Nostalgic memories of Patricroft's local history

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Memories Of My Hometown

My family owned the Chinese laundry at the corner of Cannon St. and Liverpool Rd. The laundry was named the Soo Wing Laundry, after my grandfather. I was born in August 1941 and, as a baby, I remember being wrapped in blankets and carried to the air raid shelter while the German bombers flew overhead. The old laundry is now a shop that sells party goods. I began school at Christ Church in 1946, and Mrs. ...see more

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Added 20 May 2009

St. Joseph's Patricroft.

I also have memories of St. Joseph's I, along with my sister & brother were placed there. We had an aunt at the convent she was Mother Hilary. Sr Cecilia was in charge of the girls and I love her to this day. She was a very creative artistic nun. While everything was not like a typical home, we were well fed, well educated and well looked after. Can't speak for the boys though. I remember being in the ...see more

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Added 23 August 2008

Tommy Cocker

Yes, I remember Tommy Cocker, I was born in Patricroft in 1941 and lived in Mellor Street. After school I used to go to Tommy's shop to do odd jobs for spending money. One of the jobs I did was to pluck chickens, he used to keep them live in his cellar, he would take me down there where the chickens were running around, he would then screw their necks and give them to me to pluck whilst they were still warm, apart ...see more

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Added 17 June 2008

Patricroft , Liverpool Road

There was a fish shop named Tommy Cockers' I think and old Tommy used to come out and chase us with a wet, slimy fish.

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Added 04 March 2008

Patricroft Shops

There was an ironmonger's shop on Patricroft Bridge ( the Eccles side) owned by a man called Richmond, whose daughter May attended Eccles Grammar School - though she was too nice a girl to have anything to do with a yob like me! Over the other side of the bridge was the Majestic Cinema (later the "Talk of the North" club). St. Joseph's Home was not always the happy place your correspondent remembers - my mother ...see more