Manchester lodging houses

[cazzoh]

Thank you for those pictures Migky - my goodness, for some reason, and knowing the area with its terraced houses, I imagined it to be larger than a couple of terraces and not the size/proportion it was.  I only have pictures of my great grand-father who was the manager from about the early 30s - I will see if I can get a picture set up on here so you can add it to your collection of photos.

[Lambendsor (aka IGS)]

Old thread, but my great-great-grandfather George LAMB was living at the Corporation Lodging House at 17 Harrison Street in 1911, too. (He's listed as George LAMBE.) Does anyone know if the place was later known as the Walton House? Thanks.

[Viktoria]

Walton House  was certainly in that area,Pollard St ,Every St.  I am not sure but it may have been connected to The Star Hall,founded by the Crossley family which did sterling work among the poor of that area.
After Frank Crossley died ( of Crossley's Springs and Motors) his wife carried on at Star Hall but eventually the Salvation Army took over.
They also founded Crossley's Maternity hospital there.
Walton House  made very good bacon butties,and when we were saving up to get married my fiancé  worked on Saturday mornings and sent across for them to give to his workforce at the nearby works on Pollard St. 
THere were also many lodging houses down in Angel Meadow,Collyhurst,at the bottom of Rochdale Road.
VIKTORIA.
P.S.  there are photographs of Star Hall and possibly Walton House on Manchester photographic archive site. V

[Mary8]

Harrison Street, Ancoats 1904, Back of common lodging house

Harrison Street, Walton House, Ancoats 1906

Hostels, Walton House, Harrison Street men's hostel 1987

[ThrelfallYorky]

Mary8, fantastic interesting images. Really set me thinking. Thank you.

[Mary8]

A lot more images on Manchester library images web site.

Migky knows more on the Lodging houses, but can't seems to contact him though this sight ?

Then again so many change their username on here, it's hard to know who is who?

Mary