Nostalgic memories of Salford's local history
Share your own memories of Salford and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 101 - 110 of 185 in total
I was born 1943 and lived with my mother and sister, Joan, in Raglan St., Lower Broughton. My mother was Barbara Joels who had lost her husband (our dad) in Casino, during the war. I remember attending St, Andrews Mixed Infants School, just a few blocks away, and shopping with my mother on Lower Broughton Rd. I later went into a Children's Home in Great Cheetam Street for a few years before leaving Salford and going on ...see more
I was born in Elton Street, Lower Broughton Rd. I remember my dad was always working and my mum was a loving mum. I had two sisters and four brothers. I remember the tin bath, the outside toilet, we didn't have much but we were all fed well and clean and well loved. I went to St Clements school. I remember Fred Windsor, Paul Peacock and my friend Elizabeth Howels. I remember bonfire night, every family ...see more
I was born in Russel Place off Hankinson St. We had cockroaches all over the house and
there was 8 kids & 2 adults in a 2up 2down. We had no money & my dad was a gambler
& a violent man. In 1952 we were rehoused to Corby House, Ladywell flats.
This was when our gang of kids was formed, we played on the farm near Cock Robin
Bridge, we played footie till dark & got belted for ruining our corpie boots. ...see more
Hello I have just read Steve Buck's article - you will remember me Steve, I was born in 1958 and we went to St Lukes at the same time. It was magic growing up in Weaste. As you know, there wasn't any money about but never the less we filled our time with football, making dens and getting into bombed out houses as we used to call them.
Although I went to Brookhouse C of E Secondary school, I was expelled in ...see more
When flower power came, it hit Salford Cross Lane market with a vengence. Every stall had cow bells with plastic flowers on, so not to be left out, I got one. I ended up getting in a massive row with my dad - he thought I was turning. But worse still, when I went out and met my mates, they all looked at me very strange, and they really had a go too. Luckily it didn't last long, it soon fell to bits, but ...see more
When the Beatles took off in the early sixties, me and my friends couldn't believe it in those dark rainy school days mornings, something to brighten them up, so we used to pretend to be the Beatles. I was John Lennon. Every morning before we went in school, West Liverpool St, we went on the reck, sat on the swings and used to sing Beatles songs, always making us late for school. For xmas that same ...see more
I was born in Salford in 1954, except for a brief spell of 4 years in Newton Heath in the late fifties, I have lived there ever since. When I was 11 years old my friend and I were playing digging on the old nursery croft on Brighouse Street when we thought we discovered an old 2nd world war bomb. Most of it was buried, just the nose end showing, so out of exitment we thought we had better tell our dads. On the ...see more
Hi, I lived 26 Hulton Street after I got married, there was a church at the corner - I can't remember what it was called; It had a small graveyard at the side. We didn't stay there long but we moved back a year later into 30. We stayed there till they were pulled it down, I lived next to a lady called Mrs Currian. Then I moved to Poplar Court on Salford precient.
Born and bred in Lower Broughton, Plymouth Street, went to Greican Street School then Broughton Modern. I remember all the old shops on Lower Broughton Road, I was born next to Guy's news agent. The place was great then, I am proud that I lived there in the 1950/60s. I have great memories of Albert Park, the landslide, Bagilupos ice cream, do you remember Gooldins pie shop? I had lots of friends, Alan Murry, Steve and Phil Guy, Tony Corris, they were the good days.
I lived at 10 Dow St, Salford, during the 50s.. I remember there was a shop on the corner owned by Mrs Conner`s .. On a Saturday my mum would shop on Lwr Broughton Rd, and a treat would be to stop off at the Milk Bar for a milkshake.
During the summer, kids used to play out on the street playing simple games like hop scotch, whip and top, roller skating or a rope thrown round a lamp post to swing on.
All the ...see more