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Originally Posted by garinda

Wow, just had a better look.

Eighty nine truly fasinating local photographs.

Really wish there was some accompanying text with them.

When did the train crash?
That was in Market St Church, train jumped track & crashed down onto Market St, not sure of date, early 1900's.
What's the massive thing on the back of those lorries?

What was the occasion that saw the massed throngs in Blackburn Road?
Page 3, 2nd row 1st left. August 2nd 1915 when the Pals marched from Blackburn into Accrington to take the salute from the mayor, you can see the Pals lined up across the end of Little Blackburn Rd & into Peel St.
Who are those little urchins with the policeman?

Sadly there are no comments of explanation on the site...yet.

I've got quite a few of those photo's in my collection, I think the project is being done by Lancashire Libraries, & those shown have come from Accrington Library.
The water fountain is very much like the one in Oak Hill Park.
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