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 141 - 150 of 188 in total
My 2 sons Dean and Vincent Brennan and my daughter Andrea all went to the Adelphi Club. Dean and Vincent both went camping in Wales, they loved it. Andrea once won the Shield for Gymnastics. There is nothing like that club now, and Lofty was a terrific person.
My mother and father had a newsagent's shop on Tatton Street. They were Jack and Gladys Ackerley. We lived there until the mid 1960s. The shop was opposite The Duke Of Edinborough public house. I still remember lying in bed at night and listening to all the noisy people coming out of the pub at closing time. After I left Ordsal School I worked for ten years at Stratton Pharmacies, a chemist's shop which was at the top ...see more
Does anyone remember my mum who worked at the rubber works? Her name was Annie Pollock (nee Flannigan). If so I would love to hear from you.
Sheila Jenkinson
We were happy and dirty, playing in the streets, making rafts out of lollipop sticks after the rain with mud, going the the old rec park to watch a Punch and Judy show, also playing in the sand pit where I lost my shoes, went home barefoot, mum went mad. Having days out with aunty's cousins etc to Drinkwaterpark. Went to New Windsor School 1956 - 1963, loved Miss Rennie and Mrs Jackson. On to Clarendon High 1963-1964 ...see more
My memories are of Lofty never refusing to take extra an extra lad in, my son Nick was a regular there, also my daughter Andrea, on the girls' night, I remember the annual camp at Bwilch,Deganwy in Wales, I used to go for Sports Day, with some of the other mums and dads. Lofty was a rare breed, such a wonderful role model then, much needed, now, my son still remembers him, and all he taught him about teamwork, ...see more
I started life in Berrie Street off Ellor Street in Salford, the houses then were all terraced with back entries at the back of Saint Paul's chuch. The first school I remember going to was John Street then the following: Odsal, Seedley Council, Tootal Road Secondary then Hope High. Life in those days was hard, living on what we could because our parents did not have a lot of money in the 1950s. We used to ...see more
Being born in Salford along with my sister 1949 1947, I too have fond childhood memories, the kindness of the people, looking out for each other, something northern people do the best.
My parents kept the butchers shop in Liverpool Street on the corner called Ted Dunnetts. All four corners of the streets each had a shop, Dorothey Roscoe's grocers was another one. I cannot remember the names of the other two ...see more
Seedley, Salford 6
God, how this page is bringing back memories!
I'm a demob baby! Mind you, a lot of men coming back from the war celebrated the that's why the baby boom happened! Although born in Old Trafford, my first home was 1, Scales Street, Seedley, Salford 6. We were the corner shop, far, far smaller than anything you'd get today. We had a small tap room where dad kept the cigarettes ...see more
My mother told a story from the time of the Second World War which involved her coming home and finding her caravan which she and her brother, sister and her mother lived in near the dock wall on Broadway off Trafford Road. when she got home late at night she found a near miss had exploded over the other side of the wall and the force of the blast had blown the side of caravan out. Fortunately no one ...see more
I was born in Hope Hospital 1967 to Lol and Sheila Farrell. I had a younger brother, Lee. We lived in Cass or Cash Street which was close, if I remember right, to the school I went to, Trafford Road Infants. We moved to Paddock Field, just round corner from Salfords Lads Club, when I was 5. I remember playing on the corner croft the day after Bonfire Night and burning my hand on the hot coals. I ran home, ...see more