Just some things I remember as a kid.....
Trolley buses on Ashton New Road and Hyde Road.
Catlows corner shop, Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton.
Gorton Cross Street, Wheelers Records, Phil Green hardware shop.
Playing on the big rock in Ardwick Green park.
Messing about on the escalators in Lewis's
Robinson's records, Market Street Manchester.
Beatties model shop. Manchester
Donaldson's sports shop Gorton.
Cookes sports shop. John Dalton Street.
The "Way Inn" Boutique. Third floor Kendals, Deansgate.
Fields where Makro is now in Irlam
Catching the 53 bus from Belle Vue to Maine Road to watch Johnny Crossan etc.
Suggs sports shop at Merseyway in Stockport
Sports Motorcycles, Liverpool Road (Steve Wynne)
Paraffin lamps on the roadside in thick smog
Manchester United programme covers..Shirts Red/ Knickers White.
Fields before Hattersley estate was built.
Wrestling at Belle Vue Jackie (TV) Pallo/ Mick McManus
Sports Motors Plymouth Grove (Lotus dealers)
Godley's TV Shudehill
Mazel's Radio London Road, Piccadilly
Cowan's bike shop Gorton
UCP Tripe shop Hyde
Fields where Wright Robinson school is now
Seeing George Best in his Lotus Europa and Franny in his pale blue XJ6
Paperchase Manchester
Saddleworth/Diggle railway stations
The Jester coffee shop Hyde
Bowers and Schofields sports shops Ashton u Lyne
The "Moon" Disco Dukinfield I remember this when it was the Oxford picture house.
I still live just round the corner from where it used to be ( it’s Morrison’s petrol station now )
The Black Cat cafe Hazel Grove
Rosette sellers outside Maine Road
Paulden's department store
Manchester Exchange railway station.
Ashton and Stalybridge Baths. You came out dirtier than when you went in.
Booth Hall children's Hospital Rochdale Road
The Embassy Club with Bernard's Rolls Royce parked outside BJM 1
Programme shop on Lloyd street?, Moss Side
Sadly, only the rock left in Ardwick Green Park......:)
Any more memories?
