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Post by alancahill on Sept 1, 2008 18:19:57 GMT -1
Hi there,
I have recently started looking up my roots in Weaste, Salford.
I found out that my street, Ariel Street, was bulldozed. Now when checking I find that the park I used to go to as a 5 year old boy ALSO has changed. Buile Hill Park!
I loved the Museum there but it seems it has closed down and been empty for years. What's going on?
There was a big meteorite in the entrance.. I bet that has gone too!
Everything seems to have gone. There are no land marks I can make out now.
Sorry for going on a bit, it now seems that ALL of my roots have gone.
Never mind.
Best Regards
Alan
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Post by lin on Sept 2, 2008 5:41:14 GMT -1
HI ALAN...I AM SIMILAR TO YOU IN THE FACT THAT WE MOVED TO DEVON WHEN I WAS 7 AND THEN TO CORNWALL WHEN I WAS 17...SINCE GOING BACK TO M/C WE HAVE NOTICED THE CHANGES... IT HAS CHANGED A LOT, SOME PLACES I USED TO KNOW I DON'T RECOGNISE, BUT OCCASIONALLY WE DO SEE SOMETHNG WE RECOGNISE BUT ITS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO WORK OUT WHERE OTHER THINGS WERE THAT WERE AROUND IT BEFORE THE CHANGES. THERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT HAVE NOT CHANGD THOUGH..WE ARE GOING TO /MC IN OCTOBER FOR OVER A WEEK SO WE HOPE TO DO SOME MORE SEARCH AROUND FOR OLD HAUNTS.  |
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Post by june on Sept 2, 2008 6:44:56 GMT -1
Hi Alan ,yes things have changed so much over the years and not all for the better ..i don't live many miles from where i born in collyhurst moved when 11yrs in wot they called the slum clearance ,but when i pass through collyhurst now parts of it look worse than i remeber when i was a kid even with the chimney smoke everthing appeared to be so much cleaner back then essp the parks maybe its me just remebering through a childs eye's  |
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Post by lin on Sept 2, 2008 7:58:16 GMT -1
HI JUNE..HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU FROM WHAT WE SEEN OF COLLYHURST ON OUR LAST TRIP UP THERE...I LIKED THE OLD COLLYHURST BETTER...BUT I GUESS NOT EVERYONE WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE SAME THINGS. |
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Post by Lisa on Sept 2, 2008 15:20:24 GMT -1
Hi Alan, Parts of Salford and Manchester have totally changed BUT occasionally you can see some of the old gems shining through all the modern architecture.....one thing's for certain.....the original people of Manchester are still the same.
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Post by mac69 on Sept 13, 2008 17:19:38 GMT -1
Hi Alan , Your posting made me think , and yes Salford is now unrecognisable to how it used to be. How ever there are a few bits remaining Pendleton Church , the Crescent which has a good museum, Salford Royal (apartments now , but they kept the outside) . And the statue of the soldier on a horse just facing it.
The Willows is still there as well.
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Post by mac69 on Sept 15, 2008 6:48:58 GMT -1
Buile Hill Park had a "proms in the park" on Saturday just gone , so there is life in the park still  |
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Post by alancahill on Oct 9, 2008 21:50:06 GMT -1
Hi There,
Just to let you know that I was sent images of Areial St. from this post.
Also I had some images of the Street from Salford council. My house is in the image.
Thank you so much for all of the help from this group. It has helped me remember what it was like in 1955 when I left the Street for Cheltenham, now Gloucester
Keep going you guys
Best Regards
Alan
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Post by Lisa on Oct 10, 2008 12:57:15 GMT -1
Hi Alan, Glad to be of help.....thats the wonder of MM !!  Hi There, Just to let you know that I was sent images of Areial St. from this post. Also I had some images of the Street from Salford council. My house is in the image. Thank you so much for all of the help from this group. It has helped me remember what it was like in 1955 when I left the Street for Cheltenham, now Gloucester Keep going you guys Best Regards Alan |
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Post by catherine on Oct 10, 2008 14:18:19 GMT -1
Hi Alan, I'm pleased that you've got a picture of the street you once lived in, a few years ago I found one of the street where I was born, in Collyhurst, it had been taken the year I was born, all the houses were demolished the year later, so I was never able to remember what it looked like. I agree MM is a great site, wishing you all the best. Cath |
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Post by Brian on Oct 28, 2008 14:06:45 GMT -1
Hi Alan,
Talking of how Salford has changed well most of the family used to live on/around West Craven Street. Anne and Family on Belfort St. What a place. In summer as kids rolling up pitch bubbles that had swelled up through the cobbles and throwing it at your unsuspecting mates.
And then there were the houses. The old Two up ,two down. You used to walk straight into the "Best Room" in which was usually burning a incredible coal fire. On the left wall (in our house) there used to be the statuary sideboard (from Redferns) on which were placed all the "Club Books" in aline on top of which was placed the coppers for the Insurances, Clothes Clubs, St Joseph's Weekly Football Cards etc and the amazing thing was (It wasn't amazing in those days) no one ever locked the front door and not a thing was ever thieved. Mind you no of us ever had owt! Couldn't do that now. It has certainly changed as you knew it Alan. For the worst I'm afraid. But as LIsa has stated "The people haven't Thank God!".
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