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The low building at the rear of the school yard was a prefabricated building, or "prefab" and provided accommodation for two classes in 1950's. The passageway alongside the school leads in the direction of the Maine Road football ground. The Maine Road football ground no longer exists as the ground has moved to the Etihad Stadium. The school was demolished in 2011. Also see Image] Image] Image] Image]

Infusion Homes is a housing development in Moss Side, Manchester, constructed in 2011 and consisting of new build and renovated houses. View from Alexandra Park, Whalley Range.

Back lane in Moss Side. For a view in the reverse direction see Image

A closer view of the classrooms in the Bishop Bilsborrow Memorial School. This school opened in 1909. Please see description of this school in other posted images. School design of this era ensured that the bottom of the windows was relatively high from floor. While this may have been related to safety considerations, it also prevented children from looking out of the windows, except in an upwards direction. The school was demolished in 2011. Also see Image] Image] Image] Image]

From this part of Alexandra Park, there are old park buildings within the park on the Left. The white clock tower at the far left is part of the old bus station. Beyond the barn like park buildings on the right of the photo, the large brick building of the Bishop Bilsborrow Memorial School is visible. This school was demolished in 2011. The park entrance is at the extreme right of the photograph. Also see Image] Image] Image] Image]

The site of Bowes Street Bus Depot and Bishop Bilsborrow School in Moss Side.

Bishop Bilsborrow Memorial School is situated in Moss Side alongside Princess Road. It was termed an "Elementary School" in the 1920's and children from 5 to 14 received their education there. This is Roman Catholic school. The most famous pupil to attend the school was Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange, later to be adapted for a film. This film became notorious for alleged "copycat" crimes related to it. The director, Stanley Kubrick, decided that he no longer wished the film to be screened in the UK because of its possible harmful effects. The power and intelligence of Burgess's novel was somewhat overshadowed, but will outlast the film which is now freely available after Kubrick's death. One may speculate that the somewhat desolate immediate environment of the school played a small part in forming Burgess's creative ideas. (revised 2018) On the other hand, when Burgess attended the school, it was relatively new and the decline of Moss Side was probably fairly slight. Burgess's father was a successful tobacconist. The school was demolished around 2011. Also see Image] Image] Image] Image]

Infusion homes is a housing development in Moss Side, Manchester. Constructed in 2011 it consists of a mixture of new build and renovated houses.

The school yard at the north side of the school used to be larger, but another building was erected within it, possibly for sport? The large tower at the rear of the yard was apparently attached to the old bus station, which is to the left. However, the function of this tower building is not known, nor is the reason for the very tall chimney. This school yard environment is somewhat desolate and impoverished and it may have affected the imagination of the young Anthony Burgess, who was a pupil at the school. He later wrote "A Clockwork Orange". The school was demolished in 2011. Also see Image] Image] Image] Image]