whats your area famous for

[wez99]

The birthplace of Capt Mainwaring. Arthur lowe was born in Hayfield derbyshire.

 

[RobertHough1]

My area is famous for:

Mel C (Sporty Spice)
Kim Catrell (Sex in the City/ Mannequin)
The Best Rugby League Team in the world (in 1989)

Guess! Go on Guess...

 

[Dogtanian]

single mums.

got to be radcliffe?

 

[The Ox]

Statto and the Stone Roses.

BTW wasn't the Lancaster bomber desgined in Urmston?

Edit* oh and who could forget "Bill Speakman received the Victoria Cross for valour in 1951 in the Korean War.[85] Sir Michael Pollock, an officer in the Royal Navy who rose to the position of First Sea Lord, was born in Altrincham."

You forgot Frank Sidebottom!

Are you still in Frank Sidebottoms shed ? I live just off Park Rd and the house has been renovated - looks really nice !
Also Altrincham was mentioned in the Domesday book !
Bob Greaves lives here !
Timperley is also famous because of me Scott Lyons - was on Team of the Week Monday Night Soccer with the Stonemasons Arms - I got sent off on it's very first amateur game LOL !

 

[blusmiff]

BTW wasn't the Lancaster bomber desgined in Urmston?

avro s on the corner of broadway and oldham road i believe.

 

[Bluemoon115]

Winston Churchill was MP for Oldham before becoming PM.

YEAH!

 

[Fourinarow]

Saturday Night Fever

 

[GStar]

Shipbuilding, Legionaires Outbreak, Emlyn Hughes.

 

[foley87]

stalyvegas

nuff said

 

[Jnr Kisby]

Oakenshaw, Bradford

Used to have lots of oak trees and squirrels.