[JohnW]

The Hindles I knew in Accrington owned a timber mill. I remember you could see it from the train as it approached Accrington from the Blackburn area. The man who owned the mill was called Thomas Hindle I believe. I went to school at St. John's Baxenden with two of their sons and one of their daughters. They lived at Browfield House in Baxenden, pretty posh really with about 5 or 6 acres of land. The sons were called William and Thomas and the daughter was called Sylvia. I think there may have been a younger daughter also but I cannot remember her name. Their parents eventually divorced round about 1956/7 or so and the mother and the children moved to Broadfield Rd. somewhere off Willows Lane when Browfield House was sold. William would probably be about 58 or 59 now, Thomas around 62 or 63 and Sylvia would be around 61 same age as I.

I believe that Sylvia moved to Canada but I can find no real confirmation of this. I would be delighted to hear from any of them if anyone knows where they are, especially Sylvia as I was madly in love with her when I was nine years old!