History
Today we explored the story of the Duchess of York hospital on Burnage Lane. Looking at a number of old Manchester Guardian articles, photographs and historic maps, we followed its progress from a terraced house on Clarendon Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock to Oak Field House, Slade Lane and finally its familiar home at Cringle […]
Local History Group – Duchess of York Hospital
We were delighted to host Dennis Nadin, the historian and creator of Burnage Heritage, in the library this afternoon. Addressing the history group on Burnage during the First World War- the subject of his current research and forthcoming booklet, and a time featuring several key figures and events in Burnage’s history- he effortlessly guided us through […]
Dennis Nadin at Burnage Library
The man behind the Burnage Heritage project and editor of the Burnage Heritage Booklets, the Rev. Dennis Nadin, will be giving a talk at Burnage Library on Tuesday 20th September from 2:00 until 4:00. Free and everybody is welcome!
Local History Special – Talk by Rev. Dennis Nadin
Last week a group of volunteers and members of the local history group gathered outside Piccadilly station, overlooking the London Road fire station and the Edwardian warehouses of the early 20th century. Met by our guide, Sue McCarthy, we were given the background to the station’s construction and walked around […]
Volunteers’ trip to London Road Fire Station
Many thanks to Glenis from our local history group for guiding us through today’s session, giving us a tremendous introduction into searching for your family’s history. Beginning with an overview of the materials held at record offices and libraries, we then looked online at the free resources available for accessing birth, marriages and death records. Glenis […]
Finding your Ancestors
Join us on Tuesday afternoon in the library for an introductory session on searching for your family history. We’ll look at the various sites, give an overview of the techniques used, and go through some examples showing what’s possible!
Find Your Ancestors – Burnage Memory Bank
Undeterred by the showers outside, a group of us set out from the library to explore the concentrated remnants of 19th century Burnage. We were delighted to be joined by the Rector from St. Margaret’s, Revd Alan Pugmire, who shared with us his extensive knowledge of the church and its community. Looking […]
On Your Doorstep – Walk around Burnage
Quite an exciting Thursday morning today at the Library. Amanda had arranged for a group of children from St. Bernard’s Primary to visit with us as part of the Memory Bank Project. It was a joy for Carole and I talking to the Group and answering their many interesting questions. […]