Slum Clearance
This photo from the Walter Greenwood Collection in the University of Salford Archives shows Hanky Park after the brick terraced homes were demolished. The church …
Wanted: Knocker-upper of Salford (1950s-1960s)
The Knocker-upper in this image was asked to wake people up before alarm clocks were commonly used. He would knock at bedroom windows with a …
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Salford old and new
What better way to picture the 'two faces' of Salford in the 1960s? On this photograph we see of the older, probably Victorian, terraced housing …
Rising from ashes?
This photo is from the University of Salford's Photographic Archive. It is one of a number of photos we have depicting the redevelopment of the …