Tag Archives: Photography

East Lancashire Railway Armistice Exhibition

Posted on October 19, 2018 by buryculture

We could never have imagined, when we began our WW1 project four years’ ago, just how far and deep the sentiment (Bury remembering the First World War) would spread into our community. The extracted newspaper images, obituaries and articles have … Continue reading →

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Springwater Mill: Photography Project

Posted on May 15, 2017 by buryculture

It’s always satisfying to assist visitors with their research and we were more than happy to help photography student, Andrew Carson, with his university degree project on Springwater Works in Whitefield. Up until Andrew visited the Archives he could find … Continue reading →

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Elvis has left the Building …

Posted on November 10, 2016 by buryculture

The last days of Save Records Bury Indoor Market recently bade farewell to Lawless’s, an indoor market institution since the 1960s, and on 29 October another long-serving market trader pulled down the shutters for the last time.  Save Records, since … Continue reading →

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Photograph of the Month: Summerseat?

Posted on July 8, 2016 by buryculture

Amongst the donations we received this month was a beautifully-preserved photograph album dated from the early part of the 20th century. The donor, Mrs Wood, tells us that the album belonged to her Grandfather, Albert Henry Winterburn, who lived and … Continue reading →

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Competition for Shakespeare 400 opens today

Posted on April 1, 2016 by buryculture

Our team of library assistants worked really hard yesterday to prepare the Shakespeare Display ready for our competition which opens today! The cabinet displaying the competition props has been installed at Bury Library but other libraries across the Borough will … Continue reading →

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Meeting and Greeting the Chief Executive.

Posted on June 12, 2015 by buryculture

Shortly before retiring from his role as Chief Executive of Bury Council, Mike Kelly promised Gilli Paxton (the Borough Archivist) the entire collection of photographs he had taken throughout his career with the Council. True to his word Mike – … Continue reading →

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