Old Hotels in Accrington
 

What a huge hotel this is, I believe no longer in use??? What a shame. If walls could talk! I believe that once some of the artists stayed here, who were performing at The Hippodrome? Anyone know of other places they stayed at?

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sorry dont know atarah, but can remember Kendalls had a good eating place just down the step on the front.:) had forgot about that, ta fer the memory.:)

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I think it was used to house disabled young adults at one time

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Ya cashy I'd forgot about that too, used to go in there when I was an happyrentice :D

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When my sister got married her husband to be was in the Welsh Guards. The lads who were doing the guard of honour stayed there:)

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The father, a prominent local businessman, of a good friend of mine lived there for some years after he left his first wife and before he was able to marry my friend's mother. I can't, obviously, give any clues as to who he was as it would not be fair on any surviving family members still in the area.

My friend and I used to go to Accrington Baths and we would look, from the bus, into Kendal's dining room to see if we could see her daddy and wave like mad if we did. This was in the early 1950s when Kendal's was a very good commercial hotel and my friend's parents' situation was "unusual" to say the least.

At about the age of 10 I didn't think it much of a problem that her daddy lived there. I just accepted the fact that he was a very nice man, I got to know him very well, and didn't live with her and her mum until she was 11. :rolleyes:

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When you think about it most "pubs" would have rooms for the traveller and many had come from "coaching houses" others were linked to canals, roads and railways

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At one time the watering hole frequented by Mike, Less and Beni, used to take paying guest, not sure if they still do, as did the Regency Bar (think it was called the Commercial in those days)

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so did the "Imperial" our kid once booked in fer the accy fortnight.:D

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So did the "Broadway":)

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the imperial is still taking in guests mainly out of town contractors, who come back everytime they are working round the towns, its clean comfy and cheap and cheerful

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its a waste of a good building

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no, that was the house just over the road, my dad used to work there

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I am trying to place where it was ? was it near the train station?

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it was almost opposite the Spread Eagle pub on Blackburn Rd

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re kendals anyone remember the shop called little jacks?

Old Hotels in Accrington
 

Re Kendals.
Someone has bought it, and its being made into houses and offices, so one of the workmen said today.

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Cheers was wondering,;) bet it aint a Lancastrian though thats bought it?

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Um I don't know cashy could well be a Mr Hammed or a Mr Patel:D

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As far as I know a local has bought it. My Dad popped in as he knew one of the guys working there and it turns out that they still have the original guest book when the hotel was going in the early 1900's - lots of Russian names in there apparently.

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Once remember a Russian called Ikickabollockoff staying there for a couple of weeks:D

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Ask them to donate it to the Library, its part of Accringtons history.
Retlaw.

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And his mate Ivorknackerless.

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Very interesting, and i second what Retlaw says re the library

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It's nice to see something on Blackburn Road being repaired rather than knocked down :)

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I am going over to see my parents at Christmas (they emigrated to france five years ago) and ask for contact numbers of the new owner. Apparently he was very proud of the historical elements he has found and perhaps plans to keep them in promotion of the place once its finished. I can always suggest library option but I believe its going to be a marketing tool. We shall see...

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Early 1950s a Mr/Mrs Preston owned the Kendle Hotel they had a son called James and a daughter called May, been to quite a few all night xmas parties there,after Morts

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My mother , a weaver at the Royal Mill Clayton , was laid off in the 1930s Depression . She got a job as a maid at the Commercial , and was allowed home after tea but had to be back by 10pm to sleep in the hotel .

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My name is May Preston. On October 1st. 1945 my parents bought Kendall's and turned it into a thriving business.l left Accrington in 1959 to be married and live in Barcelona. My parents died and my brother Jim and his wife Jean took over the hotel. So many stories could be told ...... but in the hotel business silence is the word.

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Could anyone assist me with the history of Spire Farm?