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Old 04-05-2011, 19:25   #1
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Livingstone Road

At the very bottom of Livingstone rd there is a v straight road thru
the countryside. Is this purely a walk or does it have any local
history ? My dad came to the ground last week and wondered if it
had ever been part of an old railway line ?

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Old 04-05-2011, 19:37   #2
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back in the 50s kids used to call it the roman road, but that was kids, doubt if it was.
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Old 04-05-2011, 19:44   #3
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When I moved over to Accrington in the late 60's I drove my car down that road a few times, I don't know why but I did. It was a bit rough and not really suitable for cars but we did those silly things in our young and foolish days.

There was a railway line that ran from Huncoat station to the brick yards and parts of it are still visible to this day, maybe this was a link off it to the Nori works.
I am sure someone has posted something about it on this forum earlier.
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Old 04-05-2011, 19:47   #4
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It was a single track minor lane which linked to Whinney hill rd.It was roughly surfaced by bricks from Nori and was mainly used by wagons .Also nicknamed as the "Red brick road".It was not a railway line.
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Old 04-05-2011, 20:15   #5
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When I moved over to Accrington in the late 60's I drove my car down that road a few times, I don't know why but I did. It was a bit rough and not really suitable for cars but we did those silly things in our young and foolish days.

There was a railway line that ran from Huncoat station to the brick yards and parts of it are still visible to this day, maybe this was a link off it to the Nori works.
I am sure someone has posted something about it on this forum earlier.
the line was mentioned on n owd thread long ago, it ran right behind Accy Cricket Club, to the main line.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:13   #6
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Thanks - I will take a look thru the old threads.
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:23   #7
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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ck-4998-3.html have found it little info on page 3.
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It was a single track minor lane which linked to Whinney hill rd.It was roughly surfaced by bricks from Nori and was mainly used by wagons .Also nicknamed as the "Red brick road".It was not a railway line.
Yes, you are correct ... remember this now .. will go and take a look.

It is shown in Adrian Shurmer's guide, but naming it as Red Brick Lane .. bit posher..
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Old 05-05-2011, 20:54   #9
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Yes, you are correct ... remember this now .. will go and take a look.

It is shown in Adrian Shurmer's guide, but naming it as Red Brick Lane .. bit posher..
Take a torch kate,its gone dark.
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Old 06-05-2011, 17:11   #10
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Re: Livingstone Road

when i wur a lad living on laneside i used to work at a
sack cleaning yard owned by a chap called jack floyd
it wur on the road going across to whinney hill brick works
just afore the bridge..o happy days
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when i wur a lad living on laneside i used to work at a
sack cleaning yard owned by a chap called jack floyd
it wur on the road going across to whinney hill brick works
just afore the bridge..o happy days
Remember Jack Floyds "Sack and Bag Merchant" his sign said.
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