My gran used to live on Hardmans.
Let us know when you land. We'll introduce you to the Mighty MNPR.
Let us know when you land. We’ll introduce you to the Mighty MNPR.
Sounds good to me, what's your policy on ebikes? :p
Besses is OK. I grew up there 40 odd years ago!
i heard Moss Side was nice 40 odd years ago...?
nah its a good spot. well handy for phillips park, the tram and the motorway, and not near any parks or recreation ground where scrotes might congregate.... I went to see Labyrinth at the Mayfair there in 1986.
Bikes in the house is sounding more attractive now…
Cellars are ace if you can find a house with one of them. Though you may need to run a dehumidifier to keep it dry.
As near to the city centre as possible, in any direction.
"I heard Moss Side was nice 40 years ago"
These days, you only ever hear Moss Side mentioned at the butt end of a joke by a lazy comedian. I could show you 20 boroughs in Manc that are worse than Moss Side. I live in Hulme which is Sandwiched between the city centre and Moss Side. Both places had a terrible reputation once but have changed beyond recognition.
South Central Manchester is not 'nice' like Didsbury, Chorlton or maybe prestwich but it's better than pretty much anywhere else in the City.
Old Trafford will be the new Chorlton. If you want to buy a gaff take a drive around Old Trafford and notice how many skips are starting to appear in the streets. Old Trafford, centred around Ayres Rd. is closer to Moss side that the football stadium named after it [the footie stadium is in Salford really]
I have the prejudices of a creative type though, so outside of south central Manc and the Chorlton / Didsbury area it's all Dingles to me.
Well if you get a wait around picadilly then make sure you check out cloud water and track brewing out the back there
I’d go for Stockport.
8 mins or so on the direct train into Manchester, easy cycle if you go the back routes and avoid the A6 and you can be in the peaks in 20 mins.
I looked at Stockport but it's still very rough around the edges and traffic seemed to be fairly crap when it got damp, the train is a great thing though and most of the mainline stuff stops there too
I don’t live in Stockport but lots of friends do, Stockport-rough compared to Manchester-rough is a world of difference. Cars a few years out of date and some closed down shops seems a bit different to human poo, graffiti and mattresses in the street I experience on “posh”M20 streets every day.
OK it's not on par with that, just the shiney middle didn't seem to go far, the pound shops and cash converters were occupying the main shopping street etc meant it didn't feel that great, I gave it 3 weeks but decided it wasn't for me. The traffic jams were the killer for me though, as I can get around easily by tram where as it was bus or drive from stockport to work which was getting hit and miss.
Mobike pulled out of Stockport after only 11 days. I'm sensing it may have encountered some rough aspects to the area.
Well to give some closure we've found a place in Prestwich, not going to say exactly where but it seems like a nice area and quite near to woods/parkland. Just got to hope that references etc... all come back good, which they ought to.
Places can change heck of a lot over 30 years as well as looking through rose tinted glasses of yesteryear, but from memories of my nan's flat in the now demolished Tuelle Court, Prestwich had a nice balance of greenery like The Clough close to the moderate amount of accommodation and shops.
