The Terraces of Ardwick

[heatherjulie]

For maps, have a look at www.old-maps.co.uk

Heather

[PaulJC]

Thanks All,
I never imagined such a thread when I made my initial request. I have lived overseas for some years now but lived in Rowen St, Ardwick until I was 10 and then they began the demolition of the whole area.
My maternal Grandparents lived in Coalbrook St and paternal in Devon St. Dads brothers and sisters all lived within half a mile and mostly went to Birley St School. I went to St Anns, Upper Cyrus St and then St Gregorys at Ardwick Green. The whole of what makes me what I am was determined by this environment. Any you know what..... I would not change a thing.
Paul

[JOseNZ]

My Mum went to Birley Street school on the 11+. She was there for 3 years and knows the area. She lived in Baslow Street near the Red Wreck :0). 

[Joddy]

Hi All
Completely new to this .I am trying to find if there was a Vulcan St Beswick in 1891. My wife's family lived there.
George Smith occupation Baker
Elizabeth Tunaley(wife)
We are planning to visit from Australia in May and would like any info available .

[Joddy]

Hi All
Completely new to this . I am looking for information on my wife's family . Her great grandfather supposedly lived in Vulcan st Beswick in 1891
I can only find Vulcan st Oldham and I am wondering if this st no longer exists .
George Jarvis Smith (baker)aged 45 in 1891 cesus. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Regards John

[Barbara.H]

Welcome to the Lancashire board John 

Vulcan St in Beswick doesn't exist any more. If you go on Google maps/earth etc and look for Gurney St, Manchester M4; at the junction of Gurney St and Palmerston St there is a North Ridge High School. Vulcan St was within the school area.

There is an old photo of Vulcan St on the Manchester council images website
http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass

put Vulcan in the search box and Vulcan St is 2nd of the search results, titled "Ardwick, Vulcan St from Hillkirk St" 

  Barbara

[Joddy]

Thank you Barbra for the quick reply . I thought this may be the case and didnt want to waste travel time when we visit next year
Thanks again
john

[Catvinnat]

Fascinated reading this thread. We lived on Spire Street (next along to Rowen Street Paul) until 1968 when we moved to Wythenshawe just before the clearance. All 3 of us went to St Annes. I guess we must have played together as children as we often used to go into Rowen Street.

[feli991]

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.