Salfords, Shops On Brighton Road c.1960
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I came across this when I was hoping to find reference to the Royal visit by the Duke of York. Although I found a film about his visit to the Monotype works at Salfords unfortunately it isn't dated. However, my grandparents Henry ('Harry') Knight and Minnie lived in Dunraven Avenue for about 63 years. They started at No 12 but shortly after moved down to No2. This house is just about visible at the far end of the ...see more
I was born in 1951 in Copsleigh Avenue (No 42). I must have started at the 'old' Salfords School in 1956. (My sister Jennifer was born in 1947 and was there too.) The photograph shows its location being just about deserted, apart from the horse and cart. It was at the southern end of the Common and to some exrtent marooned between the A217 to Woodhatch, and the A23 Brighton to London to the right. The latter was ...see more
This is a long shot, but I wondered whether anyone remembered the Southern City Sounds, a band who used to play live music at the Mill House back in the 1970's. They played quite a few Glen Campbell songs and the like and back in the day were pretty good. My late husband and I used to have dinner there on Saturday evenings and there was a small area for dancing, It was a great evening out. I often wonder what happened to the band.
I started school at Salfords when I was 5. Which was1963.
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