1921. The country, most of the world was still reeling from the devastating ‘Great War’, which was followed almost immediately by an influenza pandemic that swept through the world killing millions and infecting more than 500 million people.
Many countries were still adapting to life in peace time, and ut was a tumultuous time for many – refining borders, signing treaties and, in a few cases – revolution.
Manchester was, as you’d expect, completely different – yet many of these pictures are eerily similar to how they would look today. Many of the city’s most famous buildings are still present, and the basic layout of Manchester remains relatively unchanged…
Ardwick, Ardwick Green
Oxford Road
Fallowfield Allotments
Horse Drawn Vehicle, Suthers and Co Bakery Van
Withy Grove, Manchester, looking south
Manchester High School for Girls, Production of A Midsummer Nights Dream
Market Street, Manchester, from Lewis’s window
Central Library, Manchester Public Commercial Library interior
Cheetham, Cheetham Hill Road
Stevenson Square
Exchanges, Royal Exchange
Aerial Views, Platt Fields Park, Rusholme
Withington, Princess Road
Piggeries on site of road near Mauldeth Road
Deansgate, Manchester, looking north
Longsight, Dickenson Road
Junction of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street
Oxford Street, looking south towards Portland Street
Didsbury, Fog Lane
Moss Side, Greenheys Lane
Baths and Wash Houses, New Quay Street Baths
Deansgate, Manchester, looking north towards Peter Street corner
Oxford Street, looking south from Portland Street
Manchester Royal Infirmary
Exchanges, Manchester Royal Exchange
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Images courtesy of the Manchester Local Image Collection
