A trip down memory lane around Manchester....

[jimharri]

My old mate Dave Kershaw used to live at the top end of Rosebery near to Western St and his mate Steve Curran down near the depot. Both inmates at Bishop Bilsborrow.

I went to Bishop Bilsborrow, up until my second last year in primary school, when we moved to Longsight and I ended up at St Robert's on Hamilton Road. Can't remember anything of my time at BB, only that (I think) a Mrs Quayle was headmistress there at that time (early 1970s). I lived on Claremont Road, near the junction with Broadfield Rd.

 

[Marklr]

Does anybody remember this incident in 1979?
It's at the subways on the junction of Princess Parkway and the end of Palatine Road...just outside of the Post House Hotel.
From what I can remember, the 102 bus heading towards Baguley got hit by a fire engine on the way to a false alarm and ended up balanced over the subways. Some guy got in the Evening News by claiming he was cycling underneath at the time!

 

[Stoned Rose]

The one on Wilmslow/Wilbraham road was called Alexandra sports or somethin like that. Defo named after a road or area. Speakin of sports shops, how come no fucker ever buys a ball when buying a baseball bat?

1000% was originally called the Sports Depot mate.

 

[davyhulme blue]

Always Thought Alexander sports was owned by are old chairman

 

[xgorton]

Always Thought Alexander sports was owned by are old chairman

Albert ? Also didn't Roy Clarke have a sports shop near the Birch Villa Wilmslow road.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

I went to Bishop Bilsborrow, up until my second last year in primary school, when we moved to Longsight and I ended up at St Robert's on Hamilton Road. Can't remember anything of my time at BB, only that (I think) a Mrs Quayle was headmistress there at that time (early 1970s). I lived on Claremont Road, near the junction with Broadfield Rd.

She was. Had a different outfit for every day of the school year.

 

[eboblue]

No it wasn’t mate, not the one I went to in the early 60s.
It was opposite Mescki’s ice cream shop on Princess road.

It moved from Princess Road to Wilmslow road, then eventually shut down (is it a bar now?)

 

[Blootoof]

1000% was originally called the Sports Depot mate.

Might have been mate, can't remember. Been in a few times. About three doors up from the Sandpipers.

 

[yerwot?]

Might have been mate, can't remember. Been in a few times. About three doors up from the Sandpipers.

was that the place that had fuselage of an airplane at the front?.

 

[Kazzydeyna]

One more person on the jury changing her mind would have meant a 10-2 majority verdict so he could have had a favourite shop in Southall Street.
Madely was a star inTescos security training films for a while.

I can concur with this.
seen the video.
Let’s just say he had a very good lawyer.

 

[Mike Cledford]

I can concur with this.
Let’s just say he had a very good lawyer.

I think the make up of the jury had something to do with it. My general info comes from two very different sources, one from Tesco confirming much of what I already knew but also saying how they use the video for staff training.
I think Tesco were quite open about showing it to staff with that commentary in the hope RM would sue in civil court where the standard of proof is very different.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Might have been mate, can't remember. Been in a few times. About three doors up from the Sandpipers.

That's the one mate.

 

[Alan Oakes Shinpads]

Albert ? Also didn't Roy Clarke have a sports shop near the Birch Villa Wilmslow road.

Opposite corner to the Birch Villa at the top of Dickenson Road/junction with Wilmslow Road

 

[Fat Chance]

 

[Fat Chance]

 

[Marklr]

See if you can work out where this pic was taken.

 

[city2]

Is it princess parkway

 

[Marklr]

...and this. Easy!
50 pts!!

 

[Marklr]

Is it princess parkway

You didn't cheat, did you?

 

[Marklr]

5 pts Too easy.