31/12/2019
#Townhallphotographerscollection Atmospheric image of Florence Street 1971 - C.P.O Cheetham with views of fly-tipping and ranging poles. More images available on Flickr here http://ow.ly/3bE450xJS8E @MancLibraries @GMLibraries
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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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30/12/2019
#Townhallphotographerscollection 1971 #Manchester. This brings back memories as a teenager walking down Tib Street with my mum, dressed in her obligatory 70s headscarf! Does anyone know recognise this street? More images here http://ow.ly/STo750xJR55 @MancLibraries @GMLibraries
30/12/2019
Although this image was taken by the Town Hall Photographers to document litter in the street, it is still a beautiful image of the #Manchester city centre back streets in 1971. 845 new images have just been uploaded to Flickr here http://ow.ly/pTYW50xJPVX @MancLibraries
08/12/2019
Getting in the festive spirit, love these images of bygone santas!
It's Pretend to be a Time Traveller day and we thought we would look at our Manchester Giant Santa over the years.
Which one is your favourite?
#PretendToBeATimeTravellerDay #McrChristmas
Images courtesy of Archives+ and Luke Montague on Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons.
19/11/2019
June 1973 - John Heywood Street, Clayton, looking towards Ilford Street. The shop on the right of the picture is the only one still standing today! #Clayton #1970s Manchester Libraries Manchester Past British Culture Archive
16/11/2019
Join us today at Central Library as photographer Richard Davis takes us on a photographic journey through #Hulme in the #80s & #90s. Free drop-in, all welcome. #lemnsissay #manchester #blackandwhitephotography
19/10/2019
Sunday Spooktacular - Library Live
Sunday Spooktacular - Library Live
As part of Manchester’s Halloween in the City weekend, we are celebrating with a totally Spooky Sunday at Manchester Central Library. We have many tricks and treats planned for those children brave enough to enter the haunted library! Marvel at the magical drag queen storytellers Discover the demo...
03/10/2019
#VolunteerFinds Manchester Airport, March 1973 - a pair of #BOAC jets about to head off for exotic climes!
02/10/2019
#VolunteerFinds - 29th May 1973, Granada TV HQ on Quay Street, an important part of Manchester's cultural history, to say the least (Coronation Street and the Beatles first TV appearance came from here) An image we found only 30 minutes ago, now broadcast to the world!
01/10/2019
#VolunteerFinds May 1973, South King St./St James Square - a nice atmospheric shot, a variety of classic cars, and the shop straight ahead is making me feel rather peckish for some strange reason...
20/09/2019
#VolunteerFinds - Old market Street, Blackley on a dark winter's afternoon, February 1973. The child in the parka looks like he's stepped out of a Ready Break advert! #TownHallPhotographersCollection @GMPBlackley @GMLibraries @MancLibraries
19/09/2019
#VolunteerFinds - Guilty looking doggy sat in the "master's" chair! Margot Street, Harpurhey March 1973. Found this by accident, thought straight away it just had to be shared 😊 Love the 70s style furnishings! #TownHallPhotographersCollection @MancLibraries @GMLibraries
18/09/2019
North West Film Archive
North West Film Archive
This Saturday (1pm-4pm) we're going to get involved in the Cheetham Festival Open Day at Archives+ in Central Library, by showing films of Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall.
Here's a taster of what's in store: a lovely record of St Mark's Church Whit Walk in 1973, captured by Salford filmmaker Ralph Brookes.
Come along on Saturday and find out more. There will also be archive handling sessions, family activities and behind-the-scenes tours of the Library.
The Cheetham Cultural Festival runs from 19-22 September with a series of free events throughout the area - find out more here: https://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/2019_CHEETHAM_FEST_FINAL.pdf.
18/09/2019
#VolunteerFinds - Heald Place, Rusholme on 21st March 1973, the very day our volunteer who digitised this image was born! Love the #Austin1800 (just like my grandad's car) and the rickety wooden fencing! #TownHallPhotographersCollection @MancLibraries @MCCRusholme @GMLibraries
17/09/2019
#VolunteerFinds - As #CheethamFest is almost upon us, we thought it apt to show you this image of 160 Cheetham Hill Road from March 1973. Building still there to this day! #TownHallPhotographersCollection @MancLibraries @ManJewishMuseum @NorthwardsMCR @MCCCheetham
06/09/2019
As promised a few more photos from the summer activities with Archives+ Manchester Libraries. See if you can spot yourself! These amazing aliens, rockets and space ship sessions were designed by the lovely Caroline Coates Illustration and Craft Workshops. Many thanks Caroline.
06/09/2019
We’ve had a fantastic summer meeting young people and families at our Summer Reading Challenge activities in the Media Lounge Manchester Libraries Here is a collection of photos, taken over the summer, of our brilliantly creative families and volunteers. A big thank you to the volunteers from TeleperformanceUK and individuals from our communities who signed up to volunteer with us, your enthusiasm and commitment to the Summer Reading Challenge was outstanding.
23/08/2019
And here’s Roving Robots demo part 2, thanks Sam and Louis.
23/08/2019
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.
23/08/2019
It’s Roving Robots Family coding activity today in the Media Lounge. If you’re new to coding come along and learn more. It’s lots of fun! Free drop-in, for ages 8+. Manchester Libraries
16/08/2019
Archives+'s cover photo
16/08/2019
Our teen takeover day is coming to an end. It was a great experiencing the library today but we’ve got hooked on the robots! Volunteer Aaron is helping us with coding and it’s awesome. Manchester Libraries Kids in Museums
16/08/2019
There’s so much to do in Central Library! A shop, music library with pianos and drums and lots of exhibitions. It’s so big! Manchester Libraries Kids in Museums
16/08/2019
Hi, today we’ve got a robot coding event at 2-4pm in the Media Lounge, where you can come and learn how to code. This event is for ages 8+ as well as families. Here we are checking out these cute robots, exciting! Manchester Libraries
16/08/2019
Women of Aktion - This is an exhibition currently on display at Central Library about the German Revolution 1918. We are surprised and impressed with the female revolutionaries eg Hilde Kramer, who was a similar age to us, dedicated her life to the fight for socialism. Manchester Histories Manchester Libraries
16/08/2019
Come and checkout our fantastic display of books and pamphlets on the Peterloo Massacre which took place 200 years ago today. Manchester Histories Manchester Libraries
16/08/2019
Here is Beverley, an apprentice at Central Library telling us her story. We love archives! Manchester Libraries
16/08/2019
Hi, we’re Abby, Afraa and Abdul (the A Team!) and we’ve taken over Archives+ Facebook today!
16/08/2019
Archives+'s cover photo
07/08/2019
#VolunteerFinds - Chinatown 1973. During the 60s & 70s many Chinese restaurants opened in this area. These images from the #TownHallPhotographersCollection show how Chinatown looked before the archway and pagoda were built in 86/87. @ChinatownMCR @GMLibraries @ManCityCouncil
25/07/2019
We’ll be in the Media Lounge, Central Library again today, 2-4pm creating Summer Reading Challenge space rockets & aliens, collecting book reviews and more! Free drop-in, don’t miss it! Abby, our new volunteer has painted her nails to match her fab volunteer T-shirt! ReadMCR Manchester Libraries National Literacy Trust Librarylivemcr
23/07/2019
#VolunteerFinds - The changing face of the Oxford Road student corridor, February 1973, from 2 bumper batches of negatives. Even I don't remember some of these buildings from my own student days! Manchester Libraries Manchester Metropolitan University University Manchester Heritage
17/07/2019
#VolunteerFinds - February 1973, a blue plaque commemorating the long lost Gaiety Theatre sits on Television House (now The Lexicon). As it's next door to us, we've had a look to see if it's still there & there's no plaque now! Where's it gone? @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast
16/07/2019
#VolunteerFinds - In February 1973 you could have quenched your thirst at these inviting looking (& long gone) Openshaw public houses, the Dog & Partridge and the Mechanics Arms. @MancLibraries @GMLibraries @Manchesterpast @Pubs_of_Mcr
02/07/2019
#VolunteerFinds Today's first scan - two lovely "old dears" having a good gossip! Taken in the vicinity of Conran Street, Harpurhey, 16th January 1973 @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries
02/07/2019
Interested in Chinese poetry? Free event Saturday 13 July!
Join poet Yu Yoyo and translator Dave Haysom for a workshop on Chinese-English translation at Central Library. Learn about Chinese poetry and language in this exciting workshop. No experience necessary! Free event. Central Library, Saturday 13th July, 10:00-12pm. Please follow link for more details and how to book:
https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/poetrylibrary/events/detail/index.php?id=11545
28/06/2019
#VolunteerFinds - Oldham Road Warehouse Jan 1973. Does anyone remember the name El Sylvenda? @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries
26/06/2019
#VolunteerFinds - I came across this photo last week (one of the first I've scanned as part of the Town Hall Photographers' project) and couldn't help but smile – such a bright, happy-looking house on an otherwise quite grey street! 😀 See more here: http://ow.ly/8vur50uNxRd
14/06/2019
Only 1 week to go until Make Music Day UK – have you checked out our line-up? https://makemusicday.co.uk/event/make-music-at-the-henry-watson-music-library-manchester/ Don’t forget, if you can’t make it to Central Library on the day, you can watch live performances on Facebook Manchester Libraries
14/06/2019
#VolunteerFinds Not so long ago, we posted some images from July 1972 showing the John Dalton Building going up on Oxford Road. These images are from December '72, and building work seems to be progressing well! @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries @ManMetUni
14/06/2019
Only 1 week to go until @makemusicdayuk – have you checked out our line-up? http://ow.ly/Q62b50uxark Don’t forget, if you can’t make it to Central Library on the day, you can watch live performances on Facebook @manchesteribraries @MakeMusicDayUK
12/06/2019
#VolunteerFinds The last 2 images from a huge batch of negatives from around Gloucester St, Gorton, November 1972. Your volunteer feels like he's trawled around every street in Gorton now as a result of scanning them! #gorton @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries
11/06/2019
#VolunteerFinds Going "glamping" in Gorton! Old style VW camper van in Castlegate Street, November 1972. And as for the other image, insert your own Del Boy Trotter gags here! #Gorton #vw #reliantrobin @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries
29/05/2019
#VolunteerFinds - The Claremont Super Cinema on Claremont St/Upper Lloyd St, Moss Side, awaiting its fate, summer of 1972. If any of the kids in the alley recognise themselves, shout up! @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries @MCCRusholme
28/05/2019
#VolunteerFinds - These are a few of your tweeter's favourite things - Victorian terraced houses, dogs, and old Minis! Shots taken around Victoria Road/Iona Street (late Ivy St), Gorton, November 1972 @MancLibraries @Manchesterpast @GMLibraries
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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
Anti-suffrage poem
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
International Archives Day 2017
It's International Archives Day 2017 today and to celebrate we think you might like a sneak peek into the archive strong rooms at Central Library, Manchester Libraries.
Over summer we will be creating an interactive book for our #bookbench. We are using stop motion animation to create movie clips using archive images for backgrounds. Here's one our visitors made at our last Saturday Spectacular #manchester #archives
Great fun today at our Saturday Spectacular. With the sun shining, the dancers and musicians took to the street with the #Readmcr bookbench! Plus the Lord Mayor of Manchester popped by to say hello. We had great artwork produced at the workshop with graffiti artist TJ Dolan (Krek) which will be inspiration for decorating our #Readmcr #Bookbench . Keep watching as we continue to get creative with archives and heritage!
The ArchivesMoved exhibition launch and Saturday Spectacular takes place this Saturday 22nd April 12-4pm. Come along and meet the young dancers involved in the project to create an exhibition inspired by historical images of Manchester held in Archives+. Biography 1: Ryan Clinton Ryan trains at the Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CATS) at the Lowry North West Dance. He is 16 years old and aims to be a professional ballet dancer or contemporary dancer. Biography 2: Alex Griffiths Alex trained at Salford Gymnastics Club for 4 years. Currently in year 11 and planning to go to Loreto College to study chemistry, biology and sociology next year. More biographies to follow each day this week. If you are feeling inspired join us for the afternoon and put yourself in the picture with help from the dancers and our fun green screen activity. Plus we'll be designing the decoration for our #ReadMCR bookbench with graffiti/street artist TJ Dolan (Krek).
Enjoy a few images from our Saturday Spectacular LGBTQI+ Family event...
Thank you @chimokungfu for your brilliant performance at our Chinese New Year Sunday Funday. For those who missed it here is a snippet of Chinese lions lurking in the archives!
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Manchester Art Gallery Mosley Street Manchester M2 3JL Tel: 0161 235 8888
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an ongoing manchester project drawn from
5k photos i took over the last 7 yrs. a collage featuring the library in the background. one of a series of collages of manchester and its people. detail in this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChKjVhn3HD0&fbclid=IwAR3NDPuiMYpYlCBxt_FIF3B6bYNFOcSRdwexRMzC-dD9LQFJfIjgGyRAPBU
I visited the Bobbins - Chris Sievey Exhibition last week and really enjoyed looking through the artwork. Are there any plans to digitise the art before it goes into storage and to upload it online for others to access? It seems it would be a crying shame to keep it locked away when people could enjoy and be inspired by it. Plus the eyepod and earpod material could also be made available online as well.
Thanks.
Can anyone help please? My grandparents were married at Chorlton Register Office, Manchester, on 15th March 1916. I am trying to get a photograph of them if possible, maybe from a newspaper of that time but don't know where to start. Any idea's please?
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Thank you for a great afternoon!