Winter 1945/46, Middleton, Manchester, filmed by Fred Pedley

[@Songsfromtheheart1]

THIS SLEDGINGAROUND 4 minutes into video IS ON ALKRINGTON HALL FRONTAGE DOWN TO THE RIVER IRK BRIDGE.

[@fredpedley8737]

GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE FILM!!!

[@CPTM1]

My Grandad was 17 when this was recorded. He was living in Middleton at the time. His mum and dad owned a butcher shop in Blackley. My great-grandmother was a captain at Blackley Golf Club, too

[@fredpedley8737]

He might be one of the sledgers! Thanks for getting in touch, hope it brought back some nice memories.

[@stujham]

Social history at its finest, just nice to see everyday people enjoying themselves!

[@fredpedley8737]

Glad you enjoyed it, it looks like they're having great fun.

[@kelvinlambert4249]

Shorts and wellies. I remember. I were there.

[@fredpedley8737]

Glad you enjoyed it, hope it brought back some good memories.

[@johnflynn4126]

This film is fascinating for me. I grew up in Greenson drive from my birth in 1959 and this film is superb of people having a great time sledging on Alkrington hill, the river and the Lever bridge with Greenson Drive in the middle distance near Manchester Old Road. What a great legacy these films are. I did not know the Eachus sisters, but Bill and Gay Eachus were next door neighbours in Greenson Drive through the 1960s and 1970s, along with the Murray and Paling families. Lovely to watch this. John Flynn (now in Lincoln).

[@fredpedley8737]

John Flynn thank you so much for this information and your memories of Middleton.

[@johnflynn4126]

@@fredpedley8737 Do you have any further films of that area of Middleton near Alkrington woods, Alkrington hill, Manchester Old Rd.? Any films of an event called Zonk, late 1960s, which I recall being on the hill? John

[@fredpedley8737]

John Flynn there are some more of Middleton and more still that I haven’t got round to looking at , but not of the event you’re talking about.

[@kchodron406]

I have to wonder if any of the boys on Kenyon Lane or Tongue Field are my dad & uncle. They grew up on Kenyon Lane and would have been 13 & 8 then. Lovely film.

[@fredpedley8737]

Glad you enjoyed watching it.

[@christigerfish2815]

Wow i grew up just over the rd from alky hill . enjoyed what it looked like be for i around did use to hear stories about alky hall and woods when i was young great film

[@fredpedley8737]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@robX3]

Great video I grew up in Middleton and been down that hill on a sledge in the 80s when i was a kid,great bit of history there to see Middleton. thanks

[@fredpedley8737]

Glad you enjoyed it and I hope it brought back some good memories.

[@robX3]

@fredpedley8737 it did 👍🙂

[@carolcr4024]

Where are the children now?

[@simonlee498]

I grew up on nelson street 😊 went st Gabriel's primary then onto Middleton tech highschool

[@fredpedley8737]

Glad you enjoyed the film.

[@blueleaf1717]

this looks more recent than 40s.. the fact that its colour film for one.

[@fredpedley8737]

Hi, thanks for your comment - Kodachrome was available in the UK from 1937, whilst it was hard to get hold of stock during and just after the war, if you had the right sources it was possible. There was a very interesting documentary about VE Day on The BBC using amateur film footage in colour. It's not available on iplayer any more but I have found some footage on the BFI website for you player.bfi.org.uk/free/collection/ve-day

[@carolcr4024]

Where are they now?