The road to 2013 part I

Nearly 50 years ago I was born in a suburb of Manchester called Ancoats, in the then Crossley Hospital.  The Crossley Hospital was run by the Salvation Army and its primary function was as a hospital for unmarried mothers.  My mother was married; but since she was a Salvation Army officer she gave birth to me in a private ward containing the "Officers' Bed".

This a picture of the Star Hall, one of the main Salvation Army meeting places in Manchester at the time.  The complex, which was originally a theatre, housed in addition to the Crossley Hospital, the main worship hall and the northern office of "Trade" (the Salvation Army shop).

The second picture is the site today, albeit from a different angle.  The tram in the picture is running past Crossley Court, a Salvation Army Housing Association development built on the site.

There is no blue plaque at this location commemorating my birth ... at least not yet.