Have we found Bella?
The ‘knocker-up’ has really captivated us here at the Modern Backdrop HQ. In this weeks’ blog post we are coming back to share our progress …
WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY LIFE IN 1960s SALFORD: THE TRINITY ESTATE
by Rosalind Edwards (University of Southampton) and Val Gillies (University of Westminster) Rosalind Edwards is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton. This …
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1952: Twenty Year Development Programme for Salford
Let us, however, be far sighted in our plans and not discard the desirable for the attainable – that which is right for that which …
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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 …
Hodge Lane Wash House and Baths 1950’s
by Ros Sansom (née Dillon) The conveniences of modern-day living have transformed our lives and streamlined the mundane aspects of our daily living; particularly our …
Transformations Of Silk Street
Many parts of Salford were profoundly transformed between the 1950s and mid-1970s, and changes continue today. This post is an 'essay of images' that locates …
Phoenix, UK100 and Tarran: Temporary prefabricated houses in Salford after the Second World War
Among the houses built immediately after the Second World War were a number of temporary ones that utilised novel construction techniques and materials. In an …
Duchy Estate and Laing Easiform
Among the 1940s housing schemes in Salford that were initiated or continued to being built after the Second World War was the 'Duchy Estate.' It …
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 III
Growing Up in Sixties Salford by Brian M Clarke This final excerpt from Brian Clarke's Haunted Memories is set in 1970. It details his work …