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Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 04-10-2017, 22:02

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 Ecky thump Margaret, tha dusn'd ayf bring back memories, my grandad Fenwick lived on Higher Antley St, only a door or two away from thi Grandma, Daniel's coyle, think he moved to Lee St an took oer...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 05-02-2013, 15:19

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 In the earlier census the lived at 16 Dowry St, Acc he was born in Dodsworth Yorkshire. in the 1901 census they are at 25 Whalley Rd..

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 29-12-2012, 19:33

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 That shop in Black Abbey St was originally Bob Holts, his nephew Robert Saul took over from him, R. Saul lived in Blackpool and travelled from there every day, he was one of the first to stack em...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 03-12-2011, 20:13

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 Bought my first set of 4 wheels off William Birtles, after a bullet wound in my leg prevented me riding motor bikes, he sold me an Austin Tilly GXB 777, and a spare engine for 40 quid. Retlaw.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-11-2011, 13:25

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 There was also another chap who sold ice cream from a horse & cart in that area called Clemson. I remember he used to stop at the bottom of Major St, in the 1930's Retlaw.

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 29-10-2011, 19:53

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 Miss Harker had a dancing school in the old Bay Horse Buildings in Church St, that building collapsed one wednesday afternoon. Retlaw

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-10-2011, 22:05

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 Sirri Iriot. What the eck are ti on abeawt. :D:D Retlaw

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-10-2011, 18:45

Replies: 290 My early life in Accy 1946-68 Views: 31,204 Posted By Retlaw Re: My early life in Accy 1946-68 So you were one of the noisy little oiks, that used to run up, and down in the school yard shouting, and screaming, throwing things over the wall into our back yard. I lived in Hargreaves St, next...

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