Now the next time you are in the Co-op on Wilbraham Road, spare a thought for the buildings that once stood on this spot.
They consisted of two tall residential properties, which like their neighbours stretching up towards Whitelow Road had been converted into shops with living accommodation above.
Our two were replaced by the building rising from the ground in 1963.
And for a long time I had just taken for granted that the whole modern block of shops had been built at the same time.
But not so, as the picture indicates, and taking a walk down Wilbraham Road from Brundrettes Road, it is possible to see the change in design and date.
So you learn something new, all the time.
Location; Chorlton
Picture; Wilbraham Road, 1963, Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection, https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR35NR9v6lzJfkiSsHgHdQyL2CCuQUHuCuVr8xnd403q534MNgY5g1nAZfY
Our two were replaced by the building rising from the ground in 1963.
And for a long time I had just taken for granted that the whole modern block of shops had been built at the same time.
But not so, as the picture indicates, and taking a walk down Wilbraham Road from Brundrettes Road, it is possible to see the change in design and date.
So you learn something new, all the time.
Location; Chorlton
Picture; Wilbraham Road, 1963, Courtesy of Manchester Archives+ Town Hall Photographers' Collection, https://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/albums/72157684413651581?fbclid=IwAR35NR9v6lzJfkiSsHgHdQyL2CCuQUHuCuVr8xnd403q534MNgY5g1nAZfY
I would assume the F. W. Woolworths building (left) was purpose built for them. The ex Woolworths in Eccles and Urmston are a very similar design and brickwork. Wonder what year they were built?
ReplyDeleteYes you are right PJ.
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