Hattersley
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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
.
Hattersley railway station
is on the Glossop Line.
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.
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
, http://www.connellbrothers.co.uk/hattersley.html Further demolition took place of low-rise houses on the estate in 2007 and 2008. These homes were also built during the 1960s. http://www.hattersley.org.uk/global-assets/pdf/3873_Exhibtion_Rev1_November07_Lowres.pdf
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.
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.
Hattersley is home to No 468 (Hyde and Hatterley) Squadron Air Cadets. www.468aircadets.org.uk
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
, in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is to the east of Hyde
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
and 6 miles west of the Peak District National Park.
It is the site of an overspill estate
Overspill estate
An overspill estate is a housing estate planned and built for the rehousing of people from decaying inner city areas usually as part of the process of slum clearance....
originally built by Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by...
.
Hattersley railway station
Hattersley railway station
Hattersley railway station serves the Hattersley housing estate in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. The station is east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line....
is on the Glossop Line.
Construction of the estate
Between 1894 and 1936 Hattersley was a civil parish in the Tintwistle Rural DistrictTintwistle Rural District
Tintwistle Rural District was a local government district in north east Cheshire, England from 1894 to 1974.It was created a rural district by the Local Government Act 1894 from the part of the Ashton-under-Lyne rural sanitary district which was in Cheshire and consisted of the civil parishes...
of the administrative county
Administrative county
An administrative county was an administrative division in England and Wales and Ireland used for the purposes of local government. They are now abolished, although in Northern Ireland their former areas are used as the basis for lieutenancy....
of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. In 1936 it was annexed to the municipal borough
Municipal borough
Municipal boroughs were a type of local government district which existed in England and Wales between 1835 and 1974, in Northern Ireland from 1840 to 1973 and in the Republic of Ireland from 1840 to 2002...
of Hyde
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
but remained undeveloped. In the 1960s most of the area was purchased by Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
city council in order to build a large overspill estate. Another estate was built in nearby Gamesley
Gamesley
Gamesley is a residential area within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England, west of Glossop and north of New Mills. It lies close to the River Etherow which is the boundary with Tameside in Greater Manchester.-Early:...
. Both these estates are primarily council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
owned houses.
Renewal and privatisation
Hattersley is currently undergoing a period of regenerationUrban renewal
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...
coordinated by Hattersley Neighbourhood Partnership.
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by...
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
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
, http://www.connellbrothers.co.uk/hattersley.html Further demolition took place of low-rise houses on the estate in 2007 and 2008. These homes were also built during the 1960s. http://www.hattersley.org.uk/global-assets/pdf/3873_Exhibtion_Rev1_November07_Lowres.pdf
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
Tameside Advertiser
The Tameside Advertiser is a weekly newspaper which serves the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. It is owned by Trinity Mirror plc. The paper has a sister paper, The Glossop Advertiser which is also a freesheet but covers the bordering town of Glossop in Derbyshire...
reported that the leader of Tameside
Tameside
The Metropolitan Borough of Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after the River Tame which flows through the borough and spans the towns of Ashton-under-Lyne, Audenshaw, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge. Its western...
Council, Roy Oldham, claimed that a new Tesco
Tesco
Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...
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.
Moors murderers
Moors murders
The Moors murders were carried out by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around what is now Greater Manchester, England. The victims were five children aged between 10 and 17—Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans—at least...
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were rehoused from Gorton
Gorton
Gorton is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is located to the southeast of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme....
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.
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
Notable people
- Ricky HattonRicky HattonRichard John Hatton MBE, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a former British professional boxer, and currently a promoter....
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 7Big Brother 7Big Brother 2007 may refer to:*Big Brother 2007 *Big Brother 8 *Big Brother Australia 2007*Big Brother 2007 *Big Brother * Celebrity Big Brother 2007...
- Shayne WardShayne WardShayne Thomas Ward is an English pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of second series of The X Factor. He has sold over 3 million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in 9 countries.During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh...
was born in Hattersley and became the winner of X Factor Series 2