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From 1923, Moss Side was the location of Manchester City Football Club's stadium at Maine Road which on several occasions in its early years drew crowds of more than 80,000. But its capacity was gradually reduced over the years and by the mid-1990s it held just under 35,000 spectators all seated. Plans to rebuild Maine Road to seat 45,000 were abandoned in favour of moving to the City of Manchester Stadium. Maine Road has since been demolished and houses and a school are expected to be built on the site.
[edit] Breweries
There are two breweries in Moss Side. The Royal Brewery brewed Kestrel, McEwan's and Harp Lager, but is now managed by Scottish and Newcastle for the production of Foster's Lager. Hydes Brewery brews traditional beers including Hydes' Bitter and the cask version of Boddingtons - the latter since the closure of the Strangeways Brewery in 2005. The more widely available keg version of 'Boddies' is no longer brewed in Manchester. Hydes have now also taken over the brewing of Harp lager under contract.
[edit] Government and Politics
Manchester Central constituency is represented by the Labour Party MP Tony Lloyd. Lloyd recently organised the face lift scheme for many houses in Moss Side in an attempt to change the image of the area.[citation needed]
Moss Side is a ward within the local authority of Manchester City Council. The ward is represented by Labour Councillors Sameen Ali, Alistair Cox and Roy Walters.[3]
[edit] Geography
Moss Side lies on the A5103 (Princess Park Way/Princess Road), the main road out of Manchester towards Manchester Airport, the M56 motorway and Chester.
The built environment of Moss Side is broadly characterised as a high-density residential area.
Neighbouring districts and places.
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[edit] Demography
- Further information: Demography of Greater Manchester
| Moss Side Compared[4][5][6] |
| UK Census 2001 |
Moss Side |
Manchester |
England |
| Total population |
10,977 |
441,200 |
49,138,831 |
| Foreign born |
36% |
15% |
9.2% |
| White |
48% |
81% |
91% |
| Asian |
9.0% |
9.1% |
4.6% |
| Black |
32% |
4.5% |
2.3% |
| Christian |
52% |
62% |
72% |
| Muslim |
15% |
9.1% |
3.1% |
| Hindu |
0.7% |
0.7% |
1.1% |
| No religion |
16% |
16% |
15% |
| Over 75 years old |
3.9% |
6.4% |
7.5% |
| Unemployed |
7.9% |
5.0% |
3.3% |
According to the United Kingdom Census 2001 in the Moss Side electoral ward of Manchester there were 10,977 residents of which 48.41% were male and 51.59% were female. Compared against the demography of England, Moss Side is home to a diverse range of people.
In terms of ethnicity;
- 48.25% are white
- 31.83% are black
- 9.37% are Asian
- 7.45% are mixed
- 3.10% are other
[edit] Qualifications and employment
(of economically active 16-74 year olds)
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- 36.04% have no qualifications
- 13.88% have only GCSEs or equivalent Level 2 qualifications
- 12.18% have only A-Levels or Level 3 qualifications
- 20.91% have degree level qualifications
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- 7.85% are unemployed (Manchester Average: 5.02%, National Average: 3.35%
[edit] Housing
- 4,977 households of which:
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- 27.85% is local authority accommodation
- 26.98% is rented from housing associations
- 24.03% is owner occupied
- 16.05% is privately rented
- 4.52% is rented from other sources
- 0.56% is said to be of shared occupancy
- 0.01% is of unknown origin[7]
[edit] Notable people
- Finley Quaye the singer, has been one of the faces in Moss Side since 1989, having lived in Hulme, Longsight and Levenshulme.
- Anthony Burgess the writer, although born in Harpurhey, lived in Moss Side as a child.[8]
- Simon Webbe formerly of boyband Blue.
- Barry Adamson, who played with Magazine and The Bad Seeds amongst others. His prolific body of work includes 'Moss Side Story', a soundtrack to an imaginary film.
- Steve Diggle, guitarist with Buzzcocks.
- Kermit - Hip Hop Artist
- The band Cleopatra who achieved international success.
- Morrissey spent much of his childhood in Moss Side and neighbouring Hulme.
- Darren Campbell, Olympic gold and silver medal sprint athlete champion.
- Gerald Simpson of A Guy Called Gerald grew up in Moss Side.
- Chris Bisson actor, who is best known for appearing in Coronation Street, Shameless and East is East.
- Remi Moses the footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion from 1977 to 1981, and Manchester United from 1981 until 1989.
- Phil Lynott, lead singer of Thin Lizzy, grew up in the area despite being born in West Bromwich.
- Nick Burke, co-founder of the brand, OPH Good Housekeeping.
[edit] References
- , BBC NEWS | UK | Born Abroad | Greece
- , Nick Ravenscroft. "Killing surprises few in Moss Side", BBC News, BBC, 2006-09-11.
- , Councillors by Ward: Moss Side. Manchester City Council. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- , United Kingdom Census 2001 (2007-01-17). 2001 Census; Key facts sheets. manchester.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- , United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). Manchester (Local Authority). neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- , United Kingdom Census 2001 (2001). Moss Side (Ward). neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- , Neighbourhood Statistics
- , Michael Ratcliffe "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford University Press, 2007
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