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READER MESSAGES LATE FEBRUARY 1999 Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:50:21 +1030 Dear Aidan A couple of weeks ago you published a request of mine to find old school friends in Whitefield. The response has been fantastic and mail is now flashing around the world with more information coming in all the time.
Your latest collection of photos prompts me to ask , is the old Transporter Bridge still standing at Runcorn. I remember watching it in operation during the war. If you are ever in Whitefield how about a picture - if its still standing - of the old pub at the junction of Bury New and Old Roads and Higher Lane. I seem to recall that many many years ago it was run by a lady - Bessy - and the pub was known as The Barn , hence the name Besses o' th' Barn. Can you confirm? Again many thanks for a fantastic web site Best wishes Tony Crosse email gspitzm@mail.mdt.net.au The old Runcorn transporter bridge was replaced (in the 30's I think) by a new bridge (photo coming soon), which looks quite similar to Sydney Harbour Bridge. Hope to get a photo of that pub the next time I'm up that way. Thanks very much for your comments and readers, see what happens when you use Eyewitness in Manchester and Manchester Online to find your lost friends and relatives!?!
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 13:45:24 -0500
David Boardman Can anyone out there help? Here's another picture of Daisy Mill.
Dear Aidan. For the first 35 years of my life I lived in the Cross
Lane area of Salford. On a visit last year I took the tour from Chorlton
St along Ordsall Lane to the Salford Quays and down Cross Lane. The
tour guide referred to this area as Hankey Park, which received some
acclaim from Walter Greenwood's Love on the Dole. Hankey Park was not
in that vicinity but at the end of Ellor Street which is near what is
now the Salford Precinct. From the corner of Regent Road to the top
of Cross Lane their were 18 pubs. Salford was hit fairly hard in the
Blitz but not one of the pubs was hit. Up until the 1960's crime in
the area was practically non existent and respect for each others property
was the order of the day. Jim Quigley. Thanks very much for the message. A friend of mine grew up in Hanky Park. What do you think of the models of Ordsall Houses on show at the Salford Quays heritage centre, pictured in this week's EWM (week 8)? From: "kaye hawley" kaley@wantree.com.au
Sorry, for the delay in replying to your message. I have become way behind with my correspondence. Please forgive me! The shops are as follows, to the right of the bus, Old Church St news, Fancy That, New Chem and Norman Short Quality Butchers. The gift shop will be "Fancy That". Yes, the other one is Briscoe Lane.
Aidan Can you show Chester Rd. through Stretford? Was the photo last week
of the A56 taken near the junction of Chester Rd, and Derbyshire Lane? The pic of Stretford is from last years EWM, picture number 217 in the collection. It's taken standing in front of Stretford public hall, pictured on the left - opposite the old Art Deco cinema. Derbyshire Lane is a bit further on to the left. I hope to include more maps in due course - they're fun to do, but can be time-consuming. I'll bear your request in mind. From: "Norman & Jean Buckley" nbuck@pacificcoast.net Hi Aidan, Lowry Drive Swinton is possibly near where the rugby ground used to be close to the railway station, Lowry's house was about 3 or4 houses from a side street had a church on corner and a cotton mill down st. and a park opposite mill. my grandparents used to live "on Moss" not far from Cromwell Rd. school. My sister still lives in Swinton. Wnjoy your week, hope you are not getting the rain/windstorms that we are on the west coast here. We've been having some rain and wind, but not the same as yours! Picture from that area coming soon. Envelope-to: aidan@anamaria.u-net.com
As I say in the text, I'm very sorry if I'm unable to include everyone's beloved home turf - I grew up in Cheadle Heath, but you'll notice it's not on the main map. Droylsden is, of course, of infinitely greater importance than Cheadle Heath, so... well, have a look at it now... I've made an alteration From: "Neville Lister" neville@lister123.freeserve.co.uk I noted in a recent Newsletter that there was a new book about Gorton,
and would appreciate more information. I was born and raised in West
Gorton, though I now live in Hertfordshire. I enjoy the Manchester On-Line
site, and particularly the Newsletter, which I print out for my mother
who lived in Gorton for 70 years before retiring to Dorset. Thanks for
all your efforts in producing this. The author of the book on Gorton is Jill Cronin telephone 0161 336 3989. Postal address: 4 Romford Ave, Denton M34 3EJ Her co-author is Frank Rhodes telephone: 0161 320 6857. Postal address: 3 Maple Ave Denton M34 3QU They've also produced other books: Denton Haughton in Old Photographs, Droylsden and Audenshaw, Denton Voices and Belle Vue (available Easter 1999)
From: "Alan Train" atrain@hof.baynet.de I don't know of one that's available on the Internet. You can contact the Manchester Visitor Information Centre on (0161) 234 3157
Hello Aidan, Yes, will do, and thanks for the message. More photos of Oldham soon. The one above right is my favourite, though I've had very little response from it. JonFrom: "Gina" bates@massed.net
I also have a suggestion. Would it be possible to do a series of pictures, like the one on Manchester churches, on some of Manchester's cultural, literary and historical landmarks? As someone interested in Manchester's literary and cultural heritage, I would be really interested in such a series--and I'm sure I wouldn't be alone. I was in Manchester over Xmas and took some pictures along these lines myself, but I'm sure you'd do a better job. There is Elizabeth Gaskell's house on Plymouth grove, for instance; and Richard Cobden's Georgian house on (I think) Quay Street. Then, of course, there's Chethams Library where Frederick Engels wrote a lot of his work, and where--when it was the Manchester Grammar School--Thomas De Quincy went to school. You could even take a picture of the club off Oxford Road I remember, Jabez Clegg, named after the hero of Mrs. Banks' The "Manchester Man." Then there's the Pankhurst House. In fact, everything from buildings Lowry painted (like Ancoats hospital--is it still there I wonder?) to the place where Oasis had their first gig would come under the heading of "cultural landmark."
Thanks - very nice to get a constructive suggestion. My only worry that a category of "cultural, literary and historical" would be very wide - before long it would have hundreds of entries. I think it would be better to break it down into more specific categories. Here's a recent pic of Ancoats Hospital. JonFrom: "Gina" bates@massed.net Thanks for Ancoats hospital. Great picture, great building. I was worried it might have knocked down. Glad to find out it hasn't.
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 02:27:55 -0800
What's happening on the transport interchange front? Is it actually past the planning applications and if so when will the new bus station be completed, as I have had enough of waiting on Cannon Street in the freezing cold and hot summers for the buses since the closure of the Arndale Bus station. Anyway just for memories do you happen to have any pictures of the Arndale Bus Station when it was open? Chris Morris As far as I know, the bus station proposal is going through the normal processes. The Civic Society have put in an objection to it. The CIS aren't keen on it either. So it's difficult to predict when it will be ready. If the plan is rejected, as with the Free Trade Hall, it'll be "back to the drawing board". I don't have a picture of the old Arndale bus station, but here's your favourite street, Cannon St, soon to be transformed into the Winter Gardens! From: "Sandra Martin" sjmartin@zip.com.au Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. The only place I know that has the Evening Chronicle is the Manchester Central Reference Library, on microfilm. From: "TULLY, JOE" joe.tully@casa.gov.au Do you have any photos of the Pub. It was at the end of Cherry Tree Lane. Joe Hope to take a pic the next time I'm down that way. Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 10:21:39 -0600 (EST)
I am doing my dissertation on urban regeneration in Manchester. I read Eyewitness in Manchester every week. It is invaluable to me, as it always has some relevant information in. Believe me, you have been quoted on many an occasion, and I shall definitely be putting your name in my aknowledgements! So far, all the information I am getting is official stuff from the people involved or descriptive information from journals and newspapers. I know there has been controversy in Salford regarding the Quays. What I really want to find out is information from local people regarding the effects on the city as a whole. Do you have any idea where I can get information on this from? I would appreciate this greatly. If you're looking for information about Salford Quays, one place
I can recommend is the Salford Quays Heritage Centre - they have a large
amount of recorded interviews with people talking about various topics
- I'm sure they would be happy to help you there. Here are the contact
details for the centre: From: "Rich Cook" rac@fwi.com Thanks - as you can see, the price at this Total station in Burnage, your home district, I think, was 62.9. But anywhere north of Manchester, the price has been 59.9p recently.
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