Category: History
100 years ago: Eccles woman dishes out black eyes in Silk Street rumble
Women are still presented to us by the media as the gentler sex, however this little story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal would seem to disprove the...
100 years ago: Revelation as shock Salford murderer finally caught
In May 2015 SalfordOnline.com told you the tale of an horrific murder that was committed 100 years ago in Salford. At the time, our history researchers didn’t know...
100 years ago: Snoring Scouser strangles guard in Eccles football fiasco
We came across an amusing story from the pages of the now (sadly) defunct Eccles and Patricroft Journal from May 1916 which shows that avoiding fares on public transport...
100 years ago: Three Salford dockers killed by alcohol poisoning
We have reported many stories over the years about Salford Docks and the antics that went on there, however this story from the pages of the Salford City Reporter, May...
100 years ago in Walkden: Shocking domestic violence case made worse by ignorant men
Domestic violence is sadly still a prevalent issue in Salford, but happily attitudes have changed somewhat since 1916. The Eccles and Patricroft Journal pulled no...
100 years ago: Eccles submariner helps shoot down German Zeppelin
The German Zeppelin raids on Great Britain during World War One not only caused the deaths of 557 civilians and injured 1,358 people but caused widespread panic...
Family memorial benches to be scrapped at Agecroft Cemetery
Wooden benches bearing the names of loved ones at a Salford cemetery will be removed and taken into storage if the families they belong to can’t be found. Salford...
What remains of listed Salford mill to be demolished for 150-space car park
A lone tower on an windswept industrial estate in Salford is the last remnant of the Grade II-listed Springfield and Overbridge mill. The stair tower is the only section...
100 years ago: Salford family ‘drunk on Oxo’ in pub perjury
The pages of the Salford City Reporter newspaper continue to throw up fascinating stories as this one from April 1916 shows. PC Lamb a well-known, oft-quoted and...
100 years ago in Salford: Thieving dockers’ brief goes hell for leather in cargo affair
The now-closed Salford Docks on Trafford Road was in 1916 a hive of industry employing hundreds of men. With huge quantities of goods coming in from all over the world...
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