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31-01-2004, 00:26
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Accrington May 1957.
Back in May 1957 the town centre had a nice sunken garden where folk could sit and chat in the summer sunshine. Does anyone remember it? To help your memory here is a picture that I took as well as one of The Deck as the youth of the day called it and The Coppice looking up Avenue Parade. I notice that The Coppice is covered in trees now and that would make sledging down rather hazardous, but then we don’t get much snow these days.
Incidentally although I took the pictures and therefore hold the copyright to them I am placing them in the public domain for anyone to use as they please.
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31-01-2004, 11:15
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ooo my id forgotten how lovely & clean acc was then i must admit i was still at school then ,there wernt many cars the roads & pavements were clean a lot different to to-day, wot a total mess our town center is no wonder kids have no respect for it . better get off my soap box.
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31-01-2004, 11:57
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I agree Mez, the town certainly looks like it was much nicer back then, than it is now.
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31-01-2004, 19:46
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would look good in colour that garden one, might do it when i get a bit of time, with permission from the owner of coarse!
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01-02-2004, 10:25
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Luvverly place Accy was back then
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01-02-2004, 20:29
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just been messing with this photo for half an hour, got a little bored!!
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01-02-2004, 22:49
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Coloured piccy
Hey, K.S.H. that looks brill
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Good Photo's Jambutty, and nicely done KSH.
Brings back memories of when Accrington could be proud of itself. |
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02-02-2004, 08:43
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Well done , fantastic.That shadow on the coppice looks like an eagle????????
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02-02-2004, 10:08
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Thats no shadow Mik, it's a clearing in the trees and covered in shale.
We used to go up there as kids and everybody knew that part as The Eagle.
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02-02-2004, 10:20
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Lovely Piccy's, Jim. I think the Sunken Gardens went about 1959/60 when M&S and the other shops were built.
The piccys outside the town hall and the sunken gardens were taken about 2 O'clock on a saturday afternoon, were they not? But the picture looking up Avenue Parade was not taken until two or three hours later...am I correct? |
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02-02-2004, 12:00
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youve done a great job there ksh i showed it to my 16yr old grandaughter she thinks accy looked better then.
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