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Greater Manchester Collection

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Train crossing Stockport viaduct on the London & North Western Railway, c1845

Train crossing Stockport viaduct on the London & North Western Railway, c1845. Note the pollution of the river banks, smoking chimneys and the complete domination of the scene by the viaduct

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Advertisement on the cover of The Manchester Golfer, British, May 1911

Advertisement on the cover of The Manchester Golfer, British, May 1911

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: 250, 000th Model T Ford produced at Manchester, 1925

250, 000th Model T Ford produced at Manchester, 1925. Management and workers pose with the car to commemorate this production milestone

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Ford factory, Manchester, c1911

The Ford factory, Manchester, c1911. Lines of Model Ts, off the production line

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Interior of the Ford works, Trafford Park, Manchester, c1911-c1927

Interior of the Ford works, Trafford Park, Manchester, c1911-c1927. Rows of Model Ts are lined up. The hugely successful Model T was Britain's best-selling car from 1913 to 1923

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Manchester Regatta - from a sketch by Mr. Hayes, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Manchester Regatta - from a sketch by Mr. Hayes, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Manchester Regatta - from a sketch by Mr. Hayes, 1844. Boat races on the river Irwell

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Lower-House Mill, near Oldham, 1844. Scene of an industrial accident at Oldham in Yorkshire, a centre of textile manufacture:the falling of a newly erected mill, the property of Messrs

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Grand Banquet to Sir H. Pottinger, at Manchester, 1844

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Opening of the New Theatre Royal, Manchester, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the New Theatre Royal, Manchester, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the New Theatre Royal, Manchester, 1845. Interior view of a packed house. The architects of the new Theatre are Messrs

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Burning of Irwell Buildings, Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Burning of Irwell Buildings, Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Burning of Irwell Buildings, Manchester, 1844

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Albert Bridge, Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Albert Bridge, Manchester, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Albert Bridge, Manchester, 1844

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Lord Egertons Fete - the Pavilion at Worsley, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Lord Egertons Fete - the Pavilion at Worsley, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Lord Egertons Fete - the Pavilion at Worsley, 1844. Party to celebrate the 21st birthday of George Granville Francis Egerton, Esq

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Windybank, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Windybank, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Windybank, 1860s

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: View in Central Hall, Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester, 1857

View in Central Hall, Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester, 1857

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Belfield Hall, 1860s. Creator: Unknown

Belfield Hall, 1860s. Creator: Unknown
Belfield Hall, 1860s

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: View of Manchester from Higher Broughton, 1835, (1943). Creator: William Wyld

View of Manchester from Higher Broughton, 1835, (1943). Creator: William Wyld
View of Manchester from Higher Broughton, 1835, (1943). Rural scene with smoking chimneys on the horizon

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Interior of the Royal Exchange, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Interior of the Royal Exchange, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Royal Exchange, 1898. The Royal Exchange and trading hall, Grade II listed building in Manchester, England for cotton importers and brokers

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Owens College, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Owens College, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Owens College, 1898. Owens College designed by Alfred Waterhouse and named after John Owens was founded in 1851 and became the Victoria University of Manchester in 1904

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Royal Exchange, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Royal Exchange, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Exchange, 1898. The Royal Exchange and trading hall, Grade II listed building in Manchester, England for cotton importers and brokers. From " Our Own Country, Volume III"

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1898

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Buck Clayton, Manchester Jazz Festival, 1963. Creator: Brian Foskett

Buck Clayton, Manchester Jazz Festival, 1963. Creator: Brian Foskett
Buck Clayton, Manchester Jazz Festival, 1963

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Peterloo Massacre: hussars charging the people

The Peterloo Massacre: hussars charging the people, Manchester, 1819 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848

Woman and a boy working in a coal mine, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. A woman and boy underground in a coal mine moving a basket containing 3-4 cwt of coal

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Member for North-West Manchester, c1906, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Member for North-West Manchester, c1906, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Member for North-West Manchester, c1906, (1945)

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Worsley Hall near Manchester, c1848. Creator: J Bower

Worsley Hall near Manchester, c1848. Creator: J Bower
Worsley Hall near Manchester, The Seat of the Right Hon The Earl of Ellesmere, c1848. Worsley New Hall, designed by Edward Blore, was built in the 1840s for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Manchester Ship Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. Artist: H Garside

Manchester Ship Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Shop Canal, Above Eastham, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Manchester Town Hall, c1896. Artist: H Garside

Manchester Town Hall, c1896. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Town Hall, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. Artist: R Banks

A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. Artist: R Banks
A Football Match at Manchester, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: A Great Dockland of the North, Thirty-Four Miles from Sea and Yet a Port, c1935

A Great Dockland of the North, Thirty-Four Miles from Sea and Yet a Port, c1935. No. 9 Dock the Manchester Ship Canal. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Arrest of Dora Marsden, British suffragette

Arrest of Dora Marsden, British suffragette, outside the Victoria University of Manchester, 4 October 1909. Dora Marsden (1882-1960) heckled Lord Morley, who was speaking at the University

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833

View of the Railway across Chat Moss, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1833. The worlds first intercity railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened on 15 September 1830

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Manchester Ship Canal, 1910. Artist: Valentine & Sons

Manchester Ship Canal, 1910. Artist: Valentine & Sons
Manchester Ship Canal, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Refurbishment work, Mosley Common Colliery, Lancashire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters

Refurbishment work, Mosley Common Colliery, Lancashire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Refurbishment work, Mosley Common Colliery, Lancashire, 1963

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: A heavy load stops the Manchester traffic, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters

A heavy load stops the Manchester traffic, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
A heavy load stops the Manchester traffic, 1962

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: An absorption tower being transported by road, Dukenfield, Manchester, 1962. Artist

An absorption tower being transported by road, Dukenfield, Manchester, 1962. Artist
An absorption tower being transported by road, Dukinfield, Manchester, 1962

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: View from the hold of the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964

View from the hold of the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. Dockers loading steel bars onto a ship from a dock on the Manchester Ship Canal

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Steel bars being loaded onto the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. Artist

Steel bars being loaded onto the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. Artist
Steel bars being loaded onto the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. British steel products were in demand worldwide during the 1960s due to their high quality

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Dockers loading steel bars onto the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. Artist

Dockers loading steel bars onto the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. Artist
Dockers loading steel bars onto the Manchester Renown, Manchester, 1964. British steel products were in demand worldwide during the 1960s due to their high quality

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Manchester Renown being loaded with steel for export, Manchester, 1964. Artist

The Manchester Renown being loaded with steel for export, Manchester, 1964. Artist
The Manchester Renown being loaded with steel for export, Manchester, 1964

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Manchester Renown in dock on the Manchester Ship Canal, 1964

The Manchester Renown in dock on the Manchester Ship Canal, 1964. The Renown was part of the Manchester Liners fleet, which were loaded on the Ship Canal and carried Britains products worldwide

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Heaton Park Races, 1835, (1929). Artist: Richard Reeve

Heaton Park Races, 1835, (1929). Artist: Richard Reeve
Heaton Park Races, 1835, (1929). After F. C. Turner (c1795-c1846). From The Story of British Sporting Prints, by Captain Frank Siltzer. [Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd, London, 1929]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Central Manchester, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew

Central Manchester, c20th Century. Artist: John Bartholomew
Central Manchester, c20th Century. [John Bartholomew & Son, Edinburgh]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Manchester Ship Canal, Above Easton, c1900. Artist: H Garside

Manchester Ship Canal, Above Easton, c1900. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Ship Canal, Above Easton, c1900. Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Manchester Town Hall, c1900. Artist: H Garside

Manchester Town Hall, c1900. Artist: H Garside
Manchester Town Hall, c1900. Manchester Town Hall is a 19th century Victorian, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. From Sights and Scenes in England and Wales

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: On 27th January, Mr. Churchill addressed an audience in Free Trade Hall

On 27th January, Mr. Churchill addressed an audience in Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 1913, (1945). Winston Churchill speaking at the Manchester, Lesser Free Trade Hall, 1913

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: In the General Election he was defeated at Manchester

In the General Election he was defeated at Manchester, but was returned for Dundee, 1908, (1945)

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder

James Brindley, 18th century English civil engineer and canal builder, (1836)

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: New Electric Locomotive, L. N. E. R. leaving Manchester London Road Station, 1940

New Electric Locomotive, L. N. E. R. leaving Manchester London Road Station, 1940
New Electric Locomotive, L.N.E.R. leaving Manchester London Road Station, 1940. From Trains of Today. [Juvenile Productions Ltd. London, 1940]

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: In the Park, Bolton Bridge, c1852. Artist: David Cox the elder

In the Park, Bolton Bridge, c1852. Artist: David Cox the elder
In the Park, Bolton Bridge, c1852. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Alexandra Park, Manchester, c1905

Alexandra Park, Manchester, c1905

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Morris Room at the Clarion Cafe, Manchester, c1911

The Morris Room at the Clarion Cafe, Manchester, c1911
The Morris Room at the Clarion Cafe, Manchester. Decorated by the St. Georges Guild of Crafts, Birmingham, c1911. The Manchester Clarion Cafe was at 50 Market Street, Manchester

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Procession approaching the Town Hall, Manchester, 1887

Procession approaching the Town Hall, Manchester, 1887. The Prince and Prinncess of Wales visited Manchester in May 1887 to open the Royal Jubilee Exhibition

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Work girls at the Wigan Collieries, late 19th century

Work girls at the Wigan Collieries, late 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Portland Street, Manchester, late 19th century

Portland Street, Manchester, late 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Interior view of the Manchester Exhibition, 1857 (late 19th century)

Interior view of the Manchester Exhibition, 1857 (late 19th century). The Manchester Treasures of Art Exhibition brought together many of the nations private art collections under one roof

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Newalls Building, Manchester, 1838 (c1895)

A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Newalls Building, Manchester, 1838 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: The Royal Exchange, Manchester

The Royal Exchange, Manchester. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Vol III

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Chethams Hospital and Library, Manchester, 1937

Chethams Hospital and Library, Manchester, 1937. Chethams Library, founded in 1653, claims to be the oldest public library in the English-speaking world

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Bolton Abbey, 1936

Bolton Abbey, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Barton aqueduct, Manchester ship canal, 1936

Barton aqueduct, Manchester ship canal, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Chamber Hall, Oldham, Lancashire, 1905

Chamber Hall, Oldham, Lancashire, 1905

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Portland Street, Manchester, c1880. Artist: Butterworth and Heath

Portland Street, Manchester, c1880. Artist: Butterworth and Heath
Portland Street, Manchester, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: View of Manchester, 1844. Artist: Thomas Higham

View of Manchester, 1844. Artist: Thomas Higham
View of Manchester, 1844. View looking towards the distant city of Manchester and its smoking chimneys from the surrounding countryside

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: James Brindley, English civil engineer and canal builder, c1770 (1835)

James Brindley, English civil engineer and canal builder, c1770 (1835)

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell

Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell, Salford, Greater Manchester, c1794

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Woman and boy drawing a corve containing 3-4 cwt of coal, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848

Woman and boy drawing a corve containing 3-4 cwt of coal, Bolton, Lancashire, 1848. The woman wears a harness around her waist, passing between her legs and attached to a sledge by a chain

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Unitarian Chapel, Rochdale, 1876

Unitarian Chapel, Rochdale, 1876. Unitarian Chapel and School, Blackwater Street, Rochdale, Manchester, England. In the 18th and 19th centuries Rochdale was a centre of cotton manufacture

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867

Freeing of the Fenian Conspiracy leaders from a police van, Hyde Street, Manchester, 1867

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Wesleyan Methodist chapel and school, Union Street, Rochdale, Manchester, 1876

Wesleyan Methodist chapel and school, Union Street, Rochdale, Manchester, 1876. In the 18th and 19th centuries Rochdale was a centre of cotton manufacture

Background imageGreater Manchester Collection: Alec Dankworth, 2007. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth

Alec Dankworth, 2007. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Alec Dankworth, Wigan International Jazz Festival, 2007


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