Nostalgic memories of Salford's local history
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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 151 - 160 of 185 in total
I have just read various entries for remembering streets of Salford which had my childhood flooding back to me with lots of affection. I also can remember the cobbled streets, rag bone man etc. But I also remember the people.
I was born in 1950 and spent the first 15 years of my life in 39 Guide Street, Weaste. We lived next door to Rogers the coalman who were the noisiest of neighbours, mainly due to George's ...see more
Do you rember the penny bazaar opposite the Kings Cinema on Regent Road? And the Salford Pageant in aid of the Salford Royal Hospital?
I was born in Birley Street, just near the reck park, now re named the red reck. I went Liverpool Street Girls School when I was a little one. I started in the nursery. I loved that old school. I remember watching a show there called 'Hansel and Gretal', it scared me to death, lol. I used to play shop in the early days there with all those old toffee jars and toy money. I can still picture the old ...see more
Salford streets so dark and grey, but on them in Ordsall we all did play. The Irwells waters at Mark Addy bridge. The rubber works smell, in my nostrils still. No computers or games, just kids at play. Sticks, old prams, the toys we had, there were never toys that were a fad. I will always remember my Irdsall life. Growing up gave me two children and a wife.
A Salford lad like me dad. Many things we never had. Pride intact, that's a fact.
I lived at no 5, neighbours were George Sharples, Peter Humphries, Charlie Chedell. I went to Winsor Road School. We used to play on the railway sidings, and donkey bridge. In the winters we would go over to Peel Park and slide down the bank, we would also play along the cut - the canal, that's what we called it.I had a cousin called Linda Brennan, does anyone remember us?
I remember my mother buying a hot black pudding in Bury Market and giving half to me and the other half to my sister. It was absolutely freezing weather and it was used as much to keep our hands warm as for food. I can't even bear the smell of it now. Then, we lived in Devonshire Road, opposite the playing fields. I remember trying to get to St. Johns Primary School and the fog being so thick, we literally could not ...see more
Does anyone remember Greengate & Irwell, Irwell Works, off Ordsall Lane? From 1957 to 1962 I worked there as one of the three telephone operaters. I have very happy memories of my time there and the many friends I made. My question is about the bridge which crossed the River Irwell from almost outside the factory. I always believed that it was the famous ...see more
I lived in Lower Brougton Road since 1934 and still do.
Best wishes,
John Potts.
I remember so well going on the No 73 bus home from a night out in Manchester to Warwick St in Higher Broughton. I went to Broughton High and my best friend was Gillian Guy whose family owned the newsagents on Lower Broughton Rd. I also went to Marlborough rd School in the late 40s and early 50s. Headmaster Mr Kenyon and dinner at Garnett st School in High town. Also ice cream by Seretti
Lived early days on Cheetham Street before moving away to Old Trafford, then Newton Heath, but then in 1960 Mam and Dad bought the hardware shop under the 'Verandah' on Lower Broughton Road (close to Frederick Road crossroad). Guy's the newsagents at the end of our row. I remember the FIRST supermarket in Salford (Kentons) opening at the other end of Lower Broughton Road backing onto the Irwell. In the 1960s I had to ...see more