Whit Walks in Manchester

[@sheilanixon913]

As someone who grew up in Manchester it is lovely to see film of the Whit walks. As a child we walked as a family from St.Luke's Cheetham into the centre of Manchester , along Corporation street into Albert Square for an Open Air Service led by the Bishop. The Anglicans walked on Whit Monday and the Catholics on Whit Friday .There were similar Walks in Rochdale, Oldham, Bury , Swinton and Pendlebury . LS Louri painted a picture of the Whit Walks in Swinton , with a large cotton mill in the background. The Walks were certainly happening in 1900 or earlier.

[@brenda6580]

Lovely memories

[@sandraspiby5290]

Brilliant 👏 ❤🇬🇧❤

[@michaelroebuck1340]

Those days when people still had pride in self , attended Church . Now so many churches of all denominations closed . Many North West Towns had large Catholic populations, with , Italian , Polish, Ukrainian people who settled after WW2. These walks attended by thousands of people.

[@sheilanixon913]

Many of the churches are still open , but people have moved to outer suburbia, and it is too far to walk into the centre of Manchester. The changing of the date of the May Bank Holidays hasn't helped either. Market Street , which the churches walked down is now pedestrianized.

[@michaelroebuck1340]

Hi, Some may still have congregations but I do know in oldham there is now only Our Lady of Mount Carmel & St Patrick's still a functioning active church. I left UK more than 55 years ago and live now in South Africa. We have strong Catholic Congregations in & around Johannesburg but also these charismatic churches that play on emotions and make huge amounts of money off the poor. @@sheilanixon913

[@charlesmorton7944]

does anyone know who the pipe major is?

[@spotleoruby3091]

Spotted Brian Kidd..

[@hannecatton2179]

Yes, at 1.00min. I think later there were other United players there. That´s when our idols were down -to-earth folk, not molly-coddled superstars .

[@scotchegg3419]

+Hanne Catton Kidd still visits the boys he went to school with on Oldham road and crerend share the same friends.

[@briancooper6068]

@@scotchegg3419 my uncle was in kiddos class at St Patricks

[@JP-ny9cx]

Hi there, I'm a producer working on a new film about the history of Manchester and I'm really keen to learn more about this footage. Is there an email address I can contact you on? Many thanks, J.

[@thegeneral431]

yes no problem please email [e-mail]