Plans for Wythenshawe Town Centre

[gray740]

It was as Woolco later, definitely Woolworths when I was a kid.

Ah the first Pac-Man machine .....

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I‘ve emailed the Council and they replied saying that they’re still going ahead with the plans and are looking for investors but confident of getting the funding.

MCC have bought Civic off the company that owned it before so now have more control of what happens.

 

[-dabz-]

I remember playing on most of that when it was a marshland swamp !

Miggies farm?

 

[Dirty Harry]

Miggies farm?

No idea bud.

 

[-dabz-]

No idea bud.

Where the Barclays bank building is apparently...I only know that cos I know a few lads who grew up on the road at the back.

 

[wahablue]

Early 50,s we lived off Portway nearest shops were the timber framed shops at Crossacres,we walked the farm to get there.Oldwood infants and Juniors,before the ”Big School” PGS we were the second year intake with it being a new school,Bus to town was number 46,later became the 100. Nearest pub was a walk down the lanes to Ringway.

 

[threespires]

Early 50,s we lived off Portway nearest shops were the timber framed shops at Crossacres,we walked the farm to get there.Oldwood infants and Juniors,before the ”Big School” PGS we were the second year intake with it being a new school,Bus to town was number 46,later became the 100. Nearest pub was a walk down the lanes to Ringway.

Blimey, that's at least 20 mins walk to the shop if not more. By time I was growing up there were a row of shops in both directions at the happy man and the mountain ash respectively. Not sure why but Grooms green grocers at the happy man end sticks in my mind as a very friendly shop.

 

[threespires]

I moved to Woodhouse Park from Hulme in 1950 aged one. From what my late parents told me, things were a bit messy. For instance, the estate was only partially built, roads and pavements were just mud tracks. The only bus service to and from Manchester was the 45 which terminated at what is / was The Silver Birch. You then had to walk over what is now Civic Centre to Oatlands Road.

I remember Civic being built with the Co Op being the main shop. I had a "Saturday Job" at the Co Op whilst still at school earning 17s 6p :). Bought my first 45 single from The Co Op, Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan for 6s 9p.

I still have many fond memories of growing up in Woodhouse Park. Lots of open spaces, wooded areas, a "day out" at Ringway.

I remember a cobbled lane, running parallel to Brownley Road, leading from the shops at Crossacres to what is now Simonsway. Also remember the Bowling Alley which later became The Golden Garter.

I believe Brookway used to Poundswick Grammar School?

I was clearing out my sisters house recently and I came across a few history of Wythenshawe things that were focused around WP, they were more pamphlets than books and obviously done by local amateur historians. Had stuff like the ww2 nissen hut that served as the local church and community centre before the likes of St Anthony's was built. Not had a chance to sit down and look at them yet but I will.

 

[wahablue]

That Nissan hut was also the local cinema,

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I moved to Woodhouse Park from Hulme in 1950 aged one. From what my late parents told me, things were a bit messy. For instance, the estate was only partially built, roads and pavements were just mud tracks. The only bus service to and from Manchester was the 45 which terminated at what is / was The Silver Birch. You then had to walk over what is now Civic Centre to Oatlands Road.

I remember Civic being built with the Co Op being the main shop. I had a "Saturday Job" at the Co Op whilst still at school earning 17s 6p :). Bought my first 45 single from The Co Op, Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan for 6s 9p.

I still have many fond memories of growing up in Woodhouse Park. Lots of open spaces, wooded areas, a "day out" at Ringway.

I remember a cobbled lane, running parallel to Brownley Road, leading from the shops at Crossacres to what is now Simonsway. Also remember the Bowling Alley which later became The Golden Garter.

I believe Brookway used to Poundswick Grammar School?

When Wythenshawe started to get the big influx of new residents, it didn't have enough schools (it still doesn’t!), doctors, dentists, shops… it was pretty much a mass of houses with nothing else there.