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Comment on Buy Gangs of Manchester by andrewmarkdavies

andrewmarkdavies — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:54:30 +0000

There is brief biography in chapter 17 of the book (“King of the Scuttlers”). I compiled this from newspaper reports detailing his appearances before Salford magistrates, and the ancestry website, which enabled me to track him to Durham Street in the Greengate district of Salford in the 1891 census. Cheers, Andy

Comment on Buy Gangs of Manchester by Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:02:36 +0000

Hi andrew
I was wondering if you had any information on William Henry Brooks, the gang leader on the cover of the book.

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Comment on A poem by Mike Garry by kate

kate — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:44:03 +0000

i love mike garry’s poems, i live in manchester + everything he quotes about manchester in his amazing fact filled poems is absaloutly right. he is very imaginative + combines everyday ordinary (slang or abv) language with formal poets language which is a unique style on mike garry could pull off. a truly inspirational man + shall be my idol for as long as i live.

Comment on Buy Gangs of Manchester by ANCESTORS OF THE CASUALS - ISYS

ANCESTORS OF THE CASUALS - ISYS — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:00:45 +0000

[...] If you want to know more about the Scuttlers, check Andrew Davies book ‘The Gangs Of Manchester’. [...]

Comment on About Gangs of Manchester by Can you judge a book by its cover? | 曬蝴蝶 ( vanessapsy )

Can you judge a book by its cover? | 曬蝴蝶 ( vanessapsy ) — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:34:34 +0000

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Comment on Extracts by Helen Whittaker

Helen Whittaker — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:32:05 +0000

Hi Barbara, my Grandfather was Charles Chatburn and he lived in flats in Harpurhey. Please feel free to contact me by email to see if there is a connection. Helen.

Comment on Feedback by Billy

Billy — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:41:04 +0000

Thanks again Andrew.
I don’t own the book yet, I will have to get my hands on it. One of the reasons the Scuttlers interest me so much is because they were “Britain’s first youth culture”, the first recorded violent teenage gangs. It’s very interesting to compare them to today’s yobs.

Comment on Feedback by andrewmarkdavies

andrewmarkdavies — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:42:18 +0000

Hello Billy, Yes, there are a lot of examples in the book. For example, in the chapter called “Vendetta,” members of the Hope Street and Ordsall Lane gangs gave wildly conflicting accounts of the same incident at a trial in 1890. Both gangs were trying to present themselves as the victims of unprovoked violence. They were desperate to get off, and more than willing to tell stories that implicated the other gang. By definition, some of them must have been telling lies. Cheers, Andy (Daves)

Comment on Feedback by Billy

Billy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:44:26 +0000

Thanks for your response Peter, but I was wondering if Andrew could reply to my question aswell