Longsight Health Centre



The Health Centre sits on the west side of Stockport Road between Mitre Road and St. John's Road.  The medical practice in the centre describes itself as, "a family run medical practice which has been delivering expert medical care for over 12 years."  They add that their team of doctors has, 110 years of experience between them and are always willing to help."  The Centre offers a number of clinics including: "Antenatal Clinic run by midwives, Asthma and Diabetes Check, Baby Clinic, Cervical Smear Testing, Childhood Immunisations, Contraceptive Services, COPD (cronic obstructive airways disease), CVD (cardiovascular disease), Family Planning Clinics, Heart Disease Clinic, Longsight Medical Practice Community Clinic, Minor Surgery Clinic, Postnatal Clinic, Sure Start Clinic, and Well Persons Health Check."





Below is the view from the corner of Kirkmanshulme Lane with St. John's Road running off to the right.  The corner of Stockport Road and St. John's Road has been an open space since the 1950s. 






In the 1950s a tall section of advertising hoardings ran along the Stockport Road side.  The red arrow on the aerial photograph above (dated 1953) indicates that location.  If you click on the link below you can see it.

Stockport Road 1958

Beyond the hoardings was the Shaftsbury Cinema, located on the site of the present health centre.