Getting the 135 bus into town to spy the rooftop rioters #ManchesterHistory #theNineties

Black and white mug shot of 33-year-old man taken in 1906.

Colour reconstruction of 1905 photo as if taken today, of 33-yr-old man in a garden.

Colour reconstruction of 1905 photo as if taken today, of 33-yr-old man with background of a glowing sunset.

Thanks to a very kind xmas offer, Stuart at
@babelcolour.bsky.social took a newly discovered 1906 photo of my gt grandfather in Prestwich Asylum (newly committed) and re-imagined it as if taken by modern photography. Quite the result. Gt grandf was held there 35 years #manchesterhistory #prestwich

In 1950, in the very building that now houses the Child Study Centre, Alan Turing asked a question that changed the world: ‘Can machines think?’ His Manchester paper introduced the Turing Test, laying the foundations of artificial intelligence.
#artificialintelligence #STEM #manchesterhistory

Mamucian Auxilliary Roman Fort

Reconstruction of early 3rd century Gate, wall & Double defensive ditch. Plus foundation of original grain store & Vicus (outside civilian settlement)

#roman #romanmanchester #manchester #mamucian #romanempire #romanbritain #romanfort #romangate #manchesterhistory

Fun fact: During the English Civil War, Clayton Hall was visited by Sir Thomas Fairfax and his Parliamentary forces—imagine Roundhead soldiers marching over that same stone bridge that still stands today! ⚔️🏰

#ManchesterHistory #ClaytonHall #CivilWarHistory

Sign the Petition Rebuild Hotspur Press Now

A much loved local Manchester landmark ,oddly burnt down a few days ago ,
Please sign and share ,do not let the brown envelope brigade win
#hotspurpress #Manchesterhistory

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The family story with this is that my 4th Great-grandad, the grave digger, used to carry his son around on his back.
I doubt they could have afforded any sort of wheelchair (heck, it took a year before I could get a 'cheap' one and 6yrs for one that fits me via NHS).
#ManchesterHistory #AngelStreet

Forging the Future with the White Heat of the Past? Legacies of ‘the Tech’, and the Making of the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, 1966–74 The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) was created for the advancement of technical education in post-war Britain. Born of an existing technical college, fondly known...

👋 bluesky bud: for those interested in #histTech #HSTM #Universityhistory #Manchesterhistory #Postwar #heritage #modernity #science #education & 'white heat', you may enjoy my paper on the history of UMIST for Bulletin of the John Rylands Library @manchesterup.bsky.social

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Wet Sunday in Stalybridge
by Roger Eastwood 1984

Oil on Board

©️ Estate of the artist/Private collection

#Manchester #Manchesterartist #art #oilpainting #ManchesterHistory #Sunday #rain

the star & garter
Roger Eastwood

Oil on Board

©️ Estate of the artist/Private collection

#Manchester #Manchesterartist #ManchesterMusic #art #oilpainting #ManchesterHistory

Strangeways , Manchester
Arthur Delaney (1927-1987)

Oil on board

©️ Estate of the artist

#Manchesterartist #Manchester #art #paintingsofmanchester #ManchesterHistory #oilpaintings

Manchester United Fans, Old Trafford, 1991
by Richard Davis.

© Richard Davis, all rights reserved

#Manchester #photography #artofmanchester #ManchesterHistory #OldTrafford