Emergency repairs in Radcliffe, 24/7

A burst pipe off Blackburn Street, a lockout by the Metrolink, a fuse board tripping on Stand Lane, a leaking slate roof or a smashed shop window: Radcliffe has one number for all of them, across M26.

Radcliffe is an old parish on the River Irwell, recorded in the Domesday Book, with the medieval Radcliffe Tower and St Mary’s Church at its old core. Coal under the town fuelled cotton spinning, bleaching and papermaking, and the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal reached it in 1796. Much of the Victorian and Edwardian housing survives, mostly red-brick terraces near the centre and along Stand Lane and Ainsworth Road. Since the mills closed, new estates have gone up on brownfield land, including the old Radcliffe Paper Mill site, and today the housing is mainly semis and terraces. The river matters here. The Irwell overtopped its banks in Radcliffe on Boxing Day 2015, and a large flood defence scheme for Radcliffe and Redvales has since been built.

Before we get to you in Radcliffe

Plumbing in Radcliffe

Shut the stopcock. In a typical Radcliffe terrace you will find it in the cupboard beneath the kitchen sink, and in some older houses down the cellar steps or behind the front door. Turn it clockwise, run the cold taps, then turn the immersion heater off.

Locksmith in Radcliffe

Before ringing, rattle the yard gate and try the back door. Prising at a uPVC door bends its mechanism and turns a lockout into a bigger repair. Where keys were stolen with a bag or from a car, tell the police and book new locks quickly. Expect to show the locksmith something proving the house is yours.

Electrical in Radcliffe

Check next door first. Dark next door too? Then the fault probably sits on the network, so dial 105, a free call, to report it. If Radcliffe is lit and only you are off, find the RCD or breaker that has flipped in the consumer unit. Give it one reset. Should it trip again, or smell hot, leave it alone.

Roofing in Radcliffe

Put buckets out and drag furniture clear of the drip. Many older Radcliffe terraces share slate roofs and chimney stacks, so water can enter through next door’s roof and turn up in your bedroom. Wind and rain are reasons to stay off ladders. Snap a photo of any slipped slates from the street if you can.

Glazing and boarding up in Radcliffe

Shoes and gloves go on before anyone walks in. Sweep the fragments into a cardboard box. A broken shop front on Blackburn Street or a smashed ground floor window should not be left gaping overnight. Boarding makes it secure until replacement glass is cut to size.

Streets and districts in Radcliffe

Radcliffe is covered from end to end: the centre around Blackburn Street, Church Street West and Water Street, out along Stand Lane, Ainsworth Road and Bury Road, and down Spring Lane, Dumers Lane and Milltown Street. Black Lane, Outwood, Radcliffe Bridge, Stoneclough, Ringley and Ainsworth are covered too.

Including Blackburn Street, Church Street West, Water Street, Stand Lane, Ainsworth Road, Bury Road, Spring Lane, Dumers Lane, Cross Lane and Bridgefield Street.

Also Black Lane, Outwood, Radcliffe Bridge, Stoneclough, Ringley and Ainsworth.

Nearby: Whitefield, Bury, Prestwich, Farnworth, Clifton, Bolton.