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| Manchester (2) |
| A second page of old postcards of Manchester. |
| No date for this postcard of St Mary's Gate. |
| Two almost identical postcards of the Hippodrome - the card on the right was mailed in 1915. |
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| An early 20th Century postcard of the Ardwick Empire. |
| Central Station, Manchester. (Z) |
| Market Place in what appears to be the 1920s. (Z) |
| St Ann's Square. |
| Another view of the Cathedral from 1906. |
| Poets' Corner again. |
| St Peter's Square, posted in 1939. |
| An undated aerial view of indifferent quality. |
| A 1931 postcard of Deansgate. |
| Albert Square. |
| Upper Chorlton Road. |
| An excellent postcard of the Shambles. |
| London Road Station. |
| Seymour Grove. |
| Did You Know................that Jack MacBryan, who was picked to play cricket for England against South Africa in the fourth test match in July 1924 at Old Trafford, is the only person to play for England who neither batted, bowled nor took a catch ? After only 2 hours 45 minutes play on 26 July, the entire match was washed out by rain and he was never again chosen to play for England. |
| And Did You Know................that the actor Albert Finney was born in Pendleton in 1936 ? |
| An LNWR postcard of Water Street Railway Bridge, built 1829. |
| Manchester Ship Canal at Old Trafford. |
| The Ship Canal at Salford. |
| Number 8 Dock. |
| "The Royal Besses o' th' Barn Ban. The finest in the world". This image was sent to us by Al Maddocks of Wanganui, NZ, who was born in Manchester. The postcard was mailed from Christchurch NZ to Masterton NZ in January 1907. This band was formed in 1818 and still exists today - follow this link to visit their website. Besses o' th' Barn is an area of Whitefield within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester. It lies between Radcliffe and Prestwich - see our map on Manchester (1). |
| The British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Ltd. This postcard, mailed from Manchester to Birmingham in July 1905, was also sent to us by Al Maddocks in NZ. |
| Deansgate - a postcard mailed in 1908. |
| Oxford Road and the Palace Theatre - posted in 1903. |
| A 1924 postcard of St Anne's Square. This card and the two on the left were also sent to us by Al from New Zealand. |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! |
| The New Fire Station. |
| Whitworth Park. |
| St Helens Road, Leigh. |
| The Bus Station and Piccadilly Gardens. |
| Platform 12, Victoria Station. |
| A 1905 postcard of a bustling Piccadilly. |