19/09/2020
#chorltonbookfestival starts today! Here’s a Beautiful photograph of Chorlton Library, taken immediately after opening in 1914 with trees and stones added by photographer. #chorlton #manchester #photography
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16/09/2020
#TownHallPhotographersCollection - "Ringway Airport 1958, progress on runway". More images from the 1954-1959 photo album can be found on our Archives+ Flickr album bit.ly/2ZGBbPt #manchesterairport #ringway #runway #50s #manchester #southmanchester #wythenshawe #blackandwhitephotography #photography
15/09/2020
Let's not forget the United fans! Brilliant photos!
15/09/2020
Fantastic photos!
15/09/2020
"Manchester…heart of the Industrial North" published in October 1937 by the Manchester Chamber if Commerce - beautiful watercolour sketches by Arnold Radcliffe & L G McKibbin. For more info see Archives+ blog entitled Watercolour Challenge 1837 which includes a link to our Flickr album bit.ly/3mi4pOh #watercolour #manchester #chamberofcommerce #art
14/09/2020
On 12 Sept 1960 Manchester London Rd Station changed its name to Manchester Piccadilly Station. Photo of London Road Station, c.1948 from the collection of Mrs. Elsie Ward in the Documentary Photographic Archive. #londonroadfirestation #manchester #blackandwhitephotography
12/09/2020
From Archives+ Flickr album “Old Manchester: Then & Now” - The Princess Tavern at the junction of Cross Street & John Dalton Street, late 19th cent. 2nd photo is Cross Street taken in 2002. Has it changed since 2002? Album showing a few more here ArchivesPlus Flickr bit.ly/35n6z9j #manchester #thenandnow #blackandwhitephotography
09/09/2020
#TownHallPhotoraphersCollection YMCA, Peter Street, 1985 - Built on the site of the 1819 #PeterlooMassacre, it was one of the first concrete framed buildings in Manchester. #manchester #ymca #blackandwhitephotography
07/09/2020
A Peep at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhebishan, by Tom Treddlenoyle, London, 1857 - Several dialect guides were published to accompany the Art Treasures Exhibition. They can be difficult to decipher but are an amusing read! (707.4 M12a)
See more on the Archives+ Flickr photo album bit.ly/323jvz4 #archives #Arttreasures #Manchester
31/08/2020
Online Memory Box: PRIDE Manchester’s LGBTQ+ History
Happy Manchester Pride everyone!
It’s PRIDE this weekend! Each week during lockdown, Archives+ have published an online memory box focusing on different areas in Manchester. This week, to tie in with the Alternative Man…
26/08/2020
The Daily Express Building 1939 - image shows vast rolls of paper arriving by lorry. Central MCR had its very own ‘Fleet Street’, this building and the entertainment complex now known as The Printworks were once newspaper production and printing plants. #dailyexpressbuilding #printworksmanchester #blackandwhitephotography #newspaper #manchester
25/08/2020
Frank Jackson's Cycle Shop, Ashley Road, Hale, c.1900 - Mr. Jackson is standing in doorway. The photograph shows one of the 1st motorbikes. The bicycle shop went on to deal in motorbikes.
GB124.DPA/978/1
This photograph was deposited by Miss Gray of Altrincham. #cycling #motorbike #altrincham #blackandwhitephotography
24/08/2020
Online Memory Box: PRIDE Manchester’s LGBTQ+ History
Monday Memories: PRIDE Manchester's LGBTQ+ History
With help from the fab young people at The Proud Trust (who have created some fantastic illustrations for the conversation starter worksheets) we're sharing some of our LGBTQ+ collection. Take a look! https://bit.ly/2EpGYkx
It’s PRIDE this weekend! Each week during lockdown, Archives+ have published an online memory box focusing on different areas in Manchester. This week, to tie in with the Alternative Man…
23/08/2020
Marco Rea's ice-cream van, Ancoats, 1930s. He lived at his premises at Hood Street, Ancoats.
Part of a collection of photographs loaned from a socioloinguistic project into the Italian community centred around Ancoats. (Ref GB124.DPA.1707.25)
#Ancoats #icecream
21/08/2020
#TownHallPhotographersCollection - Friday Find! Sir Matt Busby at Manchester Town Hall 1967, receiving the award of Honorary Freedom of the City of Manchester. #manchesterunited #sirmattbusby #manchester #mufc #blackandwhitephotography @ Manchester, United Kingdom
19/08/2020
#TownHallPhotographersCollection Piccadilly Train Station 1961 - new offices. #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #piccadilly
17/08/2020
Online Memory Box: Chorlton
Monday Memories: This week's online memory box features images and sound bites from Chorlton to take you back in time.
https://bit.ly/3gZw979
#Chorlton #ArchivesPlusMemorybox
During these uncertain times we hope Archives+ can help you to stay in touch by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history, …
15/08/2020
Our final creative work from Manchester Youth Council members - a message of Love and Peace.
#VJDayMCR and #VJDay75
Photo - Peace statue "Struggle for Freedom and Peace" 2002 @mycthehive
15/08/2020
Manchester Youth Council member Alice, reflecting on her experience of being away from friends and family during lockdown, shares her thoughts of those in service, past and present, away from their families.
#VJDayMCR and #VJDay75 Manchester Youth Council
15/08/2020
Farzana from Manchester Youth Council @mycthehive shares her piece of creative work around Peace and Unity, inspired by images of peace from Archives+.
#VJDayMCR #VJDay75
15/08/2020
Second creative piece from Manchester Youth Council members @mycthehive
Peace statue SHEEP by Ted Roocroft, 1986. Manchester was the first city in the world to declare itself a nuclear free city in 1980.
#VJDayMCR #VJDay75
15/08/2020
Today we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WW2. Remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, Manchester Youth Council will be sharing their creative work around "Peace and Unity". #VJDayMCR #VJDay75
(Photo - A.R.P. Exercises, civilians wearing Gas Masks 1941)
15/08/2020
Our first creative piece is from @mycthehive members Alex & Noor (origami doves made by Noor's younger brother)
#VJDayMCR #VJDay75
13/08/2020
Moss Side, Denmark Road, looking towards Lloyd Street, 1915 #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #mossside
13/08/2020
Manchester is getting its first new public park in almost 100 years - Manchester Wire
A bit of green in the city.... coming soon!
For the first time in 90 years, there are plans to create a new public park in Manchester – and the government has just given the project a £23m cash boost.
12/08/2020
Bridgewater Canal, Hulme Locks reconstruction, 1962 #blackandwhitephotography #bridgewatercanal #manchester @ Manchester, United Kingdom
11/08/2020
Ancoats, Oldham Road, 1961 #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #ancoats @ Manchester, United Kingdom
08/08/2020
A Pandemic from the Past: Manchester and Cholera 1832
New blog today - A Pandemic from the Past: Manchester and Cholera 1832
https://bit.ly/2F5sZkj
A previous blog looked at the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918/19 and Manchester’s role in it, comparing it to the current coronavirus pandemic. In this blog the focus is 1832 when cholera came to Manc…
06/08/2020
New Islington Public Baths, 1906 #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #newislington
06/08/2020
New Islington Public Baths, 1906 #blackandwhitephotography #manchester #newislington
03/08/2020
Workmen constructing the CIS Building, Manchester, c.1962 #blackandwhitephotography #manchester
03/08/2020
Online Memory Box: Fallowfield
Monday Memories: The latest addition to our memory box collection covers the Fallowfield area. Take a look and see if the photographs trigger any forgotten memories for your family of growing up in Manchester. https://bit.ly/39QHJi2
During these uncertain times we hope Archives+ can help you to stay in touch by publishing our popular memory boxes online which can be used as a starting point in discovering your family history, …
31/07/2020
#TownHallPhotographersCollection Chancellor Lane CPO, Queen Street 1965 #manchester #blackandwhitephotography #archive
29/07/2020
Student Rag Procession, 1976, coming down Oxford Road, towards St Peter's Square, taken from the Library Portico. #manchester #university #student #blackandwhitephotography
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Our final creative work from Manchester Youth Council members - a message of Love and Peace. #VJDayMCR and #VJDay75 Photo - Peace statue "Struggle for Freedom and Peace" 2002 @mycthehive
Second creative piece from Manchester Youth Council members @mycthehive Peace statue SHEEP by Ted Roocroft, 1986. Manchester was the first city in the world to declare itself a nuclear free city in 1980. #VJDayMCR #VJDay75
Our first creative piece is from @mycthehive members Alex & Noor (origami doves made by Noor's younger brother) #VJDayMCR #VJDay75
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
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Nearby museums
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Peter Street
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Manchester Art Gallery Mosley Street Manchester M2 3JL Tel: 0161 235 8888
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Cube Gallery 113-115 Portland St
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SpiceUp - An Exhibition About The Spice Girls
Intu Watford, Watford -
103 Princess Street
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244 Deansgate
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70 Oxford St.
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bar pop
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North Tower Victoria Bridge Street, Manchester M3 5AS, United Kingdom
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M4 1
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Left Bank, Spinningfields
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Liverpool Road
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Musicians' Union: A Social History Exhibition
Peoples history museum
Other Manchester museums
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Musicians' Union: A Social History Exhibition
Peoples history museum -
109 Oldham Street
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Holyoake House, Hanover Street
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Hall Lane,
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Market Buildings, 13 Thomas St, Manchester, M4 1EU
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Cathedral Gardens
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70 Oxford St.
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HQ Building, 2 Atherton Street
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M4 1
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North Tower Victoria Bridge Street, Manchester M3 5AS, United Kingdom
Comments
I am looking for old photos of Weybridge Road Ancoats pre 1975. Can anyone help or point me in the right direction. Many thanks x
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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