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Manchester, The Grand Hotel c.1885
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We are looking up Aytoun Street towards Piccadilly, with the dome of the Infirmary building in the square, and the Grand Hotel building dominating the right of the photograph. We can tell from the squareness of this building that the Grand Hotel started life as a warehouse in 1867. In 1880 it was converted to an hotel, and it remained an hotel for almost a hundred years. In the year 2000, it re-opened as rather grand high-tech service flats. Aytoun Street gets its name from Roger Aytoun (known as Spanking Roger), who came to Manchester from Scotland as an officer in the army. He married a local lady of means, Barbara Minshull, and spent the next ten years going through her considerable fortune.

An extract from Manchester Photographic Memories.

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Spent many a happy hour here doing project work for the school I attended.
Manchester, Reference Library, St Peter's Square c1965
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Halle Orchestra
During the 60's I use to go to the Free Trade Hall to the concerts put on by the Halle and other orchestras. Remember going to one concert when Yehudi Menhuin was playing, such a great violinist. Managed to get his autograph, and Sir John Barbirollis. Sadly during a moving of homes I lost the programmes with the autographs on.
Manchester, Free Trade Hall c1885
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Way back in the late 50's/60's I visited the art gallery- so interesting.
Manchester, Art Gallery c1885
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Mountfield Street Bradford Manchester
Does anyone remember Mountfield Street, later called Milton Street? I lived at number 37 with my mam (Veronica), dad (Jim) and my sisters, Vera and Mary. We went to St Bridget's School. The three of us used to go and play in Phillips Park during the holidays, you could go anywhere in those days and feel safe. How times have changed! There were two picture houses near us, the Mosley and the ...see more
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