Happy birthday Lead Station

To be accurate you will have to wait till August to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Lead Station.

Welcome to  the Lead, 2025

We were there, and it has been one of those special places ever since.

Old decor different furniture, 2004

During the 1990s it was somewhere I would have a quiet coffee on days when the kids were elsewhere, later it was a drop in after work on a Friday for tapas and too many glasses of wine.

Later still we would take family and friends for a special night out and in between it has acted as a venue for business meetings.

Added to which it was the site of my 60th birthday surprise organised by Tina which l celebrated with my lads, my sisters from London and friends.

So, it really has got the lot.

And for those with a bit more historical interest, the building was originally opened as one of a group of new police stations built by the Lancashire Constabulary.

Ours was opened in 1885 and in its appearance and design mirrors others built at the same time.

Later the place became council offices for Manchester Corporation and also was home to a number of local families.

Leaving me just to point out l had originally got the anniversary wrong, suggesting it was 25 years when of course the time from 1995 to now is 30. 

To which l have Kathy Lee to thank who commented, "Andy - didn’t it open as the Lead Station in 1995? So it’s 30 this summer?"

To which l can only say l failed Maths O level in 1966 with  a grade 9.  "Nuff said"

Location; Beech Road

Pictures; the Lead Station, in 2024 and in 2004 from the collection of Andrew Simpson