Trafford Local Studies preserves and makes available as widely as possible archives and printed material for the benefit of present and future generations.
Sale, Manchester
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In case you missed it, we featured on @BBCMorningLive last week! 馃帀
Watch to find out more about our exhibition, Our Stories, Our Legacy, which runs until 31 October.
The centre features from 5 min 45 secs, so grab a cuppa and take a look!
Funded by @UkNatArchives
Interested in learning more about a family member's wartime service? Book your appointment now for our Military Records Help Day on 4th November! #traffordlocalstudies #traffordlibraries #militaryrecordshelpday #remembranceday2026
Visit our Black History Month exhibition and learn more about the history of Trafford's African and Caribbean community through the Our Stories, Our Legacy Project.
Image of the Week
Fishing on the Bridgewater Canal at Stretford, 1985
Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TL9873
#stretford #bridgewatercanal #fishing #localhistory #photograph
Interested in learning more about a family member's wartime service? Book your appointment now for our Military Records Help Day on 4th November! #traffordlocalstudies #traffordlibraries #militaryrecordshelpday #remembranceday2026
Location Quiz Answers:
Partington Market, c1960s
Stonemason's Arms, Stockport Road, Timperley. c1900s
Chester Road widening at Longford Bridge, looking south from Talbot Road junction, Stretford, 1965
Carrington Road, Flixton, 1906
Visit our Black History Month exhibition and learn more about the history of Trafford's African and Caribbean community through the Our Stories, Our Legacy Project.
Location quiz for today 馃
Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area?
Answers will be posted tomorrow morning.
Interested in learning more about a family member's wartime service? Book your appointment now for our Military Records Help Day on 4th November! #traffordlocalstudies #traffordlibraries #militaryrecordshelpday #remembranceday2026
Visit our Black History Month exhibition and learn more about the history of Trafford's African and Caribbean community through the Our Stories, Our Legacy Project.
Image of the Week
Children at the Queen Victoria Gates, Victoria Park, Stretford, c1970
Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TL7992
#stretford #victoriapark #queenvictoria #park #localhistory #photograph
Location Quiz Answers:
Altrincham bridge, Manchester Road, Broadheath, c1930s
St Martin's Church, Ashton on Mersey, 1975
Stretford Railway Station, c1900s
Council Offices, Crofts Bank Road, Urmston, c1980s
Interested in learning more about a family member's wartime service? Book your appointment now for our Military Records Help Day on 4th November! #traffordlocalstudies #traffordlibraries #militaryrecordshelpday #remembranceday2026
Location quiz for today 馃
Can you identify these locations in the Trafford area?
Answers will be posted tomorrow morning
Visit our Black History Month exhibition and learn more about the history of Trafford's African and Caribbean community through the Our Stories, Our Legacy Project.
Interested in learning more about a family member's wartime service? Book your appointment now for our Military Records Help Day on 4th November! #traffordlocalstudies #traffordlibraries #militaryrecordshelpday #remembranceday2026
Visit our Black History Month exhibition and learn more about the history of Trafford's African and Caribbean community through the Our Stories, Our Legacy Project.
Image of the Week
A group of men are seen here laying small paving stones (setts) in the road, on the corner of Cross Street/Ashton Lane, Sale, 1900.
Trafford Local Studies collection, cat. ref. TL3624
#sale #ashtononmersey #road #setts #roadbuilders #localhistory #photograph
Book your appointment now for our next Caribbean Family History Help Day on 12th October.
#familyhistoryhelpday #caribbeanfamilyhistoryhelpday #traffordlocalstudies #traffordlibraries
