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Nostalgia

'Eerie portal to a lost world' that lies beneath Greater Manchester estate
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The Victorian era tunnel has been abandoned for more than 60 years
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Gondolas, grottoes and meeting the PM - What it was like to work at Lewis's during the golden age of department stores
Manchester City Centre
Desmond Flanagan spent almost 10 years working at Lewis's during the 1960s heyday of department stores. Here he remembers his time on the shop floor
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Manchester's lost nightclubs we loved despite the sticky floors and sweaty walls
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Remembering those chaotic nights when tomorrow's pounding head and queasy guts were an accepted part of a big night out
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The vanishing world of Greater Manchester's markets as we remember them best
Markets
Greater Manchester's markets were full of characters and as much about socialising as shopping... but they were not for the squeamish
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Tragic story of the village deliberately 'drowned' so Manchester could have water
Lake District
During times of drought, the village of Marsdale reappears like a lost 'Atlantis'
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'I s**t myself every time I got to the edge of the Monster Drop at Professor Peabody's'
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The Monster Drop slide at Professor Peabody's was a rite-of-passage for kids in the '80s and '90s
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Are you an expert Mancunian? Try our 10 questions to find out
Quizzes
There is much about our city and slang that only true Mancunians would know about
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The '1970s Soviet urine-stained vibe' of Manchester's maligned 'Berlin wall'
Piccadilly Gardens
Like some Kubrickian monolith it stood beside the gardens, as though dropped from space.
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The lost outdoor pools and water parks we used to have on our doorsteps
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Whenever the temperatures soared, we used to head to these brilliant spots in Greater Manchester to cool off
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The Manchester recreation spot where people play above 80,000 dead bodies
Ardwick
Ardwick Cemetery was once one of the city's most prestigious burial grounds
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Bulldozers tear down venue with 'more lives than any other building in town'
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Time has finally run out for Oldham's 120-year-old Grand Theatre building which has been a cinema, bowling alley, snooker hall, roller derby venue and several nightclubs
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The spectacular final moments of some of Greater Manchester's best-known landmarks
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Whether it's due to dereliction or just coming to the end of their usefulness, we often have mixed feelings when landmarks are demolished
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Deansgate Locks' lost bars and clubs that once made it a celeb spotters paradise
Manchester Nightlife
From Justin Bieber to Kylie Minogue and a host of Premier League stars - Deansgate Locks was once THE place to be seen
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The Mancunian failure that's stood for 150 years
Manchester City Centre
It's still here - but bosses will hope its new purpose is more popular than what it was built for
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Stunning photos of Manchester 42 years ago unearthed
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Kenny Mackenzie, 58, from Scotland, was fresh out of school when he came to stay with this Aunt Babs in Manchester for a week's holiday and took a fascinating set of photographs
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Rare colour film of VE Day celebrations in Greater Manchester unearthed
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The historic celebrations in Rochdale, Stockport and Manchester were captured by amateur filmmaker Fred Pedley
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Manchester's VE Day celebrations in May 1945 captured in incredible photos
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Thousands gathered in Albert Square to listen to the Prime Minister's address to the nation, while elsewhere in the city, bunting was hung from house to house across the terraces
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'Scary' shortcut saw people take their lives into their own hands
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'It was frightening to say the least'
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The Magic Bus has magically returned
Manchester
A sighting these days is rare, but not impossible.
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The Stockport Pyramid's grand transformation from corporate office into lavish restaurant in 50 brilliant pictures
Stockport
It has been brought 'back to life' in extraordinary fashion
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Lost delicacies you just don't see people ordering in the chippy anymore
Food and drink
Some chip shop staples from our childhoods are hard to find on chippy menus these days
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Thunderstorms, indoor rain and alligators - was The Wrecker Manchester's strangest pub?
Manchester Pubs
'Loved it in there. We used to feed the croc crisps'
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People urged to look out for these rare CD albums could be worth up to £8,000
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Here is the full list of rare CD's to look out for
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Kenny Mackenzie's photos of his Manchester holiday back in 1983
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Kenny Mackenzie and his friend Cha spent a week taking in the sites around Manchester over 40 years ago
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