Heaton Park Prefabs

[aggiebagwash]

Does anyone remember the wrought iron gates that said White Heather Camp at the top of the hill. I'm sure there were gates as well that disappeared.

Margaret

[GeorgeK]

Margaret, i think you were right about the shape and design of them. My uncle and his wife lived in one around late1950's Early 60's. My mother lives across the road from where they were, that been from half way down Sheepfoot lane to the corner of Middleton road. There still is a sort of school in Heaton park  on Sheepfoot lane side again. I think they use it for a day nursery? I believe there were also some prefabs along Princess parkway around the same time frame and know we had a relation who lived in one, but i am not 100% where they were i just know they could have been around Mauldeth road?
Migky

Oh! forgot , there use to be a cycle speed way there too, but i am not to sure if it is used any more? In Heaton park that is

I remember the cycle speedway track, in the 70`s a bunch of us use to use it often.
George

[margaret mc]

I HAVE ONLY JUST FOUND THIS SITE RECENTLY AND AM DELIGHTED SO MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER THE HEATON PARK PREFABS SO FONDLY. WE LIVED AT 81 BROADMERE DRIVE ALMOST FACING THE KELLYS
^(*) ARE THE NAMES I REMEMBER AND I THING THERE MUMS NAME WAS
^(*) THE SAME AS MY MUMS. ALSO REMEMBER THE SIMPSONS WHO LIVED AT THE BACK  OF US. WE USED TO SPEND ALL DAY PLAYING IN THE PARK DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IT WAS LIKE OUR OWN BACKGARDEN.

THE FAIR USED TO COME TWICE A YEAR EVERY YEAR AND WE USED TO GET REALLY EXCITED AT THE FIRST SIGN OF THE CARAVANS ARRIVING.

SOME OTHER NAMES I REMEMBER ARE <sup>(*)

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WE LIVED THERE FROM UNTIL 1961 WHEN THEY STARTED PULLING THE PREFABS DOWN. MY MUM AND DAD WERE GEORGE AND ALICE MCLOUGHLIN AND I WAS THERE ONLY CHILD MARGARET

[ged2go]

It sure is the same Murray. ^(*) still lives in the Blackley area. His sisters,^(*) both died at a young age.
Do you remember the mobile library and the mobile clinic that stunk of meths?  What address were you at? 
[Hi! my name is Gerard Van Hecke and I also attended Our lady of Grace Primary School at the same time as you. I had a friend called Thomas who lived in the prefabs opposite the Ostrich pub on Bury Old Road. ^(*)? Do you have any knowledge of him?

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[Hi! my name is Gerard Van Hecke and I also attended Our lady of Grace Primary School at the same time as you. I had a friend called Thomas who lived in the prefabs opposite the Ostrich pub on Bury Old Road. ^(*)? Do you have any knowledge of him?

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[Radlad]

[Hi! my name is Gerard Van Hecke

Now there's a blast from the past, Bit off topic, but you were a Carr clough wallah ( And if I remember correctly, the youngest councillor ever to be elected to the old Prestwich Borough council)

Bout 1970ish?

[ged2go]

Wow! I am flatterred that anyone remembers me. Yes that was I and perhaps we could begin another thread for this topic. The Heaton Park prefabs must have gone sometime in the late sixties but I think most of the people I knew had moved before the prefabs went. As Maureen has already posted there is very little archive material about them but the Prestwich and Whitefield Guide has some photographs and there is a local historian called
^(*) who would be a good source of information.

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Maureen, i know this request is off topic, but can you please confirm if you have a sister called Collette. I believe she and my sister, Eileen (nee Van Hecke) were close friends>

[Willy9]

Hi,
I lived at 80 Broadmere drive from 1947 until 1952. from being 2  until 7 years old.
Our house was adjacent to the park, therefore I considered the whole of the
park to be my garden.

We had a " nissen hut " type garden shed.

My parents name was Woodier and we lived next to mrs Swift who had 2 sons.
The house opposite, probably 79 or 81, had a little girl who suffered from
scarlet fever.

I attended St. Hilda's School in Prestwich and I am told that I decided to walk home alone at the age of four. The road was obviously not so busy in those days.

The only other thing of note that I can remember  was that a large green lorry with
the logo " Digger Tobacco " was frequently parked nearby. I recall no cars.

Ref 'Maureen 720 '15 May 2011.  I remember Doctor MacCallum and I thought it was strange that he lived in a house with 2 floors. I believe he had a son named Sandy.