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Wynonie Harris · 17-10-2006, 07:32

My Gran, who lived in Buxton Street, had some evacuee kids from Salford. My Mum always said they were "really common"!

The Italian POW camp was on your righthand side as you go along the main road from Ossy towards Knuzden. It was on that open land after Noel's factory, overlooking Blackburn Road. Ted Heath was stationed on the AA batteries during the war.

Incidentally, you can still see the gap in the row of houses where the bomb was dropped in Clayton. It's about two or three blocks after the Crown on the same side, going towards Clayton.

17-10-2006, 07:32	#20
Wynonie Harris Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: On another planet. Posts: 11,865 Liked: 1217 times Rep Power: 144711	Re: What was accrington like during the war? My Gran, who lived in Buxton Street, had some evacuee kids from Salford. My Mum always said they were "really common"! The Italian POW camp was on your righthand side as you go along the main road from Ossy towards Knuzden. It was on that open land after Noel's factory, overlooking Blackburn Road. Ted Heath was stationed on the AA batteries during the war. Incidentally, you can still see the gap in the row of houses where the bomb was dropped in Clayton. It's about two or three blocks after the Crown on the same side, going towards Clayton. __________________