Download and print this double-sided guide to explore the first Burnage Corporation Estate. Think about how it would have felt to arrive here in the 1920s and 30s from much busier and more overcrowded areas of Greater Manchester.

Following the First World War the Government tried to meet the demand for good quality homes for working-class families in towns throughout Britain. Housing was deemed a national responsibility for the first time and overseen by local authorities.…

As you wander around the circle, think about the trees and the size of the gardens. This was a world away from the back to back houses, dirt and overcrowding in industrial towns. Cul-de-sacs were thought to be excellent at reducing through traffic…

These houses were carefully designed to allow for as much sunlight to penetrate the buildings as possible. Diagrams show how they were spaced to allow a minimum of four hours of sunlight to reach the ground floor on the shortest day. They were also…

Planting trees along the road might seem normal to us now, but at the time it wasn't that common. At the time, some planners thought that providing access to nature in the city was important for people's health and well-being, but they…

The 1930 Greenwood Act encouraged councils to demolish poor quality inner-city housing 'slums'. A site between Avon Road and Arbor Drive, originally reserved for a library became earmarked for housing for relocating people from condemned housing in…

Houses on this estate were built to house workers from the M&S Cooperative. There was a plan for 40 houses in total and all of the road names are named after types of thorn. The houses on Blackthorn Drive were reserved for managers of the…

The boulevard is made up of Lime and Plane trees. You will often see these trees in city parks, chosen because they thrive despite the air pollution. As the residents of the quiet Burnage Lane - which often saw hundreds of weekend walkers…

Alderman Wright Robinson was Lord Mayor of Manchester and career Council committee member and Governor. He was awarded the Freedom of Manchester in 1956. Wright Robinson was raised in 194 Errwood Road. In this photograph you can see him playing out…