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Levenshulme has a very large Irish population , so much so that it is sometimes called 'County Levenshulme'. Irish produce, such as Soda bread and Red Lemonade, can be bought in Levenshulme's shops , whilst local cafes serve up boiled bacon amd cabbage. The demographics of the district are changing , however, with increasing numbers of ( mostly Muslim ) people of South Asian origin settling in Levenshulme. The architect Norman Foster is from Levenshulme {Link without Title} . The radio station ALL FM is based in Levenshulme. The area is represented in Manchester Town Hall by Councillors John Commons , Alec Cowan and Keith Whitmore . Levenshulme was an independent authority until the early 20th century, when it was merged into the expanded Manchester. Unverified local memories about Levenshulme The following are from the memories of a Levenshulme resident. No verification of these stories is curently known. The district of East Levenshulme used to be known as Talleyrand, and it was said the French Statesman Talleyrand once stayed there during his exile from France , presumably during 1792-1794. The name is supposed to mean "Town on the Watermeadows". Hulme (similar to the German Heim) is a common element in local placenames, meaning Village or Settlement. The typical older housing of Levenshulme consists of terraced houses with wide back entries. This is supposed to be because of an old bylaw of the Levenshulme local authority that every terraced house had to have access by a horse and cart to the back door, so that rubbish could be removed without taking it through the house. SOURCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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