Brian Groom
@groomb.bsky.social
Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
Craig Gogh Dam, Elan Valley, Wales, 2023, photo by Gareth Mon Jones @garethmon.bsky.social.
December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Craig Gogh Dam, Elan Valley, Wales, 2023, photo by Gareth Mon Jones @garethmon.bsky.social.
Seascape inspired by Ireland’s west coast, painting by Becca Thorne @beccathorne.bsky.social. #WomensArt
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Seascape inspired by Ireland’s west coast, painting by Becca Thorne @beccathorne.bsky.social. #WomensArt
Visited Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Wirral.
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Visited Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Wirral.
Christmas tree and display in Halle Square, Manchester's Arndale Centre, December 1987.
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Christmas tree and display in Halle Square, Manchester's Arndale Centre, December 1987.
Winnats Pass, Peak District, photo by Tesni Ward.
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Winnats Pass, Peak District, photo by Tesni Ward.
Smokestack, Slaithwaite, west Yorkshire, 1984, photo by Michael Kenna, Widnes-born photographer.
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Smokestack, Slaithwaite, west Yorkshire, 1984, photo by Michael Kenna, Widnes-born photographer.
William Gladstone, Liverpool-born Liberal politician, became prime minister for the first time on this day in 1868. Much earlier he had stood as a Tory in Manchester in 1837 and came bottom of the poll.
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
William Gladstone, Liverpool-born Liberal politician, became prime minister for the first time on this day in 1868. Much earlier he had stood as a Tory in Manchester in 1837 and came bottom of the poll.
Màiri MacRae with cod and cats, South Uist, 1930, photo by Margaret Fay Shaw.
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Màiri MacRae with cod and cats, South Uist, 1930, photo by Margaret Fay Shaw.
Melting snow near Cwmbran, south Wales, painting by watercolour artist Paul Weston.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Melting snow near Cwmbran, south Wales, painting by watercolour artist Paul Weston.
Smithfield Market, Manchester, 1907 (Archives+).
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Smithfield Market, Manchester, 1907 (Archives+).
Yates’s Wine Lodge, Liverpool, 1983, photo by Martin Parr.
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Yates’s Wine Lodge, Liverpool, 1983, photo by Martin Parr.
Winter Sunlight, Diggle, Saddleworth, painting by John McCombs, b.1943 (Saddleworth Museum).
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Winter Sunlight, Diggle, Saddleworth, painting by John McCombs, b.1943 (Saddleworth Museum).
Distant Viaduct, by Trevor Grimshaw (1947-2001). Born in Hyde, studied at Stockport College of Art, worked in advertising in Manchester. #NorthernArt
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Distant Viaduct, by Trevor Grimshaw (1947-2001). Born in Hyde, studied at Stockport College of Art, worked in advertising in Manchester. #NorthernArt
Poet Philip Larkin died on this day 1985, aged 63. To DJ Enright, 1955: 'I wish I could think of one nice thing I could tell you about Hull. Oh yes … it’s very nice and flat for cycling.' Photo outside the University of Hull, 1979, by Jane Bown.
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Poet Philip Larkin died on this day 1985, aged 63. To DJ Enright, 1955: 'I wish I could think of one nice thing I could tell you about Hull. Oh yes … it’s very nice and flat for cycling.' Photo outside the University of Hull, 1979, by Jane Bown.
Lots of signed copies of both 'Made In Manchester' and 'Northerners' in stock at Waterstones Altrincham. Perfect Christmas gifts!
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Lots of signed copies of both 'Made In Manchester' and 'Northerners' in stock at Waterstones Altrincham. Perfect Christmas gifts!
Waiting for Godot, Usher's Quay, Dublin, 1969, photo by Mick Brown.
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Waiting for Godot, Usher's Quay, Dublin, 1969, photo by Mick Brown.
Waiting for the Labour Exchange to open circa 1910, Salford (Salford Local History Library).
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Waiting for the Labour Exchange to open circa 1910, Salford (Salford Local History Library).
Daymoon over Dunbeath, Caithness, painting by Deborah Phillips, Scottish artist. #WomensArt
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Daymoon over Dunbeath, Caithness, painting by Deborah Phillips, Scottish artist. #WomensArt
Market Street, Manchester, 1930s (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Market Street, Manchester, 1930s (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
Children sledging down a street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1976, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Children sledging down a street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1976, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.
Statue of factory co-op pioneer Robert Owen on Balloon Street, Manchester. He spent 13 years working in the city in his youth.
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Statue of factory co-op pioneer Robert Owen on Balloon Street, Manchester. He spent 13 years working in the city in his youth.
Christmas is coming. Geese going off to market in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, at the turn of the twentieth century.
December 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Christmas is coming. Geese going off to market in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, at the turn of the twentieth century.
Deansgate Square, Manchester, painting by Sue Scott @suescottartist.bsky.social. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Deansgate Square, Manchester, painting by Sue Scott @suescottartist.bsky.social. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
Ten-month-old Susan Torkington, of Regent Road, Stockport, gets a tow on the snow-clad slopes of Lyme Park, Disley, from her three-year-old sister Linda, January 1960 (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
November 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ten-month-old Susan Torkington, of Regent Road, Stockport, gets a tow on the snow-clad slopes of Lyme Park, Disley, from her three-year-old sister Linda, January 1960 (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
Take their word for it. Made in Manchester: A Financial Times Book of the Year – the perfect gift for any Mancunian. www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Manches...
November 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Take their word for it. Made in Manchester: A Financial Times Book of the Year – the perfect gift for any Mancunian. www.amazon.co.uk/Made-Manches...