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 71 - 80 of 108 in total
My name is Trish Mcculloch. My great grandmother was called Cathrine Rosenburne, later to become Mrs J Mcculloch. She was laid to rest from St Patricks Church to Moston Cemetery. If anyone knows about her before she died, that would be good. We think her husband was called James or Josphe.
Does anyone remember Beryl Hughes (formally Collinge) married to Robert Hughes and lived in Churnet Street, Manchester up to 1965? My brothers, Robert and Glynn and sister Janine went to the Tin School and to St Oswalds church. The teachers I remember in the Tin School were; Josephine Graham and Miss Bagnall. Unfortunately, my dad died in a car accident on Talbot Road in 1965 and we ...see more
Hello. I was born at Crumpsall Hospital 1945 and lived at 59 Dalton St, for seven years. Mother is named Eileen and dad was Fred. I had an older sister Barbara. My Aunty Peggy and Uncle John lived a few doors down - they had three sons, Bob, Malcom and Ian. My dad worked on the docks and I remember well, I think it was the lamp lighter coming to wake him up in the early hours of the morning by tapping on ...see more
I too was born in Collyhurst and we lived on Providence Place. My brother went to the tin school and we have a photo of him walking in the Whit Walks. Marcell Guest Paints is now on the site of Providence Place and they have old pictures of Collyhurst in the factory. My dad first lived in Collyhurst flats on the banks of the River Irk, his name was Ernie Dignam, we are also related to the Kenyons and ...see more
May 3rd 2012, I was born at number 3 Collyhurst Buildings, Manchester, England. The fourth daughter of Mary (Cissy) McCarley, and her husband, Joe. My sisters were Mary, Winifred, Margaret, and Vera. There was a son, John Joseph, who died as an infant.
We all attended St. Chad's school, Cheetham Hill. Our home was 'The Dwellings' where we lived throughout the war years, apart from the time Vera and I were ...see more
We moved from Northumberland to Collyhurst after the war. My Dad worked at Victoria Station and my Mum got a job at Phillips Soles and Heels. We lived on Knoll Street which was next to the railway and had the gas works at the bottom of the street. At the top of the street was an old man who had a wood shack with a fence round who we called Chippy, he sold firewood. In those days we all had open fires. I ...see more
I always played on Barnies Hills, there was a big hill, we called it the hill, it had a big dip on top where you hid which we often did when we heard our mams shouting us to go in. Then there was the rafts we made to go sailng. In winter you could skate on the thick ice.
I was born in Kingsley Crescent in the flats and proud of it, I am, the people were so friendly. I remember playing cricket with Carlo Satori, he became a footballer for Man United. And also making a swing on the lamp post. The rag and bone man used to come and we would follow him round asking for a balloon. I used to love going to the shops for my mam to Brennans and Mays the pawn shop. If I remember ...see more
I went to the tin school from 1962 until 1966, I had to leave the school as our house on Eggington Street was compulsory purchased by the council and demolished. I remember enjoying my time at the school and I had a teacher in kindergarten called Miss Bagnall, I also had friends called Anita Morell, Julie Charters and Margaret Shabo, there was also an African girl in my class called Belinda, I have a couple of ...see more
I remember David Lane from Central Drive who was a singer with 'The Mudlarks' Here's some info; They were a family group from Luton, Bedfordshire, originally comprising Jeff Mudd (born 1935), Fred Mudd (1937-2007),[2] and Mary Mudd (born 1939).[3] According to press releases at the time, they all had jobs at the Vauxhall motor plant in Luton, and spent their spare time singing together.[3] In 1958 they ...see more