Social History
From Fascist HQ to Synagogue – the grizzly history of 17 Northumberland Street
Historic irony on Bury New Road...
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QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE 2022 ON BURY NEW ROAD
The rain stayed away as Bury New Road celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee in style...
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Welcome to the Community Memories Section
Anyone can share their Bury New Road stories and photos...
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John Dee: The original Prospero; the original James Bond
Guru for Elizabeth 1and subject of Damon Albarn opera...on Bury New Road
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Chetham’s Library: The oldest public reference library in the English speaking world
Over 600 years old and still open
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Greater Manchester and the World Condemns Evil Arena Bomb Attack
In the weeks following the Manchester Arena bomb, local and world leaders condemned the attack while the community grieved defiantly...
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The Night Manchester Arena Witnessed Evil Bomb Attack
On May 22nd 2017, following a concert by Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena, terrorist Salman Ramadan Abedi detonated a bomb that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured many more...
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The Glade of Light
The Glade of Light is a 'living memorial' at the very start of Bury New Road to those who lost their lives in the 22nd May 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack...
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William Grimshaw: The World’s First DJ
Never mind the Hacienda and the Warehouse Project, the world’s first DJ came from Bury New Road and in 1909 drew huge crowds to hear his records in Heaton Park and beyond...
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Harvey Lisberg: Memories of Bury New Road
Super manger and the Tony Wilson of his day managed 10CC, Herman's Hermits, sports stars and more...
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