Alan Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Is that picture around the back of the covered market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzy Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Yes it is, between the Victoria pub and the old Market Hall. I so remember that area from shopping with Mum on the old market stalls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Do you remember a more informal market area behind the Savoy cinema on some waste land? As I remember it, you went down a sort of alleyway next to the Savoy and the market area was there almost overlooking the Hotties 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzy Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Yes I do. Right behind the Savoy, it extended to behind the Nelson pub. and consisted mostly of a few tables and stalls put up and taken down every evening. 'Dave' of Market fame who was well-known for his bargains had his van on there for awhile. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Ah, Gallies beers wines and spirits. That's a blast from the past. Are they still going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 I doubt it Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 1934 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Windle Street and Victoria Park..............nothing much beyond in 1934. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Windle Street and Viccy Park then Hard Lane, but not much beyond that even now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 No Windlehurst Estate or even the Plot's back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I do not think that photo goes far enough to the left to show Windlehirst estate. It was built in the 1920s I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 A bit later than that, it was the late 1950's, Princess Avenue estate was built earlier in the 1930's. "Windlehust" Estate is on the picture as is the Hard Lane Quaries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORT Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 OS map 1925 showing the estate with Rivington Ave Princess Ave Windlehirst Ave, Pine Ave etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I remember Hard Lane prior to the housing estate. As you went towards City Road there was a grazing field on your left full of cattle. The quarry was on your right and then immediately after the quarry, again on your right was a large blue-painted building that contained milling equipment to break up the quarried stone into granular material for concrete and road surfacing. This was immediately post-war, say about 1948/9, and blue paint was used all over town. Other blue-painted buildings that I recall were the grandstand at Pilks Recs RL ground nearby and the old Pilks Theatre the other end of town 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Jeff_Leo Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 Hard Lane Estate was built in the late 50's, it is located on the other side of Hard Land next too the cemetery, on the original picture that I posted it is just fields. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 40 minutes ago, Big_Jeff_Leo said: Hard Lane Estate was built in the late 50's, It had been started in 1953 when I started at Cowley. The builders used to watch our poor attempts at rugby during our sports lessons on the adjoining field 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Whereabouts was/is that Windlehurst building? Was it a school that lay to the north of Windlehurst Ave along a narrow lane that led to Hard Lane? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblybob Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 There were two schools on that narrow lane. Windlehurst CP was at the bottom nearer to Princess ave. and the Hurst school (I think) was higher up towards Hard Lane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Yes, but was the one closer to Hard Lane the old Gamble house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 ........and is it still there? My late wife lived in Rivington Ave, just a few minutes walk from an old building in that lane that joined Windehurst Ave to Hard Lane. From memory it was a school for kids with special needs. It's a long time ago but I remember it looking similar to that pic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 (edited) Donkey O'Tay, or Bob if you prefer, last time we had any personal contact, you lived quite close to that building that the Gamble family once owned. Just a simple question - is it still there? Edited June 19 by Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyll Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 (edited) Is this it Alan? Looks like it's still there. Click on where it says "Google Maps". Google Maps WWW.GOOGLE.CO.UK Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. I found this too. Children’s home plans recommended for approval WWW.STHELENSSTAR.CO.UK COUNCILLORS are being recommended to approve plans for a new children’s home. Edited June 20 by Phyll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 The building I recall was not on Hard Lane at all. There was a narrow lane that joined Windlehurst Av and Hard Lane. It was a private lane that to protect its privacy was closed one day per year. The lane ran roughly parallel and about 100 yards to the east of Gamble Av. At the bottom of that lane, ie at the Windlehurst Av end was a fairly modern building that was a junior school. Further on about 50 yards from its Hard Lane end was a large old building on the LHS of that lane that I think was used as a school for kids with special needs. I'm talking about 50 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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