My very first job was at the Co-op travel agency on Broad St. I was 16. The manager Terry taught me the business,with help from the Sat girl Lorainne. I worked there for seven years.
Brought back more than a few memories from my childhood. Drove down Broad Street a couple of years back and I was god smacked by how much it had changed.
I loved this footage! I was born in 80 Bolton Road on the opposite side to where the filming is just up from Langworthy Road. After that we moved to Acresfield Road at the beginning of the Height. I remember all the shops on Broad Street leading up to the Height. It is now a soulless place!
Ahhhh the Height, What about Percival's it use to sell men's clothing along those shops and yes the Duchy stores so sad what they did to Bolton road in the 70 sall those lovely shops and all those 18th century cottage streets they pulled down ,where the other row of shops are it ruined the Irlam 'O' th Height.The death of a once village.
Dirty Dick presumably moved out of the Broad Street place down to a large shop on the corner of Borough Street, opposite Lissadel Street. The junk shop was lit by candle and as a kid, I was fascinated by him. He looked a bit like William Hartnell - the original Dr Who, but dressed in a shabby old coat, held together by a piece of string. Being in his shop was like time travelling to Dickensian times but he was gently spoken, like an upper class gent and as someone said, was clearly well educated and intelligent. The last time I saw him, he was pushing his handcart up past the maypole (remember that?), I'd love to know more about him.
Pity neither film went as far as the Dog and Partridge, where I had my first date with my wife-to-be in 1980. It was a smashing pub and busy day and night in those days. Where did it all go wrong?
After Scouts at Holy Angels I used to ride up to that chippy on T'Heights and get Fish'n'Chips for our supper. Got tugged by a copper who jumped out at me from a ginnel at the top of Doveleys Rd for riding my bike on the pavement. He saw my Scout uniform and said "you're all the same when put a uniform on". My first lesson in irony. Out of the other shops I remember a sweet shop run by a Jewish gentleman, (bought 5 packs of Woodbines there), a gift shop (thought everything was free because it was a GIFT shop), a barbers (actual went to a cheaper one further down for a "pudding basin" and kept the change - got into trouble for that), grocer's (where I worked as an errand boy) and TV shop (scrounged old TVs and wireless sets from him, they took some carrying home). There was obviously the complete range of shops there, I just don't recall them.
I spent my early childhood on Broadway, then in Marple Street and then Peel Street, just a few minutes walk from Broad Street. Broad Street for us was the exotic place to go. For every day needs we had our corner shops: Tommy Cheedle's, Ella's, Snudgen's, and a wider coice on Ella (not sure about the spelling: perhaps Ellah, or Eller) Street, with Kemmie Cannon's pet food shop, Barber Dougie's, the cake and biscuit shop, the shop where you could get Airfix model airoplane kits and Dinky and Corgi model cars. All bulldozed by Salford Stalinist Council. A whole community driven out of their homes, separated from kith and kin, to the Council Estate reservations like Little Hulton. Vandalism.
My dad had a shop on Whit Lane. Lots of people knew him, Bernard, he was 6 ft 9". I also knew dirty Dick from the junk shop; he was a very intelligent old gentleman.
Like what your doing mate as a historical reference if anything else. So thanks for that. I know your a Salford lad but any chance of doing North Manchester old and new for the record, Bit of Cheethamhill, Blackey, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, Moston, Miles platting, Monsall, and Newton Heath please. If not no probs but in the same context as your Salford work I believe it would be good for posterity. Anyway whatever you do I'm sure it will be good. Take care fella.
I used to browse in Dirty Dick's shop, he lived on Victoria Crescent in Eccles. My uncle Bill had a woodyard round the back of there, but he later re-located to a yard down by the side of the Esoldo cinema, on Ford Lane, opposite St. Thomas's church.
Nice to see the before and after far too many takeaways why the council allows is a mystery the greengrocers ect have all been swallowed up by the supermarkets
Does anybody remember Little Garfield street behind the Salisbury Hotel on Trafford Rd where the Peaches, Garrets, Warburtons, Lee's and Taylor's corner shop were ?
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My very first job was at the Co-op travel agency on Broad St. I was 16. The manager Terry taught me the business,with help from the Sat girl Lorainne. I worked there for seven years.
Brought back more than a few memories from my childhood. Drove down Broad Street a couple of years back and I was god smacked by how much it had changed.
Gob smacked ? Oh dear.
Could go a few pints of Wilsons mild. Maybe a hollands pie as well.
This brought back a few happy memories of walking up to the Height with my grandmother as a child, thanks for posting.
Cheers mate, that brought back some memories 😊 i got my uniform for the cubs from a little shop on broad st. Dib dib dib 😁
Another great video
I loved this footage! I was born in 80 Bolton Road on the opposite side to where the filming is just up from Langworthy Road. After that we moved to Acresfield Road at the beginning of the Height. I remember all the shops on Broad Street leading up to the Height. It is now a soulless place!
I would have loved to see Maple Street, off Nursery Street. My home late 60's. They destroyed Salford
Much prefer the 1960's scenes. ❤ Thank you for sharing.
The streets don't have character anymore and the characters the walk them are not the same.
Ahhhh the Height,
What about Percival's it use to sell men's clothing along those shops and yes the Duchy stores so sad what they did to Bolton road in the 70 sall those lovely shops and all those 18th century cottage streets they pulled down ,where the other row of shops are
it ruined the Irlam 'O' th Height.The death of a once village.
Dirty Dick presumably moved out of the Broad Street place down to a large shop on the corner of Borough Street, opposite Lissadel Street. The junk shop was lit by candle and as a kid, I was fascinated by him. He looked a bit like William Hartnell - the original Dr Who, but dressed in a shabby old coat, held together by a piece of string. Being in his shop was like time travelling to Dickensian times but he was gently spoken, like an upper class gent and as someone said, was clearly well educated and intelligent. The last time I saw him, he was pushing his handcart up past the maypole (remember that?), I'd love to know more about him.
Pity neither film went as far as the Dog and Partridge, where I had my first date with my wife-to-be in 1980. It was a smashing pub and busy day and night in those days. Where did it all go wrong?
God its a trip down memory lane , I was born in lizzie St off Ella St 1954 ,68 now I live in Warrington but always a salford lad
After Scouts at Holy Angels I used to ride up to that chippy on T'Heights and get Fish'n'Chips for our supper. Got tugged by a copper who jumped out at me from a ginnel at the top of Doveleys Rd for riding my bike on the pavement. He saw my Scout uniform and said "you're all the same when put a uniform on". My first lesson in irony. Out of the other shops I remember a sweet shop run by a Jewish gentleman, (bought 5 packs of Woodbines there), a gift shop (thought everything was free because it was a GIFT shop), a barbers (actual went to a cheaper one further down for a "pudding basin" and kept the change - got into trouble for that), grocer's (where I worked as an errand boy) and TV shop (scrounged old TVs and wireless sets from him, they took some carrying home). There was obviously the complete range of shops there, I just don't recall them.
I spent my early childhood on Broadway, then in Marple Street and then Peel Street, just a few minutes walk from Broad Street. Broad Street for us was the exotic place to go. For every day needs we had our corner shops: Tommy Cheedle's, Ella's, Snudgen's, and a wider coice on Ella (not sure about the spelling: perhaps Ellah, or Eller) Street, with Kemmie Cannon's pet food shop, Barber Dougie's, the cake and biscuit shop, the shop where you could get Airfix model airoplane kits and Dinky and Corgi model cars. All bulldozed by Salford Stalinist Council. A whole community driven out of their homes, separated from kith and kin, to the Council Estate reservations like Little Hulton. Vandalism.
Fieldsends travel agency was going strong on Cross Lane in the 60's before it moved to the precinct.
My dad had a shop on Whit Lane. Lots of people knew him, Bernard, he was 6 ft 9". I also knew dirty Dick from the junk shop; he was a very intelligent old gentleman.
Like what your doing mate as a historical reference if anything else. So thanks for that. I know your a Salford lad but any chance of doing North Manchester old and new for the record, Bit of Cheethamhill, Blackey, Collyhurst, Harpurhey, Moston, Miles platting, Monsall, and Newton Heath please. If not no probs but in the same context as your Salford work I believe it would be good for posterity. Anyway whatever you do I'm sure it will be good. Take care fella.
I used to browse in Dirty Dick's shop, he lived on Victoria Crescent in Eccles. My uncle Bill had a woodyard round the back of there, but he later re-located to a yard down by the side of the Esoldo cinema, on Ford Lane, opposite St. Thomas's church.
ANOTHER GEM
My mum and dad grew up in Carlton St and Lord Duncan St. All gone now.
Emotional video.
Broad Street, Salford on the main road from Manchester to Liverpool, Bolton and Preston.
Used to work on broad Street at the Famous Army Stores for a few years until it moved into the shopping centre.
Nice to see the before and after far too many takeaways why the council allows is a mystery the greengrocers ect have all been swallowed up by the supermarkets
hi my friend amazing old cine film footage was this yours or did you aquire it from some one else just a querie thanks
Does anybody remember Little Garfield street behind the Salisbury Hotel on Trafford Rd where the Peaches, Garrets, Warburtons, Lee's and Taylor's corner shop were ?
Does anyone remember The Kluban Klub on Trafford Road? That was an education !
fast food shops usually money laundering