To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Queen is Dead Salford Lads Club is holding an open weekend from 16th – 18th June.There will be two small exhibitions on show as part of National Architecture Week.

‘Iconic Images from the Dirty Old Town' is a display of photographs documenting how the Barracks Estate, Ordsall has been an inspiration for songwriters such as Ewan McColl and Morrissey and how the real Coronation Street may after all have been an inspiration for the fictional one!

‘The Smiths is Dead’ exhibition in the Smiths room tells how this corner of Ordsall became a musical icon after a brief visit by a ‘local band’ in late 1985. Club volunteers and fans of the Smiths tell how the Stephen Wright photograph changed their lives, for many that photo on the inside sleeve was their first introduction to Morrissey.

On Sunday 18th June from 11-1pm Stephen Wright will be at the club to chat and take photos followed by a gig from The Other Smiths at 2pm in the club main gym, who will be playing tracks from TQID. Volunteers will be on hand to give tours of the building and to answer any questions. Well worth a visit to anyone who hasn’t been inside.

Entry is free though donations towards the running of the club are gratefully received. For more info please email [email protected]

Thanks and see you there!