There are lots of memories out there of how things used to be in Blackley.  Below are links to some photographs where, unfortunately, the date is unknown. Thank you to everyone who has sent photos for this collection.  If you have any photographs you would like to contribute, please contact us. If anyone has any further information about the photographs (or can confirm their content or date), please contact us.  It would be especially nice if anyone could name anyone on the Whit Walks photographs and give an approximate date. Photograph showing Blackley Band (do you know or recognise anyone?) Photograph showing Boggart Hole Clough Photograph showing Rochdale Road, Barnes Green Photograph of Castle House on the corner of Hill Lane and Rathbourne Avenue There are now some flats on this site. Photograph of Castle House looking up Hill Lane There are now some flats on this site. Old photograph showing Old Market Street looking towards St. Peter's Church Old photograph showing Old Market Street with Ye Golden Lion and The Lion & Lamb Hotel (date unknown - do you know the date?) Old photograph showing Old Market Street with The Lion & Lamb Hotel Old photograph showing Valentine Brow Old photograph showing Valentine Brow in colour Photograph (probably) showing the Whit Walks processions Second photograph (probably) showing the Whit Walks processions Third photograph showing the Whit Walks processions The man carrying the banner on the left (as you look at the photo) is Leslie Harrison. Do you recognise anyone else in the picture? Fourth photograph (probably) showing the Whit Walks processions The man second in the line is Jack Cooke. Do you recognise anyone else in the photograph? A photograph showing the clergy and choir at Davyhulme Parish Church with the following details on the reverse: "Photograph of Rev. Rideal (in the centre) at Davyhulme Parish Church" "Don't know whether this is of interest to you. Jack's cousin sent it to us. She said he was a very nice man." Photograph of a framed photograph of Grace Rideal (with two other people). The photograph is on display in the vestry at St. Peter's.