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Local History Group

A big thank you to our fantastic local history group members, who gave a wonderful performance at All Saints on Saturday as part of the Manchester Histories Festival. The theme of this ‘Soapbox’ event was protest and democracy, and our re-enactment of a milk strike organised just over a hundred […]

Soapbox 2018 : Manchester Histories Festival

This entry was tagged Garden Village Local History Group Manchester Histories Festival and posted on June 14, 2018 by John McCrory

Sacrificing the last of the long weekend’s glorious weather, our group gathered this afternoon to explore the history of Stockport- presented by group member Toni. Using photographs and articles gathered over the last few weeks, she took us on a journey around the town: covering its pubs, streets, prominent buildings […]

Local History Group – Stockport

This entry was tagged Local History Local History Group Southway Housing and posted on May 8, 2018 by John McCrory

It’s been a great year so far for our local history group, covering exciting new subjects and welcoming back familiar faces. We’ve looked at Manchester’s pubs, theatres, cafes and restaurants, and famous visitors, while the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act was marked with an exploration of Manchester’s […]

Local History Sessions in 2018

This entry was tagged ali ronan Local History Local History Group Southway Housing and posted on May 1, 2018 by John McCrory

We welcomed back Tony Longshaw this afternoon to complete some unfinished business, finishing our virtual tour of the commemorative plaques located around Manchester. Tony was an authoritative guide, talking us through all manner of sights, locations and historical figures, all while detailing the processes behind the plaques’ selection, manufacture and […]

Tony Longshaw at Burnage Library – The Blue, Black and ...

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Memory Bank Talks and posted on October 31, 2017 by John McCrory

On Tuesday we were delighted to hand over the floor to Bob McDermott- one of our group’s members- who talked us through his memories of cinema and film in Manchester. His story began at the very beginning, with his father, a projectionist, hastily ending a showing to attend Bob’s birth- […]

Local History Group – Cinema Memories in Manchester

This entry was tagged Cinema Local History Group Memory Bank Talks and posted on October 6, 2017 by John McCrory

Over the last few months, many of our group members have brought in items belonging to close family members from both the world wars. It made sense to devote a session to these items, bringing them to wider audience. More importantly perhaps, it encouraged individuals to present to the group as a […]

Local History Group – Wartime Items

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Memory Bank and posted on April 27, 2017 by John McCrory

This afternoon we were joined by John Pollard, archivist at St. Margaret’s church on Burnage Lane, for a session focusing on the St. Margaret’s national school. John began with a presentation covering the history of the school until its closure in the mid 1930s, starting by giving us some background context to Burnage […]

St. Margaret’s National School Archives

This entry was tagged Archives+ History Learning Local History Group Memory Bank School Holidays St. Margaret's Church and posted on March 28, 2017 by John McCrory

We were taken back to the age of steam this afternoon, with Eddie Johnson talking us through a huge number his historic photographs of the railways. The focus was less on the great locomotives that powered their way across the country than the people who worked on, or whose lives […]

Railways and People – Eddie Johnson at Burnage Library

This entry was tagged Burnage Heritage History Learning Local History Group Memory Bank Railways Talks and posted on March 7, 2017 by John McCrory

Eddie Johnson – Railways and People, 2:00- 07th March

This entry was tagged Local History Group Memory Bank Talks and posted on March 6, 2017 by John McCrory

From the workhouse of the Chorlton Union to the largest teaching hospital in Europe, this afternoon we charted the fascinating development of Withington Hospital on Nell Lane. Beginning with a presentation on the workhouse, we looked at the utilitarian principles leading to their creation and the pioneering ‘pavillions’ designed by Thomas Worthington, […]

A Working Life at Withington Hospital

This entry was tagged History Local History Group Memory Bank Talks Women and posted on February 28, 2017 by John McCrory