Fabulous presentation. I lived in Wordsworth Avenue, cheetham, from 1979 to 1986 - was County Councillor for Cheetham and Harpurhey 1981 to 1986. Managed to lift a road widening blight on houses on Cheetham Hill Road opposite the Temple Twins Cinema so residents could get improvement grants. St Lukes Church, Smedlet Lane was being demolished in the early 1980s when rather late as I was not informed, I stopped the demolition work and save the tower and other remnants of a beautiful church. You brought back many good memorise - thank you for your dedication and efforts in saving valuable local history. By the way down derby Street there were Bowaters paper company and the Daily Herald offices from 1930s. Best wishes.
Hello Les , I’m a singer songwriter and friend of Martin Gittens , loved your video , i used to be a photographer and I saw a photo of yours of a black Morris minor outside the old Cheetham town hall , maybe it’s a coincidence but in the early nineties I took photos there and was in my black Morris minor , very best Tim
Great video, I currently live in cheetham hill so seeing this video is very educational. I’m 24 and have always been interested in my areas holistic history, keep up the work!!
I only knew Cheetham Hill by the cinemas as my dad was a cinema equipment engineer. When the Odeon went to bowling the film equipment was removed and sent to several Manchester Odeon for spares. When the Temple was twined the second cinema had the most up to date equipment and in 1972 I was chief projectionist there for 9 months. The 2 projectors from the Green Hill cinema still exist in 2 private collections. I was the last person to run a reel of film at ABC(Premier) cinema after it closed and before we removed the sound equipment for which I was paid the princely sum of £2. One of the projector from the Globe was installed in the front room of a house on Rochdade Road.
Thank you for this. Lived on Cheetham Hill 1969-1970, behind St. Lukes Church, before moving to Prestwich and then Whitefield. Remember all the 'old' photo's.
Thank you for the fascinating presentation it brought back so many memories, I grew up in St Marks Lane where we had an off license opposite the Church. So much has been demolished, I was particularly sad that Crumpsall Library is in ruins and that the Wesleyan Cemetery is now a Tesco car park. It is many years since I lived in Manchester and some of the buildings I passed regularly on the bus I had no idea about until I watched your presentation.
Hi Les, thanks very much for the trip down memory lane. I lived as a child in the lower end of Cheetham Hill. I lived in the 'flats' in Lancaster buildings in Knowsley St. There were three buildings, York (which was opposite Lancashire Hygienic Dairies) and Lancaster were back to back as your image shows but Cornwall was across the road from Lancaster at the back of Strangeways Prison and ran at right angles. I remember Holts Brewery with the horses and Mr Freeling had a shop further down in Empire St. I actually went to two primary schools, Cheetwood and St Chads. I also remember the Noel Timpson centre but was too young to go there. Tonsils out at the Jewish hospital, played football in Elizabeth Park, was a paperboy for the newsagent opposite St Chads and eventually went to St Peters Grammar in Prestwich after passing the 11+. I now live in Cambridgeshire. A couple of other memories, I played the trumpet and used to rehearse with the Cheetham Hill Prize Band in the room above the shop on the corner of Queen St where you bought your orange juice, I was at the ice rink in Derby St on the last day it was open, they let everyone in free. It then became a nightclub. One last thing, the little police station was in Knowsley St. I was walking on the opposite side of the road to it one Saturday and looking over at it and walked straight into a lamp post, got three stitches at the Jewish hospital! Once again thank you very much for putting all of this together.
Wonderful presentation Les! My dad grew up on Hawkeshead Rd, just off Queen's road in the 40s - 60s and went to Temple school. I'll download this and send it to him ( he's not on the internet ). I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it.
Hi Les what an informative video absolutely loved the trip down memory lane. Please can you remind me what use to be at 154-156 Cheethamhill road it's a corner plot which is now fenced off and an empty land it's on the corner of cheethamhill road and derby street. Thanks!
I should be very interested to know where Northgreaves St was situated, I believe it was in Cheetham but can't find any mention of it. My grandfather was born there. Thank you.
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Realy enjoyed this.great memories..
Fabulous presentation. I lived in Wordsworth Avenue, cheetham, from 1979 to 1986 - was County Councillor for Cheetham and Harpurhey 1981 to 1986. Managed to lift a road widening blight on houses on Cheetham Hill Road opposite the Temple Twins Cinema so residents could get improvement grants. St Lukes Church, Smedlet Lane was being demolished in the early 1980s when rather late as I was not informed, I stopped the demolition work and save the tower and other remnants of a beautiful church. You brought back many good memorise - thank you for your dedication and efforts in saving valuable local history. By the way down derby Street there were Bowaters paper company and the Daily Herald offices from 1930s. Best wishes.
I currently live in faraday avenue which is the next street I wondered how did it look back then was the same as now
Outstanding.
And many memories!
Hello Les , I’m a singer songwriter and friend of Martin Gittens , loved your video , i used to be a photographer and I saw a photo of yours of a black Morris minor outside the old Cheetham town hall , maybe it’s a coincidence but in the early nineties I took photos there and was in my black Morris minor , very best Tim
Thank you so very much I 😢and😂I lived on the village I’m 75 but felt 16 years old remembering all the places I went:
Fab watching this. Any photos if Broomfield street which was off Halliwell Lane.
Great video, I currently live in cheetham hill so seeing this video is very educational. I’m 24 and have always been interested in my areas holistic history, keep up the work!!
well done Les,many memory triggers,like the cop shop in Knowsley St,been in there, and thanks for the introduction to these sites ,it seems eons ago.
Really enjoyed this,as I use to pass through cheetham with my father as a child !
Heartbreaking to see what has been done to the area it is now unrecognisable the pubs all gone all the old shops
There was a cinema called the Shakespear somewhere of waterloo / Cheetham hill road.
it became I think it became a supermarket.
I only knew Cheetham Hill by the cinemas as my dad was a cinema equipment engineer. When the Odeon went to bowling the film equipment was removed and sent to several Manchester Odeon for spares. When the Temple was twined the second cinema had the most up to date equipment and in 1972 I was chief projectionist there for 9 months. The 2 projectors from the Green Hill cinema still exist in 2 private collections. I was the last person to run a reel of film at ABC(Premier) cinema after it closed and before we removed the sound equipment for which I was paid the princely sum of £2. One of the projector from the Globe was installed in the front room of a house on Rochdade Road.
Thank you for this. Lived on Cheetham Hill 1969-1970, behind St. Lukes Church, before moving to Prestwich and then Whitefield. Remember all the 'old' photo's.
Thank you for the fascinating presentation it brought back so many memories, I grew up in St Marks Lane where we had an off license opposite the Church. So much has been demolished, I was particularly sad that Crumpsall Library is in ruins and that the Wesleyan Cemetery is now a Tesco car park. It is many years since I lived in Manchester and some of the buildings I passed regularly on the bus I had no idea about until I watched your presentation.
This is brilliant lots of memories...Great work thanks for posting !!
Hi Les, thanks very much for the trip down memory lane. I lived as a child in the lower end of Cheetham Hill. I lived in the 'flats' in Lancaster buildings in Knowsley St. There were three buildings, York (which was opposite Lancashire Hygienic Dairies) and Lancaster were back to back as your image shows but Cornwall was across the road from Lancaster at the back of Strangeways Prison and ran at right angles. I remember Holts Brewery with the horses and Mr Freeling had a shop further down in Empire St. I actually went to two primary schools, Cheetwood and St Chads. I also remember the Noel Timpson centre but was too young to go there. Tonsils out at the Jewish hospital, played football in Elizabeth Park, was a paperboy for the newsagent opposite St Chads and eventually went to St Peters Grammar in Prestwich after passing the 11+. I now live in Cambridgeshire. A couple of other memories, I played the trumpet and used to rehearse with the Cheetham Hill Prize Band in the room above the shop on the corner of Queen St where you bought your orange juice, I was at the ice rink in Derby St on the last day it was open, they let everyone in free. It then became a nightclub. One last thing, the little police station was in Knowsley St. I was walking on the opposite side of the road to it one Saturday and looking over at it and walked straight into a lamp post, got three stitches at the Jewish hospital! Once again thank you very much for putting all of this together.
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Wonderful presentation Les! My dad grew up on Hawkeshead Rd, just off Queen's road in the 40s - 60s and went to Temple school. I'll download this and send it to him ( he's not on the internet ). I'm sure he'll get a kick out of it.
That's just shown me how truly the hill has been ruined.
What have we done to our country
enjoyed watching this, thank you.
Enjoyed very much, thank you.
Hi Les what an informative video absolutely loved the trip down memory lane. Please can you remind me what use to be at 154-156 Cheethamhill road it's a corner plot which is now fenced off and an empty land it's on the corner of cheethamhill road and derby street. Thanks!
I should be very interested to know where Northgreaves St was situated, I believe it was in Cheetham but can't find any mention of it. My grandfather was born there. Thank you.
It's now Northgraves Drive off St James Road The original terraced street was demolished about 72
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Just a note the Jewish cemetery at back of NMGH has since been demolished to make way for a new housing project.
not Edward. Joseph Holt
you missed heaps butchers on crescent rd