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My aunt lived at 3 Britannia Road for over 60 years. Sale was my home town in the 50s and 60s. Many memories of those days. Thanks for making these videos, it’s nice to have some narration as well.
Great video Paul. When I moved to Sale some 26 years ago the "Ranny" wasn't built. The area where it now stands was just compacted dirt and a car repair firm operated from under the arches. One of the guys at work, his son was a mechanic there. When the owners of that area sold it he lost his job.
Brittania Road indeed had dodgy mechanics in the arches and further down was Healds Dairy where all the electric milk karts operated from. Electric vehicle delivery and reusable milk glass bottles. 🤔🤔
The crest above the black and white building was I think Bridgewater later Manchester Collieries it was later local NCB office it closed in the 70’s when the coal yard closed. The siding North of the station ran almost as far as Dane Road and served the goods yard which was closed in the mid 1960’s as part of the Beeching cuts. To the South of the station the tracks were slewed to allow the stabling of an electric EMU 1500 v introduced in 1931.
Yes, the King's Ransom was only built c.1998, and the area of the open-air seating in the 1960's contained mountains of coal. There may well have been some demand from the train station, but the majority of the coal, delivered to the wharves by barge, was to feed the demand from all the open fires in all the houses and other buildings in Sale. The coal was ordered by personal visit to the black and white building with the crest next to the station. I remember visits to this National Coal Board (NCB) office in the sixties, and soon after the coal men would make a delivery to the house. The Clean Air Act put an end to this.
I remember cycling down Britannia Rd after school in the late '50s to see The Pines Express thundering through Sale hauled by... a Britannia pacific! We din't get regular expresses through Sale (just the old DC electric trains and the steam pick-up goods), but at this time the Manchester - Crewe line was being electrified so many expresses were diverted via Northwich and Sale to Manchester. Now it's just boring trams! Which still use the 1930s overhead gantries to support their overhead wires. And of course back then School Rd was open to traffic, but there wasn't much of that about. Leafy Sale as it was known, ain't so leafy any more.. Thanks for the video.
My favourite memory of Sale Station was seeing all the racing pigeons in their wicker crates lined up just outside on the wall opposite Brindley Lodge (on the site of what used to The Queens pub - which was a bit rough)
What a lovely memory. I vaguely remember seeing a photo with wicker crates lined up somewhere in Sale. I didn’t know they were racing pigeons though. I’ll look into it. Do you remember any names of people involved in it?
I believe you are correct. that would be the one closest to camera in the photo before the bridge was widened. but that would be before your remembering (pre 1914). The shop that's still there was the Bridgewater canal offices. It may have been coal board at some point but that's the info I found.
Great video!! It would be nice to see the underground public toilets opened up and refurbished in front of Sale Town Hall! I bet it’s all still there - just filled in and tarmac’d over!!!
There used to be underground toilets opposite what still is W H Smiths in Sale Precinct when the whole of Stanley Square was a slope in the 70s. Boots is still in the same place too. Halfords used to be opposite.
Brilliant. First mention I've heard of it being on a slope. I've seen photos of the toilets don't know if I put the photo in this one th-cam.com/video/y1RhRaCYBH0/w-d-xo.html
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Great Video. Thanks for taking the time.
Brilliant memories x I lived in sale many years ago and worked for Trafford Council great times great people volunteer pub great evenings
Glad you enjoyed it.There's a bit on the Volunteer pub at the end of this one th-cam.com/video/r9FfYJusExs/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic video of my birth town, my heart is in Sale and Sale is in my heart.
You'll find some more memories here. Living in Sale going on 5 years and it ends up on this channel quite a bit. Thanks for the like and the comment.
My aunt lived at 3 Britannia Road for over 60 years. Sale was my home town in the 50s and 60s. Many memories of those days. Thanks for making these videos, it’s nice to have some narration as well.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video Paul. When I moved to Sale some 26 years ago the "Ranny" wasn't built. The area where it now stands was just compacted dirt and a car repair firm operated from under the arches. One of the guys at work, his son was a mechanic there. When the owners of that area sold it he lost his job.
Thanks Bruce. Interesting. I imagine it's been a few things over the years. Many people remember it as coal storage.
Brittania Road indeed had dodgy mechanics in the arches and further down was Healds Dairy where all the electric milk karts operated from.
Electric vehicle delivery and reusable milk glass bottles. 🤔🤔
brillant
Fascinating! I grew up right alongside Sale Bridge, down Hope Road. Our house backed onto the station and we had a railway carriage instead of a fence
Brilliant. I've wondered if the tracks were always completely fenced off. Came up in this video. th-cam.com/video/PJQTifvRhkc/w-d-xo.html
@@Wickedacorn yes, they were.
The crest above the black and white building was I think Bridgewater later Manchester Collieries it was later local NCB office it closed in the 70’s when the coal yard closed. The siding North of the station ran almost as far as Dane Road and served the goods yard which was closed in the mid 1960’s as part of the Beeching cuts. To the South of the station the tracks were slewed to allow the stabling of an electric EMU 1500 v introduced in 1931.
Thanks for the memories. This too will be lost to time when we are gone. That information probably isn't on record anywhere.
Yes, the King's Ransom was only built c.1998, and the area of the open-air seating in the 1960's contained mountains of coal. There may well have been some demand from the train station, but the majority of the coal, delivered to the wharves by barge, was to feed the demand from all the open fires in all the houses and other buildings in Sale. The coal was ordered by personal visit to the black and white building with the crest next to the station. I remember visits to this National Coal Board (NCB) office in the sixties, and soon after the coal men would make a delivery to the house. The Clean Air Act put an end to this.
Great video, this is my favourite one you have done yet, can't wait for the next one; Its amazing how much Sale has changed.
Thanks! Comments like this are much appreciated.
Really enjoyed your video. Thanks for posting.
Glad you enjoyed it
I remember cycling down Britannia Rd after school in the late '50s to see The Pines Express thundering through Sale hauled by... a Britannia pacific! We din't get regular expresses through Sale (just the old DC electric trains and the steam pick-up goods), but at this time the Manchester - Crewe line was being electrified so many expresses were diverted via Northwich and Sale to Manchester.
Now it's just boring trams! Which still use the 1930s overhead gantries to support their overhead wires.
And of course back then School Rd was open to traffic, but there wasn't much of that about. Leafy Sale as it was known, ain't so leafy any more..
Thanks for the video.
Leafy Sale, classic.
My favourite memory of Sale Station was seeing all the racing pigeons in their wicker crates lined up just outside on the wall opposite Brindley Lodge (on the site of what used to The Queens pub - which was a bit rough)
What a lovely memory. I vaguely remember seeing a photo with wicker crates lined up somewhere in Sale. I didn’t know they were racing pigeons though. I’ll look into it. Do you remember any names of people involved in it?
I could be mis-remembering but I think the old shop on the bridge used to belong to the Coal Board.
I believe you are correct. that would be the one closest to camera in the photo before the bridge was widened. but that would be before your remembering (pre 1914). The shop that's still there was the Bridgewater canal offices. It may have been coal board at some point but that's the info I found.
@@Wickedacorn my vague memory is from the 1970s, so whether this was a place you went to order coal for domestic use I couldn't say.
I'll have a look see when I get a chance. Right now trying to figure out where Crossford bridge is. lol
Yes and they also owned a coal shop which was in the eaves under Brooklands Station.
@@Gracievision it was.
Great video!! It would be nice to see the underground public toilets opened up and refurbished in front of Sale Town Hall! I bet it’s all still there - just filled in and tarmac’d over!!!
Thanks. I think you are correct on all accounts.
There used to be underground toilets opposite what still is W H Smiths in Sale Precinct when the whole of Stanley Square was a slope in the 70s. Boots is still in the same place too. Halfords used to be opposite.
Brilliant. First mention I've heard of it being on a slope. I've seen photos of the toilets don't know if I put the photo in this one th-cam.com/video/y1RhRaCYBH0/w-d-xo.html
Amazing
Thank you! Cheers!
My Aunti lived there for almost 30 years.
Nice. Where are you living?
Great video. Its a shame no young people can afford to live in their home town now.
Thanks, hopefully things will change for the better.
J🛫
Aluminium ! 😂
I don't care much what anyone calls it but I insist on tinfoil.