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Bob Dobson · 28-12-2007, 08:41

Read about Accy cinemas in Frank Watson's essay on them in the book 'An Accrington Mixture' which I edited in 1995. In 1950 There were six picture places in Accy - they all began with the letter 'T':- Th'Odeon, Th'Empire, T'Palace, T'Princess, T'Ritz and T'King's Hall
The last-named had various other names - T' Ranch, T'Bug 'ut In the same book, Fred Barrett wrote about his memories of this flea-pit which was part of the Wild West, and topped his story off with a poem. Good stuff

28-12-2007, 08:41	#13
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158676	Re: Dowry Street Picture Palace?? Read about Accy cinemas in Frank Watson's essay on them in the book 'An Accrington Mixture' which I edited in 1995. In 1950 There were six picture places in Accy - they all began with the letter 'T':- Th'Odeon, Th'Empire, T'Palace, T'Princess, T'Ritz and T'King's Hall The last-named had various other names - T' Ranch, T'Bug 'ut In the same book, Fred Barrett wrote about his memories of this flea-pit which was part of the Wild West, and topped his story off with a poem. Good stuff