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Gorton area books
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Clowes Street West Gorton And St Marks'' School
I was born at 124 Clowes Street, West Gorton in 1947 and attended St Marks' School between 1953 and 1959. The Head was the formidable Mrs Clayton, and the Deputy Head was Mr Platt, but it was the lovely Mrs Butterworth who taught me to read and write. Clowes Street was the busiest street in Gorton, with a school, church, chapel, cinema, thirteen public houses and every kind of shop imaginable along its length. All before supermarkets, convenience stores, bingo and clubs, there was no need to travel anywhere else to shop or be entertained. The house I was born in was rented by my grandparents from a private landlord, but when I was a few weeks old we moved next door into 126 Clowes Street. This was a converted Tripe Shop owned by the Beswick Co-operative Society, which had a butchers next door (128) and a grocers next door to that (130). The houses were Victorian, damp and dark, having been built in the 1800's on ancient small-holdings with... Read more
The First 8 Years of my Life in Levenshulme
I was born Joan Mary Waters and lived in George Street, which is now Greenway Avenue, Levenshulme. We had a fish and chip shop next door but one, and when I visited Levenshulme in 2005 I believe it had just burnt down a few weeks before. We emigrated to Australia in 1956, much to my dislike. I remember playing in the streets and having backyard concerts at my friend's house, going up to the fields past Highfield Road and there was tripe works at the back of our street. I went to Chapel Street School, St. Marks Sunday School and Mum used to shop at some shops on Broome Lane, not far away from George Street. There was a butchers shop, but I cannot remember what other shops there were. I remember a family whose surname was Black, I remember a young boy called Michael Black and his Mum was Joan Black. There was a woman called Edie Meely who I think, was the street gossip, I believe she had a... Read more
Gorton
I used to go to Sacred Heart in Gorton. We lived at No 2 Barton Avenue, our back yard backed directly onto the beer garden of the Vale Cottage. I can still remember the smell of the empty pale-ale bottles. My sister Kathleen also went to sacred heart. My mum and Dad, Margaret and Arthur, used to get a couple of bottles of beer on a Saturday night and we would get a bag of crisps with the blue bag. What a treat that was. Would love to hear from anybody who knew the place at that time. We left there and moved to Macclesfield in 1969/70 ish, thats when they knocked down Barton Avenue.
Sacred Heart School
Does anybody remember the Clayton family who lived at Sirby Street in Gorton? They lived there in 1940. They had a big family with Thomas Clayton, Roy Clayton, Bert Clayton, Leo Clayton who emigrated to Australia. Also Josie, Margaret, Winnie. They went to Sacred Heart School. Any memories or information from old friends would be great. Many thanks Shaun
Growing up in Gorton
I was born at 7 Sandown Crescent in 1946. I now live in Vancouver Canada but my Aunt Win still lives in the same house. I remember playing football on the Mellons fields on Saturday mornings, Billy Butt, Nick Butt's uncle, used to play with us. I went to the Sacred Heart School with Pat Morrisroe and Greg Thompson. Our teacher was Mr Lee. We had some great times growing up. My last visit was in 2007, how it has changed since those days. The local pub was all boarded up and there was no fish and chip shop any more. We used to hang around the old army camp at night and weekends or go across from the camp to the dirt track where we would race our bikes. If we were not there we could be found on Jacksons clay pit riding the 'wall of death', as we use to call it. "He He, Great Times they were". You would be gone in the morning and tell your parents "We will... Read more
Best Days
I was at Peacock Street School and I loved it. I had a good friend called Gloria Gibbson, I was so shocked when I went back about 3 years ago, I didn't know the place, but it all came flooding back, how we used to play on the old mill and when we went swiming at Gorton baths, we used to call in at the ice cream parlour, what was it called? And we used to go to the bird cage over the railway, and to cookery at Oldhall Drive School, that was when I went to St James School. I loved Bellevue on a Sunday night with Jimmy Saville at the top ten, oh great days.
Still Living in Gorton
I am 58 years old, born in Moss Side, raised in Levenshulme, and have lived in Gorton near the old tannery on Tan Yard Brow for 25 years now. I have an old film (now on DVD) of old Gorton, if anyone wants a copy email to: davidevanbroome@hotmail.co.uk or contact me on Facebook and I will send them one, looking forward to hearing from anyone.
Life in Sutton Road
i remember growing up on Sutton's housing estate, I lived with my grandparents, the Heatons, at no 20. I went to Sacred Heart School, with my friends Alan Overend, Peter Harney, from Trust Road. Palled around with Bill Cutts, Derick Armstrong, Stan and Malcome Denon - great lads. They were good years, it would be be good to hear from you guys, how about it? Peter Ellis.
