The 'forgotten' Mancs who got their own new estate - in the middle of the countryside
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThey arrived on double-deckers buses from the inner-city. But their new home was a world away from the tightly-packed terraced streets they'd left behind in Hulme, Ardwick, Bradford and Ancoats.
As part of the slum clearances of the 1960s around 1,000 Mancunian families were relocated to Gamesley, a brand new council estate in the hills above Glossop on the northern edge of the Peak District.
The move came with the promise of fresh air, countryside and modern, spacious homes. But it also meant leaving behind family, friends, jobs and communities. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. For many it was a shock to the system. "I think I expected Gamesley to be like Wythenshawe or Clayton with all the houses closer together.
I didn't expect to see open fields or all the mud," said Mike Dewhurst, one of the original tenants, in From Smoke to Grass, a history of the estate. "One of the first winters we had up here was terrible.
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