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Brian Groom

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Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' (2024) and bestselling 'Northerners: A History' (2022).

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Aug 28

My books 'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' and 'Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day' available in paperback and hardback, from bookshops and websites. Publisher: @harpernorth.bsky.social

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 35m

Online talk this Saturday, all welcome.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'll be giving an online talk on 'Manchester, Oldham and Lancashire Portraits - fascinating figures from the region's past' on Sat Oct 11th 2pm for Oldham and District Branch of Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 40m

Tripe Purveyor, painting by Glen Williams, Huddersfield-based artist raised in Rotherham. #NorthernArt

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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 4h

And some good news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #manchester #museums

Manchester Science and Industry Museum Power Hall to reopen

Visitors will be able to rediscover engines that powered everything from cotton mills to railways.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

Manchester's forgotten underground Market Centre beneath Market Street. Opened 1972, boasted more than 100 stores. Closed 1989, parts of the infrastructure now dilapidated. (@manchestereveningnews.co.uk)

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

That was in 1830 on the Liverpool-Manchester line's opening day.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

Street Talk, Hull, 1951, photo by Bert Hardy.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

Bar Scene, Spennymoor, County Durham, painting by Norman Cornish, 1919-2014 (Durham County Council). #NorthernArt

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

Windgather Rocks, painting by Peak District artist Clare Allan. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

Manchester, 1961, photo by Shirley Baker.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 5h

Robert Stephenson's Rocket demonstrated winning performance on this day 1829 during the Rainhill Trials to decide on a locomotive for the Liverpool-Manchester line, the first inter-city passenger railway. It clocked 29mph at various points.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 27d

'Such a difficult task to compress the history of this fascinating city but beautifully done.'
'It's a well-written, very interesting book.'
'Excellent read.'
'Just finished listening to the audiobook version of this. Really enjoyed it, having previously lapped up Northerners.'

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 21h

Haigh Street, Everton, Liverpool, 1975, photo by Paul Trevor.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Campbell’s Bluebird could run again on Coniston in May. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Campbell's Bluebird set for Coniston Water return in May

An application is lodged for the craft to run on Coniston Water for the first time since 1967.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Ricky Hatton mental health charity set up so ‘no-one fights alone’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ricky Hatton charity set up by family so 'no-one fights alone'

The Hyde boxer's son says a mental health charity will be launched to continue his father's legacy.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

This Thursday, all welcome.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'll be talking about 'Made in Manchester' at Manchester Region Industrial Archaeology Society, Thurs Oct 9th 2pm, Castlefield Hotel, Liverpool Road. Visitors welcome, £2. mrias.co.uk

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Street Life, by Seanna Doonan, Wakefield-based illustrator. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, centre, in Manchester, January 1913.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Newcastle upon Tyne from the East, painting by Niels Møller Lund, 1863-1916 (Laing Art Gallery). Danish-born, grew up in Newcastle. #NorthernArt

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

The Chip Shop, painting by Eric Satchwell, 1926-2012 (Salford Museum) #NorthernArt

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Teenage life, above Shaw, Lancashire, 1957, photo by Bert Hardy.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Children head to school up Bengel Street, Low Hill, Liverpool, c.1939.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Ardwick, Manchester, 1969, photo by Stephen Dowle.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Don't know I'm afraid.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 1d

No, from a couple of years ago I think.