Hattersley
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- For the British politician, see Roy Hattersley
Hattersley is a residential area to the east of Hyde and the west of Mottram in Longdendale, England. The local authority is the metropolitan borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester. It is the site of an overspill estate built by Manchester city council.
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[edit] History
[edit] Construction of the Estate
Between 1894 and 1936 Hattersley was a civil parish in the Tintwistle Rural District 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.
[edit] Renewal and Privatisation
Hattersley is currently undergoing a period of regeneration coordinated by Hattersley Neighbourhood Partnership.
Manchester City Council transfered control of the majority of Hattersley's housing stock to Peak Vally Housing Association in 2006. This followed an earlier attempt to transfer to Harvest Housing Group which collapsed when it was identified that their 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. This will see the redevelopment of private housing but there are questions about whether this housing will be affordable for local people, see www.meadowsmottram.com[1] 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. See [2] for more information.
One of the largest scale pieces of demolition undertaken in the area left a sour taste in the mouths of some residents, the majority of whom were older people. 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. As of today February 2006 only one resident is left living (abandoned)in these properties.
[edit] A Strong Community
There is a strong sense of community spirit evident in the area which is evidenced through the large number of community and voluntary organisations active in the area. You can find out more about the community on their community group portal at www.hattersleyonline.co.uk [3] Hattersley also has its own monthly community newspaper, the Hattersley & Mottram Community News, which is produced by local people.
[edit] Notable Residents
- Ricky Hatton The WBA Welterweight Champion Boxer is Hattersley's most famous resident.
- Lisa Huo who was brought up in Hattersley was a contestant on Big Brother 7
- Shayne Ward was born in Hattersley and became the winner of X Factor Series 2
[edit] Notoriety
The Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley were living on the estate at the time of their arrest in 1965, and are known to have killed at least two of their victims there.
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