years on: Watch eyewitness account of Jimmy Rushby, Salford Royal Navy seaman
On 6 August 1945, at 8.15am, the nuclear bomb ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima killing instantly an estimated 80,000 people. By the...
Swinton Lions secure Jim Valentine medal, a vital piece of 1899 rugby league history
An iconic piece of Swinton Lions memorabilia 116 years old has come to light in a small cottage in Yorkshire. The remarkable item is a Challenge Cup Winner’s Medal...
50 years ago in Salford: Monks Hall Museum makes Patricroft steam train history with 1.5 million mile nameplate
The Grade II-listed Monks Hall Museum on Wellington Road in Eccles is still standing, though, only barely. This story from July 1965 tells of a donation to the famed...
Vinegar Vera: Memories, tributes and poems flood in from all over the world for Salford legend
After SalfordOnline.com’s tribute to Vinegar Vera Done, a legendary character in Salford, tributes and stories about her have come in to us from every corner of...
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