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The Ford Motor Company was opened in Trafford Park in October 1911, to assemble Model-T cars and trucks. It was first factory to open outside of America and Canada. Before moving operations to Dagenham, Essex, in 1931, over 300,000 vehicles were…

Born at 12 Albert Terrace, Old Trafford, Stretford, Sergeant Charles Harry Cloverdale was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in the First World War (1914–1918). He was also awarded the Military Medal for his actions during the war. By the time of…

Born in South Shields, County Durham, Tom Curry was a trainer for the Manchester United Football Club. He was one of three members of staff who lost their lives in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.

A blue plaque was erected for Tom Curry on 4th…

Victorian watercolour artist and illustrator Helen Allingham (née Paterson) was renowned for her romantic depictions of the unspoilt English countryside, as well as for her portrait of 19th-century writer Thomas Carlyle in his garden. She was the…

The Altrincham Market Hall was renovated in 1990, a year which coincided with the 800-year anniversary of the signing of the Altrincham Charter. A blue plaque was erected on Stamford Road, in 1995, on the Barclay’s Bank building. It is meant to…

George Massey, proprietor of Altrincham’s Unicorn Hotel, established the first gas-making plant in 1844, in an effort to provide light to the frontage of his hotel. A blue plaque was erected at the Unicorn Hotel on 23rd April 1991.

Well-known dramatist Ronald Gow was amongst the first intake of students at Altrincham’s Grammar School for Boys. He is remembered for his adaptation of Walter Greenwood’s novel, ‘Love on the Dole’ (1933), which opened at the Manchester Repertory…

To commemorate the men who enlisted in the First World War (1914–1918), from 60 houses across Chapel Street, Altrincham. From this modest street, 161 men enlisted and fought in the war; the bravery and sacrifices of several of these men was…

Born on 12th June 1887, at 2 Crosby Place, Steven Street, Stretford, James Neville Marshall was an acting Lieutenant Colonel attached to the Lancashire Fusiliers. On 4th November 1918, while commanding the 16th Battalion at the Battle of the Sambre,…

English screenwriter, playwright, and two-time Oscar winner Robert Bolt was born in Sale on 15 August 1924. After working for an insurance company and serving for the army and Royal Air Force in World War II, Bolt worked as a schoolteacher until…