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Radio Manchester,29 Aug 2025,4 mins

The curious case of Balloon Street

Hidden Manchester

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Have you ever wondered where Balloon Street got its name? And how it is linked to Sadler's Yard and Sadler's Cat? In this episode of Hidden Manchester, Jason Hardy chats to historian Jonathon Schofield about how the adventures of one Oxford born man led to the naming a street in Manchester. Photo credit: Getty

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