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Rev. Dennis Nadin - Childhood Gangs in Burnage

In the first clip, Dennis Nadin describes the gangs formed by young people during and after the war, avoiding Avon Road, each gang building a den in its area from corrugated iron.

In the second clip, he elaborates on how the gangs were formed, his…

Tags: Avon Road, Second World War

Memories of Wartime Burnage

Pauline Butterworth (nee Lister) describes the air raids over Burnage, the wartime shelters in use, hunting for shrapnel, American soldiers in Burnage, VE Day, the shops on Burnage Lane and her family's servicemen.

Tags: Acacias, Air Raids, Americans, Avon Road, Burnage Lane, Clifton Street, Connaught Avenue, Fairey Aviation, Grangethorpe Drive, Lindsay Road, Second World War, Shopping

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Silver Jubilee Street Party - Brookthorpe Avenue - 1977

A video showing the street party organised by the residents of Brookthorpe Avenue, Burnage, for the Silver Jubilee in 1977.

In the additional sound recording, Doreen Robinson describes the organisation of the event, including the contributions of…