Siv's

A Memory of West Gorton.

I am a West Gorton lad from the 50's. Gregory street between Thomas street & Clowes street, I thought I lived in a 2 up 2 down but apparently now it was a bijou victorian conjoined cottage with sort after features. I attended Thomas street school 1959 to 1961, when the redevelopment of the area began. We were eventually rehoused in Haughton Green council estate (indoor loo/ bathroom, garden, luxury). We lived around the corner from Sivories ice cream parlour ( hence title of narrative) where I occasionally enjoyed the treat of a 99 cornet & if mrs Sivorie served me i got a good dollop (probably no longer a recognised metric measurement) because she knew me. Funnily enough I bought a car from the local garage, formerly Belle View Motors quite recently, still there under a different name. Speaking of Belle View, it must have been this countries first theme park if not Europe's. To which my dad took me once a year. Happy times.