Fawcett St, Hulme, Manchester

[bill baker]

hi, doug i  noticed you were born at 40 freeman st hulme in the 1940s.i had family that lived at 24 freeman st.my grandmother was living ther in 1948.i dont suppose you knew her?

[iowagirl]

Hello, I've been reading these notes with interest.  Looking for any information on my 2x great grandparents, Samuel Skaife Grange and Jane Skaife Grange.  Their address on one of the censuses was Warde St and he was listed as an innkeeper in the 1861 census, licensed victualler on the 1871 and retired publican on the next.  So it was interesting to read about the Grand Junction and wonder if that was the pub he owned or managed. 

If anyone has any information on them, I would really appreciate it.  I'm from the US so not very familiar with UK sites and info.  Thank you very much.

Elaine

[Barbara.H]

Welcome to rootschat Iowagirl! 

Have a look on the Historical Directories website:
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/
Its well worth reading the 'how to use' pages for hints on searching, if you haven't used the site before.

I can see a Samuel S.Grange in the 1879 Manchester directory, he was indeed at the Grand Junction. Hopefully he will show up in some other years as well.

Good luck!
  Barbara

[iowagirl]

THANK YOU BARBARA!  I so appreciate the help.  Keep these tidbits coming -lol!!
Elaine

[iowagirl]

Hi Barbara, when I got to the site you recommended, I realized I had been there before, but didn't read the directions because I know I'm smarter than that -lol!  So now that I have a hint from you, I will take the time to learn how to navigate.

Elaine

[Toronto]

This was the big hotel at the intersection of six streets, it was on the corner of Preston street, Jackson street and Warde street. One of the intersecting streets was named Junction street. It was a Flat Iron shaped building and was around in the 1950's.

Near to the Hotel in Preston street (a cobble stone busy main road) was a large underground public toilets.

Warde street was different to other surrounding streets it was not made of cobble stones, it was a concrete surface. Great for using roller skates.

Mike Morris
Toronto Canada

[iowagirl]

Hi, is this pub still there and is there a site that would have the history on it? 
One of the censuses showed my family living at 141 Warde St, would that be close to the pub, do you think?

My thought was that maybe they lived above the pub.  They always seemed to have several people living with them who were barmaids and inn managers and they were listed as sisters and sisters in law.

Elaine

[iowagirl]

I just found the info Barbara directed me to at historical directories.com, and it said the Grand Junction Hotel was at 2 Preston St and 141 Warde St, Hulme.

So I'm assuming my family did live above or behind this hotel.

Elaine

[Toronto]

The hotel was 'V' shaped. The point faced Jackson street to the east. The north side of the building was on Warde street which I bet was 141 Warde street and had its living quarters in the back section of the building.
The south section was on Preston street  which I think was the main entrance to the pub. This was the beginning of Preston street.

Warde street began east of the pub by several streets. Number one started at Renshaw street in Chorlton on Medlock.

You could say this was a very busy intersection. Just down Preston street about one block was the Hulme Hippodrome for 'live' theatre. To the south from Jackson street about one block was two movie houses, The 'Pop' and the Crescent. At the south end of the Hulme Hippodrome was the Junction picture house. Buses flowed down Jackson street from the centre of Manchester (Picadilly) and to the city centre along Preston street which was a one way street. Preston street and Jackson streets were full of small size shops and more pubs. Preston street fed most of the traffic from the next suburb Moss Side towards the Manchester centre.

The corner of Jackson street and Stretford road had a large Woolworths store.

All these streets and main roads were finished in cobblestones and gas lit during the early 1950's.

Mike Morris
Toronto Canada