Accrington Web
   

Home Gallery Arcade Blogs Members List Today's Posts
Go Back   Accrington Web > Old Accrington > Heritage and History
Donate! Join Today

Heritage and History A place to discuss the history of our local area.


Welcome to Accrington Web!

We are a discussion forum dedicated to the towns of Accrington, Oswaldtwistle and the surrounding areas, sometimes referred to as Hyndburn! We are a friendly bunch please feel free to browse or read on for more info.
You are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, photos, play in the community arcade and use our blog section. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free, so please, join our community today!



Like Tree3Likes
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 31-07-2019, 16:56   #1
Full Member
 

Atlas Street Clayton

I understand there used to be a church on the site of the County Council building on Atlas St. ( I think it is a day nursery).
Does anyone know what the church was called or when it was demolished please?
thanks, Mark
Mark2009 is offline   Reply With Quote
Accrington Web
Old 31-07-2019, 21:52   #2
Beacon of light

 
Margaret Pilkington's Avatar
Re: Atlas Street Clayton

I have lived in Clayton le moors for fifty plonk years and do not recall there being a church on Atlas St.
There was a Methodist church in Sydney stree...but I cannot recall anything on Atlas street.
I will make some enquiries and let you know.
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people...
It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing.
(a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein)
Margaret Pilkington is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2019, 10:05   #3
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

Many thanks Margaret
Mark2009 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2019, 18:46   #4
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

Atlas St joined Anglesea St(now Blackburn rd).At the junction there was a chapel which the entrance was on the main rd. There have been photos and discussions on this but I can't recall the name.All gone now for the motorway.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg Atlas.jpg (153.0 KB, 16 views)
TubbyLes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2019, 20:42   #5
Beacon of light

 
Margaret Pilkington's Avatar
Re: Atlas Street Clayton

I have asked all the oldies that I know(one man is 93) no one remembers this Church.....so I think it must have been a long time before the motorway was built.
There has not been a Day nursery on that spot.....but there is a Day nursery further along Atlas Street....and it has been there for a long time.....situated before what used to be Allspeeds factory.
I can remember the Houses being demolished to make way for the motorway.
There was a long block of terraced houses on the Load of Mischief side.

Anyway, Thank You Les....I always wondered where Angelsea street was....I never knew that it was the name of what is now Blackburn Road.
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people...
It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing.
(a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein)

Last edited by Margaret Pilkington; 01-08-2019 at 20:45.
Margaret Pilkington is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-08-2019, 06:35   #6
Full Member+
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

Not been a day nursery for a while now
ferret man is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-08-2019, 07:58   #7
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

Useful information, thanks everybody
Mark
Mark2009 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2019, 08:04   #8
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

It was the old Baptist Chapel. Replaced by the one on Sparth Road.
Mark2009 likes this.
Lost in Cornwall is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2019, 10:45   #9
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

That is brilliant, thank you
Mark
Mark2009 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2019, 15:02   #10
Beacon of light

 
Margaret Pilkington's Avatar
Re: Atlas Street Clayton

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ba...s2T9qpSDZRO-XM

This looks like it could be what you are looking for....though I do not remember it....it looks like it is situated on the corner of Atlas St and Blackburn road.
Mark2009 likes this.
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people...
It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing.
(a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein)
Margaret Pilkington is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2019, 15:57   #11
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

That is interesting, definitely worth more research, thanks Margaret
Mark2009 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-08-2019, 16:15   #12
Beacon of light

 
Margaret Pilkington's Avatar
Re: Atlas Street Clayton

Yes, looking at it, I think it would have been above where the council offices were.
Now I remember the council offices, but not this building.
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people...
It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing.
(a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein)
Margaret Pilkington is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2019, 08:16   #13
Full Member
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

I'm guessing it was demolished sometime in the 1960's. There was quite a gap before the new one was built. Don't know where the Baptists went in the intervening period.
Lost in Cornwall is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2019, 10:21   #14
Beacon of light

 
Margaret Pilkington's Avatar
Re: Atlas Street Clayton

Well, that IS interesting....I lived in Clayton then and cannot remember it at all.....and other people older than me do not seem to remember it either.
I showed my other half the picture and he said he remembered it very vaguely....he said it was empty for a long time.
I could not find anything with a date on(regarding the picture).
__________________
The world will not be destroyed by evil people...
It will be destroyed by those who stand by and do Nothing.
(a paraphrase on a quote by Albert Einstein)
Margaret Pilkington is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-12-2019, 06:47   #15
Senior Member
 
Alan Gilmartin's Avatar
 

Re: Atlas Street Clayton

there was the Baptist church on the Corner of Atlas st & Blackburn rd, a separate building right next door was the sunday school, the church was demolished !964, the sunday school for the motorway, we got a lot of wood for our bonfire from the church on the spare land across the road, we lived on Blackburn rd. on Atlas st there was ST James church, but the entrance was in Clayton street, there was a day nursery on Atlas st next to the Royal Mill. but it was a separate building, Peter Birtles garden nursery was next to the Royal Mill as well, The Baptist church was next to Dr Davidsons surgary & the Taywil offices.
Alan Gilmartin is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools



Other sites of interest.. More town sites..




All times are GMT. The time now is 05:28.


© 2003-2013 AccringtonWeb.com



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.1