manchester history

26th April 2025

You can live in a Greater Manchester manor house from the 1700s

New home or time machine? You decide....

21st February 2025

10 fascinating photos that show how much Market Street has changed over the years

Pizzaland, C&A, Thomas Cook - what a trip down memory lane. ...

24th August 2024

Five forgotten Manchester landmarks and sculptures from years gone by

And what happened to them......

7th April 2023

Old footage of Manchester students on rag week in 1931 unearthed and digitally enhanced

We're a sucker for anything to do with Manchester history....

15th February 2023

Celebs are holding a charity football match to fund a statue for ‘uncrowned boxing champion’ Len Johnson

He is widely-considered one of if not the greatest ever British boxer, but could ......

16th April 2021

MMU fashion show archives give us a glimpse of the city’s fashion throughout the decades

Mancunians have always been on top of the trends, even since the 50s....

18th February 2020

Remembering Manchester city centre’s iconic underground market

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14th January 2020

The story behind Manchester’s original drunken pub brawler ‘Spanking Roger’

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7th January 2020

Piccadilly Gardens was once home to a huge ‘Lunatic Asylum’

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