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Notable attractions include Bernard Manning's "World Famous Embassy Club". Bernard John Manning (13 August 1930 &ndash 18 June 2007 was an English stand-up comedian.
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History
Harpurhey is recorded in 1320 as Harpourhey, meaning "hedged enclosure by a man called Harpour", who owned the area in the 14th century. [1]
In 1868, Harpurhey Cemetery became the final resting place of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy. [2]
Governance
Harpurhey is represented on Manchester City Council by three Labour Party councillors:
- Patrick Karney
- Joanne Green
- Paul Fairweather
More information on these councillors can be found on the Manchester City Council website [1]
Geography
Transport
Harpurhey is served by a number of bus services on the main Rochdale Road corridor, as well as non-radial services to and from Salford and Oldham. Manchester City Council is the local authority for the City of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Manchester City Council is the local authority for the City of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock
Additionally when the Manchester Metrolink light rail tram system is installed on the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham Line railway line, two stations are proposed close to Harpurhey - one at Monsall and one at Central Park (North Manchester Business Park, which borders Newton Heath) [3]. Manchester Metro redirects here - for the Manchester Metroshuttle free bus routes see Metroshuttle or First Manchester Manchester Metrolink The Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham line or Oldham Loop Line is a local railway route in Greater Manchester, England used by trains that run from Manchester Newton Heath is a district in the city of Manchester, England.
Notable people
Harpurhey was the birthplace of the novelist Anthony Burgess. Anthony Burgess (February 25 1917 — November 22 1993 was an English Novelist, Critic, Composer, Librettist, Poet
Trivia
- The Little and Large comic duo started their careers in Harpurhey. Little and Large were a British comedy Double act comprising straight man Syd Little (Born Cyril Mead in 1942 and comic
(Little and Large started in Norbrook Boys' Club where they met)
- Les Dawson worked as a butcher in Harpurhey before his comedy career blossomed. Les Dawson (born 2 February 1931 in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire, England died 10 June 1993 was a popular English
- Freddie Garrity lived in Brewery (now renamed Brewster) Street. Freddie Garrity ( 14 November 1936, Manchester, Lancashire, England – 19 May 2006, Bangor Gwynedd
References
- ^ Mills, A D (1997). Dictionary of English Place-Names (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-280074-4.
- ^ Greater Manchester's Mysterious Sites (HTTP). Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP) is a Communications protocol for the transfer of information on the Internet. Mysterious Britain Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2007-05-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.
- ^ Metrolink Phase 3 - Rochdale, July 2006 (PDF). GMPTE. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off
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