[Karateman]

Brill find Susie....

I must admit I am not 100% certain that it is in Accrington my instincts tell me it is but that is all.

Let me tell you a bit more history....My initial thoughts were that this was probably just before my mum got more heavily invoved with the Bethel/Christian movement in the area at the time ie ref the "Bethel Walking" when she was obviously committed to the faith.

My grandfather and also my Uncle were never Christians or followers of the faith or regular church goers like my mother was, so would not have gone to any of the campaigns to worship as such.

Hence I was thinking maybe they were perhaps chaperoning her or accompanying her on maybe her first, or one of her visits to one of the campaigns...she would only have been 19 ish....probably 10 in todays money....lol
Once she had joined the church she met a few of what were to be her lifelong girlfriends and they went everywhere together cycling to Burnley spreading the"word" and attending other local campaigns. She eventually met my father in 1942 at one of the Burnley campaigns and they were lifelong christians for ever after.
So I suppose it could be in Burnley perhaps (although it is not the 1940's), unless we can identify where in Accrington the revivalists had their base before opening the Bethel.

Most visiting companys' settled on Ellisons tenement if I remember..the Fair and such..but it doesn't seem to be that area. What about Ossy perhaps, there were a lot of missions around...John St Baptist I think and Emmanuel, Ernest st Church, and others all seem to come to mind, she used to go everywhere when she was younger.

Running out of ideas.....

Phil