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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- 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- 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- Poplar Road Houses to Rear
Photograph looking south-west showing brickwork to south end and Poplar Road houses at 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- 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.
St Nicholas' Church- Looking NE to Bull Inn
A photograph looking north-east over the construction of the new church, showing the 'Bull Inn' at [rear] centre, cottages at left-rear and an electricity substation right-rear. Columns to the south aisle are shown on the right.
St Nicholas' Church- Inside Temporary Church
A photograph taken inside the temporary church at St. Nicholas, the chairs having a hook for kneeler and ledge for backs- remaining in use in church [1986], but are somewhat darker after over 50 years polishing and cleaning!
St Nicholas' Church- Homestead Farm to Rear
Image of St. Nicholas' Church under construction, looking north-west, showing the temporary church (left) and Homestead Farm (right) at rear.Columns to north aisle on right, window (lower) in west wall bricked up on inside eventually!
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St Nicholas' Church- Homestead Farm to Left
A photograph of St. Nicholas' Church looking south east, the lower west window of the church blocked up due to the setting sun's rays! Homestead Farm is on the left and houses on Kingsway are on the right (404 being the nearest).
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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,…