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What things and places have a special place in your Rochdale childhood......... Some of mine are Brights nursery on whitwoth rd Heybrook school Howarth cross Football and sports against other schools around Rochdale Rochdale baths ABC cinema Holingworth lake Fair on cattle market (now cop shop) Ashy valley flats Loads more.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 12:44 - May 23 with 3372 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 21:35 - May 15 by mikehunt
Not sure if these have been mentioned but here goes: Watching Rochdale Amateur Operatic Society perform Gibert &Sullivan at the Hippodrome. Then having a Chinese at The Bluebird (?) The first foreign restaurant in town (I think)- near the Salvation Army hall. The slate piss stones at the bottom of Molesworth Street - they drained directly into the river. There was a Methodist (?) Chapel that got demolished opposite those stones on Molesworth Street. Went in just before it got wrecked and it looked a beautiful place. Vavasour Street: Had Newbold Infant school and a whole street of shops culminating at the Vavasour Hotel where, as little 'uns we used to gather to watch the fights.
The Chinese next to Champness Hall was called the Bamboo Curtain.
“It is easier to fool people, than to convince them that they have been fooledâ€
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 16:32 - Jun 5 with 2926 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 12:19 - May 23 by 49thseason
Mike, you must be much older than I imagined, the Operatic Society ( now Rochdale Musical Theatre Company) have not played a G&S show since 1929! I think the Hipperdrome was knocked down in 1970 and for a while, the Society played at the Regal Cinema before eventually moving to the Gracie Fields Theatre in 1977 when the new Oulder Hill School opened. Not that the GFT was ready for hosting shows as the Society had to invest a large wedge of money to build a flying gallery above the stage to enable cloth backdrops and lighting bars to be hauled in and out .
Alas, the GFT is no longer useable as a Theatre thanks to the Private Finance Initiative ( PFI ) which led to it becoming effectively privately owned, and lettings ceased and the RMTC has had to move into the Champness Hall where a great deal of money needs to be spent to turn it into a genuine theatre. However, despite the difficulties, the RMTC has just performed 9 sell-out showings of Beauty and the Beast there to standing ovations.
He he. Not quite that old 49th. But I definitely saw 2 or 3 G&S productions at the Hippodrome. The Mikado for sure. I'm thinking 1965 -ish. My mother worked with someone at Rochdale Baths from whom she used to get the tickets. Wonder who the outfit were then ....
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The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 17:15 - Jun 5 with 2867 views
For some reason Heywood AODS staged several productions at the Hippodrome in the 1960s so it could have been them? Perhaps Heywood Civic Hall was being built? I definitely saw them do “The King and I” during this period.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 18:06 - Jun 5 with 2794 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 11:26 - Nov 12 by bluevein64
I can't recall the tripe shop in Rochdale but I can clearly remember the one in Bacup (the Rochdale bus stopped directly out side) selling tripe (obviously) elder (cows udder) and all sorts of delicious (only kidding) offal as previously mentioned, it closed in the mid ish 70's - the posts about Franny got me thinking about a crew of Dale Grebo's the used to frequent Taylors Cafe - I remember a couple of names such as "Vinnie and Sunshine (probably not regarded as being PC these days)" I wonder if anyone remembers then and where they are now - anyone remember the Rag "N" Bone man (horse and cart) calling out "Rag Bone - any old rags" you'd get given a "Donkey Stone" in exchange for rags - up until the late 60's the women well, some women, probably not Franny! would "sud and scrub" (hands and knees) their front door step/s (on a daily basis) then decorate the step edge with the sand colored Donkey stone - Milk being delivery by horse and cart ...........happy daze!
Seen there is mention of milk being delivered with horse and float Could well have been my Father, and I used to go with him on Saturdays and Sundays. Somebody must have good memory as reckon that must be 60 years ago as my Father died over 50 years ago
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 18:36 - Jun 5 with 2750 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 11:26 - Nov 12 by bluevein64
I can't recall the tripe shop in Rochdale but I can clearly remember the one in Bacup (the Rochdale bus stopped directly out side) selling tripe (obviously) elder (cows udder) and all sorts of delicious (only kidding) offal as previously mentioned, it closed in the mid ish 70's - the posts about Franny got me thinking about a crew of Dale Grebo's the used to frequent Taylors Cafe - I remember a couple of names such as "Vinnie and Sunshine (probably not regarded as being PC these days)" I wonder if anyone remembers then and where they are now - anyone remember the Rag "N" Bone man (horse and cart) calling out "Rag Bone - any old rags" you'd get given a "Donkey Stone" in exchange for rags - up until the late 60's the women well, some women, probably not Franny! would "sud and scrub" (hands and knees) their front door step/s (on a daily basis) then decorate the step edge with the sand colored Donkey stone - Milk being delivery by horse and cart ...........happy daze!
Bloody hell I had forgotten all about the disgusting food that you lot used to eat back in the day,tripe shops? cows udders? Offal? was there no part of an animal that you wouldn’t eat? Nice to see Frannys name again in a post though,I would have loved to have met her (to chat,nowt else)
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 23:20 - Jun 5 with 2586 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 18:06 - Jun 5 by davidab2202
Seen there is mention of milk being delivered with horse and float Could well have been my Father, and I used to go with him on Saturdays and Sundays. Somebody must have good memory as reckon that must be 60 years ago as my Father died over 50 years ago
Where I lived (Newbold) we had the last horse delivered milk in the country - was featured on tv at the time. The horse looked like Mr Ed and knew it's route by heart: where and when to stop and everything, without being led. It was a lady who was always out with it as I remember.
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The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 23:54 - Jun 5 with 2567 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 23:20 - Jun 5 by mikehunt
Where I lived (Newbold) we had the last horse delivered milk in the country - was featured on tv at the time. The horse looked like Mr Ed and knew it's route by heart: where and when to stop and everything, without being led. It was a lady who was always out with it as I remember.
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Most won't have a clue about Mr Ed, so here's the intro:
How many rushed to turn the radio on at 5pm when Dale were playing away? We should use this as walkout music....( its official title is Out of the Blue)
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 12:53 - Jun 6 with 2292 views
Had to put this up. Plenty of theme tunes with a 60's feel about at this time (The Persuaders, The Saint for example). I had to argue with my parents to be allowed to stay up for this series. Ahead of its time, and different.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 18:15 - Nov 11 with 1162 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 09:03 - Dec 1 by mingthemerciless
Yep I remember the tripe shop, you went up a very steep staircase to get to the restaurant. Later on there was a TV shop either in the those premises or next door. We used to drop off the bus outside the shop on Saturday afternoons when we'd been playing at Firgrove. The TV's were all tuned to " Grandstand " so we'd watch the scores coming in on the old ticker tape.
The " Gas Showrooms " we're on Drake St just further up than the Champness Hall. The " Electric Showrooms " were roughly were that new bus station is now. You could get the buses for Hornets from outside. The buses for The ' Dale left from in front of the Memorial Gardens.
Anybody on here go to " The Masque " or " The Medici " coffee bars ?
The same gang of us were walking down from " The Masque " one night, we'd just gone past the old library steps when the same lad who nicked the football decided he wanted a pee. So he opened his raincoat, whipped his penis out and starting peeing. He'd only been peeing for about 5 seconds when two coppers came around the corner from where the new Police Station is now. They were walking straight towards us. My mate obviously couldn't stop in midstream so he just fastened his raincoat !
The pee was running off the bottom of his raincoat as we carried on walking. We were dieing to burst out laughing but we daren't. When the coppers got up to us they didn't say a thing but you could tell from the grins on their faces they knew exactly what was going on.
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I remember the Masque I worked there With Moe Linda Pat Christine .
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Just a fun trip down memory lane......about the Masque on 18:16 - Nov 11 with 1155 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 09:03 - Dec 1 by mingthemerciless
Yep I remember the tripe shop, you went up a very steep staircase to get to the restaurant. Later on there was a TV shop either in the those premises or next door. We used to drop off the bus outside the shop on Saturday afternoons when we'd been playing at Firgrove. The TV's were all tuned to " Grandstand " so we'd watch the scores coming in on the old ticker tape.
The " Gas Showrooms " we're on Drake St just further up than the Champness Hall. The " Electric Showrooms " were roughly were that new bus station is now. You could get the buses for Hornets from outside. The buses for The ' Dale left from in front of the Memorial Gardens.
Anybody on here go to " The Masque " or " The Medici " coffee bars ?
The same gang of us were walking down from " The Masque " one night, we'd just gone past the old library steps when the same lad who nicked the football decided he wanted a pee. So he opened his raincoat, whipped his penis out and starting peeing. He'd only been peeing for about 5 seconds when two coppers came around the corner from where the new Police Station is now. They were walking straight towards us. My mate obviously couldn't stop in midstream so he just fastened his raincoat !
The pee was running off the bottom of his raincoat as we carried on walking. We were dieing to burst out laughing but we daren't. When the coppers got up to us they didn't say a thing but you could tell from the grins on their faces they knew exactly what was going on.
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I remember the Masque I worked there With Moe Linda Pat Christine .
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 06:39 - Nov 12 with 900 views
Remember many happy days on Stoneyfield as a youngster. We used to cross the railway line opposite the Elms Pub as a shortcut.
Robert Riley's played there on the bottom pitch. The upper pitch was often used for cup semi and quarter finals.
Usually more than one game of cricket on a summer evening with teams from Deeplish.
We also made a football / cricket pitch at the old Sparthfield / Merefield Clinic when we were boys and the management there were happy for us to use it, with local dustbin men and police coming on for a kick around from time to time.
Remember Rob Finc, the Connolly's, Micky Ray, the Hennessey's and Pophams as well as guys whose names I can no longer remember.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 13:02 - Nov 12 with 669 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 12:46 - Nov 12 by Edindale
Remember many happy days on Stoneyfield as a youngster. We used to cross the railway line opposite the Elms Pub as a shortcut.
Robert Riley's played there on the bottom pitch. The upper pitch was often used for cup semi and quarter finals.
Usually more than one game of cricket on a summer evening with teams from Deeplish.
We also made a football / cricket pitch at the old Sparthfield / Merefield Clinic when we were boys and the management there were happy for us to use it, with local dustbin men and police coming on for a kick around from time to time.
Remember Rob Finc, the Connolly's, Micky Ray, the Hennessey's and Pophams as well as guys whose names I can no longer remember.
There was a huge slope on that upper pitch, not just top to bottom but right to left too
The bottom pitch wasn't quite as bad
There was always something going on, especially during school holidays and the days extended to late into the evenings until it became too dark to play
Went to school with those lads, same year as Cyril Popham
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 13:02 - Nov 12 by D_Alien
There was a huge slope on that upper pitch, not just top to bottom but right to left too
The bottom pitch wasn't quite as bad
There was always something going on, especially during school holidays and the days extended to late into the evenings until it became too dark to play
Went to school with those lads, same year as Cyril Popham
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Yeah the summer holidays were like self managed sports camps! Happy days.
Not sure if the pitches are used at all now? Sparthbottoms was another place we used to go to occasionally.
Sounds like you were the year above me at Wilfrid's and Henshaw's.
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Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 13:16 - Nov 12 with 644 views
Just a fun trip down memory lane.............................. on 12:46 - Nov 12 by Edindale
Remember many happy days on Stoneyfield as a youngster. We used to cross the railway line opposite the Elms Pub as a shortcut.
Robert Riley's played there on the bottom pitch. The upper pitch was often used for cup semi and quarter finals.
Usually more than one game of cricket on a summer evening with teams from Deeplish.
We also made a football / cricket pitch at the old Sparthfield / Merefield Clinic when we were boys and the management there were happy for us to use it, with local dustbin men and police coming on for a kick around from time to time.
Remember Rob Finc, the Connolly's, Micky Ray, the Hennessey's and Pophams as well as guys whose names I can no longer remember.
Played for Robert Riley's along with billy popbam Dave Hassal and a few more deeplish lads. Rochdale athletic also played on the bottom flat pitch. Amateur league cup finals were also played there. Rochdale trades played on the top pitch when playable. Happy days
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