Wythenshawe

[@jaycee860]

Brought back lots of brilliant memories, thanks for that strolle through my childhood

[@1mickeboy]

So many old memories , born in wythenshawe and stayed for 30 years , still go back ,but the place has changed so much ,, nice pics , well done !!

[@unklejon4690]

Wow that’s a trip down memory lane - I am an ex wood house park lad also born in 1954, wasn’t many I didn’t recognise. Remember the old signboard at the entrance to civic centre across from golden Garter or the bowling alley as it was for some time.. we used to sit inside the sign playing truant . Also remembering Minsterey parade CoOp where Ena Sharples got filmed being caught shop lifting some bacon in Coronation Street. The off licence where you could buy a three penny loose woodbine ciggy. Saw the old scout but on Portway . Has anyone else noticed how many ex wythenshawe people you meet over seas ? I reckon it’s because we all couldn’t wait to get out of the place. . Thanks for the memories

[@rupertstiltskin8778]

I still live here. I miss the old days though. Even though it's a tough place to grow up, and live in, I still love it. The old pubs that have gone, the old buildings, and the people that have left, I really miss.

[@JoseMartinez-og2hy]

I remember Greenbrow Parade very well. The Lantern and The Eagle too. Thanks for the memories.

[@Nope_Not_Today_UK]

This actually made me very sad - I have moved away, but still come back to Wythie to visit family & friends & I remember the old shops etc. I'm 39, so most footage was before my time, but I always remember my Grandparents used to say "I remember when all this were fields" - I now I can see what they meant. Shame Wythie has gone the way it has - I do miss the olden days.

[@ebonyjadeX]

Whythy was the place for a great childhood, we lived on Ravenscar cresent. good happy memories, playing at Styal and the swinging bridge over the Bollin. minsterley Parade for the shopping with my mam, it was like a day out. 1951-1962 then to Fallowfield, it seemed dark and dismal compared to Wythenshawe.

[@kiwitintinscott]

I was born on Cornishway & had a few mates who lived on Ravenscar. Do you remember the 103 chippie? Best in the area & they sold Hollands pies 👌😋. Do you remember the plane crash at the top of Shadowmoss Road? Was very sad.

[@allant53]

Born in 1953, lived on Panfield road which was opposite St John's church on Woodhouse Lane ( St John's church now gone) used to play footy on the fields behind the Benchill pub and Hollyhedge shops. remember most if not all of the footage. Moss Nook C. A. club, first heard Motown there in the 60's and have loved it ever since. Went to Haveley Hey Infants and Junior school and whilst there we used to go Sharston baths to learn to swim and get your free pass, when you could do what was required to get one. So in the school holidays the baths was my second home. We used to play on Greenwood fields and in the the summer, with a bottle of corporation pop and a bag full of pinched apples, me and my mates would go for walks starting at Greenwood fields and following them up past Ringway and on to Castle mills. If we couldn't trick our way into the open air baths there, we used to swimming in the river Bollin. Fantastic memories growing up there, sad to to see it go down hill.

[@Habu2]

Nice account allan....I was born in 63 in Crossacres

[@gedbirbeck2608]

i was born in 1945 in Ardick but moved to Wythenshawe in the 50's i remember the pics well then after moving from Derry ave lived in painswick rd flats woodhouse park. one pic half way thro shows back of flats and my BSA 650 twin motor bike under a cover. now live in Northwich

[@alannewton320]

HI. I ALSO LIVED IN PAINSWICK ROAD IN THE EARLY 70S, BLOODY HELL WHAT MOMORIES THERE. DID YOU KNOW THE LALLY FAMILY?

[@SisterDogmata]

Grew up in Moat Road, never knew we were poor or how tough things were. I remember 4 chews for half a pence at the top shops and Ray the milky skipping with us in the street. Such a long time ago but when you see the photos it was only yesterday.

[@neilhilton35]

My Dad grew up in Moat Road. I was born in Northenden.

[@SisterDogmata]

What was his name? I lived there late 60s/ early 70s.@@neilhilton35

[@neilhilton35]

@@SisterDogmata He lived there in his childhood in the 40's and 50's. Kenneth Hilton. Mum lived in Broadoak Drive.

[@SisterDogmata]

Bet it was lovely back then, changed a lot over the years. I have no complaints it was great to grow up there. Best wishes.@@neilhilton35

[@neilhilton35]

@@SisterDogmata Same to you 👍 . Although the area went on to become a bit challenging there is something warm, friendly and nostalgic about it. Take care ❤

[@harryplant8579]

Wish I was back there Kingsdown Road Woodhouse Park but only during 50s to mid 70s then it was time to exit and thank god we did. Moved to Saville Road Gatley now live North Devon. The only thing I miss now is my first love Shelagh Dowling from Hannet Road. Beautiful Irish girl. Come join me Shelagh. Baz

[@TOMBANCROFT]

Good selection of pics.. Lived Glazebury Drive in flats top of Hall Lane near St. Martin's Church from 1950 to 1956 then we moved to Roundthorn Road.The Roundthorn Industrial Estate was still mainly farmland, lots of orchards to raid! Baguley Station was still in use and had a large coal yard with coal being delivered by steam train. Used to cycle to a large field off Butcher Lane to watch the steam trains clanking past, No gates, no fencing, you literally stood at the side of the tracks. No health and safety then. Was a Friday night delivery boy at the Co-op on Greenbrow Parade, a Saturday morning delivery boy at Co-op butchers on Hall Lane, and used to be a paper boy morning and evening at Rocca's newsagents, also on Hall Lane. All theses during the same period, so why was I always broke? A lot has changed over the years, but the Metrolink tram system has changed Wythenshawe more than any previous developments..

[@MancstaSam]

ahhh the metrolink tram system...the big white elephant of wythenshawe lol i dont think ive ever seen a carriage full since the first day it opened and were offering complimentary free rides to wythenshawe residents since then it seems to be pretty empty i dont really know anyone around here in benchill who uses it..metrolink argue its virtually silent but try living next to the line on hollyhedge even with windows shut you can here it..but unfortunately i guess its here to stay..i personally think it hasnt advantaged wythenshawe in any way atall :(

[@Habu2]

@@MancstaSam Couldn't agree more Brexit....it's bought an unpleasant look to a once lovely Brownley Road.....also way too much traffic now.

[@None-zc5vg]

I believe those post-'80s tram-networks were just another scam to be dumped on local ratepayers. The latest scam is the 'property development' one through which authorities are borrowing money to hand it to 'developers' and those authorities are being bankrupted as a result. Read about the mess created by the solar-farm scam that landed tiny Thurrock (in Essex) with an estimated billion pounds of unrecoverable debt after the "developer" nought jets and mansions with the money they gave him.

[@johnrooney1860]

Thanks for the memory my best mate brother the fire stn Brian pemberton British soldier remember seeing Tommy Cooper at the bench hill pub.later on used to do releaf steward at sharston labour club Sunday's watching them empty the machines going in committee room then pockets bulging asking do we need change no wonder it closed down such a shame.once again thank for the.pictures.john

[@williamdavies6241]

Met my girlfriend in wythenshawe in 1973 we've been married 48 yr now. . . . . . .

[@andymann1231]

I was brought up in Wythenshawe in the late 60s when my parents moved to manchester and I can remember a lot of things in your pictures it's had to believe it ever looked like that

[@valley_robot]

I’m old enough to remember wythenshawe like this , I remember the new estates being built , we all played on them , civic flea market was a wonderland for a poor kid like me, mum would let me have summat from the market when we went to the meat man

[@43limey]

Great Video, I lived in Wythenshawe from 1953 till 1968, My mum used to work at Dennis's Newsagents on Minsterley Parade and I delivered papers from Dransfields. Remember Ivesons the butchers where she gave me half a crown to get 1/2 lb of Flitch bacon for 2 shillings and 3 pence, then I kept the threepence. (old money). Went to Oldwood school too. We lived in Rathvale drive in Woodhouse park. Great memories, thanks for the pics. (Dave in Florida)

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

Hi Dave yes great memories of wythenshawe mc 22 must be same age I was born 54 left poundswick high 69 my dad used to drink at the mountain ash great loyal mates we had in those days always stuck with each other do you remember the woods we used to hang about in for hours making dens robbing the orchards ,,taking back the lemonade bottles to get the threpence back on the emptys 3 bars of Chocky 2 bob from the off-licence your mum would always say I want the change back greasy joes chippy asking for the scrapings many more great times memories of us young lads and the girls were also great so tough but great people last thought Rag bone man ,,yes take care Dave Stewart Devizes Wiltshire 👍👍

[@doeharris5363]

Dave Gee haha I used to go into Dennis's newsagents every day, lots of chatting to Mr and Mrs Dennis.

[@kiwitintinscott]

Yeah I remember Dennis's, you had yo be on your best behaviour if you went in there. They had a chocolate dispenser outside the front door. Do you remember Shaws the bakers & Yates's?

[@zeboraable]

I lived there in the 60's, many thanks for the memories

[@jaifletcher2969]

I grew up on calvecroft road Peel Hall, in the 50's and 60's, live 12000 miles away now but fond memories

[@kiwitintinscott]

Hi bro, Woodhouse Park boy here. Do you now live in NZ?

[@keengro3740]

so many memories brought back thank you, i was born in roughy gardens benchill sadly the house is no longer there, but lots of fond memories as a kid i was born in 1962

[@Habu2]

Hi keen me 1963 Crossacres. (webster)

[@keengro3740]

@@Habu2 i was known as kenny george in those days my gran and granddad were ethal and ernie george

[@LicencedSnob]

Brilliant, loved that. Really wish I'd been there for 10 more years, then my memory would be better! Thanks for that.

[@fasthracing]

The village of Wythenshawe. Happy memoires of seeing Hot Gossip at the Golden Garter.

[@davidskinner3400]

thank you so much for this i lived on Hall Lane from 1976 to 1984 so many memories well done

[@ianthomo2972]

Thank you so much. I grew up in Newall Green and still meet up with old Skool mates...happy happy memories ... and playing for the Newall in the Sunday Football League... I would go back there tomorrow and live with all those lovely people again !!

[@PythonLee]

I am not from Wythenshawe I am from the other side of Manchester but I had a work mate from Newall Green and I would visit him in the pub from time to time.

[@mellymel245]

♥️. Wythenshawe .

[@daviam33]

Wow Sharston Baths.....brings back great memories. Golden Garter too....now Gala Bingo.

[@greeklishmanc]

Great to see pics of the Royal Oak, Greenwood, the Garter and the baths......former haunts of an ex-pat wivvy. Good vid and good choice of music too

[@evo4444]

Brilliant video - brings back so many memories. Thanks for uploading.

[@MarkJT1000]

Great pics of the estate. You were born the same year as me. A Firbank Road lad myself. Loads in there - all the pubs, the estate as it used to be, early Civic, the Golden Garter, Henley's garage on the Parkway and the old footbridge over, the shopping parades (shame couldn't make many of the shop names out) and Sharston as it was before the bypass. Great memories.

[@un-ps2ew]

Born in Wythenshawe in the 70s. *The (royal oak pub) * my uncle used to drink in there before he passed when I was 7/8 years old. *James dillamore* if anyone knew him. It's sad there's a *McDonald's* there now. Royal oak estate as changed alot.

[@valley_robot]

Yes it has

[@valley_robot]

Vic the landlord barred me from the Royal Oak for throwing a beer mat at my mate like a frisbee , could not get in the pub for years ,he was a dick

[@chrisjones3901]

Weird how I find myself looking if I can see my aunties or grandma in the vid ,I never lived there but holiday with family in 60/70's I think I felt it was just starting to get rough then,some lads robbed me of 50p,glad my family not bring us kids up there.

[@Habu2]

Bit naughty but anyone remember the spazz chariots ?....them mad little fibre glass cars. Also would love to know the whereabouts of the 2 lads at @8:53

[@GSIBOSS]

Good video, i will have to show my Dad as he used to live in Newall Green in the 50s, went to Brownley Road School

[@MrNosnilmot]

great vid mate crazy that most of them building and pubs have been knocked down or completely changed.

[@Mark-ww9sb]

Wow! Thanks! I was born in Wythington Hospital in 1957. I lived in Baxter Gardens until the late sixties. Do you have any footage of Royal Oak school, Battersby Gardens, Hall Lane shops?

[@ingerlander]

Looking back, I think we could have all fled to Syria and claimed refugee status

[@johntomlinson6849]

Agree - lived there from 1964 to 1992 when I managed to get out. Still undergoing counselling

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

Thank you for ur reply on my time as a young lad in whythenshawe,so many memories of Manchester never for got my roots sadly my brother phi died last year ,only 61 spent my days in the army with Phil he lived in manchester all his life ,he lived at kings gate at the back of minsterly parade 2 children Jason Rachel miss him loads I myself live in wiltshire went back to woodhouse park last year I lived at chatcombe rd so strange and emotional to go back but loved it any reply would be great I am new to this iPad and what goes with it must be our age.

[@Habu2]

Nice post Stewart and RIP your brother.....life's strange eh ?

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

@@Habu2 wow cheers Habu ,just posted a new update,,sat thinking about Manchester so I thought I would write something hope your well ,,yes life is so strange and short my dad use to say enjoy your life ,,your a long time dead 🫣😀that was my dad for you it’s funny I can remember more as a kid in wythenshawe now looking back than I can remember two weeks ago hear ,,take care all the best Stewart

[@Habu2]

@@stewarthollingsworth200 ha ha....I know the feeling. I think maybe we take in more when younger and having fun. my old man died a few years ago and he came from Hulme like so many did. We weren't particularly close but it just means another piece of your life is chipped away....until next time take care

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

@@Habu2 cheers buddy you take care ,,look after yourself 👍👍

[@hulsfamcalcan]

Lived there from 66 to 75. Played lots in Wythy park. Learned to swim in Sharston Baths. Had my tonsils out in Baguley Hospital.

[@reevy6]

I lived down Firbank Road untill i was 8, I am going to visit the place again sometime. Bit rough around there though lol

[@markfisher8198]

Moved to newall green from fallowfield in '69,lived in Rawpool Gardens in the 80's.

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

All these years on ,,the wonderful Manchester people still reminisce,,went back to Manchester two years ago,took my son Nathan ,,yes he’s 44 can’t believe it I showed him where I lived 39 chatcombe rd wood house park wythenshawe man 22 from about 5 until 15 I guess still remember everything about the area The bookies just built,the chippy Beastons the shop ,,mountain ash pub my dads local my mum gave me 2 six ,,get me some chocolate from the outdoors side off the pub them days bought some pop , take the bottle back and get sixpence back 😀great times never stop thinking about Manchester always in my Heart ❤50 years in Wiltshire now but love going back the memories hurt me inside,still got two brothers up there and my sister Maggie also Jeff Paul ,,could write all day ,,Manchester lad through and through yes sharston baths great civic centre,,minsterly parade RI p Phil my brother taken to young 🥲👍👍

[@snowoutside]

great pics, thanks for sharing. can you remember if there was ever a pub on the precinct? please let me know, if you can recall one. cheers :)

[@potters95]

2:23 Think my uncle was responsible for that graffiti 🙈 My Dad was known as Breadman, used to sell cigs outside the gala, i loved hearing his stories about Wythenshawe back then ❤️

[@MrLawman10]

I used to live in Ardwick till 1966 and i used to spend two weeks of my summer school holidays [1964 and 65] with relations in Whythenshawe around the ravenscar crescent, shadow moss rd area it was like a different world in those days from the soon to be slums of Ardwick to the greenery and wide open spaces of Whythenshawe, great times for an 8/9 year old.

[@Habu2]

I bet

[@JRock12345ist]

Remember Shopping Giant?

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

Just clicked on to this site my name is stewart born manchester 1954 Hulme lived at chat ombré rd from 1961 1970 does anybody remember the Hollingsworth Geoff Phil stewart sadly Phil died last year great guy wonderful character, we all went to oldwood school then poundswick comp,65 69'my dad was a regular drinker at the mountain ash pub ,also the eagle, at chat ombré road number 39 round the corner the new betting shop opened also the chippy,and beastons shop plus paper shop, great memories of manchester wythenshawe, still think about most days friends at the time Jimmy wagg. Alan Colin's, John kirkham. Colin cherry. And the flinders family, football mad in those days, long walks jam butties, bottle of water round manchester airport,out all day moved to hand forth ,nr wilmslowe 1972 I joined the army with my brother Phil .iwould like to here from anyone who remembers me and my family i now live in devizes wiltshire I still have family in hand forth,and wythenshawe

[@jonesgerard]

", long walks jam butties, bottle of water round manchester airport," hah, we did that one summer night back in the early 1960's, a group of us kids walked all the way around Ringway. Thats a long walk, took us half the night. Moved to America in the 70's. Just retired. I went to school in wythenshawe but lived near Man city's football ground, so took the bus every day.

[@harryplant8579]

Sorry to hear about your brothers passing. Me too born Woodhouse Park 1952 went to Oldwood / Poundswick. Lived 4 Kingsdown Road with my brother Steve. Loved Woodhouse Park and Wythenshawe as it was then but very sadly would not go back there. Now live in North Devon. Steve lives in Urmston. Your last name is VERY familiar from those years and Kingsgate crossed Kingsdown behind the shops.. Bye mate. Baz Plant

[@stewarthollingsworth200]

Harry thanks for replying ,yes great days as young lads in Manchester never forget them ,,as you know we didn't have phones I pads like the kids of today made our entertainment some times out 8 hours a day just walking in the woods robbing apple trees being chased by the farmer great laughs even the local copper would give you a backhand slap and take you back to your mam dad if you had done something wrong how things have changed great memories of all us Manchester lads around woodhouse park wythenshawe take care Stewart Devizes wilts Ri p Phil my great brother taken to early 👍👍

[@bto1970]

there was a pub on civic it was in the forum

[@fishtales2597]

Grew up there when it was half decent, now i glad I not there run by chaos

[@None-zc5vg]

It was becoming 'chaotic' when we left in the early '60s: unfortunately, we moved "out of the frying pan"....

[@barrycook9470]

My god this brought back memories, the 2 boys in school uniform lived in my avenue, nichols and flannigan, unreal

[@Habu2]

Bloody ell barry I 've just posted saying I would love to know about the 2 boys and you knew them !

[@mancsensation]

thank god the pulled the flats down tho. i know people have some nostalgic memories of wythenshawe, but i've been a taxi driver there for nearly 20 yrs now and the place has improved beyond belief. it was like the wild west in the early 90's, you'd get runners everyday and muggings everyweek. i've had about 3 runners in the last 5 yrs and no muggings (touch wood). don't believe everything the daily mail would have you believe about wythenshawe.

[@hughgrection4205]

The Golden Garter was a ten pin bowling alley before converting to a club.

[@Savobien]

Lived in Woodhouse Park from 200 − 2004. Recognise modern versions of more than a few of these places.

[@todger200]

it was perfect true nostalga !!!

[@BonkeyDollocks]

Great video pal. You got any other pics showing street scenes of lorries?

[@Sharstonbaths]

Which Avenue did you live in ? and do you have full names a lot of people were wondering who they were/are.

[@Triketee]

Fantastic Thank you

[@shrivel1]

I lived in Woodhouse Park between 1979 and 1990. I have no family or connections there now, but I'll always have fond memories of my flat (where I always felt safe and secure) and I loved living so close to the airport. Wythenshawe was developed as a garden city with wide open green spaces, decent family houses with large gardens. It shouldn't have been allowed to become run down as it has in some parts. It has such potential. I think it's just too big.

[@PythonLee]

I had a job delivering CO2 cylinders to most of those pubs.

[@monolith158]

Born and raised in Wythenshawe some good memories but after being assaulted with scaff bar twice! had to move away to raise my kids in a safer environment. A lovely place back in the day but now its controlled by scum, teenage gangs, and bullies.

[@chrisparker5796]

no it is not,biggest property boom in the north , massive redevelopment, Princess Anne, just visited village 135 in Benchill. always have violent incidents,can be avoided, lived here on and off 53 years.

[@Habu2]

Must agree Monolith....Wythenshawe born and bred but plenty of scum there now.

[@marcomarco760]

inside the chippy at 10.02,,,remember going in there for a bag of chips i was only abot 4 years old and the woman serving looking down over the counter saying does your mum know your here

[@Sharstonbaths]

@mancsensation thanks for your memories/ comments,

[@todger200]

fantastic thanks very much

[@johnmaguire3355]

My Grandma lived in SARN AVE 1950s Mrs Maguire

[@todger200]

any chance of part two ????

[@Sharstonbaths]

just put a new wythenshawe video on, what do you think ?

[@Sharstonbaths]

probably in the future i'll let you know as soon as i do. by the way any criticisms of this one i do like to know

[@Sharstonbaths]

@BonkeyDollocks On the Punks and Travellers Sideshow there are some of their trucks that they live in, That's about it really, I would like to do a slideshow with transport in mind.

[@OcubeOTG]

@Sharstonbaths nothing mentions civic centre

[@Sharstonbaths]

Most of the pics in the vid are on the Wythenshawe Facebook Group

[@Sharstonbaths]

to my knowledge there has never been a pub on the civic centre

[@paulrogers1714]

@Sharston Baths Silver Birch is near the forum, but I remember my first date I took a girl INSIDE the Forum where they had 2 SEPERATE bars.one was next to the theatre where they would ring the bell to tell the audience the second half of the show was about to start. And the other bar was more to where the back exit is now. I remember I bought my first date a lager and I had one to, and when I went back to sit down all you could hear was a big rip , yep I split my pants ! Talking of the theatre I actually starred in the play called "TALENT" it was written by and starred Victoria Wood, first hundreds had to pass an audition in town then I got told I made it through to the actual show, it wasn't rehearsed or anything it was sort of based round a talent show. I remember being a bit chuffed because all my family had to come and pay for tickets to get in .i got to the final. It was a great night. That was the first or second time I sang in front of an audience . It gave me the bug and had many years doing clubs which I made a few quid from. If anyone remembers the old SHARSTON labour club ? I remember I got booked with the late Bernard Manning and couldn't believe my eyes as a week before the show there were posters with Bernard Manning on it stuck everywhere in SHARSTON with "WYTHENSHAWES OWN PAUL ROGERS! Written in big letters . They didn't stay up long as all my family nicked them for prosperity ha! Good old days!

[@jelomaxjoiner]

There was a bar inside the forum

[@Sharstonbaths]

@MARMARR1 i'll do a violent one next time...

[@RobertHastings985]

this is Quality

[@PythonLee]

Sharston baths the best in Manchester along with Ashton under lyne baths. The new and the old.

[@Sharstonbaths]

@scrogginscottage well said. just how i wanted it to be.

[@bojack40]

Super post war modernity….

[@peopleneedselfesteam]

silver birch..

[@brianstine671]

it was a right dump then and still is

[@davidoneill2344]

Went to the golden garter in 72 Labbi Siffri was top of the bill.