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TOM PHILLIPS 19-12-2009 15:28

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The widest oversail on the India mill chimney is 4' 9",it was easy for me to remember this because i knew it was an inch more than my grandma was,she was 4'8"

katex 19-12-2009 16:01

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Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 770839)
Christmas again already, that means library's shut for best part of week, all because of some mythical being whos existence has never been proved.

Retlaw.

Bah Humbug.. http://planetsmilies.net/xmas-smiley-7703.gif

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The widest oversail on the India mill chimney is 4' 9",it was easy for me to remember this because i knew it was an inch more than my grandma was,she was 4'8"

Oversail ..that's what's it's called. Thanks. Suppose if it is a narrow cart and not too obese a horse, could just fit on that oversail. Ah bless, your grandma must have been really tiny.

Retlaw 19-12-2009 17:54

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 770853)

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Thanks Keta, Etak, uh Medusa, any way I
like it so much I've coppied it several times.

Retlaw

wadey 19-12-2009 23:18

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I have a photo of the India Mill Chimney here
India Mill, Darwen, Lancashire on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Margaret Pilkington 22-12-2009 07:47

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I took a few snowy pics of the site of Woodnook Mill yesterday......Atarah thought they would be good in this thread so here they are.

wadey 22-12-2009 10:01

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and very nice they look to

Margaret Pilkington 22-12-2009 13:21

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Thank you Wadey!

I was away last week when the chimney came down and I was praying for rain so that it would not be possible for them to fell it........well.......that didn't work.
To say I was disappointed is an understatement.......and as good as the pictures of the event are(congratulations to those who managed to get pics)....it in no way compensates for missing the 'drop'.

I lived my life growing up on the Hill, the chimney was always a focal point, as was the Mill......and the current views from Ma's place are very strange.

Atarah 22-12-2009 18:43

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Here is a marvellous photo, not as clear as I would have liked, but still good. Thanks to Mr Fred Barratt (ex roofing man) who took this aerial view and gave me permission to use it. It must be after 1992 cos thats when Woodnook St Marys School was being demolished - you can make out the new housing has been built on the site of the school.

I had NO IDEA the factory and other buildings covered such a large area.

Margaret Pilkington 22-12-2009 18:46

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what a brilliant picture Atarah. I love it!

wadey 22-12-2009 20:19

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Super photo, was the school just left of centre?

Margaret Pilkington 22-12-2009 20:25

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Wadey the School was where the new houses are.......just a little right of the centre.

wadey 22-12-2009 20:54

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Thanks

Margaret Pilkington 22-12-2009 21:11

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you're welcome.

Atarah 29-12-2009 18:14

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Nipped round today, mustnt forget to keep up to date with the site eh? A few photos showing a bleak looking site.

Atarah 29-12-2009 18:19

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And a few more from today. Before we know it, the proposed houses will be built and lived in!


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