Collection: Local Studies-Lending

Steam in the North West in the 1960s is captured in full colour.

A raw and often funny 12-month snapshot of 7-year-old Tommy's brutal young life, moving us through his daily struggle with poverty and neglect in 1960s Manchester like it's the most natural thing in the world.

In 1963 the Kray twins came to Manchester intent on taking over the bars and clubs, but within two hours were turned around and put back on a train to London. To this day what occurred during that fearful short period has remained a secret. Until now. Once upon a time in Manchester tells the asto...

A novel based on the supposed Kray twins visit to Manchester, in the late November of 1963