Hattersley
Coordinates: 53°26′52″N 2°01′40″W / 53.4479°N 2.0278°W
| Hattersley | |
 A view over Hattersley, from Werneth Low |
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 Hattersley
Hattersley shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | SJ982945 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Tameside |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HYDE |
| Postcode district | SK14 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Stalybridge and Hyde |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Hattersley is a residential area within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the east of Hyde and 6 miles west of the Peak District National Park.
It is the site of an overspill estate originally built by Manchester City Council.[1]
Hattersley railway station is on the Glossop Line.
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[edit] History
[edit] Construction of the estate
Between 1894 and 1936 Hattersley was a civil parish in the Tintwistle Rural District of the administrative county of Cheshire. In 1936 it was annexed to the municipal borough of Hyde but remained undeveloped. In the 1960s most of the area was purchased by Manchester city council in order to build a large overspill estate. Another estate was built in nearby Gamesley. Both these estates are primarily council owned houses.
[edit] Renewal and privatisation
Hattersley is currently undergoing a period of regeneration coordinated by Hattersley Neighbourhood Partnership.
Manchester City Council transferred control of the majority of Hattersley's housing stock to Peak Valley Housing Association in 2006. This followed an earlier attempt to transfer to Harvest Housing Group which collapsed when it was identified that there was a £20 million gap in funding to refurbish the homes to new housing standards.
The successful transfer will bring a £40 million, seven-year improvement plan for existing housing. This is tied to a further estimated £140m investment to come from a private developer.
Selective demolition has already begun in the area to remove some of the obsolete housing leaving space for redevelopment and investment in education and public services. These include seven tower blocks that were demolished in 2000 having been built in the 1960s, [1] Further demolition took place of low-rise houses on the estate in 2007 and 2008. These homes were also built during the 1960s. [2]
One of the largest scale pieces of demolition undertaken in the area caused an uproar among residents, particularly older ones who had lived in the area for decades. These few residents were left in a large area of timber framed housing for over a year as the negotiations were ongoing on the rehousing options on offer.
In 2008 the Tameside Advertiser reported that the leader of Tameside Council, Roy Oldham, claimed that a new Tesco supermarket would be built on part of a site earmarked for a new district centre, much to the uproar of many residents who are concerned about the traffic increases and road safety risks such a development may cause.[2]
Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were rehoused from Gorton to Hattersley in 1964. They lived at 16 Wardle Brook Avenue at the time of their arrest in 1965, and killed at least two of their victims there; the body of their final victim was found in the house before they had chance to dispose of it. In October 1987 Manchester City Council demolished the house as they could not find tenants willing to live there.[3]
[edit] Culture and community
Hattersley also has its own monthly community newspaper, the Hattersley & Mottram Community News, which is produced by local people. Hattersley is home to No 468 (Hyde and Hatterley) Squadron Air Cadets. www.468aircadets.org.uk
[edit] Notable people
- Jim Adama Blues musician/song writer, known for being Manchester's most notable blues musician.
- Ricky Hatton The WBA Welterweight Champion boxer is Hattersley's most notable resident.
- Lisa Huo who was brought up in Hattersley was a contestant on Big Brother 7
- Shayne Ward was born in Hattersley and became the winner of X Factor Series 2
[edit] References
- ^ "Hattersley History". Hattersley 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929062029/http://hattersley.org.uk/discover/history.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ^ Sue Carr (2008-02-20). "Tameside Advertiser - Superstore Traffic 'danger' to kids". Tameside Advertiser. http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1037452_superstore_traffic_danger_to_kids. Retrieved 2008-04-01.[dead link]
- ^ "Hindley link goes". The Times. 6 October 1987.
