Since it opened nearly 20 years ago, The Smiths Room has fast filled up with memorabilia, messages and photos from people around the world – often who come especially to see the club and recreate the iconic image of the band outside the building from 1985. When the idea first started, Project Manager Leslie only expected to have a few pics to share – but now, we’ve run out of wall space and are ready to step into the digital age!

On Saturday 1 July 2023, three newly installed electronic screens were officially switched on by Angie Cooke, a long time Smiths fan, supporter of the club and now one of our trustees. These will showcase more of the fantastic photos and the vast amount of often very touching and funny post-its that visitors write when they come to see the space.

Not only will this mean we can keep sharing snaps and notes, but we can keep a digital archive and mark the key moments that form part of our story. Above one screen we’ve kept all the messages shared by fans who came to pay their respects after the passing of Andy Rourke, along with an image of Andy kindly gifted to us by Stephen Wright.

The Club would like to extend huge thanks to Salford Quays-based business Saturn Visual Solutions for installing the screens and managing the software – their support means we can continue to share photos and messages as part of our legacy.