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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.

Jubilee House, today working Class Movement Library.

Unsung Hero: Edith Cavell

Discovering Miss Edith Cavell some months ago has led to a fascination with the mythology and mystique that cloaks her story.

Perspectivist Peter Sainsbury

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

Hobson's Choice filming

Peel Park melancholy

Maggie Hobson: “I’ve been watching you for a long time and everything I’ve seen I’ve liked."

Cross Lane Market Superintendent Office and Clock Tower

Pendleton’s Streamline Moderne

Pendleton's former Cross Lane Market Office is an almost forgotten gem in the architectural discourse concerning the City of Salford.

Lowry - An Old Lamp Behind Leaf Square 1926

Lowry at the School of Art

L. S. Lowry's work features perspectives from the Peel Building as they look across the campus towards a smoggy industrialised city.