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Chris: p.s. how about some photos of the site now? maybe from similar angles as the first photo of barton above....

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Chris: Hi, i just wanted to says thanks! my dad (Alan Marsden) also worked at Barton right up to it closing. and i think i actually went inside with him for a tour just before it......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Viv Shackleton: My dad is 80 on 8 November. We are taking him on a trip down memory lane. He used to live on Liverpool Road and his uncle worked on the Barton Road Swing Bridge and......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

sythero: WOW! this is my hometown too; infact the orange bicycles in the 3rd picture are custom made in Chatt by a friend's father named Mic George. About a year ago we bartered for one......

in response to: Principal, KCRW, LLC by Ann Coulter

rick: Doc - I think we all got our first basebal gloves and all of our sneakers at Circle ("Spaldeens" too, as I recall). Yes, your memory serves - Barton's was, indeed, across Franklin. Also, on......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Doc S.......: Yo, Rick - What a memory!! I think I got my first baseball glove at "Circle". The "other" store for upscale chocolates was Barton's, on the north side of Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave., if......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

eyeofodin: wow, good ol' BART. l went to the city center station yesteray and it was happening...

in response to: Emptiness by joey

Heather: I've thoroughly enjoyed the photos and information here. Fellow Barton and Trafford folk might like to know that the Grade 1 listed All Saint's Church (just over Barton Bridge, opposite B&Q) is trying to raise......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Sheila Vaudrey: Thanks for the photo's legal or otherwise. I remember standing on Barton Lane, to watch the chimneys fall, you should have seen the clouds of dust. also Another first for our area, Trafford......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Dave Moore: Stumbled on the site while attempting to get images of King Street in Stretford from the 60's and 70's. Excellent images. Brought back memories from when I worked near to Barton Bridge (Manchester Oil Refinery)......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila, Yes my dad was the youngest. He always used to spend his time on Barton Grange Farm with his mate Steve Ratcliffe messing around with cars and motorbikes. He was born when the......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Tom Lockhead: Hi Hairsy, Don't know if you remember me - spent some time with your brother Dan tooling around in his TR3. Remember the Howard movies,as all the Moms went there for "Dish Night". Many fond......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Alison Lawford: Hi Dave: Thanks for the Pictures. I walked over the swingbridge on a sunday morning, passing the Barton power station in the 60s. I now live in NSW Australia. My brother still lives over there.......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

James cashan: hi norma , yes i remember brian,may know your brothers by face,we would get anywhere from 1 to 2 hundred people down at tarzan bridge,crossie was a regular face at our shin digs and would often......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

nyc born an raised army trained: damn yo mad memories livin in queens and going to clara barton class of 2001 yah dig ...

in response to: Franklin Avenue Station by Peter

Alan Taylor: Hi Sheila & Cyril, I recall both farms and used to go and watch 'young' Max Shacklady and his followers practice wrestling in one of the upper barns behind which the threshing machine with long belt......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Dom Smith: Cyril an co.I'm glad you like my photo's kindly sacnned by Andrew (no relation). I think its very sad how Irlam has changed. Very little for the better too. I have some pics of the......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Sheila Hilton: Hi Cyril, I came across some (confusing to say the least)information relating to Woolden Hall. Make of it what you will: "Woolden appears as Vulueden in 1299.......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Marissa Chaplin from Laura Young (not that you know me!) : Hello! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for posting these pictures! Marissa, I am now 31 and living in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and was just looking on the internet for some pictures......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith: Thought I'd try and take a few of the more urban side of Irlam... If ever your playing Irlam Town, get yourself to that football ground...now home of Irlam FC [[img:26236]] Most of the streets in this area......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

cyril bagshaw: Hi Norma, Very sorry to hear the loss of your husband...we hope you too have good family and friends around you. As for snow in Adelaide, the nearest we got to it was a few......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Joanne Amorello-minor: Hi Mary, hi Rob, hi Marissa,hi Norma,hi steve... as much as I would like to go to the mosslands I cannot as I live in Portsmouth!but I shall listen anyway...you never know my wish may come......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Paul Davis: Hello every one, i never knew there were so many like minded people, people who enjoy I@C for what it is. I have lived in irlam for just over ten years now and i think that......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne, I only meant the mundane stuff, by all means information on your dad should be posted, you never know who ends up reading the information. Also post information found on any possible relatives, one......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Alan Taylor: Hi Joanne, At a quick glance I find that - Roy Edward MINOR born 5th Sept 1946 died 4th quarter 1976 registered Trafford 39/1915, also found a - Beatrice Mary MINOR born 3rd Jun 1896 died 2nd quarter 1976......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

hairsy: i know you uncle frank he was the bartender on saturdays we used to play cards in the back of the bar he should know me. some other guys from the bar was jerry shaw......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Mike: Hairsy- My dad was big (6'2, 225)and had dark hair, but my uncle Frank had red hair and also bartended at Violas. He was the owners son. Thanks for keeping in touch. I'd stll love to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Alan Taylor: Hello Rob, Your great aunt Isa Taylor died aged 68 1Qtr 1952 Barton 10b/271 your great uncle Will Taylor I find 3 possibilities - William F Taylor aged 79 3Qtr 1960 Salford 10f/432 [most likely died in hospital] William......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Mike: Hairsy-thanks for responding to my comments about Violas. I'm the youngest of the grandchildren (42) but I remember Hairs Logan well. My mother is Mr. Violas' daughter (Jean). My father, Tom Barnes, bartended there for......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Roger Barton: I lived near & attended Salford Grammar School in the early '60s and made regular trips to Barton Swing Bridge & Barton Lock on my pushbike. I remember being chased off the bridge whilst......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

joey: actually it left in the bart parking lot. this morning; the frame is now 10 feet from this photo location and lying flat on the ground. glass all smahsed to bits . . ....

in response to: Lost Art by joey

john taylor: along with my father,i worked for t.w.ward(dismantlers)of sheffield on the power station at barton ,i can't remember exactly how long it took to clear the site and drop the the two enormous chimneys but when......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Barto: Hey I play b-ball on that hoop all summer!...

in response to: Griffintown Community Board by CE

Chris: Loew's Pitkin, 5 cent hot dog war, Jungle Jim's coconut drinks (Strauss off Pitkin), Pizza DEn (HOme of the Square Pizza- Amboy off Pitkin). Wuhan Tea Garden (Pitkin between SAratoga and Strauss), Rainbow, Barton's, Barricini,......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

rick: I lived at 881 Washington Ave (Carroll St) across from Botanic Gardens, Clara Barton (H.S. for Homemaking) and PS 241. What a place to grow up - deadend street to play in plus three school......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Mark: Thanks for posting the photos of Barton power station; they have assisted me enormously with my research. I'm a legal academic in the field of environmental law and am putting the final touches to a......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

bart: this is cool.........

in response to: Graffiti Truck by violet913

bed sty-cee!: hello chicago folks-well lets have a little history lesson non of you are spanish, spaniards or latin. all of those words,terms or descriptions belong to europeans, aka white people. all so called hispanics,......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Mama Mia: For those who truly want to read the truth- take a look. http://www.johnnybart81.com/...

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Mike: I know its a long shot. But I have been searching for any info on my grandad whom i never met and died in Australia in 1990. He worked at Barton Power Station for many......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

MW: Not the 360 Bridge. Not Congress (Bat Bridge) The man who took the photo is right on the money, Barton Springs Road Bridge....

in response to: Austin, Texas by Paul G

Mike Woolf: I grew up in the '50s in Boscombe Avenue in Barton. I remember the Power Station very vividly. You could see it across the MSC and I distincly remember the fading camouflage paint on both......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

joey: the concord bart station. i'm revealing all my location secrets to you...

in response to: 5 Times # by joey

joey: the concord bart parking lot...

in response to: Tree Parking by joey

Tom: The second image is Carrington Power Station, just 2-3 miles from Barton power station, demolished in the 1990's. Irlam Ferry crosses the Ship canal and is roughly between the 2 stations, it is currently not in......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Anonymous - 36: Great !! If someone ever asks me the what was the best time of my life - without a doubt it was 13-16, great memories to last a lifetime. My 9 year old daughter can't......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

JPK: I am in love with brutalism. I admire it in subway stations, and many buildings on campus. Have u seen wright's fallingwater? http://www.newsandevents.utoronto.ca/bios/02/historical_images/1972RobartsLibrary.jpg http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/InternationalTo.jpg...

in response to: Brutalism by Tyfoid Kid

Gerry: I came across this item when I was looking for a picture of Barton Power Station for "my memoirs". I worked there in 1968 when it was still running. Previously I had worked at Trafford......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Stardreamer: looks like coming home to concord bart station. I feel like I'm going to fall face first & roll to the bottom....

in response to: Escalator Magic by joey

Dave: Andy - Found a bit of information on Barton Power Station Barton Power Station was constructed in the 1920s and was one of the most advanced power stations of the time, receiving coal from barges on......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Andrew Smith: Dave - Thanks for posting these. How long ago was the power station demolished? I travel over the road swing bridge to work, then through Trafford Park and passed Old Trafford. Am I right in thinking......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Dave: [[img:17931]] The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal resulted in the need to replace the famous stone aqueduct at Barton, which had been constructed as part of the Bridgewater Canal in the eighteenth century. The old......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Dave: [[img:17928]] Barton Bridge was completed on the 17th July, 1761. It was built by James Brindley, and shows the bridge looking downstream and the road bridge is behind. The old bridge was removed for the opening......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Dave: [[img:17926]] Barton Swing Bridge near the Trafford Centre...

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

A. Sturzer: I remember the fantastic shops & restaurants in the area. Near the corner of Franklin Ave & Eastern Parkway, there were two Greek restaurants.."Pappas" & "Peters". On the other side of Eastern Parkway, there was......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Barth from Texas: If there were a Paypal link, I would contribute! This guy is The Truth!...

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

little ukraine: really really great post. stupidly, the strongest associations I have with the '64 world's fair are the Grand Central Parkway and the New York Mets, two things of which I'm not particularly fond. ......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Sirhcbre: This is great. That Unisphere is creepy as hell! Is that the same one as in the Simpsons when bart rented a car? Is ther more to the series or is this the last......

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

joey: evilg; last time i was in montreal 1972, i remember there were some tunnels there. how about some pics? i commute through the BART tunnel twice a day. on the train to and from work.......

in response to: Leaving Point Richmond by joey

EvilGentleman: I remember in 1995, I was at my favourite watering hole waiting for two guys to finish playing pool so I could have a turn, when I decided that I had better go check on......

in response to: Blood on the Platform by Peter

Andrew Smith: Quote "Please could someone explain these comments... Night soil? (It was used to soak up Victorian Manchester's 'night soil'.) as in from sewage?(fertilised by 200 year old human waste)" Hi, Yes, I did mean human waste. I......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Peter: i really like this post. this, also, is an interesting read: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Ship_Canal]] woah! and this too: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Swing_Aqueduct]]...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

sherri: I made my way across Canada from New Brunswick. I was born and raised in Bathurst NB then left at 17 and moved to Edmonton, Alberta, and after getting tired of being nothing but a......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: There has been some confusion as to defining exactly what constitutes an outdoor structure or patio. I have heard that any structure enclosed on more than two sides will be considered to be indoors, and......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Elicar: The bartender of the club, the host of a party, the employer..These people could all be held responsible for the behaviour of a drunk. Why didn't the bartender call a cab? Why didn't the host......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Scott: The Maple Leaf Tavern is terrific. I've been going there for years, and my friend Nick and I had an amazing art/circus/music event there. Chris the bartender is the best....

in response to: Toronto Dive Bars by JayEastsider

Hobart: This is strangely moving. And just plain strange!...

in response to: Avenue A, East Village by Peter

Hobart: I'm sure Hool's comment wasn't intended to be as terse as you seem to think it is. Probably just a little gentle nudging, and thats ok, everyone's opinions on such are fair, especially in such......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping by EvilGentleman

Hobart: This is a classic "Elaine" post. I love it! Focusing on the details you'd normally walk right past without noticing....

in response to: Gutters by elaine

Hobart: Ditto what A'la said. It seems to me that many new people are finding this site lately, and some are really giving it their all to add some amazing new content. I, personally, do definitely......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping by EvilGentleman

Hobart: More {Israel}, please!...

in response to: Downtown Tel-Aviv by Oleg

Hobart: I hereby nominate {London} for a second-tier ##Honorable Mention## due simply to the fact that its {skyline} contains the {Gherkin} building! [[img:10062]] ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Hobart: [[img:9810]] [[img:9811]] ...

in response to: Tidy by elaine

Hobart: Me too, Jamie!...

in response to: Things I Hate About... Internet Chat by EvilGentleman

Roland Barthes: A photograph's punctum is that accident [of photographic detail] which pricks me (but also bruises me, is poignant to me)...

in response to: I Thought I Said Hold the Spit by EvilGentleman

Peter: well, hobart, you have to have somewhere to hide the bodies! heh. actually, several places up and down {washington} avenue in my hood sell such barrels... most of them are groceries or {west indian} supply stores......

in response to: Barrels for Sale by Peter

Hobart: More {shoes}, please! :-)...

in response to: Sneakers on 34th Street (forever) by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Hobart: Yet, they don't think twice about jumpers hanging in the tree!...

in response to: Brooklyn Tree Decoration by Peter

Hobart: I wonder what one would need a barrel like that for in {NYC}? As such, I wonder how they sell enough to make any profit?...

in response to: Barrels for Sale by Peter

Hobart: Bravo-- What a nice miniature travelogue!...

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

jack: every hill looks the same so they number them. there was a restaurant/bar on church and rector streets in manhattan and there was this big guy cooking all the hamburgers on a grill by the......

in response to: Chocolates!!!! by Elicar

Hobart: Lol. Detective Jamie at our service!...

in response to: Cheap Screen Printing Tutorial by Kristy

Hobart: Idiot, Daft, Silly, Fool, Cow. I quite like the furniture there, in addition to the art....

in response to: Silly Cow, the Exhibition by elaine

Hobart: Top notch, as usual, {GGP}!...

in response to: Great Kills by GGP

Hobart: These are quite nice. Fragmented {graffs}!...

in response to: Half Grafs by Peter

Hobart: I love entries like this one....

in response to: Who are The People In Your Neighborhood? by Peter

Hobart: Ouch!...

in response to: Homeless Subterranean by Peter

Hobart: One wonders where all the clothes that used to live in all those dressers live now! Poor {homeless} clothes. Someone please give them a new {dresser}......

in response to: Dresser Day! by Peter

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I've learnt a lot from Jamies postings about Northern Ireland, so I stood on the pool table and shouted, "Fuck the Queen, up the IRA and down with the Orangemen." (Not really, I just tipped......

in response to: Cat\'s Brave Battle with the Snow. by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Hobart: WOW!...

in response to: Historic Street Car by joey

Hobart: johnny E, tell us about {mormonism}. I, for one, know very little, but would like to know more from an actual {mormon}, as opposed to reading it in {wiki} or whatnot....

in response to: Religious Architecture by johnny E

Peter: hobart... those recipes... ewwww.......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Hobart: johnny E, are you a {mormon}?...

in response to: Religious Architecture by johnny E

Hobart: For the curious: [[http://www.netcooks.com/recipes/Game/Baked.Raccoon.html]] [[http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/264/Barbecue_Raccoon9749.shtml]] [[http://www.hugs.org/Stuffed_Roast_Racoon.shtml]] [[http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zracoon.html]] [[http://www.recipeland.com/recipe/1696]] Don't forget to remove those lymph glands, kids!...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Hobart: Actually, Google indicates that many bird species carry more "diseases" than most other species, and that insects, as a whole, are in fact nature's busiest disease carriers. Though this might be considered besides the point......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

tex: why is everyone making fun of me?first off james i think every city in the world was made by HUMANS.second ,no des im not from texas,im from chicago,and hobart what's wrong with ''tex''?actually it stands......

in response to: A Sunday Walk in Eastend London... by Lawrence

Hobart: I was just reacting to your statement that "women can't be president". "Can't" and "Can't get enough votes" are very different things. I think we will see what the situation is like when Hillary steps......

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

Hobart: Women actually can be president (here in the U.S.A. at least), technically, though it has never happened. This next election looks hopeful, though....

in response to: The Pope\'s Tomb by pietro

Hobart: I, for one, tend to disregard opinions made by anyone with a name like "Tex"....

in response to: A Sunday Walk in Eastend London... by Lawrence

Hobart: Ice climbing! Wow! That looks very dangerous but also very exciting....

in response to: Ice Climbing Near Banff by Helen