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Bob Dobson · 11-01-2010, 16:03

I am not seeing the confusion. They are 3 separate buildings. The centre quote from Mike Rothwell is about a building which happened to be in Dowry st ( at Moore streeet junction) but this had nothing to do with Whittakers. There does seem some doubt about the date of closure of Horne St.I was told 1958 by a family member. I have also remembered that one of the Dowry St family began brickmaking at Baxenden or Rising bridge. The Dowry St lot were also ijnvolved with the Co-op Sopciety and with the company set up c 1910 to build factories ( such as Queens Rd and Milnshaw) Part of the deal was that these factories would install Whiitaker engines/boilers. It is because of the Co-op links that the fine houses were built in Dowry Street to link up with the Co-op shop on Moore St.

11-01-2010, 16:03	#7
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158674	Re: Whittaker Brothers, Pioneer Works I am not seeing the confusion. They are 3 separate buildings. The centre quote from Mike Rothwell is about a building which happened to be in Dowry st ( at Moore streeet junction) but this had nothing to do with Whittakers. There does seem some doubt about the date of closure of Horne St.I was told 1958 by a family member. I have also remembered that one of the Dowry St family began brickmaking at Baxenden or Rising bridge. The Dowry St lot were also ijnvolved with the Co-op Sopciety and with the company set up c 1910 to build factories ( such as Queens Rd and Milnshaw) Part of the deal was that these factories would install Whiitaker engines/boilers. It is because of the Co-op links that the fine houses were built in Dowry Street to link up with the Co-op shop on Moore St.