epw016450 ENGLAND (1926). The junction of Spring Vale and the Oldham Road, Middleton, 1926

This is the bowling green attached to Tonge Club. Beyond it are allotments and then one of Cookies Farm fields. Eventually The Moorclose School was built on the field.

Jim Fielding lived in this house. He had a butchers shop on Oldham Road. The address of the house is Kenyon Lane.

This is Top Tonge Playing Field. during the 1950's it became a tip, along the edge overlooking Evan Street. St Michaels & All Angels Cricket team played there. Access was up William Street, (Billy Brew), turning right at the entrance to Cookie's farm. Tonge Hall was next to Cookies farm, and Schofield Walk started at the side of Tonge Hall and went way down past Cookie's pond and into Saxon Street. Albert Wolstencroft (Alderman) was resident in Tonge Hall in the early 50's He was a partner in Wolstencroft and Hall the Greengrocers.

This is Bottom Tonge Playing field. I think the site of a very old clay works. Later the sides were terraced for spectators to view football matches.

This is where the ambulance station is now situated.

Site of Berwyn Ave

Nowster Pub built on this site, now cleared for a GPs surgery.

At the time of this photograph this was St Micheal's parochial hall on the corner of James Andrew St & Oldham Rd , (youth club and 2nd Middleton scouts met here) . It had been converted from the OLD Holy Innocents' mission church in 1921 (the old church was built as a second hand iron church built in 1888) , ( from Mid Guardian articles and a former scout) . The Holy Innocents church pinned on Kenyon Lane had only just been built , in 1925 .

This is William Street, locally lovingly known as Billy Brew. Lead up to Cookies farm. There was also a path from the side of Tonge Hall called Schofield Walk. This lead down to Saxon Street and Grimshaw Lane. I was born and bread in Middleton and a pupil of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar 1948 - 52

This is William Street, locally lovingly known as Billy Brew. Lead up to Cookies farm. There was also a path from the side of Tonge Hall called Schofield Walk. This lead down to Saxon Street and Grimshaw Lane. I was born and bread in Middleton and a pupil of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar 1948 - 52

This is William Street, locally lovingly known as Billy Brew. Lead up to Cookies farm. There was also a path from the side of Tonge Hall called Schofield Walk. This lead down to Saxon Street and Grimshaw Lane. I was born and bread in Middleton and a pupil of Queen Eliabeth's Grammar 1948 - 52

Stuart Street - lived here and went to Moorclose School 1957/61.

Holy Innocents school

18 Queen St

Site of Morton Pitts

The site of Berwyn Ave Bulit 1930's

Middleton Railway Station

Tonge Primary School

Don Mill (cotton).

Evans Street

Hilton Fold Lane, more Edgar Wood designs

Number 1 Off Kenyon Lane

Poke Street

Tonge Club

Amy Street, houses from an Edgar Wood design

Tonge Mill

Holy Innocent Church

Bank Mill (print)

Rex Mill

Spring Wood Mill

Spring Vale Dye Works

Soudan Mill

Townley Mill

Tonge Vale Mill

Tram Depot

Temple Street Baptist Church by Edgar Wood (1889)

Tonge Hall

Elm Street School by Edgar Wood (1908)