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Old 04-12-2014, 20:13   #231
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Re: Street Names

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson View Post
I have always thought that Primrose St was named after the flower. However, I now believe that it was named after Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny ( 1847-1929) who was Prime Minister 1894-5 and President of the Co-operative Congress in 1890. This last office is a clue to the street being named after him, as there was a Co-op grocery shop in that street
In 1900 the Accrington Co-operative Society had 14 houses built in Primrose Street .
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