whats your area famous for

Glenda MCFC said:
moodyblue said:
Hattersley, so murders involving Shipman, Hindley and Brady.

Ricky Hatton

and me!


Where abouts in Hattersley MB ? I'm from there, was at the comp from '75 - '81, lived in Valley Road near the Chapman Arms

Chapman Road use to live on Valley Road myself....Went to the comp 95-00
 
Baillieston, Glasgow

Wullie Henderson. Rangers and Scotland

George Graham. Arsenal and Scotland
Brian Heron. Rangers and Oxford Utd.
Alex Forsyth P.Thistle, Man.Utd. Scotland
Tom Boyd Motherwell, Celtic, Scotland

Oh and unfortunately

Michelle McManus:(
 
blusmiff said:
shadygiz said:
i'm from stalyvegas and amongst other things we have the following: -


worlds oldest affiliated brass band

it's a long way to tipperrary was written in stalybridge band hall

yanks was filmed in stalyvegas

beatrix potter lived in gorsehall

john wesley (the creator of the methodist church) lived at stalyhall

used to have the worlds shortest named pub "Q", before it was changed

still has the worlds longest named pub, shortened to "the rifleman", its real name is "The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn"

Sgt William Booth - one of only 2 british service men ever awarded italian medal of honour

John Buckley VC - born on cocker hill in the 1800's.....went on to be deputy commissioner for ordnance in india

the first ever recognised general workers strike for low pay

samuel laycock - 1800's reknowned poet....there is a school named after him
and the best quality footy streams

Oh yes the Q inn near the train station.


Nice little pub.
 
blueinkwell said:
GStar said:
blusmiff said:
GStar said:
Shipbuilding, Legionaires Outbreak, Emlyn Hughes.
my mam grew up in emlyn hughes old house in barrow

Thats actually quite cool... until you realise it is indeed in Barrow :(

Hey some of us still live here you know :-)

Haha, sorry! As does my family, each time i go back i see more tracksuit bottoms, more empty cans/bottles near the railway station and more teenagers with prams.

Thats before the whole "radioactive orange" girls come out to play!
 
GStar said:
Haha, sorry! As does my family, each time i go back i see more tracksuit bottoms, more empty cans/bottles near the railway station and more teenagers with prams.

Thats before the whole "radioactive orange" girls come out to play!

LOL know exactly what you mean.
 

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