Originally Posted by katex (Post 367035)

Hey, Doug .. you remember when you caught a bus that was new on the road, great excitement, had a wonderful smell, didn't it ? If I shut my eyes, can smell it now .. mmmm .. loverly ... :D

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367042)

I remember the Tobaconist shop where likes of barclays bank is now, used to get me grandads pipes from there for him [well me mum did]:D

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 367046)

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367051)

Just seeing those fairly recent pictures reminds me of how I think Accrington has gone downhill.:(

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367057)

what is that club now ???

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 367060)

It's long gone and there's some modern building there in its place...a bank?

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 367063)

That's it, Mel, the Halifax. Walked past it today, too.

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 367054)

...me too, and I was depressed enough (for obvious reasons) to start with! :(

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367068)

I’m with you there brother :(.

Some of my strongest memories of Accrington come from association with the buses.

I know what you mean Kate; one of the greatest smells was the mixture of wood and leather in the upper saloon of a Guy Arab. Other smells I remember was the diesel and burning exhausts emissions whilst waiting in the ranks. Great memories a sitting in the copper kettle and looking up at the clock wondering if I’d missed my dad for a free ride back up Fern Gore

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 367070)

Think they were taken at different times.The one outside the garage must be pre-74, because it's got the old Accy coat-of-arms on the side, I reckon the one on Union Street has too, although it's a bit more difficult to see. I'll go with your fashion & style expertise on the bus station one, though!

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367068)

Some of my strongest memories of Accrington come from association with the buses.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367075)

I always remember the 'No Spitting' sign upstairs at the front of the bus.

I always used to think the old ladies downstairs were allowed to spit.:D

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367073)

Aye depressing day for the stanley:(

I take it your dad was a bus driver - hence the collection?

Have u old piccy of up here then?:D

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367032)

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367032)

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367081)

No I don't. I'd love to see some shots from the 70s up around Fern Gore and Green Haworth. Apart from the trees and the fact that our pen was leveled I don't think the top end of Fern Gore or Miller Fold as changed.

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367081)

No I don't. I'd love to see some shots from the 70s up around Fern Gore and Green Haworth. Apart from the trees and the fact that our pen was leveled I don't think the top end of Fern Gore or Miller Fold as changed.

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 367077)

Me too, Doug. When I was a toddler, we lived at the top of Broadfield Road and I used to love sitting in the window, watching the big double deckers coming up from town. It's my very earliest memory and I've been in love with Accy buses ever since!

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367085)

Talking of Green Howarth, I was just looking at these pictures of the snow up there in the '70s.

By heck, we don't get winters like we did then.:D


http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/your...ck/index.shtml

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 367082)

Have you got a big fancy house or just a lot of land to keep those buses on ?

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367090)

Now we are talking :D hehehehehe, by geez u aint half right, Accy had some great winter wonderland times & very deep too, sadly even that dont happen a lot nowadays:(

Ooooo feeling so nastalgic, any of the peel park area [no it dont mean stanley tho... but today de-ja-vu is not needed LOL]

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367091)

Behave.....it's been a long day.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367093)

If you click on Accrington in the search, Peel Park is there, but its as it is now.

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367084)

Darn trees are nice but too much of them now obscurring the view overlooking the town, wasnt up ere multi coloured swop shop with the outside of the houses ?? mind u we havent been updated since the 70's so no probably hasn't LOL:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367097)

Noooooo dont want now if so i can go up there, in owd days please hehehehe:D

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367085)

Talking of Green Howarth, I was just looking at these pictures of the snow up there in the '70s.

By heck, we don't get winters like we did then.:D


http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/your...ck/index.shtml

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367099)

Peel Park 1960.

Bet they'd have won today.:(

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367098)

We had flat concreat porches around the front doors when I was up Miller Fold.

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367098)

I noticed you where looking a bit dated :D We had flat concreat porches around the front doors when I was up Miller Fold. Anyone remember the woodern roof tiles? I think they replace them in about 1970. I remember they put solid floors down a little afterwards and the last thing we got was the little black and white boiler stoves.

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 367110)

How long ago did you live up Miller Fold Doug ?

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367115)

We left around 72/73. We had been going back and forth to Blackpool over a coulpe of years before we left for good. I missed it, it took a lot of years to get use to leaving.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367119)

I'll just have to point out it was 1972/73 not 1872/73.

He didn't leave to go and build Blackpool Tower.

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367098)

I noticed you where looking a bit dated :D We had flat concreat porches around the front doors when I was up Miller Fold. Anyone remember the woodern roof tiles? I think they replace them in about 1970. I remember they put solid floors down a little afterwards and the last thing we got was the little black and white boiler stoves.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 367119)

I'll just have to point out it was 1972/73 not 1872/73.

He didn't leave to go and build Blackpool Tower.

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 367121)

Leave him alone it's been a very long day :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367130)

Thank you Dave. needless to say I won't take the pee again.

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367125)

Yeh the bitman hard floor is still there & the black & white stoves...?? u mean heaters - urm YES they are still there too altho more a beige off white & black now:eek: :D omfg see i did say how far behind we are:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367135)

You are Joking? Take a picture for me I want to see it.

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 367132)

Not even when the new signing arrives next week ?

Originally Posted by junetta (Post 367136)

Lovely pics of the buses Doug, really took me back. I was well interested in the clock though. I used to meet my husband there when we were courting.

Permission requested to use it on my blog xx

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367135)

You are Joking? Take a picture for me I want to see it.

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367159)

Here u are Doug....do u remember these [obviously a lot whiter/straighter & less knackered looking]

Originally Posted by junetta (Post 367149)

junetta's blog



Sunday, January 14, 2007

´Meet You Under the Clock´!!



http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger...79/Pim0001.jpg I found this wonderful photo during my internet wanderings and although Accy buses were wonderful in their own right, I was more interested in the clock that you see in the background. That thing with black legs top left!

I don´t think it is still there now, but during the sixties it was the place to meet for teenagers hoping for a new romance. There you were, skirts showing your knickers, trying to feel confident and praying that matie would turn up!

After all, you only met him last night for a quick snog at Burnley Mecca! Could you even remember what he looked like!!

I was only ´stood up´ once and I ended up marrying him. It would be nice to know how many folk got hitched because of that clock.

Thanks Doug xx

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 367160)

You could have wiped the dust off it first :D

Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 367164)

sorry digression.........can anyone remember the name of the jewelers next to junettas clock

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367169)

was it not humberstones ?? i maybe wrong but name seems to ring a bell

Originally Posted by steeljack (Post 367164)

sorry digression.........can anyone remember the name of the jewelers next to junettas clock

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367159)

Here u are Doug....do u remember these [obviously a lot whiter/straighter & less knackered looking]

Originally Posted by accymel (Post 367180)

Its Frank Ogdens now or has for quite some time

I got my ears pierced there in that jewellers

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367175)

You daft woman, not them. They where square-ish in shape, They stood in the corner of the kitchen, they where about two foot high white in the body, black cast iron tops with a flue pipe that came up the back about three foot up the wall and out in to the back garden.

Originally Posted by flashytart (Post 367179)

do you mean a stove daddy? the one's that my mum used to put coal and wood in to heat the water up?

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 367160)

You could have wiped the dust off it first :D

Originally Posted by Tinkerbelle (Post 367191)

............ :rofl38:

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367198)

ummmmm your showing your age now dougie hun........;) :D

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367211)

:D well even i dont rem them heating thingys:D

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367194)

Leave her alone...........she was kind enough to do for me.......:)

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367218)

We had stone hot water bottles an all..........:)

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367221)

:D
oooh ooohh I got two of them upstairs haha ....
not mine tho there jims heehee:D

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367227)

jim picked these up some time back and he only got them cus one was dalton and othe was dembey

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367230)

Oh posh one's. We had a dalton pee pot. :D

Originally Posted by cherokee (Post 367231)

:D


well i hadnt a clue what all that meant till he just told me haha ..knew dalton but never heard of the other ..and besides i thought the only antique i had was jim heheheheheeee



ouch if looks could kill haha:D

Originally Posted by Doug (Post 367232)

Get her sorted out Jim. :D

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 367234)

You mean to say cherokee he's still awake he aint fallen asleep yet?

Humberstones was on the other corner - across the road from the outside market. That was until it went belly up and its now Mannings.