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Old 27-08-2011, 08:14   #16
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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'
Yes, thats were i think it is Bob, though we also called the black path that came down from Bullough park to Perth.st Rileys hill, but then again it is the same hill really
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