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Liffy
My father was supposed to go to work that day, April 14th 1970, the day of the Partington Manchester Ship Canal disaster. He travelled most days because his car was broken down. He managed to fix his car that day but he could have been part of that tragedy. He would have been on that ship if he hadn't managed to fix his car.
Bob''s Ferry Disaster at Irlam
DISASTER AT BOB'S FERRY
This account was researched and written by Duncan Hamman (bikedunc@aol.com). It has appeared in the Partington & Carrington Transmitter Community Newspaper.
On Tuesday April 14th 1970 Partington and Irlam hit the headlines with a disaster that resulted in the death of five local men.
On that spring day, early morning workers were making their way over Bobs Ferry to start their days work at Cadishead and Irlam. The ferry had been carrying workers over the Manchester Ship Canal for almost a hundred years, on a short trip that took only a few minutes, from Lock Lane, near Our Lady of Lourdes School, to Bobs Lane, Cadishead. Taking ten passengers at a time it was estimated that the 20-foot open boat carried 35,000 passengers, at ten pence each year.
The Ferryman's day started early at 5.30am, in order to get the early shift workers over the water, and continued until 11.00pm with trips every 15 minutes.
Strange Smell
This particular morning Ferryman Bernard Carroll,... Read more
Lancashire memories
Growing up in Cadishead
I was born in 1943 in Bankfield Avenue, Cadishead. When I was 5 we moved to a brand new council house in Devon Road, on the same day I started school which was 2 minutes away round the corner. There were 6 in our family, Mum, Dad, my two older brothers George and Derek, and my youngerr sister Ann. Our summer holidays seemed always to be sunny, we would take the ferry from Bobs Lane and go to Blue Bell Wood, it was a lovely day out for us. When my Dad was on holiday from the docks, we would get the bus to Liverpool, we may have changed in Warrington, I can't remember, then we would get the boat to New Brighton or even LLandudno, what a treat. Our Aunty Mary lived in Peel Green and our cousins Maureen and David spent lots of time together. I remember us all going to Pontins Holiday Camp, my Dad and brothers didn't go, my brothers were... Read more
Partington And Carrington
Partington and Carrington are two villages in the northwest of England near the town of Manchester. For more information and photos go to our webpage at
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Trafford
Trafford Park
I have just been looking at some comments, I was brought up in Trafford Park from 1952 when I was born and until 1966 when my parents and I moved to Australia. I went to Trafford Park Primary School and at that time the Headmaster was Mr Organ. I have been looking at some old photos and I have been told that where I lived is no longer which sorta shatters your memories, my address back then was 810 Eight Street just across from the park that was there, and I have fond memories of Sid who used to be the park caretaker. I wonder if there is anyone alive that still knows me, I would love to get in contact with them again.
Happy Days
I arrived in Trafford Park in 1936 as I had moved from Chorlton cum Hardy with my sister Marjorie and mother Marjorie. My father had died in 1930. Mother rented a shop at 392 Third Avenue and I started at TP Council School aged eight. The school was built in 1914 (think so) so was only twenty two years old in 1936. It still stands although does not now act as a school presumably because of demolition of all residential property in the Park years ago. From memory the headmaster in my day was Mr Derbyshire strict but probably fair.My sister eventually married Hanson Quinn who was employed by Metropolitan Vickers (Metrovicks) as a miller. Mother gave up the shop about 1938 and we moved first to 420 Fourth Street and later to 1060 Tenth Street where she had some lodgers. I joined the Wolf Cubs whose HQ was above the Trafford Park Hotel garage, now derelict. I was evacuated to Knutsford in 1939 but left the Knutsford area... Read more
Family in Firswood Area 1912--1980
In 1938 my grandfather moved from Oakfield Avenue nearby to 39 Ryebank Road when he bought a newly built semi-detached house for the princely sum of £800! My dad was then 27 and had the same first name as his dad. Very useful having his name on the title deeds when the old man died! Ryebank Road is off Seymour Grove and goes through to Longford Park. We moved in in 1959. At one time, our family GP lived just around the corner in Erlington Avenue. He just happened to be the Manchester United retained team doctor and for a while Pat Crerand lived opposite him in a three bed semi, owned by the club. When Pat moved on, another United player moved in -- ex-Arsenal Ian Ure.
