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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
My Childhood in Gorton.
I was born Judith Payne in 1946 and lived in a two bed terraced house with outside toilet and no hot water or bathroom, on Victoria Road. Gorton, Manchester. This ran off Hyde Road next to the junction with Cross Street, later called Gorton Cross Street. On the left corner of Victoria Road was Batesons the ironmongers and on the other corner was a chemist with a seafood shop next door to it. I have memories shopping on Cross Street, calling into the herbalist for hot vimto or sarsparilla with my mum and walking right to the top and turning right to go passed the cinema called the Cosmo. One of my early memories is walking a long way with my granddad down Far Lane. I would have been about 5 or 6. It seemed to be out in the countryside but was really only about a mile away and was a tree lined and unmade road leading off Hyde Road. Also walking with him... Read more
Holidays in Gorton
I am Kenneth Overend Edwards from LLandudno, north Wales, and my story about Gorton is surprising because from an early age I was sent by my mother Ellen Edwards (nee Overend) to stay with my grandad, Eric Theodore Overend, who lived on Sutton Road in Gorton. From the mountains, sea, and fresh air of Wales to the smokey city of Manchester! I loved it! I continued to do so for many years; for a start there were hundreds of other kids to play withand many more playgrounds to enjoy. As an older boy in teenage years there were bright lights and lovely girls to enjoy! They all liked my Welsh lilt and they all wanted me to say something in Welsh which made them laugh when I did so.
I remember Mellons flats and the nearby playing fields with many football matches going on each Sunday. My grandad had a second family after his first wife died so the sons and daughters of that marriage were almost the same age... Read more
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.
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.
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.
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
