The Upton Hotel, a Threlfalls house, was situated on the corner of Mornington Street and Upon Street just off Stockport Road near Ardwick Green. Shown above in the 1930s with a ghostly faced peering out of the window, by 1970, the year it closed, it was looking rather sorry for itself with the very same windows put through.
I grew up next door to this pub in the 1940's and 50's. My father worked as a boiler-maker for Threlfalls and rented the house right beside the pub on Mornington St. from them. Our front gate is the first opening after the pub on the right. My father said that Threlfalls kept a flock of geese to guard the brewery yard at night.
ReplyDeleteI remember going into the off-license door on the right at the end of the pub, and reaching up - hardly tall enough - to put down a penny (or perhaps a ha'penny) for a 'bag of crisps'. They had the twist of blue paper with salt inside which you had to find so that you could salt the crisps.
Every Guy Fawkes night the local youths built an enormous bonfire in the middle of the intersection in front of the pub. Mattresses, tyres, wardrobes, everything went on it!
We emigrated to Australia in 1955 as 'ten pound tourists'. It was a great adventure for an eight year old! My father promptly got a job with a brewery there and kept it till he retired - much to the annoyance of my mother who was hoping for something 'higher class'!
I went back in 1970 and they were demolishing the whole neighbourhood. The day I was there the pub and half our house were the only thing standing in a wastland of bricks, timber and concrete.
David do you remember a family in Upton with loads of kids called the ARMSTRONGS or was it ARMITAGE. ?
DeleteThere was a large family of Armstrongs . I think they lived in Goldshmidt Street off Upton Street.
DeleteYes, I recall a family ( Armstrongs )in that area at that time, Does anybody out there recall a large family in Shakespeare Street, named the Eagle(s)
DeletePeace to all.
Steve s
ReplyDeleteWe lived in this pub in the late 50's early 60's I still remember chatting to the firemen in the station down the road. My parents also ran the radnor hotel in hulme and the wellington inn, all saints.
I was born on Upton Street in the early 50s. My Dad Dennis Harney was a regular in this pub with Dick Smith who lived over the road from us. I ended up joining the fire service and retired after 30 years
DeleteMy Grandad was based at Upton Street Fire Station around the 1890's. A little before your time though.
DeleteMy dad and family lived in Upton St across from the Fire Station. When the alarm went off he had to get into his clothes so that he could go with the firemen. He was the Waterman who showed them where the nearest hydrants to the fire were.
DeleteMy brother was a fireman at Upton Street in the early 70s until it was closed. He is now suffering from Dementia and I
Deletewant to find photos, information that he can relate to.
My grandfather also at the fire station in early 1900s, any photos, map refs appreciated. I found some at http://www.berryman.uk.com/mfb.htm
DeleteMy dad George Jackson was born in the pub 1920
ReplyDeleteMy dad was Dick Smith,we lived in Elton street just opposite the Upton ,many memories,shame a community was lost
ReplyDeleteMy dad was Dick Smith,we lived in Elton street just opposite the Upton ,many memories,shame a community was lost
ReplyDeleteMy dad was dick smith I was a little girl then. Happy days.
DeleteMy dad was Alfie Booth and we lived in Callender Street off Upton Street and the Upton was his local. He worked as a postman at Rose Grove Sorting Office just across Stockport Road from Upton Street. A lot of locals thought Threlfalls beer as inferior to the stronger Chesters Ales. I used to go to the annual Christmas party at the Upton in the Mid 50's . They put on a great party and you got a present. Spent many an hour in the summer sat on the pub steps with a bag of crisps.
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ReplyDeleteMy mum and dad Dorothy Byrne (Dot) and John Byrne lived on Mornington street i was born in the house I think it was 44 Mornington street we lived there until July 1969 I think
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone remember the three cornerd house we lived in early 60s on Upton street
ReplyDeleteI remember we lived in that same house for a while probably 1957 to about 1962 We now live in Ireland so just looking back.
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