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Leonora Nelson - Mother and Father's Bike Ride & Rural Burnage
Leonora's parents moved to Burnage from Ardwick, riding on bicycles down Burnage Lane; perhaps they saw the houses being built then? She also describes how Burnage remained on the edge of open country while she was growing up.
Leonora Nelson - Bikes Gooseberries and Sports Day
Leonora discusses trading her garden’s gooseberries for access to her friend’s bikes, and beating the boys at Belle Vue on a railway employee's sports day.
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Bevan Taylor - The Bombing of Burnage High School and Leaving Education.
Bevan Taylor tells us about the wartime bombing of Burnage High School and how this prompted him to leave.