Startling photos depicting childhood, community and poverty in Greater Manchester's slums have been unearthed. The 1960s and 70s scenes were captured by photographer Shirley Baker, one of one of ...
A new project has repaired, photographed and shared online forgotten maps of Manchester’s slums, which had been overlooked for the last 130 years. The maps from the early 1880s provide information on ...
She moved to Stocks Street in Manchester, teaching mill workers and Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine close to the notorious slum Angel Meadow, which was dubbed "Hell On Earth" by ...
He rose from the slums of Manchester to become one of the most sought after butlers in the world. Now, his unpublished memoirs have to come to light, giving a fascinating insight into life with ...
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Support from The University of Manchester is allowing them to build a community-based Covid monitoring system, filling a gap in the ability of government to track and plan response in the slums. This ...
Sister Elizabeth Prout opened schools for children in poverty and homes for destitute women A bishop has called for the canonisation of a nun who worked in a Manchester slum, described as one of ...