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 …
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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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Growing Up in Sixties Salford by Brian M Clarke We are pleased to post a selection of pages from the unpublished book Haunted Memories by …
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 …
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 …
The 1952 Health Statistics of John Lancelot Burn
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …