Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society

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The big day is tomorrow (18 April) https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18gvVUU9NM/

17/04/2026

RuralHistoria
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Wattle and daub, Tintern Abbey. An exposed section of wattle and daub wall construction. Wattle and daub is a construction method that has been used for thousands of years. In medieval Europe, wattle and daub was a common building technique for a variety of structures, from simple cottages to larger dwellings and barns.

16/04/2026

Did you know that more than a hundred years ago, Salford was home to various violent youth gangs called ‘Scuttlers’ who fought each other across central Manchester until the 1900s?
April 21 marks Salford city’s 100-year anniversary.

To celebrate, the Greater Manchester Police Museum is looking back at the history of policing in Salford.

Learn more here: https://orlo.uk/74OFS

16/04/2026

and it seems a while since we've taken a ride out to Oldham as part of our look back at our local tramways.
So on the 10th of August 1935 Mr Gunn who's work we have featured before, was outside the Summit Inn on the road from Oldham to Rochdale and took this lovely shot of Oldham 44 waiting to return to its hometown.
Oldham 44 was of course originally identical to our own 43 which by this time had been converted to a single decker. 44 would last a couple of years more before being withdrawn in December 1937.

16/04/2026

Grace's Guide To British Industrial History
Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 173,091 pages of information and 249,766 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/

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