Flixton, Lancashire

Barrets Butchers

I used to work at Barrets butchers in about 1982 with my mate Pete Bennett (r.i.p.). A blonde girl called Sharon used to come past everyday on her rollerblades - fond memories.

USA forces Hospital WW2

I can remember going for walks on the pathway between the Flixton(?) Golf Course and this hospital and seeing the local gals 'visiting' the 'Yanks', as we kids called them, through the fence. If we knew the girl in question it was an easy task to get 'gum' on the promise of not telling what we saw. We were rotten kids in... [more]

Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust

My employer - does not look as nice today.

Growing up in Flixton

I learnt to swim at Flixton baths whilst a pupil at Wellacre Infants/Juniors 1954-1959.

Greater Manchester Photographic Memories

An old village on the Cheshire side of the Manchester Ship Canal, Flixton was developed as a residential suburb of Manchester. Two interesting residents in the local churchyard are John and Hannah Booth. John was the village fiddler, and he and his wife died within hours of one another on the same day in 1778.

Manchester Pocket Album

Monton had been a separate village until the incorporation of Eccles, when it was taken under the new council's wing. Monton Green is also the name of the road in our photograph. Behind the photographer is the very large Broadoak Park, home of the Worsley Golf Club; the short road leading to the clubhouse is called Stableford Avenue. Like the other areas of Eccles and Salford, Monton likes to keep its own identity.

Manchester Pocket Album

The dome of the Infirmary is on the left, and Lewis's tower is in the centre. On Tuesday 1 September 1908, a large crowd gathered here to watch about one hundred patients being moved out of the Infirmary. Horse-drawn ambulances, taxi cabs, flat wagons, and even a horse bus were used to convey the patients down to the new Royal Infirmary on Oxford Road. Only... [more]