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Forum: Heritage and History 02-03-2012, 23:02

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Found the documents when I visited the P.R.O, when it was in Chancery Lane some 35 years ago. Accrington's Mayoral Chain is supposed to have the de Laci coat of arms on part of it, thats a load of...

Forum: Heritage and History 02-03-2012, 22:30

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice I've already reseached the de Laci line, the last male heir to the de Laci holdings died in 1193, his cousin Aubrey inherited his estates, she married a Robert FitzEustace. Their son John changed his...

Forum: Heritage and History 02-03-2012, 14:20

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice The inventor of the first negative from which multiple postive prints were made was Henry Fox Talbot, an English botanist and mathematician and a contemporary of Daguerre. Talbot sensitized paper...

Forum: Heritage and History 02-03-2012, 11:44

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Your right about the latin bit Eric, there are some 4 or 5 documents relating to Accrington in the Coucher Book of Kirkstall, when I was translating them, I couldn't find some of the words in any...

Forum: Heritage and History 01-03-2012, 22:52

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice They can't spell Huncoyte reight aythur. Its Huncote not Huncoat. Who ever spelt it as Huncoat wants gelding. As for Hindeburn thats self explanitory Retlaw.

Forum: Heritage and History 01-03-2012, 21:33

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice There is no mention of a Coppice in early documents, this is one from the Coucher book of Kirkstall Abbey, its one of the oldest relating to Accrington, dated 1190, several names are still in use...

Forum: Heritage and History 22-05-2009, 12:14

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Your making it very plain to every one that your name is both feet, every time you open your gob you put both feet in it, who the hell do you think you are Adolf Hitler, only your opinion counts, ...

Forum: Heritage and History 26-04-2009, 22:07

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Accrington Libraries photo copier for public use is black and white, and they are not going to let documents out of the library, so people can take them to specialist copiers. Some of my other stuff...

Forum: Heritage and History 21-04-2009, 13:19

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Donate them to Accrington Library. I wouldnt put anything that belonged to the Pals on a bonfire, I'm only refering to whats mine. As I've mentioned in a previous post, whatever I have given to...

Forum: Heritage and History 13-04-2009, 21:10

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Was talking to my brother today Retlaw, and he reminded me that the popular theory for the trenches being dug on the Coppice was to stop enemy aircraft landing. Now that piece of land is bumpy...

Forum: Heritage and History 11-04-2009, 14:29

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice I also must admit that I cannot understand anyone who creates something so good can just sit on it and not be proud enough to show it off to a wider audience. :([/quote] What I can't understand...

Forum: Heritage and History 11-04-2009, 14:03

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Thats not difficult. Retlaw. :hidewall::hehetable:hidewall:

Forum: Heritage and History 11-04-2009, 11:27

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Fair enough If I can spend all that time creating it, then they can spend the time trying to copy it All the work I have already given to the library is printed on red paper, it won't photo copy,...

Forum: Heritage and History 10-04-2009, 19:14

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Ok. Maybe I should have put websites like the CWGC and other sites of that ilk. They are, after all, WEB sites. I think you knew exactly what I meant but in your three score years and ten you are...

Forum: Heritage and History 10-04-2009, 17:40

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice [Maybe some people don't understand search criteria on the web - it can get confusing. Maybe when they look at some websites the amount of info is so confusing they just don't understand what they...

Forum: Heritage and History 10-04-2009, 15:39

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice I'm doing this because I want to, I can do with it as I please. If you want to understand the history of the place, why don't look for it, instead of relying on others to do it for you. Retlaw.

Forum: Heritage and History 10-04-2009, 15:28

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice I’m quite distressed at that comment Walter; (if I may call you Walter) You can call me what you want, I usually answer to ugly bastard At least 10 of my relatives including 3 Great Grandfathers...

Forum: Heritage and History 10-04-2009, 12:21

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice [quote=Andrew Jackson;702945]Here's my final posting on this thread. Regarding the trenches. Officers and NCOs of the Pals would have been well aware of the importance of trenches. The Boers had...

Forum: Heritage and History 08-04-2009, 20:27

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Let's go along for a moment with the notion that the Gazette reporter imagined seeing the Pals digging trenches. Here's Bill Turner writing in 'Accrington Pals Trail' about the Coppice (page 144):...

Forum: Heritage and History 08-04-2009, 17:03

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Frst of all how big is it, anti aircraft mountings were 12 ft in diameter or more and circular. There was one shown on TV, last nights Railway Walks, that appeared to be 20 ft in diam. Retlaw.

Forum: Heritage and History 08-04-2009, 15:15

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice Don't know who owned it, but it was Green Fields Farm. Map Ref 778-292. The Accrington Easterly bypass went straight through it. Retlaw.

Forum: Heritage and History 08-04-2009, 12:08

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice I see your spy has alerted you to the thread. Do you mean the attached piece of toilet paper. Everyone keeps on about the Coppice and this clown is on Moleside. Which is it going to be. ...

Forum: Heritage and History 06-04-2009, 20:28

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice There was only ever one barrage balloon in Accrington during WW2, and that was where the Arndale center is now, it was mounted on the back of a big lorry and was manned by R.A.F. personnel. Twice...

Forum: Heritage and History 05-04-2009, 21:52

Replies: 96 The Coppice Views: 9,677 Posted By Retlaw Re: The Coppice [quote=Gayle;700906]There were trenches put in during the first world war for training, but after the war they were filled in - in fact Stanley played football (or trained) up there in between the...

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