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Month: November 2022

Posted on November 27, 2022November 27, 2022

New Perceptions of Familiar Places

On November 19th, 2022 the Salford Museum and Art Gallery hosted the video and sound installation with poetry "New Perceptions of Familiar Places." The event …

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Posted on November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

The 1952 Health Statistics of John Lancelot Burn

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John Lancelot Burn (1902-1973) was the Medical Officer of Health for Salford between 1941 and 1969. He was an innovative and widely published physician. Among …

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Posted on November 11, 2022November 15, 2022

‘A Woman’s Place…’

Sarah Hardacre, a practicing artist with strong connections to Salford has written our guest post for this week. She has kindly allowed us to feature …

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Posted on November 4, 2022November 7, 2022

Pubs, Brewers and the 1960s Slum Clearance in Salford

This week we have another guest post by Dr Deborah Woodman from the University of Salford. One of the cornerstones of northern working-class life was …

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