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Stretford process

Process developed during the late 1950s to remove hydrogen sulfide from town gas. It was the first liquid phase oxidation process for converting H2S into sulfur to gain widespread commercial acceptance.

Stretford Public Hall

Public hall built in 1878 by the Manchester's first multi-millionaire John Rylands.

Stretford Town Hall

Redirected to Trafford Town Hall.

Summis desiderantes affectibus

Papal bull regarding witchcraft issued by Pope Innocent VIII on 5 December 1484.

Sunbeam Tiger

High-performance V8 version of the British Rootes Group’s Sunbeam Alpine roadster, designed in part by the American car designer and racing driver Carroll Shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967.

Sunny Stories

British children’s magazine intended to appeal to both boys and girls. It began as Sunny Stories for Little Folk in 1926, edited and written by Enid Blyton, although she was only credited as the editor.

Supermarionation

Style of puppetry created in the 1960s and used extensively in the action-adventure puppet series of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.

Swarth

Redirected to Fetch.

Sweeney Todd

Fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the Victorian penny dreadful serial The String of Pearls (1846–1847).

Sweet Fanny Adams

English phrase that means "nothing at all", but Fanny was a real person, brutally murdered in 1867.