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You probably know about Green Screen technology – it’s the way films like Star Wars get Jedi Knights slogging it out on an alien planet, when they’re actually in a studio in Shepperton. But we thought we’d bring it home to Burnage and invite families in to have their […]

Putting people in the Picture in Burnage

This entry was tagged Families Local History Memory Bank photography and posted on November 21, 2017 by Amanda Wait

A full house greeted our guest speaker Chris Makepeace this afternoon, and they were rewarded with a wonderful talk about the value of photographs in understanding our history. Illustrated with a reel full of seldom seen images, we were given advice on examining and dating photographs. What buildings were in the background- […]

Chris Makepeace at Burnage Library

This entry was tagged Burnage Heritage History Learning Memory Bank photography Talks and posted on February 7, 2017 by John McCrory

Join us on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 as we welcome Chris Makepeace, renowned local historian and author of a number of books on Manchester, who will explore the use of photography as a historical resource. The talk is free and everybody is welcome!

Local History Guest Speaker – Chris Makepeace on ‘The Camera ...

This entry was tagged Local History Group Memory Bank photography Talks and posted on February 5, 2017 by John McCrory