Higher Broughton Dividing Wall

[poppy16]

Hi

Can anyone tell me when this boundary wall was taken down please? 

It was the dividing wall between Walnut Street and Bellot Street in Higher Broughton, Salford.  The Walnut Street side was known as Salford 8 and the Bellot Street side was classed as Manchester 8. 

I know it must be from after 1935 because my grandmother is on it, but am not sure whether it came down in the Blitz or if the council pulled it down.

Thanks very much.
Poppy

[Barbara.H]

Hi Poppy,

I don't know about the wall, but it looks as if Walnut St was directly bombed in the blitz.  A book I got from the War Museum North has casualty lists including several people on Walnut St, following the air raids on 23rd December 1940.

Luftwaffe Over Manchester: The Blitz Years 1940-1944 by Peter JC Smith, publ. Neil Richardson 2003

Hope that helps,
  Barbara

[diverden]

hi poppy,                                                                                                                  as far as i can remember the wall came down about 1956, it became unsafe due to bomb damage and damage us kids inflicted on it regards den

[poppy16]

Hi Barbara and Den

Thanks very much for your replies. 

Barbara - yes I have discovered the list of casualties and learnt about the bombing of Walnut Street as I have a particular interest because my grandparents lived at number 76.  The story went that my grandmother was invited to a party at the house opposite, which I think was occupied by a family called Midgely.  My grandmother could not go and consequently escaped with her life, sadly, the Midgely family did not as theirs was one of the houses that was bombed.  The empty space opposite my gran's became known as the croft. 

Den - I am guessing you would know the croft?? I vaguely remember it as a child but it was my mother who lived on Walnut Street from 1944 to about 1963 and she couldn't remember how and when the wall came down, but said you were considered a bit posher if your postcode was the Salford side as opposed to the Manchester side!   Well, maybe in their house they thought that!

poppy

[KOSINIBI]

Hi Poppy16
i can't get the photo of Mary Alice Anderson to attach.  my gt gt granddad had a shop on garnett street John Savage Martin , his sister also married into Anderson family. Ellen B Martin she married Robert Anderson.
regard
Karen

[poppy16]

Hi Karen

I have replied to your other message on my post about George Anderson.  Some of my family lived on Garnett Street too, they all would've known your family I am sure of that.  I have Robert Anderson's death as 23.10.1916, he had T.B. and was 34 when he died and I think Ellen remarried didn't she?

Nicola

[KOSINIBI]

John E Croft married in Sept 20th 1919

[hutch16]

Hi Poppy. I know a little about your family the "martins" I lived in Sycamore street just over Waterloo rd from Garnett St, Micky Martin "Harry" had a Fish, fruit & veg shop on the corner of Sycamor & Herbert street Micky was jJohn Savage Martins son Mick  had 2 brothers John and Billy and his mothers name was Julia, I know all this because Micky's son John was a friend of mine.
If any of this rings a bell with you let me know and I may be able to supply you with more family information.
Regards Hutch

[hutch16]

Hi  KOSINIBI.
 I'm sorry the last post I sent was really  for you as its your GGgrandfather John Savage Martin I involved Poppy16 in error
Regards Hutch