Accrington May 1957.

jambutty · 31-01-2004, 01:26

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.

janet · 31-01-2004, 11:26

Anyone know the year that the council got rid of the sunken gardens?

mez · 31-01-2004, 12:15

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.

lettie · 31-01-2004, 12:57

I agree Mez, the town certainly looks like it was much nicer back then, than it is now.

K.S.H · 31-01-2004, 20:46

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!

Mik Dickinson · 01-02-2004, 11:25

Luvverly place Accy was back then

K.S.H · 01-02-2004, 21:29

just been messing with this photo for half an hour, got a little bored!!
Hope you dont mind Jambutty

Atarah · 01-02-2004, 23:49

Hey, K.S.H. that looks brill
Well done! 1/2 hour well spent!

Darby · 02-02-2004, 08:08

Good Photo's Jambutty, and nicely done KSH.

Brings back memories of when Accrington could be proud of itself.

Mik Dickinson · 02-02-2004, 09:43

Well done , fantastic.That shadow on the coppice looks like an eagle????????

WINGY · 02-02-2004, 11:08

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.

Tealeaf · 02-02-2004, 11:20

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?

janet · 02-02-2004, 12:05

Looks good in colour.I think i just about remember the gardens being there.

janet · 02-02-2004, 12:09

Did you get out your magnifying glass T, it's hard to see the time on the clock with my eyes.