[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

In Oct 1959, when I started work at Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, the Accrington office was split in two separate buildings, and one part was housed on Hargreaves St in an old sunday school building.
On looking at google maps, there is only one old building left standing. It is on the side of the street that I remember, but I am not sure whether it was the building MPNI used, because I don't remember there being an 'upstairs' to it.
Accrington BB5, United Kingdom - Google Maps
Do any old timers remember?
That section of the office dealt with retirement pensions, widows pensions, welfare foods, and NI contributions. It was very busy four times a year when National Insurance cards needed renewing (according to expiry for the number ending letter A B C or D)

Youv'e got the right building Margaret, it was used as a Sunday School originally, it has always been two storeys. In the 1950 Williams a tool firm used it, before they moved to Water St. I lived across the street at no 17 untill 1957, my parents lived there until they knocked all the houses down, can't say I ever saw it used by M.O.P

Retlaw.