Fantastic photos of Manchester in the 1960s
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Photographers over the years have given newer generations an insight into history, and that's only getting better as we move along. Future generations will be able to see so much more than any group before them, and that's all thanks to photographers.
mauvais
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Much of this scene is still the same. The set of buildings in the foreground (and Saville Street itself) got replaced by the BBC's New Broadcasting House in 1975, and then that got demolished with the move to Salford and is being replaced by extraordinarily expensive student accommodation. However everything behind it is very similar today.
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Throbbing Angel
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I was thinking the same. Great image.
If you're in Manchester there's a great exhibition of Martin Parr photos of the city at the Manchester Art Gallery, going back to the late 60s - lots of similarly fascinating period detail.
I love the adverts in these pics - how come lots of them are just for generic things - beer, fried bread, spanish oranges?
I love the adverts in these pics - how come lots of them are just for generic things - beer, fried bread, spanish oranges?
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
The other side of that street is very different now though.
farmerbarleymow
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Nice to see the Ash of Ancoats shop in the Oxford Road picture. They used to have a shop on the corner of Great Ancoats Street and Store Street, now demolished, and I didn't realise they'd be around since at least the 60s.
maomao
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There used to be marketing boards for different foods. I remember adverts for 'cream cakes' paid for by the milk marketing board when I was a kid. The egg marketing board paid for the famous Tony Hancock 'go to work on an egg' adverts. I'd imagine the advert in the third photo 'use your loaf - have some fried bread with your bacon' was a joint venture by piggeries and bakeries.
farmerbarleymow
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Anita Street and Victoria Square old peoples' flats at the end of the road.
It looks like this today.
Interesting history to the street and the square - Anita Street - the row of houses that paved the way for a city
I love the council's photo archive - can get lost for hours looking at stuff.
farmerbarleymow
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Throbbing Angel
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Love this kinda stuff of Manchester farmerbarleymow
farmerbarleymow
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It never occurred to me that St Anne's Square had traffic before - I just assumed it had always been car-free. 
Can't imagine Market Street with traffic either.
Can't imagine Market Street with traffic either.
Throbbing Angel
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I miss 'old' Manchester
farmerbarleymow
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I remember the old Marks, Arndale and the grim bus station, and how tatty and run-down the centre was 25 years ago. At least not too many old buildings have been lost, although there are a ridiculous number of new housing blocks everywhere. A lot of people will be utterly fucked if there is a housing crash. It's good to see old run-down buildings sorted out and used for new things though, so swings and roundabouts I suppose.
farmerbarleymow
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The local rag has an article about which streets used to have cars - this is Market Street in 1953. Shame the Arndale was built as the buildings look OK. The street looks quite a bit steeper than it is now which is weird.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The city centre streets you used to be able to drive on
Deansgate was closed to traffic this week, but cars used to rule the roost on lots of other roads too
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I used to visit Manchester fairly often when I lived in north staffordshire (now about 30 years ago -
) - did seriously consider moving to Manchester, but the job hunting didn't come to anything...
farmerbarleymow
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It's obviously a much nicer place to live than the south of England - you should drop everything and move.I used to visit Manchester fairly often when I lived in north staffordshire (now about 30 years ago -
abe11825
Like to take a cement fix
Those are some really amazing pictures. The marketing in the adverts are creative and you can see how far PR people have even come in the way of collaborating with other brands. Even still... seeing how things went from a busy street block with loads of cars, to paved / blocked in and only used by pedestrians is pretty cool! "Go green - let the kids play"? 
farmerbarleymow
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A nice series of old pictures of libraries in Manchester.
The old reference library in the old town hall on King Street
Chethams library. Keep meaning to visit it - it was established in 1653 and apparently it's the oldest free public reference library in the UK.
Cross-section of the central library
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The old reference library in the old town hall on King Street
Chethams library. Keep meaning to visit it - it was established in 1653 and apparently it's the oldest free public reference library in the UK.
Cross-section of the central library
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farmerbarleymow
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Sounds like a jacquard loom given it has punch cards. Those looms are wonderful things indeed.
Where is the loom out of interest?
deeyo
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Sounds like a jacquard loom given it has punch cards. Those looms are wonderful things indeed.
Where is the loom out of interest?
Växbo lin, in beautiful hälsingland.
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farmerbarleymow
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Nice photos of Stockport Market in 1977.
Elder is apparently boiled cow udder. Sounds lovely.
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And more here
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Elder is apparently boiled cow udder. Sounds lovely.
Bra stalls and cow's udder: the long-lost world of Stockport market – in pictures
Heidi Alexander’s images of Greater Manchester traders had been sitting in storage since she took them in 1977 … now they’re bringing a community back together
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And more here
Heidi Alexander | Stockport Market, 1977.
Heidi Alexander's incredible images of Stockport Market, 1977.
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Throbbing Angel
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Nice photos of Stockport Market in 1977.
Bra stalls and cow's udder: the long-lost world of Stockport market – in pictures
Heidi Alexander’s images of Greater Manchester traders had been sitting in storage since she took them in 1977 … now they’re bringing a community back together
And more here
Heidi Alexander | Stockport Market, 1977.
Heidi Alexander's incredible images of Stockport Market, 1977.
Love photos like this. I really hope that photo has a banner that says Marple Bastards on it.
If any of you find old photos of Oldham - 1970's - I'm interested.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Nice photos of Stockport Market in 1977.
Elder is apparently boiled cow udder. Sounds lovely.
I bought some at that market when I first moved to Stockport. It doesn't taste of much and is a bit crumbly, the bloke said it was good on toast. Before the gentrification of Stockport market ( they had to do something with it I suppose as it was in severe financial difficulties) there were a few tripe and cowheel stalls, butchers selling mutton, pigs heads, trotters, cows hearts, a meat auction van, a fishmongers that used to sell sprats, cod roe , cockles , a farm produce stall where you could buy duck and goose eggs, pie stall and a huge cheese stall that would let you try before you buy. Pity they couldn't have kept that sort of stuff really but food habits change I suppose.
farmerbarleymow
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I hope it does too. A stall dedicated to vicious inter-region rivalry.
The odd thing about the photos is that they look a lot older than they are. But I suppose it was 40-odd years ago.
They can keep the pigs heads, tripe, cowheel and trotters The39thStep - I've never forgotten being both fascinated and appalled at the tripe stalls in the market where I grew up in the 70s.
Throbbing Angel
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Aye, you can keep all that tripe 'n' shit. Sounds awful.
I lived in West Yorkshire when I was a teen and my mate and I used to walk halfway home and get the bus the rest of the way. We'd walk to the bus station/market and he'd buy a bag of tripe, drown it in vinegar and stink the bus out eating it on the way home. You clarty bastard, Anthony.
I lived in West Yorkshire when I was a teen and my mate and I used to walk halfway home and get the bus the rest of the way. We'd walk to the bus station/market and he'd buy a bag of tripe, drown it in vinegar and stink the bus out eating it on the way home. You clarty bastard, Anthony.
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