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John Milne, School of Art, c.1950

Salford 100: John Milne

Salford's John Milne was an abstract sculptor who went on to be associated with the St Ives modernist movement.

Perspectivist Peter Sainsbury

An unexpected enquiry led to a rediscovery of Peter Sainsbury’s architectural perspectives for Salford’s 1964 masterplan.

Is Shirley Baker responsible?

The contemplation of several archive photographs, and the artist who captured them in and around Pendleton, Salford.

Prince Philip greeting dignitaries inside Salford Technical College

Campus art gallery

Guest post: William Mitchell's Minute Men brought the atmosphere of the stars and space travel to Salford. An artistic tour with Natalie Bradbury.

EC Stoner Building

Leeds: A whole of three parts

Guest post: architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon understood the fundamentals at the University of Leeds. Lisa Brown investigates.

The University of Sheffield Arts Tower

Sheffield: A new chapter

Guest post: Barely a week goes by at Sheffield Modernist HQ without an image of The Arts Tower. Helen Angell takes us on a campus walk.