Growing Up in Sixties Salford by Brian M Clarke We are pleased to post a selection of pages from the unpublished book Haunted Memories by Brian Clarke about his memories of experiences in Salford during the 1960s. It was fascinating to learn that the inspiration for this book was the screening of the documentary The […]
A while ago, we had posted the image below. It is in our Walter Greenwood collection and shows the knocker-upper at work at Moss Side, Manchester. I am returning to this earlier blog, because during a guided tour of Lark Hill Place – the exhibit at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery – our guide […]
On the 25th and 26th of May we run a conference on ‘slum’ clearance and redevelopment schemes and ways in which members of the working class were represented in visual culture between c1950 and 1975. We had speakers presenting their research from across Europe. In five sessions, synergies became apparent on how media supported perceptions […]
“A Taste of Honey” tells the story Jo, of a teenage girl who must manage on her own after her mother remarries and abandons her. She moves in together with Geoffrey a gay co-worker. After a one-night-stand with a Black sailor, she becomes pregnant and Geoffrey assumes the role of the unborn child’s father. When […]
by Chris Hughes Chris Hughes is a graduate of the University of Salford and the University of Manchester, and a freelance political commentator, and founder of alt-politics https://www.alt-politics.co.uk/. Background image: Ellor Street and Unwin Street area under redevelopment, c1960s, University Salford Photographic Archive, ULS/3/89 The Modern Backdrop is a project that has caught my interest and imagination, […]
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 Higher Broughton. The post was illustrated with photographs by Paul's stepfather Stanley (Stan) Horrocks. This post now focusses on Stan and his love for Salford and photography. Stan was born […]
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 coffee and refreshments. At 9.30 Tanja Poppelreuter and Alexandra Mitchell introduced us to the Modern Backdrop project and outlined the plan for the day. The first speaker of the day was […]
by Daniela Atzori and Laura Janicka If you haven’t had the opportunity to see our Shirley Baker exhibiton in the Working Class Movement Library, please come along. Here is a short reivew written by two Master of Architecture Students at the University of Salford. If you cannot visit the exhibition during the week, the Working […]
by Paul Dyson Photographs by Stanley Horrocks Higher Broughton has really been our family home. My sister and I lived there for most of our pre-adult lives and we both returned hundreds of times up to 2019 to visit our parents there. Our mother spent over seventy years there as a resident. However, the one […]
Invitation to a one-day workshop at the University of SalfordDate: Friday 24 March 2023, 9:30am – 5pmVenue: Maxwell Building, Room 413bFree event To book a place follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-making-of-modern-salford-1950-1975-ideas-and-reality-tickets-538793384517 This is the second workshop as part of the research project The Modern Backdrop: Memories of Salford. In this workshop we will be investigating how the ideas, […]