Midway Street, Levenshulme

[Yegvard]

Hi Folks,

Please does anyone have a photo of the Victorian terraced houses of Midway Street, Levenshulme, Manchester.  Number one would be a dream of course as that is where J R HUMPHRIES, was living in 1881.

The street is opposite the iconic old Midway Hotel, on the A6.

Regards

Mike

[nanny jan]

Hi,

Have you tried the Google Earth facility?   http://maps.google.co.uk

I typed in Midway Street, Manchester and clicked on the "yellow man" and dragged it over to the "red A".   It looks as though only a small part of the original street remains.

There is a large pub/hotel on the main road.   


Nanny Jan

[Luzzu]

Hi

There are a few photographs of Midway Street and the Midway Hotel on the Manchester City Council images website:-

http://www.images.manchester.gov.uk/

Luzzu

[Yegvard]

Thanks to you both,

Yes I has tried several modern maps aerial photos.  J.R.'s son in law, Arthur HANDS always said his brother Charles had a hand in re-designing The Midway.  I think the photo of Midway Street, might show the house, but I don't know for certain the numbering system.  Would Number One be on the left entering from Stockport Road?

Old-Maps.co.uk new facility of transposing maps shows the houses typically being narrow with little in the way of a 'kitchen' extension.

Mike

[Luzzu]

Can't help you with the numbering but maybe there is something on this website that might help.  Its all about Levenshulme.

http://www.levyboy.com/index.html

Luzzu

[manmack]

hiya yegvard.
theres only two houses on midway st,always has been,i live in the area,they are on the right side as you go in from stockport rd.

mack

[Yegvard]

Thanks Mack

The remaining buildings seem to be attached the corner shop.  Mathews Glass, at one time, according to the Manchester Local Image Collection.

The 1922/1933 map still has the full complement of houses.  I don't remember them at all.  But must have passed there hundreds of times.

Cheers

Mack

[jinnyeales]

It was a very long Street. My Grandmother lived at 24 Midway Street for 50 years as a young mother in the 20s to old age in the 70s. Her name was May Josephine Hassall. Although she was married to John Hassall, unfortunately, she was forced to raise four children up single handedly. Their names were Joan (my mother) Frances, Tom and Jack. Jack went to the the Beth Shan tabernacle. We used to visit Midway street as children in the 50s and 60s. It was a very dark uniform Street with a cobbled road and when you used the outdoor loo at the same time a train went past, it was like a monster coming. The stairwells were really narrow and their was a parlour (never used unless the vicar visited) a room at the back with a tiny kitchenette and Two double bedrooms. The stairs were incredibly steep and creaked. I think they finally demolished it not long after my Grandmother left in the late 70s early 80s. It's just been a short Street since then but a very long Street prior to this. I will try very hard to root out a photo of it. Their house was in the middle and was number 24.

[Yegvard]

Jinny,

Thank you for replying. It's nice to see the house description.  I passed Midway Street on countless occasions as in the 50's and 60's we lived in Heaton Moor, but in a big semi.  A photo would be nice.

Did your HASSALLs ever set foot in Worcestershire?  Another branch of my family married one.

Mike