The ‘scut­tlers’ of nine­teenth century Manchester: like our ‘lar­rikins’, but with a more honest name. Author of a just released book on the gangs of nine­teenth century Manchester and London says he was fas­cinated by the “unchanging role of dress and per­sonal appearance as a sign of belonging to a gang”. An example is the ‘donkey fringe’ hair­style, “which required close cropping at the back but an angled fringe at the front, with the hair longer on the right”.