Undated Photographs
There are lots of memories out there of how things used to be in Blackley.
Below are links to some photographs where, unfortunately, the date is unknown.
Thank you to everyone who has
sent photos for this collection. If you have any photographs you would like to
contribute, please
contact us.
If anyone has any further information about the photographs (or can
confirm their content or date), please
contact us.
It would be especially nice if anyone could name anyone on the Whit Walks
photographs and give an approximate date.
Photograph showing Blackley Band(do you know or recognise anyone?)
Photograph showing Boggart Hole Clough
Photograph showing Rochdale Road, Barnes Green
Photograph of Castle House on the corner of Hill Lane and Rathbourne AvenueThere are now some flats on this site.
Photograph of Castle House looking up Hill LaneThere are now some flats on this site.
Old photograph showing Old Market Street looking towards St. Peter's Church
Old photograph showing Old Market Street with Ye Golden Lion and The Lion & Lamb Hotel (date unknown - do you know the date?)
Old photograph showing Old Market Street with The Lion & Lamb Hotel
Old photograph showing Valentine Brow
Old photograph showing Valentine Brow in colour
Photograph (probably) showing the Whit Walks processions
Second photograph (probably) showing the Whit Walks processions
Third photograph showing the Whit Walks processions
The man carrying the banner on the left (as you look at the photo) is Leslie Harrison. Do you recognise anyone else in the picture?
Fourth photograph (probably) showing the Whit Walks processions
The man second in the line is Jack Cooke. Do you recognise anyone else in the photograph?
A photograph showing the clergy and choir at Davyhulme Parish Church with the following details on the reverse:
"Photograph of Rev. Rideal (in the centre) at Davyhulme Parish Church"
"Don't know whether this is of interest to you. Jack's cousin sent it to us. She said he was a very nice man."
Photograph of a framed photograph of Grace Rideal
(with two other people).
The photograph is on display in the vestry at St. Peter's Church.