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Forum: Heritage and History 01-10-2012, 11:51
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Still doen't mek sense, every street in a mile radius of Rough Lee Hospice has a BB5 post code, so how can that small plot of land at the top of Rough Lee Rd, Accrington, have a BB2 postcode
Forum: Heritage and History 30-09-2012, 22:12
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Just been reading this thread again, that link to Care Home; Rough Lee House. its at the top of Rough Lee Rd, Acc, and has a BB5 post code, local authority Blackburn with Darwen. I thought Blackburn...
Forum: Heritage and History 06-10-2011, 14:24
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Never mind trying to wriggle out of it, you were siding with Shrek from Ossy.:D:D:D:D:D
Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 06-10-2011, 11:32
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Just watch it you two smart alecs.:D:D:D:D
Retlaw
Forum: Heritage and History 05-10-2011, 19:24
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

I was born there,(year....I'm not telling!)
And I'm guessing circa 1940's.:D:D:D
Retlaw
Forum: Heritage and History 05-10-2011, 18:08
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Thurs no need to axe thi mam, when I wur wurkin ad to know wur everi street lane & back alley wur.
Also I was born in Rough Lee & I have lived not 300 yards away from the site for the last 50 years....
Forum: Heritage and History 05-10-2011, 13:11
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Lydia St is well over 1/2 mile from Rough Lee, there is only one entrance & thats into Rough Lee Rd.
Retlaw.
Forum: Heritage and History 01-02-2010, 16:52
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Rough Lee Maternity Hospital was never in Baxenden, its the last property at the top of the paved area of Rough Lee Rd.
It was the old home of the Nutter family. During WW1 the Slingers were living...
Forum: Heritage and History 15-12-2008, 12:51
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Just been up the road & took these, there not too good as the light was wrong. Part of the perimeter wall still stands, one of the out buildings was renovated, using some of the stone from the...
Forum: Heritage and History 14-12-2008, 11:17
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Now Wynonie.
Thas lost thi bearings the red brick wall on the left is the nursery school.
The direct way to the old Rough Lee maternity unit, was to go up Rough Lee Rd, from Christ Church St.
...
Forum: Heritage and History 13-12-2008, 14:45
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

[quote=flashman;659642]I was born there too in 1941. I've been trying to locate a registry of my birth without any luck.


You never will, you were found under a gooseberry bush, didn't your...
Forum: Heritage and History 13-12-2008, 12:33
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Yes, completely rebuilt, ist now a hospice.
Retlaw
Forum: Heritage and History 12-12-2008, 23:03
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

I accept your point Cashman, but my main gripe was the reply I did for Hambledon Hall, still no response last time I looked.
You'd think that if they went of the trouble posting the message in the...
Forum: Heritage and History 12-12-2008, 20:36
Replies: 101
Views: 11,243
Posted By Retlaw
Re: Roughlee Nursing Home Accrington

Hoody Blell.
How many of us were born in that place, so was I near 80 years ago, can't say I've ever seen a photo of it either, and its at the top of the street, not 500 yrds way.
Walter Haworth a...
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