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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
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.
Long Hot Summers
I came to Little Hulton from Salford as a lad, I was only about 9 years old and came into a world I did not know, it was the first time I had seen fields full of cows. I remember the the hot summer days and they were hot so we would all go down to the pig tail for a swim. We had to pass a farm on the way there, old Mrs Jubbs farm, it was all open land then, birds singing. We never had much as kids but we made our own fun, like robbing apples from Peel Hall, don't forget we were kids and that's what kids did back then. There are lots of memories of Little Hulton I have, let's face it I am now going on to be sixty, but I have loved living here.
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
Chairman of Abram, Bamfurlong And Bikershaw
My father Ernest Peter Houghton was chairman of the local council 3 times. He was Labour councillor for over 30 years and was well respected in the community. During one of his terms of office in the early 1960s my mum and dad attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace. We lived in Kintbury Street, I have very fond memories of growing up there, we had great neighbours and wonderful friends, everyone looked out for everyone else then. We had great May Queen parties and we would celebrate the annual Walking Day parades, the first weekend in June was the Mission Walks with Abram parish church and then 2 weeks later it would be the turn of the Chapel Walks. We had a great day out with the Jolly Jacks going to Southport or Blackpool for the day on double-decker buses, lots of them in convoy, all with our little name tags on. My dad was a miner at the local pit, Mains Colliery, until it closed.
Partington And Carrington
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Be The First to Add A Memory of Aspull Looks Like me Then!
I can't refuse to be the first at anything especialy if it comes to this, so here goes. From being born to about the age of twenty five all my memories are Aspull, I'd never be able to fit them all in here. Short synopsis though, went to Aspull C of E then Aspull Secondary Mod. School, various jobs after leaving; the most lucrative - though the hardest work, being at Harveys bakery in New Springs - fond memories there! Travelled the world since then but for me the best place in all the world is where I feel so lucky and privileged to have been born - God bless ASPULL !!!! Anyroad up, I'm looking forward to an entry from any other Aspullers who stumble on this site and hope I know you or you me or woteva - get it done then.....
