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4 years

A very snowy Barton Road, Stretford, for day 1 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar . Just look at those icicles! #LibrariesWinterFest #snow

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A wonderful festive photo of Chapel Street, #Sale in 1897.

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#OTD in 1948, Park Hospital (now Trafford General) in Davyhulme welcomed Minister of Health Aneurin Bevan as it became the first NHS hospital. The first NHS patient, 13 year old Sylvia Diggory, watched the nurses welcome him with a guard of honour from her window. #NHSBirthday

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#OTD 1948 Aneurin Bevan launched the #NHS at #Trafford General Hospital (formerly Park Hospital). The 1st NHS patient there, Sylvia Beckingham aged 13 recalled “Mr Bevan told me that it was a milestone in history, the most civilised step any country had ever taken" #NHS71

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4 years

Woohoo! We've reached 2000 followers! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you to all our wonderful followers, likers and retweeters!

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2 years

Constructing the Manchester Ship Canal, c.1880s

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5 years

Today marks the 200 year anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. This little book from the archive, printed in 1819, tells the big story of the meeting on St. Peter's Field in Manchester and the brutal dispersal of the crowd by the yeomanry. #Peterloo2019 #OTD #Peterloo

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3 years

Children waiting for Father Christmas in Urmston Shopping Centre for day 24 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar #LibrariesWinterFest #Santa

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5 years

Found this lovely photo in our collection today of of Josiah Drinkwater, in the old stocks at #HighLegh around 1890. He doesn't appear to be too bothered, #Crime & #Punishment #Cheshire

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3 years

A stunning winter wonderland in snowy Chapel Road, Sale in 1897. #ArchiveAdventCalendar #TraffordWinterFest

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5 years

The River Mersey is significant in the #Trafford area as it marked the historic boundary between #Lancashire and #Cheshire . It is also thought to have marked the border of Mercia and Northumbria and to have come from the Anglo-Saxon word for 'boundary'. #WorldWaterDay #History

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3 years

The theme for day 3 of #Archive30 is #HealthArchives We hold some wonderful photos of Park Hospital (now Trafford General) in Davyhulme from the late 1920s, showing the pharmacy, X-ray department, patients' veranda and maternity ward.

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4 years

Here's a quiz to brighten your Tuesday. Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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4 years

Happy 72nd Birthday to our National Health Service & huge thanks to all #NHS staff, key workers, carers & volunteers for your amazing work #NHS72 #ThankYouNHS

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4 years

Bit nippy out there! How would it compare to this winter on Park Road in #Timperley ? This photo is thought to date from around 1930.

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4 years

A Christmas market next to the town hall in Sale for day 4 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar . #LibrariesWinterFest #Shopping

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4 years

A beautiful photo of Sale Central Library in 1938, showing a member of staff using #labels to consult the card catalogue.

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5 years

Here is Mrs Royle outside number 4 Brook Road #Flixton in 1903 with a very furry friend, but is it a #cat , #dog (or #bear )? Whatever it was it loved the camera! #LoveYourPetDay

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3 years

Urmston Meadows, 1880

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4 years

A little picture #quiz for your Monday afternoon! Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area???

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7 months

🎄Archive Advent Calendar🎄 Snowy scene; Station Road, Urmston looking towards Urmston station with Gloucester Road on the right. Feb 1902 Trafford Local Studies collection, . #archiveadventcalendar #traffordlocalstudies #snow #christmas #winter #Urmston

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3 years

#ArchiveAdventCalendar #TraffordWinterFest A snowy day at Dunham Park!❄️🦌🦌❄️

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4 years

Here we go with another quiz. can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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4 years

Sowersby wine merchants in 1959, Crofts Bank Road, #Urmston . #DrinkWineDay

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1 year

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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4 years

One of our volunteers has been digging through the archives to trace the history of Broadheath's Linotype works throughout the twentieth century. Have a read here:

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1 year

Yesterday a Blue Plaque was unveiled in Urmston to commemorate suffragettes Beatrice & Edith Clayton Pepper who played an active part in the militant suffrage campaign & were active members of the Womens Social & Political Union (WSPU) Their great niece Susan was at the event

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4 years

Harry Brown’s White Star cycle shop in the Old Market Place, Altrincham in 1900 for day 3 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar #LibrariesWinterFest #Star

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4 years

A rather beautiful photo, taken in 1877, of the snowy garden of Oakfield House in Ashton-on-Mersey, for day 16 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar . #LibrariesWinterFest #tree

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3 years

The theme for day 12 of #Archive30 is #SportArchives These plans for a new ground for Manchester United Football Club in Old Trafford were submitted in 1909. At the first match played at the stadium the following February, it held a crowd of 80,000 people.

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5 years

#LaurelAndHardy in the news lately. Did you know they stayed at the #Brooklands Hotel in #Sale during their tour in 1947? They were appearing at the Lido Cinema Theatre in #Bolton at the time but opted to stay in Sale.

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3 years

Yesterday, the Mayor of Trafford unveiled a blue plaque to Bottoms Footpath at Flixton House, in recognition of a watershed moment in the history of public footpaths.

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3 years

Chapel Road, Sale in 1897 Wishing you all a very #MerryChristmas

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4 years

We are very excited to announce the unveiling of our new website Exploring Trafford's Heritage! On Friday it will be 75 years since #VEDay . Through our online exhibition 'All in it Together' you can find out how the WWII affected the Trafford area.

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1 year

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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4 years

Have you ever visited the White City Retail Park in Old Trafford and wondered at the significance of the white gates? Find out about the site's incredible history here:

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3 years

This wonderful photograph was donated this morning, showing workers from Metropolitan-Vickers in Trafford Park heading home in the evening. A note on the back reads 'Mostly on foot or heading for the nearest bus stop. No cars those days for the working class'. #Archives

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5 years

A steam powered barge heads towards #Altrincham along the Bridgewater Canal. This stretch opened in 1765 & improved the transport of market garden & dairy produce into #Manchester . Also in this #c1910 pic, a steam train pulls into #Timperley Station @SalfordCanal @BridgewaterWay

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4 years

A lovely photo of Bloomsbury Lane, #Timperley in 1910. This tree-lined road used to be called Deputy Lane.

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4 years

Ashley Road, Hale in 1980 for day 11 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar #LibrariesWinterFest

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6 years

A beautiful donation to our #archive this week. We believe this photo shows the 9th Earl of Stamford arriving with his family at #Altrincham Town Hall as part of their formal Homecoming to Dunham Massey Hall in 1906. @DunhamMasseyNT

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3 months

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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3 years

A snowy Park Road, Timperley for day 23 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar #LibrariesWinterFest

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4 years

Chilly work! Breaking the ice on the frozen pond at #Davyhulme Park in 1963

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3 years

#ArchiveAdventCalendar A wondrous photograph of Ashley Road, Hale (1980) taken by Vernon Shaw. Trees laden with snow and a passing motorist. #TraffordWinterFest #trees

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🎄Archive Advent Calendar🎄 Ashley Road, Hale in winter, c1970s. Photograph taken by Vernon Shaw. Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TL2553 #archiveadventcalendar #traffordlocalstudies #snow #christmas #winter #hale #archives #photograph #winterphotography

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2 years

Day 17 Archive Advent Calendar. A snowy Park Road in Timperley, c1950s. Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TL3238. #archiveadventcalendar #traffordlocalstudies #snow #christmas #winter #archives #timperley

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3 years

A little picture quiz to brighten your Tuesday! Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area?

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4 years

And here we go with our first quiz of the week :) Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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3 years

#DYK that the former Essoldo cinema appeared in 2017 Morrissey biopic England is Mine? If you've taken a great photo of the building, or another location that's appeared on film or television, why not enter our #TraffordonScreen photography competition?

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4 years

Here's todays quiz. Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area? 🤔😀

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5 years

Sale Park opened to the public on 30th June 1900. The land was paid for by Mrs Mary Worthington of Sale Hall Lodge, as a gift to the people of Sale. The park was renamed Worthington Park in 1950 in honour of its benefactor. #LoveParksWeek #Sale #Parks @TraffordCouncil

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5 years

The New Hippodrome Theatre on Stamford Street, #Altrincham opened its doors in February 1912. Legend has it that the #theatre was haunted by the #ghost of the proprietor's son, who had dreamed of acting but was forbidden by his father. #FolkloreThursday

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3 years

A frozen pond in Davyhulme Park, 1963

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5 years

A beautiful #snow covered Chester Road in #Stretford from the early 1900s

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7 months

🎄Archive Advent Calendar 🎄 Snow covered Chester Road in Stretford, c1900s. Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TL1447 #archiveadventcalendar #traffordlocalstudies #snow #christmas #winter #stretford #archives

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1 year

Today the NHS is celebrating its 75th birthday! 📷 On this day in 1948, Park Hospital (now Trafford General) in Davyhulme welcomed Minister of Health Aneurin Bevan, as it became the first NHS hospital. The nurses welcome him with a guard of honour. #NHS75 #NHS

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4 years

Here's todays quiz. Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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5 years

The Lord Nelson Hotel #Stretford Rd #Urmston in 1886. Built in 1805 by George Royle, it was rebuilt in 1877. The Lord of the Manor held a court baron here twice a year until 1890 & it was used as a terminus for the local horse bus. Hot cross buns were sold outside at #Easter

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5 years

Here's the original Nag's Head pub in #Davyhulme . It was built in the 16th century & wasn't much bigger than a #cottage . Standing in a lonely position with only a few cottages nearby, its custom came from passing travellers & out-lying farms. It was demolished #c1879 .

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5 years

#Sale Bridge, near the station #c1913 . Hope Road is to the left. The bridge had been widened & the tramline extended along Northenden Road and into #SaleMoor .

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5 years

Atlantic Street, #Broadheath in the early twentieth century #History #Altrincham

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3 years

H. Woodcock's grocery stall at #Altrincham market c1950, with towers of carefully placed tins and boxes is a sight to behold. Mr Woodcock no doubt keeping his eye out for anyone who dares to wreck his impressive display!

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1 year

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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6 months

🎄Archive Advent Calendar🎄 Park Road, Timperley covered in snow, date unknown. Trafford Local Studies Collection cat. ref. TL3238. #archiveadventcalendar #traffordlocalstudies #snow #christmas #winter #timperley #altrincham

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4 years

The corner of Cross Street and Dane Road in Sale, circa 1880.

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3 years

As part of the campaign for women's suffrage, the Women's Freedom League encouraged its members to boycott the 1911 census. Two members from Sale, artists Ada Hines and Lucy Fildes, were conspicuously absent from their addresses on that day. #Census2021

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3 years

A cold, snowy winter's day at Longford Park, #Streford in the #1970s and definitely duffle coat weather. Wonder what's got their attention?

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5 years

On #NationalUnicornDay no legendary creatures in sight, but here's the Unicorn Hotel, where in 1844, the proprietor George Massey first introduced gas to #Altrincham & lit the first gas lamp in front of the hotel which was powered from his small gas generator at the rear.

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1 year

Our first location quiz of 2023🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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4 years

Legend has it that harm would befall anyone who harmed Ashton-on-Mersey’s Tree of Fate. The tree on Church Lane was said to have been cursed by the Gypsy Queen of Northenden 300 years ago, on the occasion of her daughter's wedding to the local Rector. #FolkloreThursday

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5 years

We are often asked about the stone #lion of Worthington Park #Sale . After many years of play in the park, he was removed, rebuilt & installed in the children’s Library at Sale & he now has pride of place in the foyer at Sale Waterside #FriendlyArchives #ExploreYourArchive

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4 months

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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4 years

Here's a quiz to brighten your Tuesday😃🤔. Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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5 years

A wonderful image of the #GrapesInn on the corner of #ChapelStreet in #Altrincham in the early 1900s. The chap in the doorway seems OK but what were the four men up to in the window I wonder ? they look as if they are contemplating some mischief

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6 years

Our book has gone to the publishers! After 4 years of research by #Local #Studies staff and #volunteers we will tell the amazing #FWW story of the soldiers and their families on The Bravest Little Street in England. #ChapelStreet #Altrincham @TraffordCouncil @amberleybooks

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7 months

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.... #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2023 #ArmisticeDay

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4 years

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids a-milking, so that this milkman could deliver his milk by horse in 1921 in Carrington.

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4 years

Another quiz to get your week started. Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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2 months

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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6 months

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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6 months

Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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4 years

Here's a quiz for your Tuesday 🤔. Can you identify these locations from around the Trafford area?

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3 years

The theme for day 14 of #Archive30 is #FavouriteItem We love this picture of Josiah Drinkwater in the old stocks at High Legh in Cheshire.

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1 year

We now have 3,000 #Twitter followers! 🥳Thanks to each & every one of you for your support. Its much appreciated. We will do our best to tweet lots more interesting content for you in the future. To celebrate, here's one of our best loved pics #archives #photograph #localhistory

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4 years

On the second day of #Christmas my true love gave to me two turtle dovecotes. Okay, only one really. This dovecote originally stood on the grounds of #Sale Old Hall but was moved when the M60 expanded. It can now be found standing proudly in Walkden Gardens. #12daysofchristmas

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4 years

Did you know that in 1940 #Urmston was producing the most home-grown food per household in the whole of the country, alongside Gravesend in Kent? Find out more about the #DigforVictory campaign in the local area here: @kent_archives #WWII

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4 years

A family business ready for the festive period for day 13 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar . John Hampson and Sons’ shop was situated on Northenden Road in Sale Moor. #LibrariesWinterFest #Family

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In 1914 Stretford hosted a number of Belgian refugees at Longford Hall. For day 18 of our #ArchiveAdventCalendar we have this Christmas letter from the refugees thanking the Council and inhabitants of Stretford for their many kindnesses. #LibrariesWinterFest #Goodwill

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Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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3 years

It's been a while but we are back on our virtual pub crawl. This time we are looking at the history of Jackson's Boat (Bridge Inn) in #Sale .

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4 years

Why not take a look at our photographic database 'Trafford Lifetimes'. There are lots of great photos of the #Trafford area from days gone by, like this one of #LongfordPark , #Stretford in 1921.

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3 years

Springfield School, Sale, 1923

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A big clap from us for all the wonderful NHS staff working so hard at the moment 👏👏👏 Here's a lovely picture of nurses at Park Hospital (Trafford General) in #Davyhulme in 1945, just 3 years before it was opened by Aneurin Bevan as the first NHS hospital. #NHSThankYou

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Location quiz for today 🧐 Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area? Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.

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2 years

Day 4 Archive Advent Calendar ❄️❄️ Christmas Market, St Clement's Church, Urmston. Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TP/1500 #archiveadventcalendar #traffordlocalstudies #christmas #winter #urmston #archives #christmasmarket #nostalgia #edwardian #photography

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3 years

The theme for day 25 of #Archive30 is #ConservationWin The Altrincham Charter dates back to 1290 and is the oldest item in our archives. In 2016 the charter was treated to some conservation work, to preserve it for future generations. Here's to 700 more years!

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The land for John Leigh Park was purchased and donated to Altrincham District Council in 1917 by wealthy cotton industrialist John Leigh. He stipulated that the park should be named after his late father and kept as an open space forever. #LoveParks #Altrincham

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#Sale Railway Station in the early 1900s

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The weather forecast says we are in for a sunny & very warm weekend ( at last! ). This photo shows the paddling pool at #Davyhulme Park #c1950s when all you needed was a cossie, jam butties & a drink of water to have a great day! #heatwave #Summer

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