Heaton Mersey, Didsbury Road 1951
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H227004
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H227004
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Memories of Heaton Mersey, Didsbury Road 1951
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I was born right across the road from this row of shops ,at no. 491 they were every old cottages ,the end one being the old police station, complete with dungeon, the elderly lady who lived there still had the front as it was as a police station .
charge desk and all.there was an underground tunnel that went from the cellar to court rooms which were a little farther down, on the next row of shops.
to the back ...see more
Where this picture is taken from, is a Chinese restaurant, go there every Sunday for the all you can eat buffet which is £10. The Co-op, or the Cooperative at it is now known as, is still there, Cooperative rocks lol! Next to the restaurant is a empty car park!
I grew up in Heaton Mersey from age 6 to age 26 and left in 1955. This parade of shops included 2 Grocers- the Co-Op and John Williams- Fitchett's the butchers, a barber's and Edgar Barker the local Pharmacist who encouraged me and made it possible for me to fulfill my career hopes and dreams. There was another parade of shops further down the hill past one of the two doctor's surgeries in the village before ...see more
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