Nostalgic memories of Flixton's local history
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I remember the shop very well owned by Ernie and Florrie Stimpson I used to do papers for him he also served the hospital back in the day with sweets he’d take them over in a Pram the go round the wards , every one used to get the coaches from his shop to go on holiday but it’s now a house but you can still where it was a shop by the brick work
This multi-view card shows:
Top left: The 'new shops' at Woodsend, now demolished to make way for a new(er), smaller shopping development
Top right: The old swimming baths, now demolished - new baths down Bowfell Road off to the right of the picture.
Bottom right: Flixton House late 18th century(?) 'manor' house. Now looking a bit neglected - as are the gardens. Thank you Trafford Council! Maybe you should ...see more
This is the Curzon cinema, with the old Swimming Baths at the left of the shot.
I remember Saturday afternoon childrens matinees and also watching 'Zulu'
at the Curzon when it was first released. The other local cinema was the
'Empress' in Urmston town centre - demolished to make way for a small
shopping centre long ago...
The Curzon cinema is now a theatre school, and the baths were demolished long ago,
the ...see more
This is Park Hospital which was the site of the official inauguration of the NHS in 1948. Lurking in the
hospital is a wall-plaque commemorating this historic event - I know this because I passed it while
trying to find the Radiography Department a few weeks ago! The plaque does not have the prominence
it deserves - thank you NHS!
Now re-named Trafford General - what a pity that a little ...see more
Roger... After reading your recollections of the Woodsend Road I hope you don't mind me adding to your list of memories. It fair to say before I start to write we do know one another and by now we both have a lot of grey hair, or maybe no hair. I cannot help but remember a time when the 23 bus stop was alongside the field of Dutton's farm and the bus shelter was a cast iron and glass structure built ...see more
Does anyone remember a news agents in flixton ?The owner Ernie Stimpson son Brian ! He was my grandfather and trying to locate where it was as I was only 5 1973
There was a "Hames" the bakers, Boots, a green grocers, Jack Bamford's, the off licence (was it "Ashe and Nephew"?), Swanson's, a shoe shop and Warners a clothes shop (or the other way round!). The "Meadow" grocers, and Jacksons, a newsagent and toy shop, then the chippy on the end. There used to be a really big Christmas tree each year on the grass just opposite the butchers which was "Thorps" in those days.
Curzon cinema just peeping in at the right.
I failed to learn to swim here, also while a pupil at Wellacre (1953-1959).
A little bit of history here, folks!
Famous for being the location where I had my tonsils out in 1955 (or6?).
Also famous (or it should be) for being the very first hospital incorporated into the National Health Service on (I think) July 1 1948. Yes, this is where it all started! There is (or was) a plaque commemorating this in the main entrance hall.
Now Trafford General. The grounds at the front have long been ...see more
I lived about 150m from here from 1953 till 1968. This is 'The Red Lion' (the Red Lion pub is just out of shot at the left). Visible shops include Haslams newsagents, Traynors butchers, a greengrocer, grocer and (by this time?) a ladies hairdresser which had also been a decorators and a Granada Red Arrow TV rental shop. The terminus for the No. 23 bus route to Manchester Picadilly.