Book
The Palatinate, the Peninsular and the Slum
Michael McManus explores the historical sociology of policing, public administration, inequality, and Irish immigration in …
Family archive
Durham
Person
Dirty Work
The photograph is a haunting family relic. At one and the same time it conveys a sad, yet proud, moment in our family history, my …
Family story
Sweet Sixteen and True Love Waits
My Granma, Catherine Cairns, was born in Milburn Street Crook, County Durham in 1872.
Family
Win the Coal, Win the War
Michael McManus gathers fragments from his family’s experiences of wartime, coal, work, and survival.
