Alexandra Park.

[worsleyweb]

Was mugged in this shithole 3 times in seven years while doing the inter house cross country run from William Hulme. 3 times my trainers taken off me and had to walk back in my socks much to the amusement of trainee gooch close gang members! Never been in since and don't intend to.

 

[brass neck]

Lived at Hartley Hall on Alex road south when I first moved down. Great days. Does Jan the weed dealer still do his thing? I wud take the occasional slurp at the Myrters club but didn't walk too further down in those days. Rough

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

It's always been a place of beauty. Sad to see the loss of so many trees, to be honest.

But they have planted new ones mate. Have you seen it now?

No, mate. Looked a bit bare the last time I wandered through with all those old trees missing. Will pop down there soon to have another look.

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Where I used to go and play as a kid (lived on Claremont Road). Anyone remember that big greenhouse insidetthe main gate on Princess Road?

Yes, went to Bishop Bilsborrow and we'd go around them when we had our nature classes. They're long gone, mate.

 

[Helmet Cole]

There were some decent sized carp in the pond - where did they go?

 

[Blue Streak]

There were some decent sized carp in the pond - where did they go?

Huge Carp, Pike and various other's were all dredged out by Police Frogmen and rehomed up in the Lake District when the pond was cleared. To the questions about the Ducks? Yes it has more Ducks, Moorhens etc than ever before. The Terrapins that have been in it since the Moss Side riots in 1981 have also been removed and rehomed and this has allowed birds to breed without the siblings being snatched and killed from underneath. The pond itself has also been tidied up. A full day of events is planned today, be taking a walk across shortly.

 

[Barcon]

This is what it looked like the one and only time I ever went there.

 

[Helmet Cole]

Cool pic - when was that taken?

 

[Blue Streak]

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[warpig]

There were some decent sized carp in the pond - where did they go?

Huge Carp, Pike and various other's were all dredged out by Police Frogmen and rehomed up in the Lake District when the pond was cleared. To the questions about the Ducks? Yes it has more Ducks, Moorhens etc than ever before. The Terrapins that have been in it since the Moss Side riots in 1981 have also been removed and rehomed and this has allowed birds to breed without the siblings being snatched and killed from underneath. The pond itself has also been tidied up. A full day of events is planned today, be taking a walk across shortly.

have they re-stocked it? went jogging through there a few weeks back and it looked like they'd pegged it out for fishing.