A Simpson’s pie, a fond memory and a place in history

I hope Simpson’s Ready Foods in Urmston will endure, even though the factory has closed and soon the site will be an estate of smart town homes.

For almost a century the company provided employment for the people of the district along with a range of food products which will linger in the popular memory.

That memory has been enchanced by a detailed account of the company which has been told in an excellent new book on the history of Urmston, Flixton and Daveyhulme.*

To which can be added one of Andy Robertson’s projects which has recorded the story from the close of the factory, through its demolition and the present work to build those new homes.**

Andy has been chronically similar development across Greater Manchester over the last decade and a bit, and his work is an important contribution to how our landscape is changing.

So that is it.  For all those who remember Simpson’s pies, or who worked  in the factory, continue to watch this space.

Location; Urmston

Pictures; the site of Simpson's Ready Foods, 2019, from the collection of Any Robertson

* The story of Urmston, Flixton and Davyhulme, Michael Billington, 2018, the History Press

**And will there be no more Simpson pies from Urmston? https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/06/and-will-there-be-no-more-simpson-pies.html