Collyhurst Flats

A Memory of Collyhurst.

I lived in Ryder Street, my maiden name was Healey. I have two brothers, Ry and Alf . My mam used to go to the wash house. My brothers used to go to the old St James and I used to go there before I went to the new one, I can't remember how old I was but I remember we moved to a new house in Miles Platting, for how long I don't know, then we moved to 51 Kingsley Crescent, Collyhurst Flats. Most of our family lived in Collyhurst Flats, my gran Marie Johnson lived in Southern Drive, my auntie Edith and her family lived facing Gay Street Mission. In 1966 I went to Albert Memorial. I miss them flats, I had good times there. I remember my mam getting tick from Franny Rainer's shop and Christmas parties at the Salvage pub on Collyhurst Street.