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spurley hey youth club 1966, 67 by philip hudson (Member 10238068) on 8-Jun-2009 Philip Hudson born 1952 went to club 14-15-16 yr old played football for spurley hey YC then went onto play for M/c youth clubs v m/c schoolboys(team inc. len cantello


Alan Wain
anybody out there from St Marks West Gorton 1945 - 1954,around Clowes Street/Hyde Road


Andrew
old friends


Back of Mellands
Possible air raid shelters?


bessemer pub
could anybody tell me where i could get a photo of the bessemer bub as we held our weddind reception there in 1968.thank you


Beswick/ Ashton New Road
Who remembers going shopping up and down ashton new road. It was a brilliant shopping place.


bill maguire
brunswick pub belle vue street


Billie Shirley.
Looking for relatives, and people who remember Waddington St.


bishop greer school. (taylor st. )
bishop greer c of e high.


brian burnett
armitage steet ardwick /west gorton


Buxton Family - Taylor Street, Gorton
Green grocers - Taylor street


CAMBERT LANE GORTON
Memories of Cambert Lane


chez
scrap yard hand carts .


Clarke family + 7 Pollest Place Clowes St. West Gorton
Looking for family descendants of John and Ameila Clarke


Clay Street Gorton
Photos of Clay street


CLOWES STREET MEMORIES
Memories of Clowes Street West Gorton - 1947-1970


Coach and Horses in Belle Vue Street West Gorton
Can anyone remember who the landlords were in the 1980's and 1990's. What sort of pub was it?


Cope family from Bury St, Gorton
Remember this family?


Cross Street Traders
1940 Shops in Cross Street


dave rigby/bishop greer
love to hear from anyone who went to bishop greer 1968-71


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dd4455
Could anyone please tell me any history about 8 Bramhall Street Gorton (end house set back)


Eric Ogden
Where are you ?


FAO Kate Nowell
Hi Kate, please forgive the intrusion into your seemingly very busy research. I have been reading with great interest, the message boards and it looks like you may be just the person to ask for assistance. I have discovered that my gt gt grandfather wa


First Adverts You Remember on TV
Memories of the earliest adverts Gortonians remember


FIRST HOLIDAY MEMORIES
Holidays in West Gorton


Fitness Industry Qualifications
Distinction Fitness and Education Training provider of CYQ qualifications


former pupil Thomas street school until 1952
I would like to catch up with any former friends from the class of 1952


Fred Kennedy of Gorton
I'd like to hear from anybody who knows Fred Kennedy who was born and bred in the gorton area.


Glencastle Road Gorton
Residents 60s and 70s


good old days?
do you remember??


good old gorton
hi lived in laurence st went to all Saints left 1954 visited most pubs in gorton west gorton abbey hey love to hear from anyone who remembers me left gorton 1970 when the houses were pulled down cheers take care Tom


Gorton
Hi saw someone called peter o'driscoll write pollard building/savoy st Did you live there? i did & went to st franci's. would be about 1944/46


GORTON and WEST GORTON's STREETS
Quick Reference for Streets


Gorton Park Bandstand
I can just about remember the Bandstand in Gorton Park before it was taken down c1950. Does anyone know where I can get a descent photo of this structure? I spent (mis-spent) most of my youth in the park, only going home when it was to dark to see, or whe


Gorton Youth Clubs
I went to a few youth clubs in the late fifties early sixes, for me the best by far was Spurley Hey 1960/3 I saw wayne fontana and the jets perform there. Also All Saints was good, smaller but friendly. Is there anyone out there who went to either.


Gorton's Police Officers
Stories of Police Officers and Gorton's Police Station on Hyde Road.


Great Nelson Street, Old West Gorton early 50's
Does anyone remember the Stonelakes, Emma & David who used to live at number 8 Gt Nelson Street, Old West Gorton.


Gt Jackson St (Donnison St)
Gt Jackson St later to be Donnison St


Hand Grenade
Hand grenade in Gorton Mount


Harold Wood
Ivy Street


hassall
does anyone remember joe margaret hassall lived in taylos street gorton before they were pulled down


In search of Maureen Mapp of Denton
Babyware,furniture shops,Haberdashery,homewares-1960s,Hyde road Denton


james
Could anyone please tell me any history about 8 Bramhall Street Gorton (end house set back)


jeannette
openshaw gorton and surrounding ateas


jim williams
work mate


jo'b
looking for old friends and school friends


joseph hassall
lived off taylors street gorton, married margaret .went to live in hattersley when houses came down. was in the navy.


june
I LIVE OFF GORTON LANE COULD ANYONE TELL ME WHAT STELLING STREET GORTON WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED WHERE ST JAMES SCHOOL IS NOW AND ELLISES PIE WORKS WAS.


june conway
i used to live in clays street gorton befor houses came down,, my dad was henry conway my mum lillian hassall anybody remember us or lived near us


Kenyon house and cottage
Looking for memories or especially photos of this building


Leonard Harte
Anybody remember the concrete (Gt Jackson St) & St Marks school 1948 to 1958


long lost friends
seeking


Looking For
Trying to find people who lived in Gorton


Looking for family
Looking for family


Looking for Robert Street, West Gorton
I'm guessing this street went with the redevelopment in the 60's and 70's. Anyone have any idea where it was? My Grandmother was born there, and i'm trying to put together a family map as we're originally from the Gorton area, though none of us live t


Looking for:
Old friends


lord st arabs gorton
bell family gorton manchester


lost relatives
im looking for family


Maps
Maps


memories of sunnybrow park
sunnybrow park in 50's/60's


Moira Entwistle
Looking to jog everybody's memory if possible? I am looking for the whereabouts of Moira Entwistle, she was 1 of 11 children I believe to John & May Entwistle. Brother and sisters included Anthony and Carmen. She attended Spurley Hey late 1960's and mar


Myra Hindley
Sensitive subject I know.


Neil P
The Cornwall/Arden Family


Nightingale
Anyone remember the Nightingales Clowes St?


norton street w/gorton m/c12
anyone remember norton st i lived there 1060s


old gorton
old gorton


old shops
old shops on Hyde Road


PAUL ROBERTS
Paul Roberts - aged mid 30's with ginger hair


Peacock st school next to red rec
Barbara white nee Lucas


people from gorton
Does anyone remember or know of the Thompson brothers


peter o' driscoll
Pollard buildings/Savoy st.


pub with no name
Name of pub that used to be on corner of Cross Lane and Chapman Street.


RAY TWIGG (WEST GORTON 50/60's)
RAY TWIGG (WEST GORTON 50/60's)


Rigg Street, Gorton.
Does anyone remember Rigg Street in Gorton? Or did anyone live there?


RINO TWIGG (SUTTON STREET WEST GORTON 50/60'S)
50/60'S WEST GORTON SUTTON STREET


Royston
Old Gortonion


ryder brow 71-74 and/or spurley hey 74-77
anybody remember or still know.....


saint james gorton
born in pre war gorton


Salford
Stowell Street, Salford


St James Street
born in 58 lived on st james street


St Marks 1955-1961 and Openshaw Tech 1961-67
St Marks 1955-1961 and Openshaw Tech 1961-67


St Marks' School, Clowes Street, West Gorton.
Looking to make contact with anyone who attended this school, especially in the 1950's.


ST.FRANCIS JUNIOR SCHOOL 1950'S
STAFF AND PUPILS


Stewart Street 1911
I am trying to find out the name of local schools that would have been used by residents of Stewart Street in the 1910's and 20's.


Stonelakes, Old West Gorton
Does anyone remeber


Taylor street
J Chambers shop.


the gorton message board
the bray family


The Grays
Does anyone know of a family called the Grays. My mum was born in Gorton in 1905 her name was Violet. Her mum and dad were James Gray and Annie Gray (nee Perry) Hilary


The Horseshoe Inn ... Hyde Road
Best pub on hyde road


THE MONASTERY
MEMORIES OF AN ICONIC SCHOOL AND CHURCH.MEMORIES OF A GREAT AREA AND GREAT PEOPLE. WWW.MICHAELALFORD.NET


The Monestry Gorton
Hi Folks, Did anyone leave in the last year class of 1958. Im looking for terry Fitzgerald, raymond Bailey Eddie Redditt. Anyone remember Mike Higgins who sadley drowed in Mellors lake - 59/60ish


The Pomona
Pub


Thomas Street nursey school early 60's
Did anyone attend this school and does anybody remember the computer factory ferranti's i think it was called. Lastly, can anyone recall wether the whit walks passed down Kelsall street as i remember attending a street dinner party, i have enjoyed reading


Tierney Family.
MISSING FRIENDS


tommy walker
any body know tommy walker around 1945


Updates
Catching up on messages


Varna St School
Varna St School


Veronica, Lillian,Joan,and brother Collin from gorton
Blue pig, Three arrows pub Hyde Rd area


Vicky Hurst
St.James's School, Gorton Lane 1950-1960


West Gorton
Pollitt Street.


west gorton st francis school brookhouse flats
would love to hear from anyone fronabove


when cambert lane was church lane!
trying to track down old mates who lived on church lane.


wilky899
my name is dave wilkinson i lived on hyde road next to unicrn pub my sister used to work at sivoris


William and Elsie leatherbarrow
looking for family


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