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Burman Street, MANCHESTER, M11 1EY

View northeast from Toxteth Street.

Looking up Burman Street, Openshaw. The row of terraced housing on the right have been renovated in recent years. On the left, though, whole streets have been totally demolished and now new housing is being built on the land.

Several streets north of Toxteth Street were demolished in recent years. Now new housing is being built on the site.

View north from Toxteth Street.

View of the east end of Toxteth Street from the junction with Burman Street.

Westwell's Bakery on Peel Street was opened in 1952 by Arthur Westwell. Arthur had been helping out in his Aunty's shop, Blacks in Droylsden, from the age of 10. At 22 he opened his first shop on Ashton Old Road before moving to Peel Street. When Arthur retired in 1990 the business was taken over by Kevin Rutter and his wife Debbie. Kevin had started working there as a Saturday boy in 1972. http://web.archive.org/web/20161013100311/http://westwellsbakery.co.uk/aboutus.htm

View north from Toxteth Street.

The Justlife centre on Ashton Old Road describes itself: "The Justlife Health & Enterprise Centre is based in Openshaw, East Manchester, at the heart of a dense area of temporary accommodation, hostels, B&Bs, houses of multiple occupancy, bedsits and similar low-grade accommodation. Being situated on the doorstep of some of the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach people in the city enables us to engage with, support and move on people with multiple and critical needs. The Centre provides a radical welcome to anyone who accesses our service. Taking an aspirational approach, the provision of a friendly morning drop in and weekly meals act as a means of encouraging greater engagement in our workshop programme and project work which in turn help to build build relationships, self-confidence, skills and experience. This ultimately will enable people to make a positive contribution to society through volunteering, employment or enterprise creation. The primary funder of the centre is the Big Lottery Fund, who has supported the centre since opening January 2010." Website: https://www.justlife.org.uk/projects/justlife-manchester/ Note: The photograph is for record purposes only. The photographer was no personal connection with the centre.

Hairdressers at the corner of Ashton Old Road and Burman Street, Higher Openshaw.

Waiting for the redevelopment of the Toxteth Street area, from the 2005 East Manchester Redevelopment Plan!