Nostalgic memories of Collyhurst's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 91 - 100 of 108 in total
To my recollection, my dad Harry Hall lived on Central Drive, Collyhurst with his brothers Jimmy, Graham, Tommy and sisters Pat and Maureen, who are my aunts and uncles. Sadly my dad, aunty Maureen and uncle Tommy are no longer with us. My aunty Pat did marry Carl Dolan and they now live in Failsworth.
Growing up in Blackley, Manchester where I lived with my mum, Mary Hall ( nee Lowe ) and dad Harry Hall, I have fond ...see more
Does anyone remember Elsie Bowles [my great auntie}, she ran a shop from the converted front room of her terrace house on Fitzgeorge Street, Collyhurst, her mother opended the shop in the early 1900s. Her sister was my grandmother Catherine who married Alfred Vowers, they lived on the top part of Smedley Road next door to my other grandparents, Amy and Matthew Stainton. Catherine had several siblings, two sisters ...see more
I was born on the Trope Colony Estate in 1956. In 1959 we moved into Colington House, Collyhurst Flats, these flats we called London Flats ands what a shame when they started to sink in the mid 1960s, the reason being that the foundations were weak from the coal shafts at Bradford Pit which ran direct under the flats.
Every winter the fellas from the council came round and filled all the huge gaps ...see more
I lived in Ryder Street, my maiden name was Healey. I have two brothers, Ry and Alf . My mam used to go to the wash house. My brothers used to go to the old St James and I used to go there before I went to the new one, I can't remember how old I was but I remember we moved to a new house in Miles Platting, for how long I don't know, then we moved to 51 Kingsley Crescent, Collyhurst Flats. Most of our family lived ...see more
I was born at 528 Collyhurst Road, in 1961. I remember there was a shop at the end of the road and a croft facing our house. My dad worked on the railway and my mum stayed home to look after us. I went to Albert Memorial Nursery before we moved to Macclesfield in 1965. My granadad lived in Central Drive, number 11. They were happy memories from Ccollyhurst that I remember, I don't remember many people though ... There ...see more
Hi everyone, I too lived in Collyhurst, and also went to St James School, I think the year was 1952. I lived in Zinc Street if I remember correctly, the Locomotive pub was on the corner of the street. My grandparents lived in Shelmeredine Streett facing Osborne Baths, Gran Sharp worked as a cleaner at the Osborne pub. My younger brother and sister went to a nursery near the sand park, I can't recollect the name. It was ...see more
I was born in Manchester in 1945, and moved with my family to Kingsly Crescent Collyhurst flats. My father died in 1948, and my mother, brother Joe and I moved to Elizabeth-Ann Street, Collyhurst, where we lived until 1954, then moved to Mills Platting. But it was back to Collyhurst in 1958 when my mother passed away, and I went to live with my cousins the Coopers who lived in Richardson ...see more
Hi everyone,
I went to St Pat's 1956 -1962 and lived at 17 Bronze Street. I remember Brian Kidd going to our school. We had a good football team, I think the headmaster was Mr Cassidy who played for United in the 1940s.
I remember playing in Queens Park and the Whit Walks especially, setting off from St Pat's, it was one of the few times we got new clothes!
Does anyone remember the Karneys who were ...see more
My Hubby is also from Collyhurst he went to St Pats school ..
I was born in Windsors Street, Collyhurst in 1950. I went to St Oswald's School and also walked with St James Sunday School. I remember Pop Henson, he married my mam & dad. I remember the docs Davey, Duguid and Walker, they were good docs. The surgery moved later to Whitley Road, it is still there now, new docs of course. I remember Brennans herbalist at the top of the steps on Rochdale Road, Kinseys ...see more