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Posted on September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

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 …

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Posted on September 11, 2023September 11, 2023

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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Posted on September 2, 2023September 2, 2023

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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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 August 11, 2023September 11, 2023

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 …

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Posted on August 4, 2023September 11, 2023

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 …

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Posted on July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

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 …

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Posted on July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

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 …

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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 July 3, 2023July 3, 2023

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 …

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