Opening today Thursday 25th January is a new exhibition at the Working Class Museum Library the Crescent Salford entitled In the Face of Dwelling. It consists of period photographs of Salford working class people with photos from the 1890s until the 1970s many from Salford Digital Archive others donated following a request from the curators of the exhibition, and architectural drawings that illustrate the type of house they lived in. Cellar dwellers, Salford Workhouse, terraced houses, townhouses, tower blocks even travellers caravans are just some of the examples on show with image captions about the photo and persons shown offering an insight into their lives. It has all been put together over a period of six months or so by Exhibition Curators, Alexandra Mitchell and Tanja Poppelreuter with hand drawings and research by Laura Janicka and gives a fascinating insight to the way we used to live and it has to be said in some cases. dire poverty take a look of the photograph of the child playing in rubble and dirt from the 1930s she actually lived in a Vardo Wagon as a prime example. I can't recommend this exhibition highly enough and is a must see for both the lovers of a Salford long gone and students of social housing. It runs until the 26th April 2024 at Salford Working Class Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford M5 4WX. 0161 736 3601