Last week I was on Port Street, with a story occasioned by some of Andy Robertson’s pictures and in particular this building.*
Not that long ago it was part of a block from where Goldfayre Trading were located, but now part of the building has gone and what is left won’t be long for the demolisher’s ball.
So as you do, I wandered back in time. In 1851 this row of properties was home to an iron merchants, a druggist, two spindle makers, and assorted shops.
While directly behind, were two arms of the Rochdale Canal, one of which finished at the back of number 64 while the other ran parallel to Port Street down to Brewer Street. Between them they served two timber yards, a stone and lime yard and Burn’s Cotton Mill.
They were still there in 1894 and number 64 was still an iron merchants run by the firm of Hall and Pickles who are listed at the address a full 40 years earlier.
A few days later after I had posted the story, Geoff got in touch to say that, "Hall & Pickles are still trading from Poyton.
One of the country's largest steel distributors. Started in 1812 and still a family business”.
And not to be out done Andy trawled the records and came up with this image of Port Street and that building in 1966.
Location; Manchester
Picture; Port Street, 2018, from the collection of Andy Robertson and in 1966, W. Higham, m04946, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
*Port Street ...... waiting for something to happen, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/port-street-waiting-for-something-to.html
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| Port Street, 2018 |
So as you do, I wandered back in time. In 1851 this row of properties was home to an iron merchants, a druggist, two spindle makers, and assorted shops.
While directly behind, were two arms of the Rochdale Canal, one of which finished at the back of number 64 while the other ran parallel to Port Street down to Brewer Street. Between them they served two timber yards, a stone and lime yard and Burn’s Cotton Mill.
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| Port Street, 1966 |
A few days later after I had posted the story, Geoff got in touch to say that, "Hall & Pickles are still trading from Poyton.
One of the country's largest steel distributors. Started in 1812 and still a family business”.
And not to be out done Andy trawled the records and came up with this image of Port Street and that building in 1966.
Location; Manchester
Picture; Port Street, 2018, from the collection of Andy Robertson and in 1966, W. Higham, m04946, courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council, http://images.manchester.gov.uk/index.php?session=pass
*Port Street ...... waiting for something to happen, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/port-street-waiting-for-something-to.html
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