Irlam,Cadishead,Rixton with Glazebrook old photos
Irlam Council Offices Christmas 1935
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian 1935
LOCAL NOTES
By "QUI VIVE"
Christmas of 1935 will long be memorable on account of the persistent fog of the previous nine to 10 days. Nearly everybody thought we had finished with it at the week-end. Sunday was clear until about 7.0 p.m. when the unwelcome visitation re-appeared in probably a worse form than ever and continued over Monday. It disappeared quite as suddenly as it came during Monday evening and rain and sleet fell on Tuesday, clearing away the snow to greet the dawn of Christmas.
The Post Office authorities have not previously experienced such a busy time in dealing with seasonable missives to friends far and near. The rush was so for halfpenny stamps at Cadishead, that the Post Office was cleared out on Monday evening, but, perhaps needless to say, there was an abundant supply again early on Tuesday morning.
The exhaustive review of the year in other columns of the "Guardian" will be most interesting. It demonstrates very clearly that the Urban Council has had a busy 12 months and the trade of the district has been very favourable compared with other places.
The prospects for the New Year are also exceedingly good. Additions in the Margarine Works and to the Soap Works Toilet Department, are healthy signs and I am told that the Lancashire Steel Corporation, Limited is to participate substantially in the orders for 45,000 tons of metal included in the programme of reconstruction and improvement under the Government-guaranteed loan authorised by the Railway (Agreement) Act, which has received the Royal Assent within the last few days.
Work is proceeding full steam ahead and the Christmas holidays will be a short one. The several days fog played havoc with transport on the Ship Canal, and the coal trimmers for the most part, have had to fall back on the allowances from the Labour Exchange. The Jubilee of the passing of the Ship Canal Bill has passed almost unnoticed, but old residents know full well what the waterway has meant to the district.
I think the Royal Silver Jubilee celebrations stand out in bold relief, as it were, to the year's happenings. Everything passed off so very well. Many old people mention yet the "good do" they had in the large canteen of the Lancashire Steel Corporation, Limited, on May 6th, and the children have their souvenir book among their treasures, to say nothing of the display of fireworks which terminated the day's enjoyment.
The wisdom of the Urban Council in deciding to build a number of smaller houses and eight bungalows, as an experiment, has been emphasised by the disclosures in the recent housing census. Whoever would have thought there were 66 individuals - 24 males and 42 females - living alone in the district, probably in some instances in houses in excess of the accommodation required and beyond their means in regard to rent?
To supplement these, there are also 764 houses in the district each occupied by only two people, and the same remarks will apply. It would appear, therefore that the Council will have considerable difficulty in picking and choosing the tenants for the smaller and much cheaper houses. It may be suggested that more of this type of house be built to accomodate more of these people who could well do with smaller dwellings. That, however, is a matter for the future.
The information furnished by the returns in the Housing census is very useful and instructive in other respects. Of the population of 14,230, a total of 6,143 in Irlam and 5,731 in Cadishead are more than 10 years of age, while in Irlam there are 1,213 children between one and 10 years of age and 923 in Cadishead. Infants under one number 219 - 147 in Irlam and 72 in Cadishead.
Thus Irlam has taken the lead over Cadishead in every detail and is proud of it. Congratulations! Cadishead residents held the lead for many years, but 1935 transferred it. Nobody is grumbling.
What of the year 1936 which will very soon be here? In less than another week, the usual annual resolutions will be made to improve the future. If they could all be kept what a different survey there would be next year end! I sincerely hope 1936 will be a better year in every respect, and I am fully conscious that a great deal will depend upon ourselves as individuals whether it is so or not.END.
Sheila Hilton:
This is the clearest picture I've seen of the old council offices.
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian
1931:
I understand that the incident recorded in the "Guardian" last week of barbed wire having been stretched across Fiddlers Lane,Irlam, causing an accident to a cyclist, has been tracesd, largely as a result of the publicity given to it, to three boys. The eldest is 16 and two are juniors. As anticipated would be the case, it was a "boyish" prank and has served a useful lesson. It will not be repeated by the same boys, and others, who may be roguishly inclined, would do well to take heed.
On the whole education at school and parental control exercise greater restraint upon children to-day than ever before. Many parents can recall their own young days, and will agree that the mischievous and really naughty conduct of young folk to-day is to be contrasted, rather than compared, with what it was 40 or 50 years ago. All the same, there is still room for improvement.
The year has been the leanest for some time, from a municipal housing point of view. No new scheme of buildings has been entered upon by the local authority. The 150 houses decided upon the previous year were completed in the early part of that year. 70 at Higher Irlam and 70 off Lord Street, Cadishead, where a number of new streets have been laid out. The Council will review the wholw position early in the New Year and decide whether it is desirable or not to add further to the 1,260 houses already owned by the local authority.
During the year a supply of electricity talked about has been brought within measurable distance of accomplishment. It is a disappointment to many trades and others that electric light has not been a feature of the Christmas decorations, but this will be the last festival at which gas will serve as the chief illuminant. Connections have been commenced with the mains for private supplies, and if all goes well another month should witness the turning on of the current. Thus the district will be brought into line with other progressive localities and, it is hoped, benefit accordingly.
Extensive developments at the works of the Lancashire Steel Corporation, Limited, have meant a great deal to the district. Many workers enter and leave daily by the special rail and bus facilities that have been provided for their conveyance, thus overcoming the need for the provision of many more houses, which at first was thought to be likely.END.
Christine Maguire:
After reading the article I realised that my Dad, born 1926 spent his early years by gas light and thinking back toi when i was little it makes you realise just how far we have come over the last century.
Irlam Council Offices Christmas 1935
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian 1935
LOCAL NOTES
By "QUI VIVE"
Christmas of 1935 will long be memorable on account of the persistent fog of the previous nine to 10 days. Nearly everybody thought we had finished with it at the week-end. Sunday was clear until about 7.0 p.m. when the unwelcome visitation re-appeared in probably a worse form than ever and continued over Monday. It disappeared quite as suddenly as it came during Monday evening and rain and sleet fell on Tuesday, clearing away the snow to greet the dawn of Christmas.
The Post Office authorities have not previously experienced such a busy time in dealing with seasonable missives to friends far and near. The rush was so for halfpenny stamps at Cadishead, that the Post Office was cleared out on Monday evening, but, perhaps needless to say, there was an abundant supply again early on Tuesday morning.
The exhaustive review of the year in other columns of the "Guardian" will be most interesting. It demonstrates very clearly that the Urban Council has had a busy 12 months and the trade of the district has been very favourable compared with other places.
The prospects for the New Year are also exceedingly good. Additions in the Margarine Works and to the Soap Works Toilet Department, are healthy signs and I am told that the Lancashire Steel Corporation, Limited is to participate substantially in the orders for 45,000 tons of metal included in the programme of reconstruction and improvement under the Government-guaranteed loan authorised by the Railway (Agreement) Act, which has received the Royal Assent within the last few days.
Work is proceeding full steam ahead and the Christmas holidays will be a short one. The several days fog played havoc with transport on the Ship Canal, and the coal trimmers for the most part, have had to fall back on the allowances from the Labour Exchange. The Jubilee of the passing of the Ship Canal Bill has passed almost unnoticed, but old residents know full well what the waterway has meant to the district.
I think the Royal Silver Jubilee celebrations stand out in bold relief, as it were, to the year's happenings. Everything passed off so very well. Many old people mention yet the "good do" they had in the large canteen of the Lancashire Steel Corporation, Limited, on May 6th, and the children have their souvenir book among their treasures, to say nothing of the display of fireworks which terminated the day's enjoyment.
The wisdom of the Urban Council in deciding to build a number of smaller houses and eight bungalows, as an experiment, has been emphasised by the disclosures in the recent housing census. Whoever would have thought there were 66 individuals - 24 males and 42 females - living alone in the district, probably in some instances in houses in excess of the accommodation required and beyond their means in regard to rent?
To supplement these, there are also 764 houses in the district each occupied by only two people, and the same remarks will apply. It would appear, therefore that the Council will have considerable difficulty in picking and choosing the tenants for the smaller and much cheaper houses. It may be suggested that more of this type of house be built to accomodate more of these people who could well do with smaller dwellings. That, however, is a matter for the future.
The information furnished by the returns in the Housing census is very useful and instructive in other respects. Of the population of 14,230, a total of 6,143 in Irlam and 5,731 in Cadishead are more than 10 years of age, while in Irlam there are 1,213 children between one and 10 years of age and 923 in Cadishead. Infants under one number 219 - 147 in Irlam and 72 in Cadishead.
Thus Irlam has taken the lead over Cadishead in every detail and is proud of it. Congratulations! Cadishead residents held the lead for many years, but 1935 transferred it. Nobody is grumbling.
What of the year 1936 which will very soon be here? In less than another week, the usual annual resolutions will be made to improve the future. If they could all be kept what a different survey there would be next year end! I sincerely hope 1936 will be a better year in every respect, and I am fully conscious that a great deal will depend upon ourselves as individuals whether it is so or not.END.
Sheila Hilton:
This is the clearest picture I've seen of the old council offices.
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian
1931:
I understand that the incident recorded in the "Guardian" last week of barbed wire having been stretched across Fiddlers Lane,Irlam, causing an accident to a cyclist, has been tracesd, largely as a result of the publicity given to it, to three boys. The eldest is 16 and two are juniors. As anticipated would be the case, it was a "boyish" prank and has served a useful lesson. It will not be repeated by the same boys, and others, who may be roguishly inclined, would do well to take heed.
On the whole education at school and parental control exercise greater restraint upon children to-day than ever before. Many parents can recall their own young days, and will agree that the mischievous and really naughty conduct of young folk to-day is to be contrasted, rather than compared, with what it was 40 or 50 years ago. All the same, there is still room for improvement.
The year has been the leanest for some time, from a municipal housing point of view. No new scheme of buildings has been entered upon by the local authority. The 150 houses decided upon the previous year were completed in the early part of that year. 70 at Higher Irlam and 70 off Lord Street, Cadishead, where a number of new streets have been laid out. The Council will review the wholw position early in the New Year and decide whether it is desirable or not to add further to the 1,260 houses already owned by the local authority.
During the year a supply of electricity talked about has been brought within measurable distance of accomplishment. It is a disappointment to many trades and others that electric light has not been a feature of the Christmas decorations, but this will be the last festival at which gas will serve as the chief illuminant. Connections have been commenced with the mains for private supplies, and if all goes well another month should witness the turning on of the current. Thus the district will be brought into line with other progressive localities and, it is hoped, benefit accordingly.
Extensive developments at the works of the Lancashire Steel Corporation, Limited, have meant a great deal to the district. Many workers enter and leave daily by the special rail and bus facilities that have been provided for their conveyance, thus overcoming the need for the provision of many more houses, which at first was thought to be likely.END.
Christine Maguire:
After reading the article I realised that my Dad, born 1926 spent his early years by gas light and thinking back toi when i was little it makes you realise just how far we have come over the last century.