How the area has looked through the decades
A Royal revamped pub and a new estate – these images will transport you back through Blackley’s past.
Taken as early as the 1950s, they offer a glimpse into how the streets looked, local people and events that have taken place overtime.
You can also spot a number of familiar faces.
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Here are 17 images of Blackley through the decades.
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Denis Law of Manchester United opens his shoe repair shop in Moston lane, Blackley, Manchester. OPS Denis signing autographs outside his new shop. March 25, 1964
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Empty boarded up houses in Bute Street. Blackley, Manchester. January 2, 1996
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Pictured, Crab Lane, Blackley, a suburban area of Manchester. Residents are delighted that the threat to their homes has been lifted. They have been fighting Corporation plans to demolish their 200 year old cottages. Their homes can be saved from the bulldozers if they foot the bill for alterations to bring them up to standards required by the Corporation. July 29, 1971
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Blackley, Manchester. Factories stand on three sides of Blackberry village. Now a direct works depot is proposed on the waste ground in the center. December 10, 1977
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Brian Kidd puts the finishing touches to a snowman at Blackley Golf Club, December 1969
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Wills Fabrics Ltd, Heaton Park Road, Heaton Park, Blackley, which is to be bulldozed to takeaway for a giant shopping center. Blackley, Manchester. October 9, 1987
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Blossom on the trees in the Old Blackley Corporation Estate. Blackley, Manchester. May 13, 1972
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Paul Rose MP, celebrates after winning, continues to represent Labor as Member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley, pictured with supporters, Manchester, February 28, 1974
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Pictured, Crab Lane, Blackley, a suburban area of Manchester. Residents are delighted that the threat to their homes has been lifted. They have been fighting Corporation plans to demolish their 200 year old cottages. Their homes can be saved from the bulldozers if they foot the bill for alterations to bring them up to standards required by the Corporation. July 29, 1971
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Blackley, Manchester. Looking down Crab Lane towards Blackley village where 100 homes are affected by a clearance proposal. November 12, 1972
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Old Blackley Corporation Estate. Blackley, Manchester. May 13, 1972
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Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester. It looks like a nice wide road with an easy bend – but when wet this stretch of road is a nightmare for motorists and residents. July 6, 1954
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Landlords Dot and Tom Ryan raise a glass to the Prince Charles and Princess Diana as they stand outside their pub in Blackley, Manchester, re-named in honor of the couple before their Royal wedding. July 29, 1981
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Clifford Lamb Court, Charlestown Road, Blackley. Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester. Circa 1963
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The Wilton Court flats at Blackley, a suburban area of Manchester. May 9, 1969
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The new Blackley Corporation Estate. Blackley, a suburban area of Manchester. May 16, 1972
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The “highly commended” development at Crab Lane, Blackley, Manchester, with St Andrews Church in the background. Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester. October 15, 1980
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