little Italy

[june]

little Italy
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do you remember the Italians walking round Ancoats oh what a beautiful sight ,,my friends linda and ann lived in Blossom st there mum Caroline was italian her maiden name was Rossi also remember around the area they called little Italy the Sciavo's louis and Zeke .. the Mancinins who i've mentioned on another thread ,the grannelli's who had an ice creanm palour on oldham rd used to go in for coffee as a young Teen the duke box blaring thats where i first met my friends ,,,also st Micheals church at the bottom of Blossom st where a lot of the italians used to go to sadly closed now its where they used to start the parade off i think if my memory serves me right ..anyone else got any memories of litle Italy ..

[catherine]

Hi June, yes I remember the Italians walking, and they still do, they walked this year on Sunday June 29th, unfortunately it was raining, they still start off from St Michael's, and the church is opened on that day, It may be for refreshments after the walk, I have the book by Anthony Rea titled 'Manchester's Little Italy', it was sad about the church closing, also the closure of Corpus Christi, in Varley's Street, John Granelli in Clayton is a good friend of our family. Cath.

[angela]

I have a friend researching his family tree.His father had same name.,and was born in ancoats.My friends name is Antonio Augustine Crolla.He is the eldest of 7 and his mother is from Vienna.He is in his 50's.His father was born here probably in Ancoats area.The family emigrated to Aussie around 1960 but didnt stay long.Would be Grateful for any info to pass on.