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Title: Holly Bank Cottages
Post by: old queen on Thursday 21 April 11 15:33 BST (UK)

There was 2 cottages of Ashley lane Moston called Holly Bank, I would like to know who lived in them in 1960. How do I find out where do I have to go for this info, can  I do it on line.
old queen

Title: Re: Holly Bank Cottages
Post by: Huckleberry on Thursday 21 April 11 17:36 BST (UK)

You check the Electoral Rolls - these are normally held at the local history archive. - They are not online.

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/448/archives_and_local_studies/4670/our_collections/12

Title: Re: Holly Bank Cottages
Post by: RonOne on Friday 22 April 11 02:54 BST (UK)

Apologies if you've seen this before.

There is a photograph of Holly Bank Cottages (http://images.manchester.gov.uk/Display.php?irn=49471&QueryPage=%2Findex.php%3Fsession%3Dpass&session=pass&QueryName=BasicQuery&QueryPage=%2Findex.php%3Fsession%3Dpass&Restriction=&StartAt=1&Anywhere=SummaryData%7CAdmWebMetadata&QueryTerms=Holly+Bank&QueryOption=Anywhere&__utmc=19676068&__utma=19676068.435914027.1303429100.1303429100.1303429100.1&__utmz=19676068.1303429100.1.1.utmccn%3D%28referral%29%7Cutmcsr%3Drootschat.com%7Cutmcct%3D%2Fforum%2Findex.php%2Ftopic%2C527997.0.html%7Cutmcmd%3Dreferral&EMUSESSID=980f14661993a0817f887bc586d28884) taken in 1968 on the Manchester City Council (http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass) website