On 5th July 2005 we met Kathleen Blakeley and enjoyed sharing her many Mancunian memories, including an occasion when Hollywood came to Mancunian at teh Midland Hotel, Manchester in 1961 ...The photo above shows Kathleen sat with Cary Grant, her husband John Blakeley is stood behind her and on the left-hand side are Kathleen's parents Mr and Mrs Alfred and Molly Leigh, cinema proprietors. The others are Horace Carr Head of the General Film Distributors company and Miss Edge who ran the Tatton Cinema at Gatley.

This photograph of the Mancunian Studios on Dickinson Road after it had been taken over by the BBC is assumed to be have been taken by Tom Blakeley because that's his car on the left!

This is where Cuthbert met Jimi Hendrix in 1967!

We're always on the look-out for images of the Studio before the BBC took over in 1964 so if you can help out please let us know!

Blakeley Family Gathering: John E Blakeley and his wife Isabella sitting in front of their 5 children Lulu, Tom, Josie, John & Winnie.

The crew of Cuptie Honeymoon pose for the camera before the first take. John E Blakeley in his Homburg. 1948

Studio Shot, Dickinson Road - It's A Grand Life, 1953

Studio Crew - Dodging The Dole - Highbury Studios, London, 1936

Winifred Atwell on the set of It's A Grand Life at the Dickinson Road Studio.

On location with Jewell & Warriss for Let's Have A Murder. Anybody any ideas for where this could be - looks like a genuine old pub.

The crew of Let's Have A Murder pose between takes.

John Blakeley Jnr - 2nd left.

Bella's Birthday indoor shot at the Horse & Jockey, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, showing the crew loading a fresh magazine into the camera.

Film Crew - Love's A Luxury (1952)

Film Crew - Love's A Luxury (1952)

Film Crew- It's A Grand Life (1953) - Post-action shots at Xaverian College, Manchester

Holidays with Pay - 1948 - on set. Standing face-front in Hom burg is John E. With their backs to us: woman right: Tessie O'Shea, next to her is Sally Barnes and on her left Sonny Burke.

Film Crew - Lovely Weekend (1956)

The Blue Plaque above and below left placed on the wall at the site of the Mancunian Films Studio in Rusholme, near the Welcome pub (below) where John E Blakeley would find extras willing to work for a "pie and a pint".