Panel 15: “Building Continues” (1934-1939) How to Abolish the Slums

THE FORGOTTEN STORY OF ERNEST & SHENA SIMON AND THE CREATION OF MANCHESTER’S GARDEN CITY

Exhibition Launch Workshop Wythenshawe Forum Library, Saturday 21st May 2022. 11am

Programme

1. Welcome and why Wythenshawe matters – Martin Dodge [5 minutes] 2. Film clip – A City Speaks (1947) [3/4 minutes] 3. From the ‘slums’ to Wythenshawe – John McCrory [10 minutes] 4. Introducing the life of Ernest Simon – John Ayshford [10 minutes] 5. Film clip – Land of Promise (1945) [3 minutes] 6. Wythenshawe Hall in the 1920s – Libby Edwards [10 minutes] 7. Introducing the life of Shena Simon – Martin Dodge [10 minutes] 8. Film clip – Simons home movie (c.1928) [3 minutes] (commentary by John Ayshford) 9. Questions and comments

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Browse display of books by Ernest and Shena and reproduction photographs and some reproduction maps and plans of Wythenshawe from the period 11. Go see the Exhibition!!

This exhibition has been curated by John Ayshford and Martin Dodge, University of Manchester. Acknowledgments: The exhibition was developed with the generous help of John McCrory, Janet Wolff, as well as Ingrid Holden and Libby Edwards from the Friends of Wythenshawe Hall. We also extend our gratitude to Margaret Simon (granddaughter of Ernest and Shena Simon) for her help and her permission to reproduce photographs of her family. We would also like to thank Bernard Flynn from the Wythenshawe History Group. The enthusiastic support of Elena Kretinina and Jane Ayrton at Wythenshawe Forum library has been most welcome.

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