Trafford Park documentary from 1970s

Trafford Park used to be a mix of industrial park and residential. This film marks the end of the era when Trafford Park had a substantial population, but also is a snapshot of the dying mass employment industrial era.

[@parcastle]

The bloke on the barge is my grandad Ernest Parkinson and my uncle john Parkinson

[@parcastle]

Also the bloke called john is my uncle and then the bloke steering the barge under the bridge is my father all sadly no longer with us .

[@dianeotoole2944]

Wow loved Trafford park I lived on tenth street broke my heart when we had to leave

[@johnhutch5678]

Thanks for posting this! I used to work at the the back of Chep pallets facing bond 36 around 1987, I remember there still being a row of terraced houses on third avenue, just down past the Trafford park hotel on the left, Coopers tobacconist was on the right side, they were demolished a while later, I think there was a bookies on there too… Trafford park was dead back then bit like a ghost town

[@kengreen6505]

Lived in 4th Street as a very young lad during late 60's n early 70's. Still got some fond memories:)

[@imgoingtocountdownfromthir4580]

I worked in Trafford park in the late 1980s on Ashburton Road, one of the most depressing places in England, especially walking to work at half past 7 in the morning in the pissing rain! 😉

[@andrewpalmer7542]

My grandad worked at metro vicks , till he was made redundant back in late 60,s , unfortunately he passed away in 1972 so only have the stories and memories from my late father .

[@daveglynn748]

I can hear accents from many parts of northern England other than Manchester.

[@xsimii.10x]

10:56 my grandma 😂

[@salimnazir]

I grew up in Milltown in the north in the 70s and 80s. It was very similar. The one thing you do notice is it's how ugly used to be.