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Retlaw · 15-02-2010, 21:36

So next time you are in Union Street, just stop and look towards the bottom of the street. Instead of seeing people walking and taxis, just remember this story! It was written by Mr Ainsworth, the newspaper reporter, but .. I HAVE FAITH IN HIM RETLAW! Mr Ainsworth could NOT have made this up![/quote]
Barn Yard Confetti
I suggest you read Bill Turners Riots he mentions eighty infantry men were billeted in a building in the work house, (not the whole workhouse) the NCO in cottages nearby, and the officers in lodgings elsewhere.
No mention of any rioting in Union St.
ainsworth was a reporter for the local fish and chip wrapper, as for making it up, he could spin tales better than Evil Brown and Blair.

Did Accy have a news paper in 1826, I suggest you test your faith and look.

Retlaw.

15-02-2010, 21:36	#4
Retlaw I am Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington. Posts: 4,627 Liked: 601 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Old Accrington. So next time you are in Union Street, just stop and look towards the bottom of the street. Instead of seeing people walking and taxis, just remember this story! It was written by Mr Ainsworth, the newspaper reporter, but .. I HAVE FAITH IN HIM RETLAW! Mr Ainsworth could NOT have made this up![/quote] Barn Yard Confetti I suggest you read Bill Turners Riots he mentions eighty infantry men were billeted in a building in the work house, (not the whole workhouse) the NCO in cottages nearby, and the officers in lodgings elsewhere. No mention of any rioting in Union St. ainsworth was a reporter for the local fish and chip wrapper, as for making it up, he could spin tales better than Evil Brown and Blair. Did Accy have a news paper in 1826, I suggest you test your faith and look. Retlaw.