1963
Our first Title Deeds from 1961 are for the plot, before the house was constructed, in ’63. Some of the neighbours have lived here since the estate was built and remember when beyond our terrace was a farm, where the primary school is now.
We’ve learnt that the estate was “designed by Keith Ingham of the Building Design Partnership, who is slightly more famous for the Brutalist masterpiece that is Preston Bus Station!”
Granada TV had close ties with the estate, so Michael Palin lived across the road, Joan Bakewell round the corner and, this neighbour told us, she’d regularly pass “that bloke who’d played Taggart”.
Our House & Terrace, 1964
Also Designed By…
Original Features
The blog post below shows original 60s features from another house on the estate, and even the original brochure!
We find this an interesting and useful reference. Our door handles for instance have been replaced with awful 1980s things; we can now look for second hand handles to reinstate the original style.
Norris Hill: The Green – manchester modernist society
Photo credits – black & white building photos: Royal Institute of British Architects
https://www.ribapix.com/Norris-Hill-Park-Stockport_RIBA75281
https://www.ribapix.com/Norris-Hill-Park-Stockport_RIBA75276
https://www.ribapix.com/Preston-Bus-Station-Lancashire_RIBA51110