Crossley Hospital, Ancoats, Manchester

[Mr. MIGKY]

Hi Tabigail & welcome.
If you know that these persons are dead, then maybe we can trace them for you?
It is rootschat policy not to post about any living person.

So if you think we can help, why not post any details you have. Like names/dates of births/deaths last know address and such.

Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

Salvation Army, Star Hall, Ancoats, New Hall, Manchester 1910.

Click for star hall.

Ancoats, Pollard Street north, Michell Street, Salvation Army, Star Hall 1967

Click for Star hall 1967

Migky 

[Viktoria]

The photograph may be the funeral  of one of the Crossley family. Frank who founded The Star Hall died relatively young but his wife carried on his work. They are buried in Philip`s Park cemetery.
The style of clothing of the spectators is later than would have been worn at the time of Frank`s death.
 I`d have to google it  to find the dates.
                                                               Viktoria.

[Tabigail]

Dear Mr MIGKY, I have no idea if they are dead or alive.  Possibly Barbara is still alive, but as I am 55 this month, I doubt that the "older generation" is still around . They may have frequented the closest synagogue, and if you could find out where this is /was, I could contact the synagogue through "Jewish Reunion", which allows searches for institutions and living or deceased family members and other (social) contacts.
Yours
Tabigail

[Mr. MIGKY]

Not to sure of the nearest Synagogue.
It might be worth you contacting the Jewish museum in Cheetham hill? I think they maybe able to point you in the right direction?
Manchester Jewish Museum
190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW

Telephone: 0161 834 9879
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com

This is worth reading

Good luck.
Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

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Migky 

[Viktoria]

The nearest Synagogue would be on Cheetham Hill Rd.
Manchester Great Synagogue  was at the end nearest to the bridge over the train lines ,Ducie Bridge at the bottom end of Cheetham Hill Rd.A huge building like a Greek temple with a columns.
.There was another further up and also The Spanish and Portugese Synagogue which houses the Manchester Jewish Museum .
A good book to read about the area is Magnolia Street by Louis Golding.    Viktoria.

[Tabigail]

Thank you Viktoria, would the synagogue have a particular name that I could research?
I shall save your information. It might be very helpful.
Thanks once again,
Tabigail

[Viktoria]

As far as I can remember the big Synagogue I described was  called Manchester Great Synagogue.
 I could be wrong  and it may not have been the first on Cheetham Hill Rd. There was one called The New Hebrew Synagogue as well .                                                                                                       As Jewish immigrants came to Manchester, many  from Russia-getting off the train at Victoria station- they settled quite near the sation. Then as they got on in trade etc they moved slightly further away from M/C city centre and up Cheetham Hill Rd. It is a fascinating history and there are walks conducted from the M /C Jewish Museum all around the area.
As always with impoverished immigrants who are escaping persecution , the Jewish  people  settled  first in the poorer areas which  in M/C also happened to be nearest to the railway station.They would have little or no English and would have found fellow countrymen who would have helped them to settle in. Alll this info comes from the helpful staff at the Jewish Museum.It really is worth a visit and most interesting..
                                                     Viktoria.