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Sedgley Road, MANCHESTER, M8 5AG

The squirrel carved out of wood, carrying the message "I'll do my bit"

The gates at the Ash Tree Road entrance to Crumpsall Park. Once the site and grounds of Crumpsall Hall, Crumpsall Park is one of the city's oldest municipal parks. The land was originally intended for use as a cemetery, this idea was abandoned and in 1890 and the plot was made into a recreational park as part of the shift towards providing open space for the purposes of leisure and sport in Manchester. The park retains its formal layout with lawns and areas of formally mown amenity grassland, specimen and avenue trees. According to http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200073/parks_and_open_spaces/1822/crumpsall_park/1 Manchester City Council, “Crumpsall Park offers a green oasis in a densely populated area and is a focal point for the community”.

On Crescent Road in what is now a very cosmopolitan area.

Once the site and grounds of Crumpsall Hall, Crumpsall Park is one of the city's oldest municipal parks. The land was originally intended for use as a cemetery, this idea was abandoned and in 1890 and the plot was made into a recreational park as part of the shift towards providing open space for the purposes of leisure and sport in Manchester. The park retains its formal layout with lawns and areas of formally mown amenity grassland, specimen and avenue trees. This original park keepers lodge remains in the park today. According to http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200073/parks_and_open_spaces/1822/crumpsall_park/1 Manchester City Council, “Crumpsall Park offers a green oasis in a densely populated area and is a focal point for the community”.

Roman Catholic church on Crescent Road. The parish was formed in 1917, the present church building dates from 1957.

This park is a green oasis in a rather run-down area of north Manchester. It was opened in the 1890's and went into serious decline in the 1980's. Recent regeneration has transformed it and it is now well used by the community it serves. The obelisk used to be situated in the centre of Manchester before being moved to here.

Once the site and grounds of Crumpsall Hall, Crumpsall Park is one of the city's oldest municipal parks. The land was originally intended for use as a cemetery, this idea was abandoned and in 1890 and the plot was made into a recreational park as part of the shift towards providing open space for the purposes of leisure and sport in Manchester. The park retains its formal layout with lawns and areas of formally mown amenity grassland, specimen and avenue trees. According to http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200073/parks_and_open_spaces/1822/crumpsall_park/1 Manchester City Council, “Crumpsall Park offers a green oasis in a densely populated area and is a focal point for the community”.

Once the site and grounds of Crumpsall Hall, Crumpsall Park is one of the city's oldest municipal parks. The land was originally intended for use as a cemetery, this idea was abandoned and in 1890 and the plot was made into a recreational park as part of the shift towards providing open space for the purposes of leisure and sport in Manchester. The park retains its formal layout with lawns and areas of formally mown amenity grassland, specimen and avenue trees. According to http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200073/parks_and_open_spaces/1822/crumpsall_park/1 Manchester City Council, “Crumpsall Park offers a green oasis in a densely populated area and is a focal point for the community”.

View from 26 Claude Street, where I was living at the time.