[JohnW]

I too have an interest in Nuttall Street, my paternal grandparents and then my uncle (Bob Wilkinson) owned the hardware shop at number 75. Uncle Bob also owned the pet supply shop next door which sold pet foods and also fishing tackle. He was an avid fisherman himself and introduced me to the sport at an early age. When my family went to live in Southport (1953) I used to return to Accrington on my bike in the summer holidays and stay with Uncle Bob for about four weeks every year. Like Atarah, I would love to see some old photographs of the area, especially of the shops, which have been demolished, to make way for the worst looking row of 'town houses' I have ever seen in my life. Atarah has very kindly sent me the snaps she has of the area but if anyone has any more I would appreciate them being posted on the site. On her site, Atarah has a link to a local artist whose father lived in Nuttall Street and wrote a book about his life there. It is really worth a read for anyone interested in the area. The man in question was obviously around the same age as my father (born 1917) and many of the names mentioned in the book I recalled from my father's stories of his early life there. The whole book gives a great insight into life as it was in the first half of the last century.