culvert street
Hi Just wondered if anybody knows were culvert street was located in accrington probably about 1900
julia |
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Yes it ran from Manchester road to Grange Lane, it is still there part under the Fire Station tower in Manchester Rd. the properties were not totally demolished, just enough to bring them down to 3 feet below the Fire Station yard, holes were made in them for the concrete pillars that support the fire station tower. By the way there was another street under the fire station yard, known as Brook St.
Walter |
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Thanks Walter, that's very useful information. I'll see if I can find it on old maps now I know where I'm looking. My wife's g-g-grandmother was apparently living there (No 1) at the time of the 1861 census.
Alan |
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This was Culvert St looking from Grange Lane, to Manchester Rd. Retlaw. |
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Well that's even better, ta very much. Looks quite nice doesn't it? I love all the names, dates and places in ancestry research, but photos really bring it all to life. Thanks again.
Alan |
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Hi - what was your relatives surname? You never know, some of us may know something about her, you just never know! :-)
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Atarah - this person is posting from Windsor - is it possible that we have Royalty members who come from Accrington. I hope the answer is summat common like Hindle.
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Sorry to disappoint, I don't live up at the big 'ouse, and Liz hasn't invited me for tea yet. Maybe to do with the fact that I was dragged up on a council estate in Rugby.
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This is a great forum BTW, I got some help from the community a while back, see this thread: http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...y-35639-2.html Alan |
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Benjamin Walter Cotter.
Benjamin Walter Cotter. L/Cpl. 17831. 11th East Lancs. Original Accrington Pal. Wnd 01-07-1916. Lived in Mount Pleasant St, Oswaldtwistle. Retlaw. |
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Oh thanks, yes that's him. And here he is (see attached). I've seen his listings on the Pals web site (absent voters and officers and men lists). Do you know of any other good sources of information? I suppose the obvious thing to look for would be what he was up to at the time he was wounded. Where might I go to find that do you think?
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and its full of mistakes, several of the Pals who fought at the battle of the Somme are missing. And he does'nt have the true figures for the killed and wounded, just guesses, which is miles out. Ben was wounded during the battle of the Somme July 1st 1916. There is an obituary for him in the paper in November 1941. Retlaw. |
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Yes, he was still quite young when he died, my mother-in-law (his daughter) was only about 15 at the time. Thanks for the pointer about the obituary, I'll see if I can get a copy. I guess the local library might hold copies or microfilms of the newspapers? I'll see what they say.
I'll get onto the relevant museums to see what information they hold. Thanks once more for your help. |
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Sorry, I only just saw the attachment. That's marvellous!
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There is a mistake in the obit which says he enlisted in Sept 1914. His service number wasn't issued until after Dec 8th 1914. Retlaw. |
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