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Manchester
Manchester is the largest city in the north of England and is today a
centre of the arts, the media, higher education and commerce. It was
the world's first industrialized city and became the centre of cotton
spinning and textile manufacture. It is home to two Premier League
Football Teams, Manchester City and Manchester United, and has a
Test Match Cricket Ground at Old Trafford, home to Lancashire CCC.
Old Postcard, Manchester, Piccadilly
An unused postcard of Piccadilly, probably dating from about 1910.   (Z)
Manchester, the Exchange
Manchester Cathedral
This postcard of the Exchange was mailed in 1913.
A 1911 postcard of Manchester Cathedral.
Manchester Town Hall
The Town Hall in the early 20th Century.
Oxford Street, Manchester
A postcard mailed in 1937 which shows Oxford Street and the Paramount Cinema.   (Z)
St Annes Square, Manchester
St Ann's Square.
Oxford Street, Manchester
Oxford Street with Joe Lyon's Teashop just showing on the right.
Manchester Assize Courts
This postcard of Manchester Assize Courts was mailed in 1905.
Rylands Library, Manchester
The Ryland's Library - a postcard mailed in 1907.
An undated view of the Cathedral.
Manchester, Market Street
A night view of Market Street, mailed in 1909.
Manchester, Poets Corner
The Poets Corner, Long Millgate, Manchester - a 1906 postcard.
Manchester, Oldham Street
A 1937 postcard of Oldham Street.   (Z)
Manchester, Market Street
No date for this postcard of Market Street.   (Z)
This postcard of Market Street was posted in 1932.
Manchester, King Street
An undated view of King Street.
Victoria Station, Manchester
Victoria Station in the early 1900s.
A poor quality image of the Town Hall.
A rather tatty postcard of Piccadilly from around 1910.
An undated postcard of the Cathedral.
Manchester Technical College
A 1903 postcard of the Technical College in Peel Park.
Manchester Royal Infirmary
The New Royal Infirmary - a postcard mailed in 1911.
Manchester University
The Williamson Building at Manchester University - a 1962 postcard sent to
Yugoslavia.
An undated postcard of Oldham Street.
Deansgate, Manchester
A 1907 postcard of Deansgate.
This postcard was mailed in 1927.
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Did You Know.....that the author Anthony Burgess ("A
Clockwork Orange") was born in Harpurhey in 1917 ?
And Did You Know.....that the stand-up comedian
Bernard Manning was born in Ancoats in 1930 ?
Did You Know.....that the suffragette Christabel
Pankhurst was born in Manchester in 1880 ?
And Did You Know.....that David Lloyd George,
British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922, was born
in Chorlton-on-Medlock in 1863 ?
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