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I was born at 528 Collyhurst Road, in 1961. I remember there was a shop at the end of the road and a croft facing our house. My dad worked on the railway and my mum stayed home to look after us. I went to Albert Memorial Nursery before ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1860 by Jo Dykes

My name is Carole McCarthy (nee MALONE) I was born in December 1951 in a maternity unit on Rochdale Road near to the Embassy Club. I lived in Copper Street in Collyhurst which had Barney's at the bottom of the ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by Carole Mc Carthy

Lived at 17 Southern Drive, went to St Oswalds. One of my memories was helping Harry the firewood lad; he used to sell firewood from his handcart. Marco real ice-cream. Harry Wilkinson in the chip shop - if you put ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1952 by Jimmy Jones

We moved to Collyhurst (60 Thornton St North) in 1966/67 and I have always considered myself a Collyhurst girl. I absolutely loved it there and used to play on the railway line at the back of the flats. I ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1967 by Lesley Mottley

I too was born in Collyhurst and we lived on Providence Place. My brother went to the tin school and we have a photo of him walking in the Whit Walks. Marcell Guest Paints is now on the site of Providence Place and they ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst in 1950

Loved being brought up there, moved into the Collyhurst scene from Langley Middleton, soon got to know Ralph Spencer, the Heaneys and Youngs, also Mcewans. I went to Albert Memorial School. I lived on Thornton Street. What a place to ...Read more

A memory of Harpurhey by Lawrence Sellstrom

hi my name is trevor reece I was born in 1968 my mum and dad lived at 28 northern drive arround the time of the murderd women who livedat 35 god rest her soul.I went to st james school. I remember the park next to polise station.and ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by trevor555reece

Anyone remember this street

A memory of Collyhurst in 1950 by Sheila Mccaig

One of my ancestors was the landlord of The Windmill Inn, 9 Tebbutt Street, Rochdale Road, Collyhurst, Manchester. His name was William McRoberts, and he lived there with his wife Eliza, sadly dying there ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst

hi there, my parents allso lived in collyhurst, were they owned there house and coalyard, there names were loretta and charles wood, they sold the house and bought a house in blacley(13 old road) but my dad drove daily back to the ...Read more

A memory of Collyhurst by cwood35