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Month: March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

‘They were anxious to get on and get redevelopment going’

This week we are posting excerpts from an interview between Professor Miles Glendinning and another architect involved in the design and building of the Ellor …

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Posted on March 17, 2023April 28, 2023

‘We tried to help them make Salford as good as it could be’

Extracts from an interview with the architect-planner Percy Johnson Marshall In this blog piece, we publish extracts from an interview between Professor Miles Glendinning and …

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Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

The Reverend Stanley Horrocks (1922-2005)

by Paul Dyson Photograph above: Stanley Horrocks, St James Church, Higher Broughton, 1977 Recently, we posted an article by Paul Dyson on his memories of …

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Posted on March 3, 2023February 27, 2023

Review of our workshop: Slums, Slum Clearance, and Slum Dweller in Britain (1950-1975) 

by Daniela Atzori and Laura Janicka Photograph: Michael Goodger, Back yard, 1969. The event took place on Friday the 20th of January. We were welcomed with hot …

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