within three years after custom failed to live up to expectations. Jason Garrity, speedway rider. John Thaw, the television, stage and cinema actor, was born in Longsight in 1942. Ethel 'Sunny' Lowry, the first British woman to swim the English Channel, was born in Longsight in 1911. Former Manchester United footballers Danny Welbeck and Wes Brown are both from the area. Harry Potter star Afshan Azad was born in Longsight. Keith Bennett, one of the Moors murders victims, was from Longsight. He was 12 years old when he disappeared on his way from his house to that of his grandmother on 16 June 1964. His disappearance was reported to police the following morning but, in spite of endless police searches, he was not found. 22 years later, in November 1986, Moors murderers Ian Brady (who had also lived in Longsight when he was younger) and Myra Hindley revealed that he was one of their victims, just as police had first suspected after arresting them for three other murders in October 1965. Despite numerous searches for his body on Saddleworth Moor, it has yet to be found. His mother Winnie Johnson continued to live locally until her death in August 2012; she made constant calls in the media for help to locate her son's body. Faisal Islam, of BBC News, grew up in Longsight and attended the local private school. Oasis members Liam and Noel Gallagher were born in Longsight, but later moved to Burnage. Cultural references Longsight was immortalised in song by local singer Ian Brown formerly of the Stone Roses on his album Solarized. The song was titled "Longsight M13" reflecting the postcode of the area, which begins with M13. Graffiti appeared locally saying 'Stone Roses RIP' when the band split up, and 'Free Ian Brown' when he was jailed. The song was written with Brown's former bandmate, guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, who still lives in Longsight. Brown also mentions the area in the Stone Roses song "Daybreak" which contains the line "From Atlanta, Georgia, to Longsight, Manchester". See also Listed buildings in Manchester-M13 References External links Longsight Local Services Directory Longsight Memories Our Manchester Areas of Manchester Manchester City Council Wards History of Manchester