Category: Modern Architecture in Salford

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 …

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

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 …

Continue reading "The Reverend Stanley Horrocks (1922-2005)"

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 …

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

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 …

Continue reading "Exhibition Review: Capturing of the Modern Backdrop: Shirley Baker Photographing Salford"

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 …

Continue reading "Higher Broughton: Development and Change"

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 …

Continue reading "The Making of Modern Salford 1950-1975: Ideas and reality in Architecture, Planning and Housing"

This is guest post from Dr Jonny Smith, researcher and teaching assistant at the University of Manchester. Jonny’s research is primarily interested in British cinema …

Continue reading "“We Cannot Cling to the Old Dreams Anymore”: Exploring Post-War Change in Salford in Film & Television"

Artist Leslie Holmes has lived in Ordsall for over 30 years recording the changing inner city landscape of Salford and Manchester. He is the project …

Continue reading "Leslie Holmes. Projects in Ordsall"

A reminder that from 20th January to 21st April 2023 we will be running a small exhibition of the work of the Salford-born social documentary …

Continue reading "Exhibition opening – Capturing the Modern Backdrop: Shirley Baker photographing Salford"

This week we are featuring a guest blog from Professor Peter Walker, an architect and academic at the University of Salford. Tucked away inside Selina …

Continue reading "Shelagh Delaney and Cedric Price: Are you with me?"