Salford Local History Society
Previous Talks From Our Programme

Curiouser and Curiouser - Margaret Curry.
Some of the oddities in the countryside. From the bizarre or unusual to the downright gruesome.

A Mother's War - The Wartime Diaries of Meg Brimelow. - Lesley Munro.

Medals and Tokens of Bolton. Part Two. - Cliff Stockton.

Building the Big Ditch - Glen Atkinson.
The story of the building of the Manchester Ship Canal and Salford Docks.

A walk in Manchester c1800 - 1850 - Ed Milius.

100 Years of Aviation Around Manchester. - David George.

Children Working in Mines and the Clifton Hall Mining Disaster. - John Cook

Medals and Tokens of Bolton. Part Two. - Cliff Stockton.

The Story of Worsley Green. - From green fields to industrial landscape, with fountain and clock. to a desirable place to live. By John Aldred.

Salford's Scheduled Ancient Monuments and an Update on the Historic Halls of Salford. - Joe Martin.

Salford's Scheduled Ancient Monuments and an Update on the Historic Halls of Salford. - Joe Martin.

Manchester Cotton Mills - An illustrated talk by David George.

The Visit of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to Salford, - 1887-1878.

Through Glass Brightly - An illustrated talk by Margaret Curry, revealing the beautiful and the unexpected in English stained glass windows.

The History of Ordsall Hall and its Former Occupants.

Small Businesses in Lancashire 1760 -1820 - Professor Hannah Barker or Dr Jane Hamlett.

History of Hat Making - Stephanie Murfin

A Tale of Two Cities - An illustrated talk on the histories of Salford and Manchester over 2000 years. - Margaret Curry

The History of the Lancashire Fusiliers Museum at Bury - Mike Glover.

Hugh Stowell - A talk by Cllr Derek Antrobus.

North Country Folklore - Peter Watson.

Building Barton's Bridges - Glen Atkinson.

Liverpool Road Station - Oldest in the World. - David George.

Beatrice Potter Pt 1, Industrial Inheritance - Margaret Curry.

Beatrice Potter Pt 2, Lakeland Legacy.

Medicine and Magic - Peter Watson

Salford's 32 Listed Churches - Joe Martin.

The Battle of Bexley Square - Veronica Trick.

Abandon Hope - Life in the Workhouse
Peter Watson.

Engineering Around Manchester - David George.





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