Description
In this video we take a look at Manchester's newest park and its lost history. St Catherines park is on Collyhurst road in Manchester and is a lovely new park by the River Irk. However by looking at old maps and old photos of Manchester we can see the lost community that used to live there. This community goes back as far as Victorian Manchester and delves into The history of Manchester. This is part of Lost Manchester. We take a look at the site of an old corn mill driven by a waterwheel powered by the river Irk. This mill was called Travis Island mill. This is a new development in Manchester and the St Catherines corridor incorporating the new park of St Catherines woods will be a major new housing development in Manchester. Most of the new developments will be on the site of the old Red Bank carriage sidings. The new park is just down the road from Angel Meadow.