Hyndburn Road

[carolef]

Originally Posted by Atarah

Good guess Tealeaf. This block of old cottages is well before our time. It stretched from the corner of Electricity Street to the old Machpelah graveyard. There is a photo in an old book of Accrington showing just a couple of the cottages left and saying that an unsolved murder took place in one of these cottages in 1904 - a Mrs Susan Westwell was murdered

any photos re hyndburn road gas works and graveyard

[carolef]

Originally Posted by Atarah

Does anyone remember this one? The view is from by the side of Ewbank, looking towards the railways arches. The old Corn Mill can be seen on the Left Hand side.

i remember the view my name is carole ball i lived in the gasworks house just further up the road

[littlemo]

the gasworks house? is that the one that was left standing next to the graveyard? I remember there was quite a few kids lived in that house

[carolef]

yes i lived there from the age of 1 until 12 only 3 children though the rest were grown up

[littlemo]

when was that then carol? I always remember a little girl sitting on the steps and at times skipping, maybe it was you?!

[carolef]

it was between 1964 until 1976 i was the only girl that lived there so it probably was me

[Tony Ireland]

I have only just stumbled on the image of Hyndburn road. In 1950 just the foundations where there. we played for hours down there before the sub station was built there where of course the property next to the graveyard
thanks
tony

[cashman]

great old pic,never seen it before, i used to work in that dept of the ewbank,never remember that old green door being open, dont know you carolef but remember yer brother "Ced".

[alan7554]

i think that the old cotton mill in the background eventually became BROUGHTONS the plumbers merchants, the green door on the left is still there,it used it lead to the old accy transport dept and is now a rear entry for JEWSONS

[ossykid]

The building just past Ellisons tennemant is the old gas and water works yard where I did my apprenticeship. We used to go accross the road for tea sometimes but I can,t remember the name of the lady who made it, maybe it was your mum Carol, it would be about 1965-70. The gas storage tanks were at the back of your house, right. I also remember an archway with some offices used by the gas board attatched to the houses.

[entwisi]

Cashy, my pops used to work at Ewbank.he was made redundant in 1978

He used to work in QC

[WillowTheWhisp]

My Mum worked at Ewbank too but it was a long time ago.

[BERNADETTE]

My mum worked there as well, she finished when they moved to Burnley.

[***Mr D***]

Nice Photo.

I love looking at Accrington How It Was.

I can remember vaigly the grave yard next to the factory.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I remember that graveyard being sold. Macpelah - means ''God's Acre' I was told, by a baptist, that the baptists used to baptise people in the river down there.