Memories

Hear all about life in Salford. To play a soundclip, click any of the titles below. To see a transcript of the soundclip while you listen, see the transcripts section.

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Childhood    

The fishmonger who sold his wares round the streets of Ordsall

Mr. F. Hinson (b.1914) 51KB
Church    
Weaste Congregational Church Mr. W. Sandys (b.1908) 82KB

Mary Sumner, nee Heywood, founder of the Mothers’ Union

Mrs. D. Dempsey (b.1924) 66KB
Leisure    

Rialto Cinema from her courting days

Mrs. M. Thorpe (b.1937) 97KB
War    
Surviving being mined on HMS Isis Mr C. Pearce (b.1922) 53KB

Obtaining corned beef

Mr R Wilde (b.1913) 88KB
Work    
An early form of incubator at Hope Hospital Mrs B. Sandys (b.1913) 106KB

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