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Introduction |
Longsight is an area of Manchester , It is around 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city centre, and has a total population of around 16,007.
Longsight has a very ethnically diverse population. According to the 2001 UK census, 52.7% of the population is from non-white ethnic groups.
This includes 36.1% who describe themselves as Asian or Asian British (including 24.6% Pakistani, 7.2% Bangladeshi),
and 9.1% Black or Black British. Many of the white people are of Irish decent and the current Irish population stands at 4.3% of
the local population - slightly higher than the Manchester average of 3.8%. The largest religious groups are Christian (38.6%)
and Muslim (34.7%), with 23.6% of the population not stating a religion. There is also substantial West African community
in the area. There are a number of churches in the area, a large Pakistani community centre, and a Jain temple.
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Sights |
Victoria Baths
The Victoria Baths, near Longsight in Manchester, were designed as a prestigious baths complex by Manchester's first City
Architect, Henry Price, and opened by Manchester Corporation in 1906. In their design and construction no expense was spared.
The facade has multi-colored brickwork and teracotta decoration, the main interior public spaces are clad in glazed tiles from
floor to ceiling and most of the many windows have decorative stained glass.
For 86 years the Victoria Baths provided both essential and leisure facilities. Private baths and a laundry were housed there
along with three swimming pools and the Turkish Baths. The main swimming pool was floored over in the winter months to hold
dances. In 1952 the Victoria Baths installed the first public Aeratone (jacuzzi) in the country.
The Victoria Baths was closed in 1993. The building is now in very poor repair and yet remarkably intact with most of the
stained glass and original tiling remaining. the Victoria Baths is listed grade II* on the List of Buildings of Architectural
and Historic Interest.
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The Apollo Theatre
Situated on the Ardwick Longsight Border The Manchester Apollo is one of the premier concert venues in England, with shows
from every major rock, pop and comedy act on the touring circuit. The breadth of styles of events covers every market -
the cutting edge of modern British music, through some of the biggest artists from overseas, popular comedy, and music
for older generations.
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Longsight Market
The Longsight Market, one of the busiest markets in the North West, is located on Dickenson Road. It can be easily spotted
by its brightly-colored profiled roofs. The market hosts a general market every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and a
second-hand market every Tuesday. There are a large number of takeaway food shops and restaurants and a very wide variety
of fresh fruit and vegetables and other supplies to cater for the interests of the various immigrant communities in the area.
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New Longsight Library
Currently undergoing refurbishment opens Spring 2010
Longsight Library is undergoing a major refurbishment which will create a landmark building on Stockport Road:
a state-of-the-art library and a brand new Adult Learning Centre. The project will see Manchester Library and
Information Service and Manchester Adult Education Service working in partnership to bring an exciting new joint
service to the Longsight community.
The £2.3m project will be funded through a combined package consisting of City Council capital investment and a
Learning and Skills Council Challenge Fund grant.
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Crowcroft Park
This park defines the border between Longsight and Levenshulme, it is mainly open grassy areas for playing and picnics. They also have a organized bonfire by the city council and the levenshulme festival here every year.
It is a true community park , commonly used for dog walking, children's recreational play, sports, community events,
educational activities, bowling and hosting live music. The park has a strong and active Friends of Group who support
community events and actively campaign for improvements in the park. In 2008, Crowcroft Park was awarded a Green Flag Award
for achieving the national standard for parks and green spaces.
Opened in 1900, Crowcroft Park was one of Manchester early parks and was the quintessential Victorian Park with well laid
out flower beds, elaborate bandstand, pretty flower borders and abundance of cricket and football, pitches.
The park was originally created for recreational purposes for the young residents of the neighbourhood, and in response to
the growing need to preserve land for leisure and recreation.
Crowcroft Park sits in the Longsight ward, and prior to 2001 was a park in decline. The designation of a dedicated Park
development officer and partnership working with the local community helped recover the park and transform it into what is
today a multi-functional facility for all to enjoy.
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Transport |
Train
The railway line, from Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport, passes through the area, though there is no longer a station.
The nearest stations are Ardwick and Levenshulme. Longsight contains the Slade Lane railway junction and is the site of
several railway depots, which service trains for Virgin Trains, Northern Rail and TransPennine Express.
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The Bus
The Famous 192 ! According to the Stagecoach Group, the route is the busiest in Britain, with around 9 million passengers carried annually.
The bus runs every 5-10 minutes daily until the late hours .
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Timetables, routes and more |
Claim to fame! |
Longsight's Famous People
No. 3 Addison Terrace, on the north side of Daisy Bank Road, Victoria Park, was the home of Charles Hallé, the founder of the
Hallé Orchestra, in 1848 and the pre-raphaelite artist Ford Madox Brown lived at the same address from 1883 to 1887.
Also Ethel 'Sunny' Lowry (born 1911 in Longsight)[7] was the first British woman to swim the English Channel.
Not to mention Wes Brown and Danny Welbeck, both Manchester United players are from Longsight !
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The area was also immortalized in song by local singer Ian Brown formerly of The Stone Roses on his album Solarized. The song was titled 'Longsight M13' reflecting the postcode of the area, which begins with M13. Graffiti appeared locally saying 'Stone Roses RIP' when the band split up, and 'Free Ian Brown' when he was jailed. The song was written with Brown's former Roses bandmate, guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, who still lives in Longsight. Brown also mentions the area in the Stone Roses song "Daybreak" which contains the line "From Atlanta, Georgia, to Longsight, Manchester".
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Schools |
St Agnes School
St Agnes school is most popular in the areas however there are many primary and secondary schools in the area
please see the link for the complete web site.
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Childcare |
Childcare
Longisght has many clubs and afterschool support for children, please see the link for the complete listing
Childcare in Longsight
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Restaurant Reviews |
Tai Pan
This Chinese restaurant is situated on Upper Brook street, do not be fooled yes it is above the Cash and carry on a
busy route but it has a large car park and good reviews!
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Lazeeza
This is a newly refurbished Take Away it has been trading in longsight for many years and is very popular they offer
Pizza, Burgers , Kebabs and Indian Foods.
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Misty's Vegitarian Cafe
Located in the centre of Longsight, approximately 2 miles south-east of the city centre, Misty's is a friendly,
unassuming, but popular vegetarian option in a part of Manchester lacking much in the way of major restaurants and
cafe-bars. Indeed, regular customers come from miles around to enjoy their imaginative food.
The menu is always varied and the quality of the dishes on offer is considered excellent - try the special vegan
Sunday lunch for around EUR5 or there is also an excellent veggie breakfast, with all the trimmings, on offer throughout
the day.
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Shops |
Local Shops
Longsight has a abundance of local shops and of course the famous market . the shops reflect the areas cultures and have
clothes shops, shoe shops, food shops and mimi markets, they have computer shops, phone shops, not to mention ASA and
Netto supermarkets. They have a array of open food stalls and cake shops offering India Pakistani, Greek and polish foods !
It has local branches of banks and a post office !
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