Heritage

A small piece of moorland that has a huge and rich history, from Chartist demonstrations, to horse racing, Spanking Roger and more...

Ed Blaney, The Fall Tour Manager, Manager, Collaborator and Friend of Mark E Smith recalls their relationship...

On Kersal Moor there is a plaque commemorating the great democracy rallies...

In 1838, thousands of people met on Kersal Moor, to support the Chartists and their demand for the vote. It was the launch pad for democracy in the UK...

Mary Monson, who defended striking miners and Strangeways Prison rioters, and who supported many community causes, including the Salford Unemployed Centre and Mary Burns Community Group, has sadly passed away...

The first four banners have gone up along Bury New Road, promoting the Bury New Road Heritage Project...

Over the next six months the Bury New Road Project has commissioned artist Louise Garman to take portraits of fifty people along the Road – from businesses and from the community...

Fairy Lane, off Bury New Road, did actually have fairies on it, according to legend...

They changed the world, from bitter to creamy sensationalism...

What is it? Why is it? What did it change?