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Ted Morgan - V.E. and V.J. Day Celebrations on Arbor Avenue
Ted Morgan gives us an account of the two celebrations to mark the end of the Second World War.
Ted Morgan - Walking
We hear about people's attitude to transport, and a long walk to the colliery for a bag of coke.
In the second clip, Ted describes walking to school and the area around Burnage Library.
In the second clip, Ted describes walking to school and the area around Burnage Library.
Tenancy Agreement for 8 Ivylea Road.PDF
A copy of the tenancy agreement given to Joseph Gawkrodger on 14th Jan 1928. Note how a plot number has been allocated rather than a house number. Joseph Gawkrodger, along with his wife and two-year old daughter, moved into Burnage from West-Point,…
The Royal Day
Commemorative booklet issued by The Lord's Day Observance Society to mark to Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
The Thunderbolt
Dorothy describes an unscheduled finale to the 'Levenshulme Happiness Week' in 1950.
Too Old for Oranges - Memories of Growing up in the Burnage area during World War 2
Sarah Gammond recounts her experiences of the Second World War as a child in Burnage. Described are accounts of her schooling, her family's membership of civil defence organisations, rationing, air raids, the Burnage Rose Queen parade and her…
Wedding at St Nicholas - 1949/50.jpg
Photograph showing a wedding (of one of the Rangers) at St. Nicholas' Church in 1949/50, the Guides (from Left to Right) are Pauline Dennis, Muriel Walker and Maria Chambers.
When the Americans came to Burnage
First is a scanned letter from an American doctor billeted in Burnage, who thanked the Lister family for their hospitality, hoping to return the complement in Tennessee. A full transcription of the letter is contained in the document below.
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Whit Sunday Procession of Witness - Burnage Lane
Whit Sunday Procession of Witness along Burnage Lane [presumed 1950s].
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Brook House Auxiliary Hospital
This Certificate is presented by the Army Council, as a permanent record of their thanks, to be placed in the building been known and used as Brook House Hospital for British sick and wounded during the Great War, 1914-1919.
The War…