THE CLAIM
In the 1980s the gay area of Manchester was a secret with just two or three pubs.
THE REALITY
This is a half truth which takes advantage of the fact that people who weren’t around then don’t understand how gay life has changed…
THE CLAIM
In the 1980s Greater Manchester Police patrolled the city’s canals at night in a motorboat. This was to catch gay men who were meeting each other in and around the canal area.
THE REALITY
It’s a great tale which was mentioned in an article in The Guardian in 2004. But, from the start, there’s reason to be cautious…
In the midst of the hysteria surrounding the TV series “It’s A Sin”, many articles have been published about what gay life was like in the 1980s. Supposedly…
Manchester’s LGBT Foundation published its document “Unlocking A Hidden History – A Researchers’ Guide To Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Historical Sources In Manchester”, back in 2013. You can see it here (PDF). It was funded by the Heritage Lottery. Over recent years the Heritage Lottery Fund has given out around a quarter of a … The LGBT Foundation’s misleading “researchers’ guide” to LGBT history, funded by the Heritage Lottery
In the 1880s the Manchester Evening News published a series of articles which were then gathered together in a book called “Criminal Manchester.” One chapter is “Canal Street: Ginger Liz and Cockney Alf.” You can download a PDF of the whole book here, courtesy of Chetham’s Library. And here’s Chapter X about Canal Street: CRIMINAL … Canal Street in the 1880s: Ginger Liz, Cockney Jim and Dirty Alf
…at Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Two 15-year-old girls have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a fire in an Oldham Street shop yesterday. A fire-fighter died and another was injured as eight crews tackled the blaze. It broke out in the storeroom of Paul’s Hair and Beauty World near the Piccadilly end of the street. This is the third … Another fire on Oldham Street (video)
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