Here is a
collection of photographs of the area from old postcards, kindly
contributed by Hannah-Beth Roberts (the first 15 pictures). The
accompanying notes are provided by Cliff Pelham. If you have
further details of these photographs, or others to contribute to
the website, do contact
us.
For
large collections of old photographs of the area, see the Manchester
Local Image Collection and the Greater
Manchester Lives website. Warning: titles and dates
accompanying the photographs in these archive collections are
not to be relied on. On
both the sites, search for "Withington" to access photographs
from various periods.
Click
on an image for an enlarged view.
Wilmslow
Road, looking towards the library. Notice the
wires and tracks for electric trams which ran
along Palatine Road, through the village into the
city.
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Wilmslow
Road, outside the Red Lion. Notice the horse
manure! The building behind the Red Lion, which
still exists, is a tramway substation, containing
a rotary electric convertor from AC mains power to
DC. This is pre-1930s.
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Darlington
Road, Withington. Notice the young street trees.
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Withington
Public Library. On the right is a single-decker
bus with the oval rear window. Photo is likely to
be 1920s or 1930s.
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Parsonage
Road, taken from near Heaton Road, looking towards
fields before the road was completed through to
Parrs Wood Road (pre1928).
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Mauldeth
Road, at the junction with Parrs Wood Road and
Egerton Road in Ladybarn. The rightmost shop is
James's Cycle Shop (notice the sign and the
bicycle mounted on the wall). The building on the
right is the Talbot Hotel, which became the
Ladybarn, and is now demolished. Notice the gas
light on the left. Possibly early 1930s.
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Withington
Station. Notice the footbridge from Lapwing Lane.
See the Disused
Stations website for
more old photographs and details of Withington
Station.
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The White Lion, Withington, at the junction of Palatine Road and Wilmslow Road. Notice the open-top trams. 1920s or earlier.
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 Withington
trough, at the junction of Wellington Road (on the
left) and Wilmslow Road. The building behind the
trough was adjacent to a post office and a public
library. These buildings were demolished to make
way for the present library. Notice the open-top
tram and, behind the trough, a gas lamp. Possibly
1900s.
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 A
drawing of Withington showing the trough
with Wellington Road on the left and Wilmslow Road
on the right. The inscription is dated 1903.
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 Mauldeth
Road, West Withington. Notice the gas lamps.
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 "The
Rookery" (Parkfield Road?)
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 Wilmslow
Road, Withington, at the junction with Mauldeth
Road looking towards the village, with a gas lamp
on the right.
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 Withington
village looking towards the library. The village
is illuminated with electric lights and the wires
and lines for the trams have been removed. This is
post-WWII, possibly c1950.
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 Lapwing
Lane Arcade. Taken from the Friends
website which has a very detailed history.
Notice the two buses by the arcade and an 8-wheel
"balcony car" tram on Palatine Road. This junction
served as an interchange between trains, buses and
trams. Photograph taken in the1920s.
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 An
old photograph of the interior of
St
Cuthbert's Catholic Church, Withington
(date
unknown).
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 Withington
Green in its former glory, early 1900s.
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Below
are photographs of Ladybarn, taken in 1972, kindly
contributed by Ray Pilkington, who lived in the area at the
time. Ray says "When
I started work in 1972 I bought myself a new camera and
the first thing I did was take photos of what was left of
Ladybarn after so much demolition had taken place."
Click
on an image for an enlarged view.
 "Pear
Tree cottages", Ladybarn Lane. 1972
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 An
old house on the corner of Ladybarn Lane and Royle
Street. The rear was used by a builder at the
time.1972.
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