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 …
Love on the Dole
‘They call this part “Hanky Park”’. This was how the Salford-born writer Walter Greenwood opened his breakthrough novel Love on the Dole, published for the …
From Love on the Dole to Walter Greenwood Court
This is a guest post from Professor Chris Hopkins, Emeritus Professor of English from Sheffield Hallam University where he was Head of the Humanities Research …
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Corner Shop
Michael Goodger, Corner Shop, Salford, 1967 Michael Goodger photographed this corner shop in 1967. It seems to have sold common household items and toys. What …