Nostalgic memories of Collyhurst's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 81 - 90 of 108 in total
We lived in 41 Northern Drive, as kids we would play for hours in the sand park. We would watch women working in the Acme tin works, with the big steel presses banging down, making cake tins, cheese graters, kids' tin buckets. No safety gards in those days. You would very often see the women with rags rapped around their hands. This was, I surppose, to help stop the tin from slicing their hands. My friend;s mum ...see more
Hi everyone, my family lived in Northern Drive from 1955 - 1966. I lived with my granparents, Jake Winter and Flo his wife. I remember the [flats] street parties we had at Whit Week. My uncle Norman used to play the accordian, the grown-ups used to have a good old knees up.Then all hell would let loose, the catholics would call the prodidogs. We kids thought it was great fun, although the language was ...see more
From Ethel Charnock to Ethel Middleton when I migrated and married an Australian.
I was born in 1933 attended St James Church of England, the eldest of four kids, two sisters and one brother. We lived in Needwood Street off Rochdale Road. I was five when we moved into Collyhurst flats, Kingsley Crescent. From having no hot water on tap or electricity, it was like we had moved into a palace. Turn on the tap and hot ...see more
I was born in 1938 in Needwood Street off Rochdale Road. My Mam and Dad were allocated a new flat in Kingsley Crescent when I was a year old so all my memories are of the 'flats'. I, along with my two sisters and one brother, went to St James. I was 3 years old when I went to school and of course the war had started so it was necessary for each child to carry a little gas mask with us. The teachers were Miss ...see more
Our Street was named Aston Street at the back of the Kings Arms pub in Rochdale Road. It was an amazing little street with a tripe shop and pies at the top of the street, a garage next door which housed Johnny Raffo's Ice Cream Vans, also his Ice Cream making machines, also on this side were the Butterworths, the Bracegirdles, (could always borrow half a crown from Mrs Bracegirdle), the Burns, the Crawfords, the ...see more
I was born in Miles Platting in Saville Street in 1946, we then moved to 94 Kingsley Crescent in Collyhurst Flats. I have a sister Called Carole.
I went to St Luke's then on to Holland Street....
Things I remember.. Going to Gay Street mission, Collyhurst lads club, I remember playing kick can in our drive, great times we had. Does anyone remember the Teds that stood in the shops near Fanny Raynors..Jimmy ...see more
I lived at 13 Belmot Stret, I went to the tin school in the 1950s, the headmaster was Mr Munie, he used to have a leather strap in his office. I have a picture of when I was playing for the football team when we won the league. I also played for the cricket team. I remember Bobby Ray, his dad ran a bookies from his backyard. My father was a window cleaner for the area. My friend's father was also a window cleaner, his ...see more
It would be great to hear from anybody who was around Dalton Street , Worth Street, Danzic Street, or who went to the Rex picture house, played on Barnies, Bobs Hill, went in Jock Stobbers, lads that had ther hair cut at Harry's and the Shamrock barbers. My dad drank in the Friendship Pub. We played cricket a long the railway wall what we call the square, that game started when the six weeks holiday started and ...see more
Hi chaps...my dad and all his family came from Salford...up until the day he died in 1989 he still used the second person singular ie thee and thou... is this unique in the English language? Bob Pendlebury, Brighton
Hi Heather
You of course Know my sister Ellen and I used to come to your flat and see your budgie, we lived in The Salvage Inn on Collyhurst Street with my parents Sam and Mary Smythe and my two sisters, my youngest being Sandra, from 1960 - 1966. I was five when we moved from The Swan in Crumpsall and remember fondly the Collyhurst years. We walked past the flats every morning to school at St James where I ...see more