Road Side Attractions

In 1838, thousands of people met on Kersal Moor, to support the Chartists and their demand for the vote. It was the launch pad for democracy in the UK...

Fairy Lane, off Bury New Road, did actually have fairies on it, according to legend...

Former Bury New Road resident, Phil Carter, writes about his obsession with George Best and meeting his hero at The Cliff...

Who is he? What did he change? And just how important is the greatest British player of all time?

Here, Chris McPhee, ex-Bland Road, now Trenton, Ontario, shares his photos of Bryan Robson, Frank Stapleton et al…

Back in 1997, as Manchester United was preparing to leave The Cliff for the green belt of Carrington, a giant protest badger arrived...

Former Manchester United forward, John Aston, icon of both the 1967 League Championship winning side and the 1968 European Cup winning team, speaking in an interview for The Times in 2000 about The Cliff...

Legendary Manchester United 'keeper, Harry Gregg, speaking about the magic of The Cliff in 2000...

Manchester United’s special old training ground, The Cliff, was where everyone from George Best to David Beckham got their football education. But where is it? What’s so special about it? What else is in the area? And Is there paranormal activity at work?