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Posted on August 29, 2023September 11, 2023

1950: Health and Housing in Salford

John Lancelot Burn, whose career and expertise were outlined in an earlier post, was the Medical Officer of Health in Salford. His 1950 Annual Report …

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Posted on July 9, 2023July 9, 2023

Salford’s housing programmes, 1944 to 1949

Between September 1944 and June 1949 - when John Lancelot Burn set in motion the first slum clearance programme after the Second World War - …

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Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023

Haunted Memories. Part I

Growing Up in Sixties Salford by Brian M Clarke We are pleased to post a selection of pages from the unpublished book Haunted Memories by …

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Posted on January 27, 2023January 25, 2023

Love on the Dole: A Personal Reaction

by Chris Hughes Chris Hughes is a graduate of the University of Salford and the University of Manchester, and a freelance political commentator, as the …

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Posted on December 2, 2022December 1, 2022

Phoebe Street shops

Michael Goodger, Window Cleaner Phoebe Street, Salford, 1967. NW Film Archives This street scene shows us not only another occupation in Salford but also several …

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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 October 14, 2022August 12, 2022

Doorway Swing

Michael Goodger, Two kids on a doorway swing, Salford, 1967. NW Film Archives. These two kids seem slightly too old for this type of swing …

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Posted on September 30, 2022August 12, 2022

Salford Slum

Click on the sound file below to hear a clip from an interview that Micheal Goodger did with a resident who lived in Salford prior …

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Posted on September 23, 2022August 12, 2022

Disappearing Act

Between 1950 and 1952 several newspaper articles in The Manchester Guardian appeared that described the condition of houses in Salford. Among them is "Tremendous" Cost …

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Posted on September 16, 2022August 12, 2022

Rags and Bones

Michael Goodger, Rag and Bone Man, Salford, 1967. NW Film Archives This image is described as "Rag and Bone Man." He seems to have been …

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