awarded to the Friends of Levenshulme Station by the Awards For All lottery grants scheme, an unofficial road sign was erected at the entrance to the street. The sign gave the name of the street as The Street With No Name. According to local residents, the street had been informally called this for years and it seemed appropriate that it now had a sign so that people could find it. The first sign was fitted approximately three feet from the ground, but was stolen a short time later. The replacement was refitted above the road so as to discourage would-be thieves, although the sign is still stolen regularly. An increasing number of day trippers visit from other cities across the North of England to visit friends and give business custom. Notable people Ernest Marples, a Conservative politician, was born and brought up in Levenshulme. Served as the Minister of Transport in the Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home governments and was elevated to the peerage in 1974. Rock and pop singer Wayne Fontana The architect Norman Foster was brought up in Levenshulme. Dad's Army'''s "Captain Mainwaring", Arthur Lowe, attended Chapel Street School. Beryl Reid, the comedian, grew up in Manchester where she attended Withington and Levenshulme High Schools. Actor Graeme Hawley who played John Stape in Coronation Street is a resident. Professor Terry Callaghan, who was a member of the Lead Authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, together with Al Gore. He was brought up in Levenshulme and went to Chapel Street School and Burnage Grammar School. At 14 he struck up a friendship with Alec Cowan, (Councillor, Levenshulme Ward 2004–2010) and the two have remained friends ever since. Drummer Tony McCarroll, formerly of Manchester band Oasis Harry Hancock, a professional footballer, was born in Levenshulme. Gwyneth Powell, an English actress best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McClusky in the BBC television programme Grange Hill'', was born in Levenshulme. See also Listed buildings in Manchester-M19 ALL FM References External links Levenshulme then and now: A personal view Levenshulme Festival website Love Levenshulme Levenshulme Community Association Levenshulme Churches Manchester City Council: Image library, containing 1420 images of Levenshulme (as of September 2007) Areas of Manchester Irish diaspora in England Manchester City Council Wards History of Manchester