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St Nicholas' Church- Looking West from Roof
An image of the Rector (Rev H.A. Barnett) on roof boarding (looking west). Note the temporary church and the railway embankment at the rear.
Photographs taken from Original Rectory- 137 Fog Lane
Two photographs taken from the Original Rectory- 137 Fog Lane:
The first is looking east over the junction of Fog Lane and Parrswood Road (note the lack of traffic lights). Shows shop blinds out on left-hand side shops on Fog Lane. The temporary…
The first is looking east over the junction of Fog Lane and Parrswood Road (note the lack of traffic lights). Shows shop blinds out on left-hand side shops on Fog Lane. The temporary…
St Nicholas' Church- Poplar Road Houses to Rear
Photograph looking south-west showing brickwork to south end and Poplar Road houses at rear.
St Nicholas' Church- Scaffolding at East Tower
Photograph showing wooden scaffolding to East End and Tower. Solid plank hoarding to front of site, cabin (site office) to left. Sign board reads 'George MacFarlane and Son Builders, Newton Street, Manchester'. Site for the Church of St. Nicholas in…
St Nicholas' Church- Scaffolding to East End and Kingsway
Photograph looking along Kingsway [north] from junction with Poplar Road, showing the scaffolding to the East End of the Church. Note concrete boys, carriageway construction, tramway centre reservation and 'Kingsway Garage' (automobile engineers')…
St Nicholas' Church- Servers, Choirboys and New Rectory
Servers and choirboys with new rectory at rear. Front row extreme right - Dennis Gray (missing in RAF during World War 2, 1941). See War Memorial in North Transept, [Bevan Taylor's] 'Patrol Leader' in 1938-1939.
St. Nicholas' Church- Top of the Tower
Photograph taken from the top of the church's tower- note the slits in the brickwork for the bell chamber. man on the left of the photograph presumably Clerk of Works, wearing 'Pot Hot' sign of position of Clerk of Works in the 1930's!!
St. Nicholas' Church- Temporary Church Hall
An image of the temporary church's church hall (later the parish hall), built in 1928. Photograph taken looking south. Altar, prayer desk and choir from St. John's Church, Deansgate, Manchester, which closed for worship in 1928. Picture row in…
St Nicholas' Church - New Rectory and New Church
An image showing the new rectory at St. Nicholas along with the new church itself. Photograph looking east.
St. Nicholas' Church - New Rectory- Farm Buildings at Rear
A photograph of the new rectory at St. Nicholas with Mrs Barrett on gate duty (wife of the first rector). Note the wooden garages with the pointed roofs and Kingsway Garage behind on the left, along with the farm buildings of Homestead Farm on the…
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Burnage Garden Village - Video of the 50th Anniversary Celebration - 1956
A video showing the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Burnage Garden Village in 1956.