Stories of Gorton

Residents of Gorton have over the last year taken walks with writer Sarah Butler.
Each month a different person led the walk around the parks, houses, work places, neglected corners and vanished buildings of the neighbourhood, sharing the stories of Gorton as they went. The group discovered so much and created new writing in response to these walks.
This short film about the project was screened during Festival of Libraries 2023, and you can download the pamphlet of original writing from the project on the Manchester City of Literature website.
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[@user-dg2zn2jd8w]

Grew up in Gorton leesy from mead foot Rd 😅

[@kieronmccorquodale33]

You ripped west Gorton apart. Can i ask why you spent 7 million pounds for 5 year, then not long afyer Shameless came out you destroyed it. I lived in a place called longnor walk ' The Square '... i lived there from 75 till 1990. I miss the old west gorton , i suppose we were were rougher than the rest hast it was all maisonettes an high rises, an industrial estates. By time they were getting rid of all buildings an industries, its was dangerous but i loved it, it was dangerous at times as west gorton kind of connected to fort Ardwick in longsight. Yes id love to know all that money was spent, then pulled the plug. I herd it was the embarrassment once it was sold to yanks. Either way you blew a lot of money and we would still have a West Gorton.

[@MCRCityofLit]

Hi Kieron, it’s great to hear our video has reached another (was) Gorton resident! And to hear how you loved the place. So sorry to hear of the struggles faced in your time there. Who is your question for please? We are an independent charity operating to advocate for literature in the city, for context. Thanks! Jo

[@williebobs3830]

She said it WAS a working class area. What does she think it is now ?.

[@davidlloyd2225]

0:29 me nan told me i had fam in gorton but never met em wolf rook cazper❤️🇬🇧💯 1:24