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11. Grimshaw Lane

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 October 2005
ST GABRIELS'S Church walks in the 1920s, processing down Grimshaw Lane, seen here at the junction of Sandy Lane.

12. Cheapside

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 October 2005
CHEAPSIDE 1960. The shop in the centre of the photo was A Partington, Butcher.

13. Spot the difference

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 October 2005
THIS WEEK we're doing what has proved to be a popular feature - how it used to be.

14. Long Street

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 October 2005
THIS Long Street building was occupied by Burtons tailors when it first opened. Next came F.W.Woolworth, followed by Cee-N-cee, Kwik Save and then, prior to the Harbord Harbord, it was sectioned off for the use of mixed businesses. Photo courtesy of Middleton Local Studies Library

15. Bardsley Street

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 October 2005
BARDSLEY Street in the 1950s. In the background are John Lee Fold allotments. The Cromer Mill chimney is visible behind the tree. Photo courtesy of the Hulbert family.

16. Back to the old school

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 6 October 2005
IN MARCH we featured Parkfield School and a number of readers have contacted Bygone Days, all with fond memories of the time they spent there.

17. Junction’s Mr Modest

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 29 September 2005
IN THE September newsletter, Morris Garratt, vice chairman and honorary secretary of the Middleton Civic Association, gave condolences to long time committee member, Ralph Etherington, who died recently.

18. Birthplace of a fight for rights

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 22 September 2005
DELVING into local history for a television programme a researcher unearthed an interesting little story about a mill girl and Rochdale Road, Blackley.

19. What's in a name?

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 15 September 2005
THE spelling of Blackley has change over the centuries, interestingly all variations sound similar. Bleaklegh, a variant of Bleak-lea, a dark clearing in the forest.

20. The readers' choice

Middleton Guardian, Thursday 8 September 2005
THIS WEEK we publish a selection of images sent in by our readers.
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