Images illustrating the history of Prestwich, Manchester UK
Find out more about Prestwich and it's History here:
http://www.bleasdale.info/pwch
Much credit goes to the good people of the Prestwich Heritage Society
http://www.prestwichheritage.co.uk/
Images are purposely grainy, high quality images/postcards and publications are be available via the Heritage Society, and the "Prestwich in Post Cards" publications are available in the shops.
Additional Images of Prestwich can be searched and ordered via the Bury Image Bank here:
http://www.buryimagebank.org.uk/frontend.php
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1948/1949 Whit Walk Prestwich outside the Grapes Inn Prestwich (read more)
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A photograph of the whole guide and scout group taken in 1948 showing all cubs, scouts, rovers and leaders, guides, rangers and leaders. The photograph shows ... (read more)
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Old Entrance from bedford Street. Now rebuilt & renamed as The Parkside. (read more)
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Anyone identify the location of this Whit walks photo from 1951 ? I seem to recall it's near Grimshaws but maybe not. (read more)
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Home to the Scholes Family and Sir William Mather M.P. http://www.bleasdale.info/pwch/where/history/woodhill.htm (read more)
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home to the Lords of the Manor of Prestwich http://www.bleasdale.info/pwch/where/history/agecroftframes.htm (read more)
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The school was built in 1910 by Lancashire County Council. (read more)
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Built is the 1850's and adopted as the Town Hall in 1920. (read more)
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prior to being levelled for the plying fields, the clough continued over the East side of Bury New Road. Here being used by the local Rifle ... (read more)
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Was home to the Vickers Family who made their money from Bully Beef during WWI. The house is reported to have been haunted, and Gilbert Vickers ... (read more)
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http://www.grimshaworigin.org/PrestwichGwByDavid.htm (read more)
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Replaced the Deyne in 1840. http://www.bleasdale.info/pwch/where/history/stmarys/deyne.htm (read more)
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Built prior to 1650, the Deyne was the home to the Rector of Prestwich until 1840 when the Victorian Rectory was built (on Rectory Drive). The ... (read more)
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Tower Buildings was home to the Co-op, and demolished in the 1980's (read more)
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TheChurch Inn Is home to the meetings of the Prestwich Heritage Society. A Grade 2 listed building, with recent excavations discovering an underground cellar, dated to ... (read more)
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TheChurch Inn Is home to the meetings of the Prestwich Heritage Society. A Grade 2 listed building, with recent excavations discovering an underground cellar, dated to ... (read more)
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Junction of Bury New Road and Hilton Lane (read more)
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Bury New Road Junction with Kings Road (read more)
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Engraving dated 1850 showing the original approach from the South East, with the Church Inn and hearse room to the right. NO NUMBERED POST. (read more)
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Probably taken in the 1920's as the rhododendrons are well established but the lower graveyard has yet to be enclosed. (read more)
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This Picture can be dated to around 1930 as the lower graveyard has now been enclosed by metal railings. (read more)
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The large Oak in the foreground is still present today. (read more)
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View towards Gardner mount, with the old Engine Cottage that pre-dated the tearooms still present circa 1900. (read more)
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Known locally as the beech mound or Buckleys Plantation. The Buckley family lived at the house called 'Prestwich Clough' behind the wall on the right. (read more)
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A 1920's view, note the rhododendrons planted around 1910 and a lack of any houses on Ruskin Road. The Rustic bridge was in place when the ... (read more)
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