Brian Groom

'Made in Manchester' paperback, out now, has a terrific new cover illustration by David Wardle, who also did the cover for the hardback edition and for 'Northerners'.

Wallsend, Tyneside, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.

After the storm, walk up Wharmton hill, Saddleworth.

Tales from a Hard City exhibition to open in Sheffield Tales from a Hard City captured Sheffield at a crossroads. Now it's back as part of an exhibition.

Tales From a Hard City: 'We wanted to capture the reinvention of Sheffield'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hull Fair over the years - from freak shows to Instagrammers Hull Fair is among the largest travelling fairs in Europe and is set to open for its 731st year.

From freak shows to Instagrammers, how 700-year-old Hull Fair has changed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'll be talking about 'Made in Manchester' at Furness Vale History Society, High Peak, Derbyshire, Tues Oct 7th 7.30pm. Furness Vale Community Centre and Social Club, Yeardsley Lane, SK23 PN. Visitors welcome, £2.

Blue Skies Over Whitby, painting by Bridget Wilkinson. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

Children playing in Hulme, Manchester, early 1950s (Picture Post/Getty).

Word of the Day is ‘tandsmør’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? ‘Tooth butter’.

Queues at Piccadilly bus station, Manchester, October 1946.

The Arrival of the Jarrow Marchers in London, Viewed from an Interior, by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale, 1880-1952 (Museum of the Home).

Robin Hood's Bay in Wartime, 1940, painting by Richard Eurich, 1903-1992 (National Maritime Museum). #NorthernArt

Girl on a Bradford street corner, 1969, photo by Nick Hedges.

The Jarrow Crusade, in which 200 unemployed men marched to London calling for government intervention to restore jobs, began on this day 1936. Unsuccessful at the time, but helped to shape postwar attitudes to employment and social justice.

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Spotted at the entrance of Waterstones in Manchester Arndale.

Gibson Mill at Hebden Bridge, west Yorkshire, photo by landscape photographer Paula Beaumont.

'Children's orchestra scheme is inspirational' Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy visited an orchestra from one of Liverpool's most deprived communities.

Children's orchestra scheme in one of Liverpool's most deprived communities is 'inspirational'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sheffield artist's sketches celebrate 'the power of nans' Pete Mckee said the drawings, shown in an exhibition, pay tribute to the beloved nans in his life.

Sheffield artist's sketches celebrate 'the power of nans'. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hope to see you there!

Monday evening, all welcome.

Northern Landscape, 1950, painting by Charles Oakley, 1925-2008, Manchester-born artist (UCL Art Museum). #NorthernArt

Byker Park Dominoes Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1974, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.

Sheffield, 1978, photo by Peter Mitchell.

Cullercoats fishwives selling fish at Tynemouth, north-east England, c.1898 (Newcastle Libraries).

Castlefield Locks, Manchester, painting by Ben Ark. #NorthernArt

Bradford, 1978, photo by Don McCullin.

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape Exclusive: Jihad al-Shamie had been under investigation over alleged sexual attack earlier this year, sources say

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I have mine something to read over the weekend 😊

Hope you enjoy it, Jannene!