This screed may interest someone

Come-on you oldies get your thinking caps on!

1 Where was Gillibrand's the Barbers?
2 Where did Briscoe Lane used to start?
3 Could anyone leave Manchester without passing under a railway bridge?
4 Name two Boxers who fought at the Junction under the two railway bridges on Oldham Road..
5 Where is the Red River?
6 Why is the Red River so called?
7 Where was Donkey Common (recreation ground)?
8 What was the name of the coach day trips just beyond Naylor Street on Oldham Road?
9 What was odd about the first double deckers on the 53 route and what make were they?
10 Where was the nearest letter sorting office?
11 Where was the Bug Hut?
12 What and where was Serck?

John Banister