Posted on April 12, 2022June 14, 2022Slum Clearance This photo from the Walter Greenwood Collection in the University of Salford Archives shows Hanky Park after the brick terraced homes were demolished. The church … Continue reading "Slum Clearance"
Posted on April 12, 2022June 14, 2022Knocked-up in Salford The Knocker-upper in this image was asked to wake people up before alarm clocks were commonly used. He would knock at bedroom windows with a … Continue reading "Knocked-up in Salford"
Posted on April 12, 2022June 14, 2022Salford old and new What better way to picture the 'two faces' of Salford in the 1960s? On this photograph we see of the older, probably Victorian, terraced housing … Continue reading "Salford old and new"
Posted on April 12, 2022June 14, 2022Rising from ashes? This photo is from the University of Salford's Photographic Archive. It is one of a number of photos we have depicting the redevelopment of the … Continue reading "Rising from ashes?"