Rusholme in the 60s

[Rocles]

Yes, it was 173, Wilmslow Rd....there's a short Video of the interior on Youtube, struggling with the link, but search for "Ganns of Rusholme" should find it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2QbxfcOGKk

[maggi]

Just watched it, it was brilianrt, thanks,


What year was that?  it was after I left Rusholme, I think,
How long were they there?

[Rocles]

Video was we think 1971. They had the shop from early 1950s till retiring in around 1976

[maggi]

Yes I noticed it was decimal prices, so it was after February 1971


Gosh, I must have been in there so many times,
eaten so many goodies,
Love all the boxes of chocs on the walls,
Don't see that these days,  more is the pity


Used to love the Easter eggs in the window,
Used to Bagsie mine




Such lovely memories, thank you

[Rocles]

Here's my Uncle Des and Auntie Eileen, outside the shopfront Easter display, 1960

[maggi]

Oh gosh......I was probably looking in the window!


Where did you live?

[Rocles]

We lived about 2 miles away in East Rd, Longsight....but for 2 weeks every year, we looked after the shop while they were on Holidays. "Kid in a sweet shop" ? Oh yes..... 

[maggi]

Oh my.....Heaven!


I know East Road,
I used to work in Longsight while still at school

[debussy]

Wow Maggs this Rusholme forum has come alive since I was last here.This is what I was hoping would happen.

Rocles
Great picture, do you know what shops were either side of your Aunties and uncle's? I reckon most shop owners took one picture of their shop we prob could line them up and recreate Winslow Rd in 60s and before.
Love interior video as well on earlier post,I was back in the 60s as a child walking down Wilmslow Road when I saw that!

[debussy]

Oh maggi  thanks for reminding m e of chippy on Grandale St.Again I had completely forgotten about this.

[maggi]

Yes Deb


I too walked up and down Wilmslow Rd in the 60s, we probably passed each other ...ha ha


I can name some shops
opposite the zebra crossing was a bookies, Blood "antiques",( they were strange looking men)
on this side.... off license, sweet shop, paper shop, launderette, Indian restaurant, chip shop, pawn brokers, [size=78%]mans shop, that takes us from Walmer to Victoria Sts.[/size]


Opp Rusholme Cinema, paper shop, Timpsons, Easifit, Simms greengrocers,


more later....................................


love this  more memories please...............................x

[Rocles]

Danish Bacon shop one side, and, in the 70s, I think a kids clothes shop the other...this pic is much older (in fact, dated April 1958...the month and year I was born !).
PS...go to the Manchester Image Archive and try a search (in the 1st box) of "Rusholme Wilmsow Road" ...will bring up loads of pics, link below
http://images.manchester.gov.uk/AdvQuery.php

[maggi]

great

[debussy]

Yes these pictures are great.Part of M/C archive where every street was photographed between 1958 and 70.
Some names of shops I had forgotten but came straight back to me when I looked at them.
One shop which came later but is much remembered by me as I bought my first single there is Marshall's record shop.Trying to remember how much it cost!!

[maggi]

7/6p


I got mine from there too.....Happy days   xx