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Auction No 354, Tag: Manchester

16 Lots (displaying 1 - 16)

Manchester Ship Canal and the Mersey Docks & Harbours Board, a bundle of correspondence, engineers' reports, and other documents 1888-1889 and 1907

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £40
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Manchester Ship Canal and the Mersey Docks & Harbours Board, a bundle of correspondence, engineers' reports, and other documents 1888-1889 and 1907, many concerning early construction work. (Qty.)

Lancashire & Manchester Transport interest including photograph of Didsbury to Cheadle horse-drawn omnibus c.1909

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
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Lancashire & Manchester Transport interest including photograph of Didsbury to Cheadle horse-drawn Omnibus c.1909, large 1930s folding Plan showing Existing and proposed tramways in Manchester and neighbouring Boroughs and Districts issued by Manchester Corporation Tramways, plus 4 other photographs. (6 items)

Manchester and Salford Bus Photographs mostly 1960s & 1970s and largely coloured,

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £44
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Manchester and Salford Bus Photographs mostly 1960s & 1970s and largely coloured, plus Lancashire United (25) and SELNEC (25). Mostly 4 x 6", plus some larger. Good quality. (294)

Manchester softbacks and ephemera including "Thumb-Nail Sketches of the Royal Jubilee Exhibition as seen from Chorlton-cum-Hardy", John Heywood, 1887;

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £56
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Manchester softbacks and ephemera including "Thumb-Nail Sketches of the Royal Jubilee Exhibition as seen from Chorlton-cum-Hardy", John Heywood, 1887; Withington Baths 1909 City Architect's Plan and photogravure view; 1904 Charity Programme for Hulme Dispensary; auction catalogues for Worsley Old Hall and Scarisbrick Hall 1931-1945, and Red Cross Charity auction Midland Hotel 1915; etc. (Qty)

Late-19th Century Cabinet & carte-de-visite Portrait Photographs in 2 old albums with Manchester area and Surrey photographers noted;

Lot: 78

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £62
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Late-19th Century Cabinet & carte-de-visite Portrait Photographs in 2 old albums with Manchester area and Surrey photographers noted; includes 1898-1900 Football team (3, Richmond photographer), Boer War soldiers, etc. Albums damaged. (82)

"First Battalion The Prince of Wales' Volunteers, South Lancashire Regiment" Lahore Cantonment, India 1910,

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
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First Battalion The Prince of Wales' Volunteers, South Lancashire Regiment Lahore Cantonment, India 1910, oblong quarto, original gilt cloth marked & faded; gift inscription from Colour Sergeant A. Marshall to L.Cpl. W.J. Sherington; 34 half-tone plates; repairs to some torn plates and pages.

Manchester Photographs with Edwardian views of Heaton Park and Prestwich area, and 1950s & 1960s City Surveyor's photos of streets and premises,

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £64
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Manchester Photographs with Edwardian views of Heaton Park and Prestwich area, and 1950s & 1960s City Surveyor's photos of streets and premises, notably Moston, Ardwick, Miles Platting, Cheetham Hill, Harpurhey, and Rusholme Road Cemetery. Also ephemera including Theatre Royal Programme for 1888; and 2 albums of unrelated photographs. 

Manchester & Salford history titles 1970s to modern, largely softback illustrated works,

Lot: 84

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £52
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Manchester & Salford history titles 1970s to modern, largely softback illustrated works. (30)

Manchester & Salford and inner suburbs, a collection of Edwardian & GV period cards, many PU

Lot: 156

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £130 - £150
SOLD £210
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Manchester & Salford and inner suburbs, a collection of Edwardian & GV period cards, many PU; with street scenes of Manchester City Centre, Higher Ardwick (2 RPs), Moss Side (3 RPs), Urmston, Charlestown; RP Shudehill Market; Greenheys Brass Band; Openshaw Shop Front (2 RPs); Heaton Smithy; Ardwick Roller Rink; etc. (87)

South Manchester suburbs with 8 RPs (several Neil's series);

Lot: 157

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £38
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South Manchester suburbs with 8 RPs (several Neil's series); including street scenes of West Didsbury (2), Rusholme, Withington, Northenden(5), Chorlton; Fallowfield Sports Day; etc. (18)

Gorton & Levenshulme area plus few Denton, largely RPs, Edwardian and GV period

Lot: 158

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £96
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Gorton & Levenshulme area plus few Denton, largely RPs, Edwardian and GV period; including 10 street scenes, Belle Vue Zoo (2, one badly creased), Albert Grove's dairy cart (plain-back), etc. (19)

Correspondence, receipts and billheads, 1800s to 1870s, all to Manchester familes including the Davenports of Plymouth Grove

Lot: 183

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £100
UNSOLD
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Correspondence, receipts and billheads, 1800s to 1870s, all to Manchester familes including the Davenports of Plymouth Grove and the Adsheads of Withington, the letters both family and business related, the receipts & billheads including 8 with pictorial vignettes of the period 1810-20. (abt. 106 items)

Manchester Theatre & Entertainments Memorabilia including 1905-07 Posters for the Midland Hotel Theatre (3),

Lot: 188

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £48
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Manchester Theatre & Entertainments Memorabilia including 1905-07 Posters for the Midland Hotel Theatre (3), Manchester Ice Palace fliers & souvenir programme, Victorian & Edwardian programmes (7) mainly for St.James's and Prince's, fliers for The Palace (3) including Laurel & Hardy, etc. (Qty.). Also some non-related items. 

Souvenir Menus 1882 to 1960s chiefly Manchester related but including Cunard(11) and other shipping (8);

Lot: 189

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £62
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Souvenir Menus 1882 to 1960s chiefly Manchester related but including Cunard(11) and other shipping (8); better include Midland Hotel Woodrow Wilson Freedom of the City 1918 & Peace Celebrations 1919; and Town Hall Receptions 1909 & 1910, & Juvenile Ball 1882. (58)

Manchester Programmes chiefly the Victorian Amateur Players at the Athenaeum 1901-1924 (25),

Lot: 190

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
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Manchester Programmes chiefly the Victorian Amateur Players at the Athenaeum 1901-1924 (25), but also Manchester Ice Palace (4, including Silver Jubilee 1936), The Midland Hotel Theatre (2), etc. (36)

Greater Manchester Theatre Programmes 1913-1960s, plus few fliers;

Lot: 191

  • Auction Date: Wed 7th Oct 2015 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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Greater Manchester Theatre Programmes 1913-1960s, plus few fliers; including Manchester Hippodrome 1928-32 Grand Variety Matinees (6) featuring Gertie Gitana, George Formby, Ted Ray, Sybil Thorndike etc; 1934 Rochdale Hippodrome Souvenir Brochure for Gracie Fields; Free Trade Hall re-opening 1951; etc. (26)