As we welcome in the New Year of 2012, I thought it would be fun and interesting to see what Bury PS members were upto at the turn of the Millennium.
In the Millennium year 2000 the club and Bury Local History Society staged a historical photographic exhibition in the Bury Art Gallery celebrating the changing face of Bury, as seen through the lens of two late members of the Society George Pollard and Charles Jackson. (two important members)
Charles’s monochrome images were taken in the 1950′s and George’s colour slides in the 60′s but both recorded the streets of the old town centre before it was swept away by the redevelopment of the Millgate shopping centre and the new market and market hall.
The turn of the New year 2012 see’s us again reaching for our cameras again to record the new Rock Development and the forever cycle of change.
Enjoy the Gallery I am sure it will bring back some memories, oh and don’t forget to look out for George and Charles they are the last picture and I thought it was fitting that they got the last bill…Thanks Chaps!
Happy New Year to you all !
If anyone would like more information on Bury PS Archives, please feel free to contact us. Thank you Stuart for helping us preserve Bury’s History.
If you are interested in photography and want to join in we always welcome new members, come along on our meets on Thursdays to see what you think with no charge. : ) You could be the next George and Charles………………
4 Comments
Some interesting pics there and nice to see that things haven’t changed too much, particularly around the town centre. Rather than buildings being flattened they’ve been incorporated into the modernisation. I knew George back in the 80′s and hardly recognised him in the last pic. Tripods are still as crucial today as they were back then!
You must have been mere child Sue !! Do you think they went out photographing on a Sunday, there are so few people about ?
I’m a 50′s child Sarah! I think the men must have been out racing whippets or in the pub and the women would have been in the kitchen. Thank goodness times have changed – now the women are in the pub!
Hi Sara
Any more 1950 Bury pictures it brings back memories when I was a lad
Regards
Clive