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1 - Photograph of two shirehorses belonging to Whewell's Chemical Works at a show.
Expand 2 - Photographs from the Ramsbottom and Hall families showing local scenes & events2 - Photographs from the Ramsbottom and Hall families showing local scenes & events
3 - Earliest surviving photograph of Radcliffe Bridge (copy -original glass positive)
4 - 4 Photos - North St/ Horrocks Fold; catalogue - Parker Engine, Ashworth & Parker
Expand 5 - Bundle of 7 postcards relating to Walmersley, Seedfield, Bury Infirmary, Carr Woods & Ashworth Bridge. Also postcard of visit of George V & Queen Mary to Bury.5 - Bundle of 7 postcards relating to Walmersley, Seedfield, Bury Infirmary, Carr Woods & Ashworth Bridge. Also postcard of visit of George V & Queen Mary to Bury.
6 - H.M.S. Martin
7 - Unitarian Festival Rose Queen fete's at Bury & Ramsbottom
Expand 9 - Family photographs of the Grundy, Marriott, Lewis etc. families 9 - Family photographs of the Grundy, Marriott, Lewis etc. families
10 - Photographs relating to Bury
11 - Cromptons Almanack 1897 and "Some leading Bury Businesses" nd
12 - Photographs of Bury MBC Councillors
13 - Photographs of the construction of the M62
14 - Photographic negatives of armed forces personnel
15 - Photograph of Higgin Furniture Store, Crompton Street, Bury
16 - Photographs relating to Prestwich
17 - Photographs relating to Bury and Radcliffe
18 - Digital copies of Salvation Army (Bury Citidal) photographs
19 - Digital photographs of 2007 "The Rock" development demolition process
20 - 7 colour photographs relating to Princes Parade, Union Street, Ramsbottom
21 - Glass plate negatives relating to Robert Hall and Sons
22 - Photographs from Heritage Lottery Funded Prestwich Heritage Project photography competition 2007
23 - Photographs of Bury taken by Mr J. W. Holden
24 - Photographs relating to Prestwich taken by D. Warren
25 - Photographs belonging to George R. Norbury
26 - Radcliffe Public Library 1907 - 1974, Bury and Bolton Canal, Mayors of Radcliffe 1935-1974
27 - Photographic negatives relating to Bury
28 - Slides & digital copies of slides of Bury
29 - Photograph of Prestwich Mayor
30 - Photographs of St Thomas' Church Radcliffe
31 - Radcliffe E'Es excavation photographs
32 - Photographs relating to Edith Jones of Radcliffe
33 - Whitefield Retired Mens Club
34 - Outwood Trail photographs
35 - 17 board mounted photographs
36 - Photographs relating to Prestwich
37 - Photographs relating to Radcliffe
38 - Local History photographs
39 - Photographs of Archives Service, Edwin Street
40 - Photographs of Hoyle Family, relating to Bury and Bury Parish Church
41 - Photographs - museum donations
42 - Local photographers - miscellaneous images
43 - Prestwich Hospital photographs
45 - 78 photographs of local buildings - Unsworth, collected as part of a family history study
46 - Three photographs from Geoff Hall (Jpegs): Bankfield Farm and Greymare Hotel
47 - Slide Magazine including images of Summerseat
48 - 8 Digital Images of Bury including Fire Brigade, Brass Bands & Victoria's Jubilee
49 - Maxim's Fish & Chip Shop, Bury
50 - Grants Tower
51 - Photographs of 515 (Gun) Battery in which Corporal L. Healey (later Lily Cropper) served.
52 - Art Room, Technical School, Bury
53 - Images from various photographic studios in Bury & elsewhere
54 - Miscellaneous images of the Borough of Bury used by the Council Press Office for publicity.
55 - Bundle of unidentified postcards and photographs.
55 - Photographs from the studio of B.N. Satterthwaite, Bury
Collapse 57 - Tom Fish Collection: A Century of Public Transport - slide show, also available on CD.57 - Tom Fish Collection: A Century of Public Transport - slide show, also available on CD.
Expand 1 - A Century of Public Transport slides 1-251 - A Century of Public Transport slides 1-25
Expand 2 - A Century of Public Transport slides 26-542 - A Century of Public Transport slides 26-54
Collapse 3 - A Century of Public Transport slides 55-803 - A Century of Public Transport slides 55-80
1 - Slide 55 Market Place, Bury showing the statue of Robert Peel and the Lancashire Fusiliers Boer War Memorial. Several tram lines can be seen running through the market place and a tram is travelling towards the photographer.
2 - Slide 56 tram number 28 outside Openshaw Park on Rochdale Road travelling towards Heywood.
3 - Slide 57 decorated tram inside the depot with lights and flags. The decorations also inclide a crown, GR V and Peace all suggest that it may have been part of the celebrations to mark the end of the First World War (WWI).
4 - Slide 58 Peace celebrations decorated tram on a street. The lights say Success Crowns Sacrifice Duty Nobly Done 1914-1919.
5 - Slide 59 front view of decorated tram on a street. This tram appears to be the same one as the previous two, commemorating the end of World War One (WWI)
6 - Slide 60 the old Council Offices (which later became the Robert Peel pub) decorated to celebrate the peace after World War One in 1919. members of the general public and soldiers stand outside the building.
7 - Slide 61 the Old Council Offices in the Market Place (later the Robert Peel pub) decorated to celebrate 50 years of being incorporated as a County Borough.
8 - Slide 62 lit-up decorated tram, possibly to celebrate the 50 years of Bury's incorporation.
9 - Slide 63 Tram number 31 at an unknown location passing a church or chapel.
10 - Slide 64 charabanc trip with two buses fully loaded with passengers and waiting to go outside Carr's Garage which was situated next to the Bury Art Cinema.
11 - Slide 65 Ramsbottom bus.
12 - Slide 66 front view of an early LeylandMotors bus, number 4 to Walshaw.
13 - Slide 67 Ramsbottom trolley bus to Edenfield. The bus is similar in shape to a steam lorry.
14 - Slide 68 side view of a Ramsbottom trolley bus to Edenfield at the bottom of Bridge Street.
15 - Slide 69 Bury, Aerial View, Market Place centre, Bolton Street to the top left, Silver Street to the bottom left and Market Street to the bottom right. Also shows St Mary's Parish Church and the Drill Hall, Castle Street.
16 - Slide 70 postcard entitled Greetings from Market Place, Bury with pansies surrounding the picture. The Parish Church is on the left with a tram nearby. The Robert Peel statue and the Lancashire Fusiliers Boer War Memorial are also visible.
17 - Slide 71tram number 13 travelling down Fleet Street, now known as The Rock.
18 - Slide 72 Tram number 32 travelling down Fleet Street, Bury, now The Rock.
19 - Slide 73 single decker Leyland Motors Bury to Ramsbottom bus with the driver stood in front of the bus next to the big radiator and crank handle.
20 - Slide 74 Leyland bus, fleet number 17, Bruy to Walshaw.
21 - Slide 75 double-decker bus, fleet number 27 to the Three Arrows.
22 - Slide 76 single decker bus on the Radcliffe, Prestwich, Heaton Park, Bolton, Blackpool run.
23 - Slide 77 a long queue for a Bolton Corporation tram number 95 at the Bolton stop Market Place in Bury loads at the Bolton stop on its way to Burden Park, Bolton. To the right a second Bolton tramcar awaits its turn to load, and in the distance the top deck of a new Bury Bogie car is visible.
24 - Slide 78 having finished workman's peak evening services in Radcliffe, tram no. 15 has entered an empty Manchester Road from Dumers Lane and is making its way back to the tram shed in Bury. The lines between Dumers Lane and Unsworth had been lifted in 1935.
25 - Slide 79 three rebuilt bogie cars stand on the middle track in Haymarket Street awaiting departure times to Gigg Lane on football special services.
26 - Slide 80 a posed photograph of a bus conductor and driver in uniform.
Expand 4 - A Century of Public Transport slides 81-1054 - A Century of Public Transport slides 81-105
Expand 5 - A Century of Public Transport slides 106-1305 - A Century of Public Transport slides 106-130
Expand 6 - A Century of Public Transport slides 131-1456 - A Century of Public Transport slides 131-145
Expand 7 - A Century of Public Transport - CD's 1-6 & background papers.7 - A Century of Public Transport - CD's 1-6 & background papers.
Expand 58 - Photographs of pupils of Tottington Methodists Sunday School & St John's School, Tottington58 - Photographs of pupils of Tottington Methodists Sunday School & St John's School, Tottington
Expand 59 - St Mary's Prestwich - flower gardens & circus procession59 - St Mary's Prestwich - flower gardens & circus procession
60 - Family Photograph Album
Expand 61 - Sequences of photographs of relatives or friends of Beatrix Alcock of Huncar Mill, Bury61 - Sequences of photographs of relatives or friends of Beatrix Alcock of Huncar Mill, Bury
Expand 62 - Photographic slides of buildings in Bury in early 1970's62 - Photographic slides of buildings in Bury in early 1970's
63 - Photograph of the Wedding of Maggie Hoyle of Chesham Bank, Bury & James Hyslop.
Expand 64 - 4 x photographs - factory workers, RAF group photo, 2 x St Mary's School, Radcliffe.64 - 4 x photographs - factory workers, RAF group photo, 2 x St Mary's School, Radcliffe.
65 - Interior of East Ward Infants School, Bury
66 - 12a Church Lane, Prestwich - smallest house in Lancashire
Expand 67 - Collection of Photographs of Radcliffe67 - Collection of Photographs of Radcliffe
Expand 68 - 2 x Railway & Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Photographs, Bury & Elton68 - 2 x Railway & Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Photographs, Bury & Elton
Expand 69 - Bundle of 7 portrait photographs of unknown subjects69 - Bundle of 7 portrait photographs of unknown subjects
Expand 70 - 23 photographs of old public houses in the Bury area70 - 23 photographs of old public houses in the Bury area
Expand 71 - Photographs & newspaper article relating to Fred & Granville Haley and the work they were involved with during the building of the town hall71 - Photographs & newspaper article relating to Fred & Granville Haley and the work they were involved with during the building of the town hall
72 - Photograph of Unsworth North Wesleyan Procession
Expand 73 - Glass Photographic Portrait Plates taken by George Duckworth & Glass Plate of Wesley Day School Class73 - Glass Photographic Portrait Plates taken by George Duckworth & Glass Plate of Wesley Day School Class
74 - 43 photographs of people & places in the Bury area
75 - Mrs Margaret Withington with Pierrot troupe
76 - Betty Garvey
77 - Photograph Album which formerly belonged to the maternal grandmother of Mr Ian Pringle of Prestwich. Also, photograph of Philips Park 2010. Both uncatalogued.
78 - Walker sister postcard & photographs of Kay Gardens, Clarence Park, St Marks, Bury & Parker's slipperworks
79 - Photographs of WWI cartoons & signatures taken from an autograph album donated to Bury museum
80 - Aerial photographs of Greenmount taken from a kite. [uncatalogued]
81 - Box of local photographs taken from filing cabinets at the Schools' Library Service prior to closure. Uncatalogued.
82 - Unidentified photographs
83 - Old photographs of Bury taken from a 2008 calendar - uncatalogued
84 - William Chilcott - uncatalogued
85 - H. Greenwood of Radcliffe - uncatalogued
86 - Photographs of pubs & churches in Bury area - uncatalogued
87 - 6 x Photographic prints of streets in Bury c1890-1900 - uncatalogued
88 - Tom Jackson - Alderman & Mayor of Radcliffe - uncatalogued
89 - Miscellaneous Photographs Palais de Dance
90 - Photographs of Horne St, Bury
92 - Slides relating to Bury Metro Libraries and School Libraries
93 - Photographs of Woodbank House, Brandlesholme Rd
94 - Photograph and leaflet John Allen and Geoff Page
95 - Photographs from Just William Exhibition
96 - Photographs of The Rock under construction
97 - Photograph Album documenting the construction of Radcliffe Power Station
98 - Miscellaneous Photographs relating to Radcliffe
Expand 99 - Photographs of Radcliffe and surrounding areas from Frank Sunderland99 - Photographs of Radcliffe and surrounding areas from Frank Sunderland
100 - 3 postcards of local area and 2 photographs of machines
101 - Photographic negatives of Bury area
102 - Photographs of Walmsley's drawing office
103 - Photographs Springwater Park in Whitefield and photo book
104 - Digital Copies of Burrell Family Photographs
105 - Photographs of the demolition of Stand Grammar School, Whitefield
106 - Photograph of Philips Park, Whitefield
107 - Photograph of Mark Fletcher (cotton manufacturers) works
108 - Miscellaneous photographs relating to Prestwich and Whitefield
109 - Photographs of Mary Barton from Tottington
110 - Reproduction watercolours and photographs of Prestwich Hospital Asylum Buildings
111 - Photographs of Springs Estate, Bury
112 - Unidentified landscape view of a Bury scene
113 - Photographs of hearse and ambulance by Wilson and Stockall of Bury
114 - Photograph of Timpsons shoes, Dale Street
115 - Photographs of Bury Athenaeum Operatic Society members
116 - Photograph of Old Tower Pub Radcliffe
117 - Photograph Album relating to Summerseat
118 - Digital copies of Read and Shorrock family photographs
119 - Photograph Album recording the tenure of John James Harrison as Mayor of Whitefield
120 - Photographs of various buildings in Bury
121 - Digital copies of photographs of Bury Views taken by Leslie Priestley Digital copies of Bury Athletic Club Members Digital copies of Cyclists' Touring Club
122 - Digital photographs of trams compiled by David Packer
123 - Copy photographs of Ramsbottom
124 - Graham Cooper and Douglas Sargent photographic archive
125 - Miscellaneous photographs mainly of Radcliffe - uncatalogued
126 - Photographs from John Amos Taylor
127 - Carte de Visite of unknown woman
128 - Collection of photographs of Simister taken before the completion of M62 motorway
129 - Photographs of Bury Borough
130 - Photograph postcards of Unsworth and surrounding area
131 - Photographs of the demolition of the chimney of Woodhill Mill (Bury Boot & Shoe Co.)
132 - Photograph of St Chad's Violin Class
133 - Photographs relating to the Hull Family
134 - Large aerial view of Bury
135 - Collection of early photographs
136 - Photograph of horse and cart
137 - Slides of Summerseat and Ramsbottom
138 - Photograph of organ in Art Picture House and wedding photograph of organist
139 - Agecroft Hall, Prestwich
140 - School photographs
141 - Slides of Whit Walks, Kay Gardens area, Bury
142 - Photographs of Peel Hall, Summerseat
143 - Postcard of Bury Parish Church
144 - Photograph of Heap Bridge Cricket Team
145 - Studio photograph of young girl
146 - Postcard photograph of 5th Reserve Lancashire Fusiliers, Bury
147 - Local History Photographs
148 - Photographs of Bury town centre area
149 - Three monochrome photographs on card of unknown buildings
150 - Photograph of Town Hall Officials, Whitefield
151 - Miscellaneous photographs of Radcliffe - uncatalogued
152 - Photograph albums relating to Davenport and Ainsworth family of Elton, Bury
153 - Digital copies of photographs of Whitefield
154 - Postcards of Hawkshaw, Holcombe and Affetside
155 - Miscellaneous photographs, Bygone Bury postcards, Fishpool County Infant School
156 - Reproduction photograph of 'Peterloo' veterans
157 - Photograph of Brandwood Farm
158 - Photograph of Mount Sion Bleach Works?
159 - Photograph of Bonfire Night, Alfred Street, Bury
160 - Bury School of Arts and Crafts slides and photographs
161 - Miscellaneous photographs taken by A Siddall of Bury - uncatalogued
162 - Art exhibition in Radcliffe Library
163 - Ronald Irving Collection: Photographs of Radcliffe and surrounding area - uncatalogued
164 - Photographs of railway views in Ramsbottom and surrounding area
165 - Ceremonial gathering in the Market Place, Bury
166 - Monochrome photographs of Outwood Reclamation Area and tree planting
167 - Engravings of buildings in Bury
168 - Miscellaneous photographs relating to Radcliffe
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