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Old 26-08-2011, 22:05   #11
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Re: Air raid shelter

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson View Post
In my opinion, Riley's Hill is near the junction of Nuttall St & Bath St, at the back of what was Highams' Woodnook Mill. Riley St is at the top of the hill. It is likely so called because the Riley family owned land there, at the very edge of Royd's land which covered most of Woodnook. Near to this site - I don;'t know exactly where the shelter was -is a triangular piece of land between Bath St, Nuttall St & Marsden St which was called 'The Flat Iron'
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Originally Posted by odders View Post
Is this the hill that has 2 paths running across it? The first running from the bottom of Marsden St, across the lower part of the hill to the bottom of the allotments. The second running from the rear of Marsden St, up to the houses and back onto the dirt track further up?
yep thats were it is, though don't know about the shelter, theres a member that was born up yon, so if she sees this, she should know.
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