Blue pigeons and Joe Bloggs Jeans: Things you'll only remember if you grew up in Manchester

If you spent your childhood growing up in Manchester there will be memories you wish you could relive again or, alternatively, could make you cringe with embarrassment.

Recently, the MEN asked : "What are your favourite memories of growing up in Manchester?" Our survey yielded some eye-opening and detailed responses.

One of the survey questions asked you to tell us something you would only know if you grew up in Manchester. As always, your answers did not disappoint.

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Of course, many ranged from the places we loved to spend our youthful days with some lovely nostalgic memories included. However, others also included everything from the dubious fashions of the time to smells and sounds as well as the obvious sights.

Some suggestions (blue pigeons!) even made us scour the MEN archives for evidence this was even a real thing. And sure enough, you weren't making this stuff up.

So taking inspiration from our childhoods, including your survey answers, below are 10 things you'll only remember if you grew up in this fine city.

This was a popular shout taken from our recent survey. With Piccadilly Gardens being first laid out after World War I on the former site of the Manchester Royal Infirmary, they've seen some changes over the past 100 years.

And with that, it appears many people growing up in the city preferred the old sunken design of the gardens with its rich and colourful flower beds. This design fell out of favour in the 1990s with the gardens being considered by some to be an unwelcoming space, cut off from the main city centre.

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