Local History

The organisations in this sub-category offer information on local history issues.

You may also find information on local history in the Family History section.

A School in Ardwick

History of schools in the area of the junction of Devonshire Street and Hyde Road

Ardwick Tech

Information on the old Ardwick Tech and its students

Belle Vue Revisited

History of the old Belle Vue Zoological Park

Edgar Wood - Architect

The work of Edgar Wood, one of Manchester's foremost nineteenth-century architects

Ellen Cicely Wilkinson

Local history information focusing on Ellen C Wilkinson

Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst (1858 - 1928)

Provides information on this historical figure

Eyewitness in Manchester: Ardwick

Ardwick captured in contemporary photographs

Eyewitness in Manchester: Victoria Baths

Photographic images of Victoria Baths

John Thaw 1942-2002

Information on a local Manchester actor who died in 2002

Levenshulme Past and Present

Here you will find photos and local history, along with a chat room and message board

Levenshulme Then and Now

A personal view of Levenshulme during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s compiled by George Nixon, a resident of Levenshulme from 1949 to 1973.

Longsight Memories

Attempting to tell the story of Longsight through the words and pictures of those people who lived there and some who still do

Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society

Supports family history research in the Greater Manchester area

Memories of Ardwick Schools

David Boardman's memories of his time at Ardwick Tech 1958 - 1965

Picture Your Street (Ardwick)

You can find out what your street looked like in Ardwick

Picture Your Street (Chorlton-on-Medlock)

Find out what your street looked like here

Tracing Your Family History

Information on how to trace your family history

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