EPW041518 ENGLAND (1933). Wythenshawe Park and the Princess Parkway under construction at Gib Lane Wood, Wythenshawe, 1933

End of Clay Lane, meets with Duns Lane and Greenbrow Lane at Bguley Smithy

The Royal Oak pub (the old pub was demolished and rebuilt in 1930s style not long after this picture was taken, but failed to survive the decline of the English pub in more recent times. A McDonalds now stands on the site.

Brookcot Road

Royal Oak Road. The site of the future Royal Oak Primary School lies to the left of the peg.

Nearcroft Road

Old course of the Stockport-Altrincham road - the A560 was widened and partly straightened not long before this picture was taken.

Wythenshawe Hall

Farmer's Arms pub

Royal Oak estate

Moor Road, Baguley

Mill Brook (flows into Fairywell Brook between Shady Lane and Brooks Drive).

Duns Lane, Baguley

Floats Hall and Floats Farm, Baguley.

Floats Road

Well Green

Floats Road, Higher Baguley

Sugar Lane, subsequently Ridgeway Road, Timperley.

Broom Wood - gave the name for the estate of council houses built on neighbouring fields by Altrincham Corporation in the 1950s.

Shady Lane, Baguley

Baguley Sanatorium

Baguley Brook - historic bundary between Northenden parish/township and Baguley township in Bowdon parish.

Fairywell Brook - boundary between Timperley and Baguley.

Fairywell Brook

Hale Green area, around Grove Lane/Delaheys Road junction.

Sandy Lane, Baguley

Butcher Lane, Baguley

Timperley Parish Church (Christ Church)

Timperley village

Royal Thorn Wood

The tree-lined route of Brooks Drive, constructed in the mid-19th century by Manchester banker Samuel Brooks who had recently acquired large tracts of land in the area. It ran from Brooklands railway station (which Brooks persuaded the railway company to open in 1859) to Prospect House, west of Hale Barns on the Altrincham-Wilmslow (A538)road. His idea was to attract Manchester businessmen to buy his land to construct their dream country villas - the opening of the Manchester-Altrincham railway line in 1851 having made speedy commuting possible for the first time. He had a track record for successful business ventures, but in this case he sold very few plots beyond the first mile or so from Brooklands station.

Baguley Hall (14th century - still standing, though empty).

Hall Lane

Liverpool Central-Warrington Central-Stockport Tiviot Dale railway line.

Altrincham Road (A560), towards Altrincham

Princes Spinney

Blackcarr Wood

Outbuildings of Royalthorn

Round Wood

Longley Lane, towards Gatley

Moor End

Gib Lane Wood

Gib Lane

This area later used as childrens play park

Walled Garden - later housed an aviary with peacocks, golden pheasants and Mynah birds which talked.

Princess Parkway under construction

Baxter Gardens

The Morris Family lived here in Wellfield Road - my Dad Terance born here 20th Oct 1934.