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Historic maps of Didsbury and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Didsbury maps
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Memories of Didsbury
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Dear Didsbury
Dear Didsbury, Just a note to let you know I have never forgotten you, having been born in 1962 in Greater Manchester but lived in Queens Road (now Queenston Road) and despite leaving in 1967 due to my poor health, you will always hold a special place in my heart. How I remember my Nan taking down to the station every day so I could watch the trains, how I loved them at that young age, how I cried my little heart out when the line closed, I didn't understand why the nice man wouldn't let me into the station anymore, why the track went rusty, why they took the track away, the thought of my trains not being around upset me deeply, so much so that I ended up in Wythenshwe hospital, pining for my trains, "Why can't I see them any more, Nan?". When the station was demolished I cried too, when I came back to see my old childhood memories I cried again! Oh Didsbury - what have... Read more
Lancashire memories
Heaton Mersey
I grew up in Heaton Mersey from age 6 to age 26 and left in 1955. This parade of shops included 2 Grocers- the Co-Op and John Williams- Fitchett's the butchers, a barber's and Edgar Barker the local Pharmacist who encouraged me and made it possible for me to fulfill my career hopes and dreams. There was another parade of shops further down the hill past one of the two doctor's surgeries in the village before you reached the St John's Church Square. This was our local church in which all our family were very involved. the scene is just as I remember it and I can mentally walk round all the corners of the pictures, 'play' in the park, walk down to the station,get soaking wet playing 'down the floods'(where we were forbidden to go,of course) and in the clay pits. there were 2 farms in the village- the Schofields and the Willcocks' and there was a very strong sense of community. there was a thriving choral society of... Read more
Heaton Mersey Rocks!!
Where this picture is taken from, is a Chinese restaurant, go there every Sunday for the all you can eat buffet which is £10. The Co-op, or the Cooperative at it is now known as, is still there, Cooperative rocks lol! Next to the restaurant is a empty car park!
Vale Road (now Close)
This entrance to the park is largely unchanged and the park is well worth a visit. The Friends group for this park are Heaton Mersey Village Conservation Group (HMVCG) and their website is www.hmvcg.org.uk
St John's Church
I lived in the house which was just to the left of this picture. My Dad was the local coal merchant (Lowe Bros Fuels). As children,we used to play "round the church" which was the rough track surrounding St John's Church,and I went to St John's infant school then Didsbury Rd Junior School before moving to Anglesey in '75 when the house had to be demolished for road widening.
I have many happy memories of Heaton Mersey Park,and would love to visit it to see what it's like now.
Griddle And Grill
My friend Alison and I spent many happy hours drinking coffee in The Griddle and Grill on Gatley Green during the 1970s. My mother used to call in when she was at school too, although it was called 'Lawrences' then. As far as I know it is still owned and run by the Lawrence family, and still looks very much the same.
Long Hot Summer!
Spent many a hot summer lounging around with friends in Park Road, Gatley Hill (especially fishing for sticklebacks in the stream) and the school fields, not to mention the village. Great local shops owned by friendly local people. My parents used Gatley Hill as a wedding reception venue at least twice for my brother's and sister's weddings. Unfortuntely they have taken my beloved swings down adjacent to the school on Gatley Hill. Still love the place though and miss it, as I now bring my kids up in Solihull.
