Re: Well I did not know that (Kirkdale) Archived Message
Posted by Tonytaxi1970  on September 29, 2024, 5:43 pm, in reply to "Well I did not know that (Kirkdale)"
Flower streets were originally tidy little terraced houses. An awful lot of the have suffered with subsidance, due to being mostly built on a bed of sand (hence Sandhills station), built in the same area.
They housed a lot of the original staff from the likes of Tillotsons, British American tobacco, Tate and Lyle etc. Now, there's quite a few houses been bought by private landlords, who put literally anyone in them, as long as rent gets paid, by hook or by crook.
As a result, the strong community spirit that once existed in the area, has now mostly disappeared.
The murals are very good. The area itself, not quite as good.
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