of Local History Organisations
Current members
The following societies are current members of the Salford Local History Forum. Please contact webmaster@salfordforum.uk to update any information.
Age UK (Salford) https://www.ageuk.org.uk/salford/ | Age UK (Salford) has a Local History Group and members have a good knowledge of local history, particularly in the Swinton, Pendlebury and Clifton areas. |
Eccles and DIstrict History Society http://edhs.chessck.co.uk/ Contact: eccleshistory@yahoo.co.uk | The Eccles & District History Society meets monthly at Alexandra House, Liverpool Road, Peel Green, Eccles M30 7HB, where guest speakers are invited to give talks and presentations on a wide range of topics relating to both local and national history. The first meeting of the Society was held at Eccles Library on 1st February, 1956. Since then, the Society has promoted local history through its regular meetings. Excursions, guided walks and visits to places of interest are also arranged. The season of talks runs from September to May. The annual membership fee is £22 and the visitor’s fee is £4 per meeting. |
Eccles Old Road https://ecclesoldroad.uk/ Contact: https://ecclesoldroad.uk/about/contact/ | The website describes the history of the road from the WoolPack to the White Horse. |
Friends of Eccles Station http://freccles.org.uk/ Contact: Email: info@freccles.org.uk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRECCLES/ | FRECCLES was established on 15th September 2005, the 175th anniversary of the opening of the world’s first main line passenger railway between Manchester and Liverpool through Eccles on 15th September 1830. We are all volunteers and are working in partnership with ACoRP, TfGM, Salford City Council, Northern Rail and Network Rail. We aim to improve the environment and passenger services at Eccles Station and the immediate surrounding area and to put the station back into the heart of the community. We welcome anyone interested in helping. |
Friends of Patricroft Station http://frops.org Contact: friendsofpatricroftstation@googlemail.com Twitter: @PatricroftFROPS | Friends of Patricroft Station (FrOPS) is a community organisation dedicated to the improvement of the railway station at Patricroft. We aim to promote the use of Patricroft station with the intention of providing future service improvements. FrOPS is working to improve the station, by: clearing paths leading to the station, tidying the station platform areas, looking after garden areas on the station platforms, and working towards improving station use. We always welcome volunteers. |
FRECCLES and FroPS Art & Heritage Group | The Eccles area has a rich history and members of FRECCLES and FroPS have formed a joint art and heritage group who have worked to provide historical and artistic displays at both stations. We regularly work with local schools, colleges and artists to produce these displays. We also provide historical displays at local events. Main projects have been based on transport such as the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, Bridgewater Canal and Manchester Ship Canal., although we have done projects on the wider industrial and social history of the area. We try to pick an appropriate anniversary each year to focus on. In the course of this work we have built up an extensive local history archive and expertise with our members which we are happy to share. |
Friends of Salford Cemetries Trust | The Friends of Salford Cemeteries Trust is managed by a group of people with the common objective of improving Salford Cemeteries. Some of our aims are: to promote, for the public benefit, the respectful use of cemeteries as burial grounds and as places of historic and ecological interest. |
Friends of Salford Museums’ Association http://fSMA.uk Contact: enquiries@FSMA.uk | Promotes, supports and assists the improvement of Salford’s Museums in cooperation with their managements and staff. The Association arranges talks and visits to other museums and provides previews of exhibitions. |
Irlam and Cadishead Local History Society Contact: ianclocalhistory@gmail.com | We hold meetings on the third Wednesday of the month at Hamilton Davies House, Cadishead 7.30-9.00pm. We support local schools and youth groups with any local history enquiries or projects they undertake. We also hold exhibitions promoting ourselves and other groups in the district. We are always on the lookout for any old photos, especially school or team photos or any of local streets or local events from the 1960’s onwards. We are currently working with Irlam Station Local History Museum to provide an education centre for use with local schools. If you are interested in coming to our monthly meetings, or would like to get more involved in any of our projects either turn up at one of our meetings or contact ianclocalhistory@gmail.com |
Irwell Valley Mining Project http://ivmp.org.uk | The Irwell Valley Mining Project commenced in 2012 when a small group of individuals with an interest in mining got together to raise awareness of the Salford’s historical coal mining. industry. We work with schools, organisations and members of the community to increase knowledge of our mining heritage by performing exhibitions, talks and provide information packs. In 2013 we secured funding from the National Lottery to erect a monument at the former entrance to Agecroft Colliery. It is our intention to erect a monument for each colliery in the Irwell Valley. We are a not for profit organisation and work voluntarily. Funding or donations that we receive are used to provide a better educational experience and commemorate each of the former collieries. |
Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society https://www.landcas.org.uk/ | The Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society was founded in 1883 to promote the study of the history of Lancashire and Cheshire. Its sphere includes archaeology (both traditional and industrial), economic and social history, architecture and the arts, and folklore. |
Manchester Historic Building Trust (Elizabeth Gaskell House) https://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/ | We aim to bring the Gaskell home to life as a part of Manchester’s community by; – Protecting and promoting the literary and cultural heritage of the House and its visitors – Celebrating the life and literature of Elizabeth Gaskell and her relevance today – Valuing and promoting the Gaskell family’s role in the history of Manchester and Ardwick – Being an educational and intellectual Hub, a place of learning and discovery – Supporting local groups, residents and schools to use and value the House and its heritage The Trust also has schemes in place for working with children from Early Years to KS2. |
Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal Society https://mbbcs.org.uk/ | The Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Society is a long-standing registered charity committed to working in partnership to restore the Manchester Bolton & Bury canal network |
Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society https://mlfhs.uk/ Contact: fairs@mlfhs.org.uk | The Society was formed in 1964 and is now one of the largest family history societies in the world. Although the Society is united by a common interest in Genealogy and Family History, members also pursue interests in closely related fields. Many are also local historians, whilst others share an interest in the application of computers to genealogy. |
Manchester Region Industrial Archaeology Society http://mrias.co.uk Contact: Gordon Browne Tel: 0161 445 9124 | Founded in 1964 the society exists to record and publicise the industrial history and buildings of the Greater Manchester area. Monthly talks are arranged at the Castlefield Hotel in Manchester, with walks and visits in the summer. An archive of 173 archaeological reports by members and others is housed at Chethams Library and available for use by students and bona fide researchers. |
Salford Archaeology and History Society Contact: salfordahs@gmail.com ‘Unearthing Salford’s past’ on Facebook | The Salford Archaeology and History Society combines practical archaeology with local history. During the summer months the group undertakes digs and in the winter months meetings, talks and lab-based activities are organised. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month between November and March and the 2nd Saturday between April and October. All events are free for members and £3 for non-members |
Salford Local History Society | Meets monthly and has speakers on aspects of local history. |
Salford TUC | (Information awaited) |
Swinton and Pendlebury Local History Society Contact: krysmhill@gmail.com | We are a Swinton based group, meeting at Fletcher Hall, Vicarage Road, fortnightly on a Monday morning from 10 am until 11.30 ish. Our meetings start in September and go through until June when we break for the summer. Our aim is to try and obtain interesting speakers with some very popular regulars. We are friendly and welcome newcomers. We have a trip out in April, a Christmas quiz in December and a meal in January. |
University of Salford Archives http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/archives Contact: library-archives@salford.ac.uk | The University Archives and Special Collections holds 28 collections of rare and unique material relating to late nineteenth and early twentieth-century literary, political and social history. Key collections for the Salford area include: – Bridgewater Estates Archive (Ref: BEA) – Duke of Bridgewater Archive (Ref: DBA) – Walter Greenwood Collection (Ref: WGC) – Salford Grammar School (Ref: SGS) – Robert Roberts: A Ragged Schooling manuscript (Ref: RRT – Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (Ref: LAN) The collections are used to support academic research, teaching and learning, while also being of wider interest to local historians, genealogists and anyone with an interest in historical research. We are also the keepers of material relating to the history of the University, from its foundations in 1896 up to the present day. We also host a number of digital archive collections. These can be viewed here https://www.salford.ac.uk/library/archives-and-special-collections/salford-digital-archives |
Working Class Movement Library http://wcml.org.uk | The Working Class Movement Library tells the story of working class activism, protest and campaigning through its extensive archive and library collection. The collection explores how working people have and continue to work collectively to make change. The library is built on the personal collection of activists Ruth and Edmund Frow and has had its home at Jubilee House in Salford since 1987. It was founded with the aim of encouraging people to learn from working class movement and labour history and for their collection to be available to everyone. Visiting the library is free. You can find out more about visiting and about our events and exhibitions at www.wcml.org.uk or by following us @wcmlibrary |
Worsley Civic Trust http://worsleycivictrust.org Contact: info@worsleycivictrust.org | The Worsley Civic Trust and Amenity Society was set up in 1963 by residents mainly from Worsley Village. Their aim was to help honour and safeguard the historic fabric of the village and the area covered by the former Worsley Urban District Council. In 1969, Worsley Village was made a Conservation Area. Since that time there has been extensive development and population growth and we have striven to protect the green spaces within our area. We continue to challenge inappropriate expansion to maintain our local landscape, amenities, heritage and character and now incorporate the former Worsey Woods Action Group. We invite you to join us. |