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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson
I had come to the opinion that it was likely to be Heifer's Bank. At a later time, George Peel, Jonathan's brother was living there, and was the land agent for the Peels.
To summarise, I now know that the SJAB were in Bridge St before 1904, and also kept their horse-drawn ambulance at Bull Bridge before the new Drill Hall was built.
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In 1841 the residents of Accrington House were John McDonald Capt Infntry half pay, and his wife independant means. Jane Peel was classed as a lodger of independant means. John Hopwood was still living at the Parsonage in 1851, it was on the site in Abbey St, where I said in a earlier post, the land may have been part of Heifers bank at one time, and still refered to as Heifer Bank by the older genaration. Heifer Bank farm was occupied by Thomas Haworth, Farmer 26 Acres. So you can see the farm acreage is decreasing, as more land is being given over to house building.
I don't think any of the male Peels were still living in Accrington by then.
Who ever owns the property in Abbey St, which was once the parsonage, should show the previous occupiers in their title deeds.
Retlaw.