Partnership of archive & local history organisations, engaging Manchester with its histories. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The main partners in Archives+ are:
• Greater Manchester County Record Office (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities)
• Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives (Manchester City Council)
• North West Film Archive (Manchester Metropolitan University)
• Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust (The University of Manchester)
• Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society
• BFI Mediatheque
• Manchester Registration Service (Historic Registers)
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Thank you Barbara for sharing this fantastic find for our Didsbury Online Memory Box! Barbara's grandmother is listed on the 1911 census as a servant/kitchen maid at Lawnhurst - here's the family photo she has kindly found, her grandmother is on the right. #ArchivesPlusMemorybox Didsbury Civic Society
Oldham Road, Ancoats, 1898.
Hulme Yard, Castlefield, 1966.
Timeline Photos
A selection of images from the Manchester Local Image Collection, featuring photographs taken at Platt Fields Park Flower Show between 1959-1972.
This week's memory box takes a look back at the Didsbury area. Below you will find a collection of images and worksheets to use as prompts to start up a conversation.
For more information about the online memory boxes see the Archives+ blog site https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com
This week's memory box takes a look back at the Didsbury area. Below you will find a collection of images and worksheets to use as prompts to start up a conversation.
For more information about the online memory boxes see the Archives+ blog site https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com
A collection of photographs from the Manchester Local Image Collection, picturing Barlow Moor Road east side in 1959.
To end the week of the "Library City" online memory box, here's a gem from the #TownHallPhotographersCollection showing "Gaeity site - view of new housing", Mount Street/Peter Street opposite Central Library 1961 #photooftheday #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #manchestercentrallibrary #1960s
Filmed 10 years ago, take a look at what the library stack area once looked like beneath the Woodson Reading Room.
A trip down through Manchester Central Library’s stack system. Beneath the Great Hall, at the heart of the library, are four levels of library stacks (storage…
New #TownHallPhotographersCollection images added to Archives+ Flickr photo stream bit.ly/3fieczA - Spinningfields 1972, showing John Rylands Library and Manchester Evening News offices. Looks a little bit different now! #blackandwhitephotography #photooftheday #johnrylandslibrary #manchestereveningnews #spinningfields #manchester @ Spinningfields Manchester
Withington Library was opened on the 30th May 1927. The First World War interrupted progress from 1911 until 1925 the library had a temporary home in a converted house on the site of the present library. The library was designed by the City Architect, Henry Price.
New photos added to Archives+ Flickr from #TownHallPhotographerCollection - View from CIS building 1972. Do you think the view has changed much? #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #cisbuilding #photooftheday @ CIS Tower
1970's fashion. A selection of photographs from the Manchester Local Image Collection.
Mancunian Way Concrete Society Winner, 1968. Photographs from Manchester City Council's submission document.
http://ow.ly/syzB50zXwCr
Manchester shop fronts in the 1970s. A selection of photographs from the Manchester Local Image Collection.
This week's memory box collection is a special edition called "Library City" and we'll be taking a look at the magnificent libraries both past and present in Manchester City Centre. Below you will find a collection of images of some of the oldest and most beautiful libraries in the world, which are right here on our doorstep! Factsheets are included giving some information about these iconic buildings. Using these factsheets as prompts to start up a conversation, ask your relatives if they have any fond memories of visiting or studying in these libraries.
For more information about the online memory boxes and to see 2 videos of Central Library see the Archives+ blog site https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com
This week's memory box collection is a special edition called "Library City" and we'll be taking a look at the magnificent libraries both past and present in Manchester City Centre. Below you will find a collection of images of some of the oldest and most beautiful libraries in the world, which are right here on our doorstep! Factsheets are included giving some information about these iconic buildings. Using these factsheets as prompts to start up a conversation, ask your relatives if they have any fond memories of visiting or studying in these libraries.
For more information about the online memory boxes and to see 2 videos of Central Library see the Archives+ blog site https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com
William Crabtree, a Broughton draper was asked by a curate friend, Jeremiah Horrox to observe the Transit of Venus, on November 24th. Initially Horrox's calculations were wrong, but with Crabtree's help, his new tables were corrected and the event was observed at the right time.
A collection of images relating to Didsbury Library, including a Ground floor by Henry Price, 1914.
Wythenshawe, Hall Lane, Baguley, Sub centre shop, Butchers Shop, 1949.
The Great Hall designed by Architect Vincent E. Harris. The acoustics of the Great Hall are unusual to say the least: the dome creates an extraordinary 'whispering gallery' effect, which changes depending on where you stand in the room.
http://ow.ly/mm5550zXvX8
Social Sciences Library (Great Hall), Manchester Central Library, 1960
Soldiers at Home In England Taken during the First World War.
Three amazing images of #MancunianWay building progress in 1966, plus the unveiling attended by Prime Minister Harold Wilson 1967. Did you attend this, can you spot yourself in the photo? We'd love to hear! #townhallphotographerscollection #blackandwhitephotography
As lockdown continues and we’re staying close to home, it’s a great time to explore the history of your local area. Each week Archives+ will publish a memory box for an area in Manchester; this week it’s Levenshulme. There will be 6 worksheets to use as prompts to start up a conversation and we're encouraging everyone taking part to share their findings with us. See the Archives+ blog for more details https://bit.ly/2XKhAMn
As lockdown continues and we’re staying close to home, it’s a great time to explore the history of your local area. Each week Archives+ will publish a memory box for an area in Manchester; this week it’s Levenshulme. There will be 6 worksheets to use as prompts to start up a conversation and we're encouraging everyone taking part to share their findings with us. See the Archives+ blog for more details https://bit.ly/2XKhAMn
A collection of posters and photographs from Library Theatre productions in the past.
Full album via the link below.
http://ow.ly/gSg950zRfUS
Lost Gardens.
Images and posters relating to Belle Vue Zoological Gardens.
Full album via link Below.
http://ow.ly/cTFC50zRdDi
Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, 1899.
Here is a selection of images from our Flickr album. The full collection may be viewed via the link below.
http://ow.ly/2GVN50zRdck
If you're about on twitter 2-3pm today please follow
@MancLibraries. The North West Hub of Unlocking Our Sound Heritage, based in Archives+ are doing a twitter takeover to show the things they've been up to for year 1 of the 3 year project. There'll be some lockdown activities, clips and training tools.
https://twitter.com/MancLibraries
Photographer Shirley Baker was born in Salford in 1932. She is primarily known for her poignant street scenes taken around Manchester in the '50s and '60s. Here is a selection of images from our Flickr album, taken in Manchester Airport.
http://ow.ly/VmKv50zQ2bV
As lockdown continues and we’re very much staying close to home, it’s a great time to explore the history of your local area. Each week Archives+ will publish a memory box for an area in Manchester; this week it’s Levenshulme. There will be 6 worksheets to use as prompts to start up a conversation and we're encouraging everyone taking part to share their findings with us. See the Archives+ blog for more details https://bit.ly/3c0oySz
As lockdown continues and we’re very much staying close to home, it’s a great time to explore the history of your local area. Each week Archives+ will publish a memory box for an area in Manchester; this week it’s Levenshulme. There will be 6 worksheets to use as prompts to start up a conversation and we're encouraging everyone taking part to share their findings with us. See the Archives+ blog for more details https://bit.ly/3c0oySz
Our new blog out today looks at the link between Manchester and the 'Spanish Flu' of 1918.
https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com/2020/05/24/the-spanish-flu-pandemic-and-manchester/… #LocalHistory20 Manchester Past Our Town Story Visit Manchester
As we deal with the coronavirus pandemic it is perhaps worth contemplating the 1918 flu pandemic (known as the “Spanish Flu” not because it originated in Spain – the geographical origin is still no…
A few favourites from this week's 1972 Flickr uploads! Fab car on Holker St (Victoria Park), the iconic Kennet House (demolished in 1979) and a model of proposed new building outside MCR Town Hall 1972.
To see more check out https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums
As lockdown continues, it’s more important than ever to stay connected with your loved ones, whilst observing the government led social distancing guidelines. We hope Archives+ can help you to do this by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history, find out what their childhood was like, look back at the area where they grew up, discover their fondest childhood memories and maybe uncover some hidden gems in your family’s story. Whilst children are off school and many adults are at home, why not take this opportunity to find out about those important stories thus ensuring this history is passed on to the next generation which can often get lost or put off for another day as we lead our busy lives. Sharing memories of days gone by can bring families closer together, listening to elderly relatives can be a comfort for families as they gain an insight into their life stories. Each week Archives+ will publish a memory box for an area in Manchester, this week our archive collections cover Wythenshawe. Below you will find a collection of images from Wythenshawe, alongside 6 worksheets. The worksheets are set around 6 themes: Industry, Place, Health and Living Conditions, Pastimes, Radical Thinking, Communities. Using the worksheets as prompts to start up a conversation, write down your findings on a piece of paper, or if you prefer type into a tablet or PC. For more information see the Archives+ blog post https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/online-memory-box-wythenshawe/
As lockdown continues, it’s more important than ever to stay connected with your loved ones, whilst observing the government led social distancing guidelines. We hope Archives+ can help you to do this by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history, find out what their childhood was like, look back at the area where they grew up, discover their fondest childhood memories and maybe uncover some hidden gems in your family’s story. Whilst children are off school and many adults are at home, why not take this opportunity to find out about those important stories thus ensuring this history is passed on to the next generation which can often get lost or put off for another day as we lead our busy lives. Sharing memories of days gone by can bring families closer together, listening to elderly relatives can be a comfort for families as they gain an insight into their life stories. Each week Archives+ will publish a memory box for an area in Manchester, this week our archive collections cover Wythenshawe. Below you will find a collection of images from Wythenshawe, alongside 6 worksheets. The worksheets are set around 6 themes: Industry, Place, Health and Living Conditions, Pastimes, Radical Thinking, Communities. Using the worksheets as prompts to start up a conversation, write down your findings on a piece of paper, or if you prefer type into a tablet or PC. For more information see the Archives+ blog post https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com/2020/05/18/online-memory-box-wythenshawe/
Selected images from the Manchester Local Image Collection, picturing performers at Belle Vue circus between 1951 to 1963.
Selected images from the May Day, Archives+ Flickr Album. The full album is available to view via the link below.
http://ow.ly/Z0Le50zCBjX
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And here’s Roving Robots demo part 2, thanks Sam and Louis.
Sam & Louis demonstrate Dash & Dot at our family coding session this afternoon. If you missed it, Roving Robots coding session will be on again next Friday, 2-4pm in the Media Lounge.
Here is Beverley, an apprentice at Central Library telling us her story. We love archives! Manchester Libraries
And here is their explanation! International Mother Language Day at Central Library Manchester Libraries
Students from the Ukrainian Saturday School speaking in their Mother Language at Central Library Manchester Libraries
The Minibus Choir from Cheetham Hill rocking the house with their performance for International Mother Language Day at Central Library Manchester Libraries
The Ukrainian Saturday School performing a traditional folk dance for International Mother Language Day at Central Library Manchester Libraries
Well done to the new students who attended the African drumming workshop with Leman Mirazi - International Mother Language Day at Central Library Manchester Libraries
Perkunas Lithuanian Folk Group performing the legend of Jurate and Kastytis - International Mother Language Day at Central Library Manchester Libraries
Brilliant performance from the students at The Damascene Arabic School - International Mother Language Day Central Library Manchester Libraries
100 years ago today some women were given the right to vote. Let's remind ourselves what they were up against back then! Isabelle, a young student on placement in Archives+ last week, recorded this video clip of an anti-suffrage poem found in our suffrage archive collection.
Some wonderful collaboration went into this short vintage lego movie! Well done Jack, Rodrigo & Joshua!
We had a fantastic 2 days at Wythenshawe Games in the under 5's zone. Thank you to everyone who joined us for Manchester Bee themed activities: badges, coasters, scratchy bees, bee handling box, umbrella doodles and bee sticker drawings. Here's a short video of what you enjoyed at Wythenshawe Games 2017.
Bring him home !
She Choir open rehearsal is sounding awesome! #musicday2017
Open rehearsal with She Choir now! #musicday2017
A few Irish tunes now from Fionnuala, Maeve and Declan! ☘️
Carlt continues the guitar and vocals theme!
Oli Griffiths rocking out on bass and vocals!
Carnelian Saxaphone Quartet are going down a treat #musicday2017
Soothing sounds from Carnelian Saxaphone Quartet #musicday2017
We're "Rollin' on a River" of music here at Central Library with Legs of Man up first on #musicday2017
#musicday2017 at Central Library with Legs of Man
Walk Manchester - City Centre Guided Tours
City CentreSpiceUp - An Exhibition About The Spice Girls
Intu Watford, Watford
Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
Boyle Street, Cheetham
Greater Manchester Police Museum
57A Newton Street
