Spencer, William: Untitled [The Autobiography of William Spencer] Recollections of Collyhurst, Manchester, pre-1914. Describes trades, 'walking out' [courting], superstitions, theatre. c. Childhood: Lived at No. 8 The Brows, off Collyhurst Road, near to Churnet Street. Went to St. Oswald's chool Work: N/A Activities/Hobbies: On his way to and from school, he would dally at the glassworks in the next street to watch glass-blowers making lamp glasses for oil lamps. Enjoyed going to town to "Suckers' Alley", a small street just on the edge of Smithfield Market, noted for its ice-cream carts. Queen's Park, the museum, where lectures on various subjects were given from time to time, and where bands - mostly played regularly at weekends. Within a few hundred yards of the cemetery - down Turkey Lane, which ran by the side of the Baptist Church, was the Queen's Park Hippodrome - home of exciting horror stories. Events: Very serious railway crash on Collyhurst Road, on very high bridges. An "angel" sighting standing among the graves became the subject of reports in the local papers of the day - the 'Evening Chronicle' and the 'News'. Handwritten/Typed written: Type-written 1,300 words. n.d.