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Old 12-12-2011, 17:25   #28
JCB
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Re: Old Hotels in Accrington

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Originally Posted by jaysay View Post
At one time the watering hole frequented by Mike, Less and Beni, used to take paying guest, not sure if they still do, as did the Regency Bar (think it was called the Commercial in those days)
My mother , a weaver at the Royal Mill Clayton , was laid off in the 1930s Depression . She got a job as a maid at the Commercial , and was allowed home after tea but had to be back by 10pm to sleep in the hotel .
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