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Lancashire / Re: Grave site George O'Neil Heaton Cemetery Bolton
« on: Thursday 04 August 22 15:59 BST (UK)  »




A note here says that Alderman George O'Neil, Labour, of 14 Inverlael Avenue died on the date you write about aged 56, when he was about to become the mayor.  Born 1879.
http://www.boltonsmayors.org.uk/kirkman-b.html

However in the Salesian College magazine of 1934, it is reported that a 17 year old former pupil who was the son of a town Alderman, died tragically under the wheels of a steam wagon in October 1932 in Bolton, having been blown from his bicycle in a gale.
That's obviously his son.  Perhaps they're buried together?

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Lancashire / Re: The Terraces of Ardwick
« on: Monday 09 November 15 23:13 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Viktoria on Monday 05 November 12 18:58 GMT (UK)
Hello feli, I mentioned your late mother`s name to my O.H and yes he remembers her very well.
He was there from being 11 to 14, which was the leaving age in those days.
 He sat the eleven plus, but all he wanted was to play football for BirleySt. with his older brother, so refused  go to grammar school.
However he was bright and got a good job  and some respectable qualifications.                                                                                                                                    Boys from Birley St. were sought after and my O.H replaced another Birley St. boy who had made a very good impression and the head of the firm asked the school for another of the same calibre.

He did play with his brother on the school team and went on to play for several amateur teams. Both boys had trials for professional teams but their dad insisted they got qualifications on the basis tht if injured and their career ended they would have nothing to fall back on.                             No million pounds a day for footballers in the 1940`s!
It averaged out at about £9.00 a week.

Cheerio Viktoria.

Viktoria - only just found this reply, so thanks. 

there was a radio programme on BBC Radio 4 recently about the Horsfall Art Gallery in Ancoats
It is here,  but not sure how long it will remain available...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06mccpr

A 92 year old woman is interviewed in the programme who attended Birley Street Elementary School and who remembers her visits to the art gallery [now demolished] as a little slice of luxury away from the very poor neighbourhood the pupils lived in.  I think the name she gives is Irene Hill.


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Lancashire / Re: The Terraces of Ardwick
« on: Wednesday 01 December 10 15:49 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks, JD - I found those useful links after I posted my note.  Amazing that that ladder of  streets has  vanished without trace. I guess many of my mother's pupils lived there.   I wasn't going to take it any further.   I guess her tram would have come down Ashton New Road from Victoria.

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Lancashire / Re: The Terraces of Ardwick
« on: Wednesday 01 December 10 11:26 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, I was trying to find out a bit about my late mother's life as a teacher during the war at Birley Street School (1943-1946) on the web.  There was no mention of Birley St in my A-Z of Manchester but fortunately I found this fascinating thread.
Her name was Miss Walsh and used to travel from Chorley to Manchester Victoria/Exchange then take the tram to Beswick.  She said it was a tough school but she seemed to do well there (at the Senior Boys department) She was only in her early 20s then.
Her class was 40 boys  taking over from a man and was responsible for all the science in the school and also took dramatics. and supported the school football team. Her  headmaster, who wrote her glowing reference was a Mr J. Boughey, the headmaster.
Hope this is of interest - perhaps someone might know the names. 
Felix

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