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So off I trotted, with my brother and two of his mates, to this society on Thursday night. The lecture was "Brightwork" ... Traditonal paintwork on Leeds and Liverpool canal boats by Mike Clarke.

Must admit I thought that it was going to be about paintings done by artists of the canal boats .. LOL.

Found it really interesting .. the different types of paintings on these boats between Lancashire and Yorkshire, and how they may have come about. I always thought it was the boat owners that did these ... no, was done by a special artist at the boat yard. Owners must have specked them .. just like we do with our cars.

Good wasn't it Cashy ?

The next lecture is entitled: "The Little Palace: Home in the 1930's". December 3rd.. Accrington Library 7.30 p.m. £2.50 for non members. Looking forward to that one.

Just thought they needed a plug ... :D

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was n interesting evening, summat i have always had n interest in since childhood, though it would have been easier to find if ya hadn't buggered off still logged on to accyweb.:D

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So, just been to the last lecture of the season 'East Lancashire Memories' .. lots of slides starting at Colne and, of course, finishing in Hyndburn.

I have now been to six lectures promoted by this group and they have all been top class, presented by extremely knowledgeable people of our area.

The next season will probably start around October but will keep you up-to-date with events and for a subscription of £10 'tis indeed value for money.. :mosher:

P.S. And if anyone starts to call me an anorak, you will understand the meaning of history .. :)

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Let us know what subjects are when ya can kate.:)

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This is the programme for this year, Cashy starting Thursday, October 7th.

Hope you can see it ... have no scanner .. had to photograph.

Attachment 16859

Hmmm .. not too good .. have really cocked up on that .... may have to type it out ... grrr.:(

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Cheers Kate, fancy the first un, but were away, still theres a couple of others that interest me so may see ya yon.:);)

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Actually, if you just do a left click on the image .. comes up better.

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Yeh, shame you have to gallivant away to the sun .... :D

Seems, this lady is a very good lecturer.

Pity you didn't write a diary, Cashy ... made a fortune by now.. lol.

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If i had wrote one Kate, would have done more Time than "Big Ben":D

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First lecture this evening:

"The Diary of a Lancashire Lad"
Henry Hargreaves.
Speaker: Kathy Fishwick.
Rossendale.

Lecture Room, Accrington Library.
7.30 p.m.
Admission £2.50 or £10 for full subscription (7 lectures)

:)

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Next meet this Thursday, November 4th, Lecture Room, Accrington Library at 7.30 p.m.

'Privies, Pollution and Pigs'
Aspects of 19th century Accrington.
Speaker John Goddard. Hyndburn LHS.

The mind (bog)gles ... :D

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^^^^^^^^^

It's tomorrow ... :D

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Eh? Thursday? Are you sure? I thought Privies, Pollution and Pigs was Accy town centre on a friday & saturday night.

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:pNot in the 19th century Tealeaf ..:p

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i shall be attending tomoz, its that weird a title,its provoked interest, also with the "Pigs" bit, sounds like it may be a discussion on P.B.:D

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I bet you get slung out, Cashy.

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Great, Cashy, will save a seat next to me with me handbag.... :D

I wondered about the 'Pigs' too... LOL.

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Never have yet T, yeh have no concept of how cultured i am.:D

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yep save it.:);)

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A chap I used to know, who lived in Jacob St, kept pigs in a sty down the side if the Warner Arms, off Warner St, when I asked him how he managed to get way with it in a built up area, he said it was an ancient right that the council couldn't revoke.
He was still there about 15 years ago.
Retlaw

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Was this artwork publicly funded?:D:D

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funny thing, when i bought a bungalow on Bamford Crescent, in 80s, went to solicitors n one of the stipulations was i couldn't keep pigs, which caused us great amusement at the time, wonder if twas owt to do wi that?:D:confused:

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Herbage, Turbary, Estovers & Pannage ;) The last one's to do with Pigs.:)

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Were their Jews or Muslims living next door?

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Nope none on the Crescent at all,in fact all english to the best of my recollection, not even Taffys,Jocks, or Paddys.:D

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He was good, Tealeaf, sat next to him to make sure he behaved.
Think he was enjoying the lecture too much, even though the speaker was talking about a load of crap .... :D:D

Don't think this is anything to do with any law .. 'tis what the Leaseholder would stipulate as didn't want his land, or area it was in, lowering the tone and value. Like keeping caravans on your drive, etc.

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Next lecture is on Thursday, 2nd December, 7.30 p.m. Lecture Room, Accrington Library.

'Shopping in the 1930's'

Speaker: Mr. Norman Hindley.
Bolton.

Weather permitting of course. Will post if gets cancelled.

Heard this gentleman speak on 'The Little Palace:Home in the 1930's'last year.
He is extremely entertaining linked with an excellent knowledge.
Even if you weren't around in the 1930's, you will relate to some of this nostalgic social history.

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Does the roof leak or something?

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Here's my lecture on shopping in Accy in the 1930's:

Weekly shop for 4:

5lbs spuds

1lb scrag end

8oz of beef dripping

End of lecture.

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Only when it snows... :p

Ha ... but Mr. Hindley tells us with aplomb and charm. :D

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Thas furgeten bread tha daft beggar, tha pud thi beef drippin on id after thad toasted a tram scotcher.:D

Retlaw.

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I spent the bread money in the pub.

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Is there a translator in the house ? :confused::p

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But T has the charm of a Tarantula, dunno about the aplomb.:D if it aint too crap a night i shall pop down.

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Dusti nod know wad a tram scotcher is.

Its a really thick slice of toast.
thick enough to stop a tram in its tracks.

Intut thowden days when they cudnd affuard butter they pud beef drippin on id.
They eat it by the ton in the trenches in WW1, it was reputed to put hairs on your chest.
Retlaw.

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Thank you Retlaw ... think I will forgo that tasty (not) little treat. :)

Whilst I have got your attention ... have you ever seen any old 'photos of the Shoulder of Mutton, Ossy anywhere ? Internet/my book stock searching not coming up with one ... may have to visit the library.

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I think the library is your best bet. Never had much dealings with Ossy History.
Retllaw.

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Try Lancashire Library website...there are about 500 piccys there of Ossy and I'm sure there is one of the SoM.

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You mean Lancashire Lantern ? There is a very old one there I had noticed showing Cross Edge ... and reference to The Shoulder, but can't see that it is actually in the picture. It also says you cannot buy or download !

Thank you for your most unusual help ... :D

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Not sure if this is the right picture but it's from a collection of old oswaldtwistle photographs which I recently saw.

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What a star ... thank you very much, Anzac .x

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I will enquire tomorrow if the pictures are still available and if so try and get you a better copy

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Thank you.

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Will you be giving a talk on your memories of that era Kate:hidewall::hidewall::hidewall::hidewall::D

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You need a bigger wall for that remark, Jaysay :knife:

Please Note: This meeting is Now cancelled !

Sob.

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what a load of jessies "Cancelled" as bad as the schools.:rolleyes:

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I know, but is more to do with the lecturer who comes from Bolton and he is very elderly. It will be re-scheduled.

Will miss the mince tart and glass of wine (or orange juice for you) too... :(

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I have to say when I saw you were the last contributor to this thread Kate, I thought I would be in for a good kickin:D:D:D:D

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You can chose your punishment if you wish, Jaysay, thought a hatchet in the head was pretty terminal though.. :D

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No doubt Less, Beni, mick and cashy will give you plenty of suggestions Kate:D

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#
Oh my gosh you are an absoulte star this is perfect!! Iv just seen it on the thread you posted on thanks so so much for this. This website is amazing. I went to the library and found the 1871 and 1881 census which was interesting as it looks like the daughter of the innkeeper, Elizabeth Grimshaw took over the pub!

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Tonight's lecture:

'A Mother's Tears'
World War 1 from a different perspective.
Speaker: Steve Williams.
Brindle LHS.

Lecture Room, Accrington Library.
7.30 p.m.

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Next one coming up:

This Thursday, 3rd February Lecture Room, Accrington Library @ 7.30 p.m.
"Four Divorces and a Funeral"
The Bullough family of Accrington.
Speaker: Catherine Duckworth.
Hyndburn LHS.

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Highly recommended. Cath used to be our librarian. She's VERY knowledgable in the Bulloughs. She goes to Rhum, volunteering to work on the family's castle.

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I hope there will be no bad language in this lecture.

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Sir, this is a respectable society ... not the back room of your local pub.. :p

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The attached Carte de Visite is labelled John Bullough. Anyone know if this is the John Bullough. The photograper, Elliott & Fry, was at 7 Gloucester Terrace between 1886 and 1892 so dates fit.

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I, myself, have not got a clue. Will try and print it out and ask the speaker on Thursday.

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Hi Medusa.
I've already contacted the speaker, and she confirms it is the John Bullough, although its in a format she has never seen before.
Would SPW be prepared to donate it to the Library Collection.

Retlaw.

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Yes (but can I be sure that the County Council will never sell it). Attached are another couple of CDVs of Accrington worthies which I also have which could go along with it. Riley Ormerod and Robert Hermon-Hodge, 1st Baron Wyfold of Accrington.

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Yer a good 'un, Lurch. Have your uses after all...:)

Did try to google an image of John Bullough, nothing comes up.
What I found ironic though, was that they blamed the smog in London to his early demise (53) ... not the smoke he possibly escaped from, due to pollution of the factory chimneys in Accrington.

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He lived on Bullough Row up Bash so he would escape a lot of the polution he created in Acc, till he moved to his castle

Retlaw.

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Thought smoke travelled upwards... :D

That castle is amazing. The money they had !!!
Maybe if they had ploughed a bit more back into the factory might have been still around today.

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His daughter-in-law was a bit of a looker!

http://chestofbooks.com/food/househo...m-Banfield.png

Miss Lily Elsie (Mrs. Ian Bullough)

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Ged away wi thi, John Bullough had been long dead before Bulloughs went under, the demise was their own fault, they had exported machinery and set up factories all over the world, the end result being cotton was cheaper to produce abroad, also once those machines were there, they bought very few spares, they craftily copied and produced their own. Things were looking bleak in the early 1950's, and by the late 1950's they were laying people off.
Retlaw.

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I pulled up that, Garinda, gorgeous wasn't she.

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Here's a full website devoted to Lily Elsie/Mrs Ian Bullough.

Miss Lily Elsie - Home Page

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That's a lovely read, Garinda ... thanks for that.

RJS (the website owner) is obviously besotted by this lady and one of her most ardent groupies. Sorta' romantic. :)

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Sorta hard up, the ladys been dead a while.:D::rolleyes:

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You're welcome.

The least I can do, after being such a tit.

Here, have a flower too.

:daisy:

I bought it for you.

I didn't pick it, from a red, white, and blue flower tower.

:o

:D

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Marilyn's dead, and most pin-ups, if they're still here, don't look like they once did.

Doesn't make them any less beautiful.

Most lads today, that drool over Jordan, or any page three stunner, probably ain't gonna meet her.

So they'd have the same chance with a dead un.

:D

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More chance some of em.:D

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Was a bit rude ... changed me mind ..LOL.

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The thought is the thing, Garinda. Mind you, pleased not a dandelion ... you know the myth behind them ... and finding a loo open in our Borough may prove difficult ... :D

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Too late i'd read it. twas not really rude kate, more honest,:D;)

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Next meeting, tomorrow night 3rd March at The Lecture Room, Accrington Library. 7.30 p.m. : £2.50 for non members.

'The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in East Lancashire'
Speaker: Noel Coates.
Burnley.

See ya' there.

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Last lecture of the season:

"Steam Tram Days around Accrington"
Speaker: Mr. Alan Parkin.
Hyndburn LHS.

The Lecture Room, Accrington Library.
Thursday April 7th.
Non Members: £2.50.

Time approximately 7.30 p.m. .. the AGM precedes this lecture for members at 7.00 p.m.

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Can't believe I have missed this thread!! I would have loved to have attended some of the lectures spoken about. It looks like the season has finished now. When do they start up again and is there a listing of the subjects I can see?

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Next year's meetings are not yet announced. Starts in September. There are often walks held locally in the Summer. I cannot find my membership leaflet to tell you. The society does not have a website. Meetings are held the first Thursday in the month 7.30 start, all over 9pm ish in the library

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Think first lecture is usually 1st Thursday in October ?
They are doing another walk around Ribchester during the Summer and maybe another one.

Will put all details up for you, Bekibird, as soon as details are received.

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I was disappointed also that I missed the last meeting for the season but will keep my eyes and ears open for when they start up again in September?

In the meanwhile, don't forget the public viewing of the DVD on the history of Plantation Road and its properties to be held at the lecture room Accrington Library 7.30pm for 8.00pm start on saturday 28th May 2011.

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Should we not be referring to it as Plantation MILL Road?
Atarah

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Just announced: Summer Meetiongs:-
Wed 22 June 7.30pm in the library: Les Bond presents his ideas for Accrington to celebrate the centenary of the founding of The Pals

Sun 10th July . A guided walk around Ribchester. Meet in ther main car park 2pm

Sun 21st August A walk around Hidden Ossie with Albert Wilkinson. Meet at the cenotaph 2pm. Bring strong footwear and rain gear.

Non-members welcome.

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[quote=Bob Dobson;911353]Just announced: Summer Meetiongs:-
Wed 22 June 7.30pm in the library: Les Bond presents his ideas for Accrington to celebrate the centenary of the founding of The Pals
What the ELL does he know about the founding of the Accrington Pals, other than what he's read in Bill Turners books, or what he keeps ringing me about.
The Pals were formed in September 1914.
This year is the 95th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, July 1st 1916. I know what he's after, access to the William Turner Collection, well he's one off, he won't get access to Bills Collection under any circumstances.

Retlaw

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Oh Dear Walter! Looks like you've misread Bob's posting. Mr Bond is simply presenting ideas for the centenary of the founding which will be in three years time - it's planning ahead. What's the problem with that?

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I didn't misread whats going on, I know a lot more of whats behind all this than you. I have already discuss the anniversay's of the Pals with the Library Staff & Haworth Art Gallery.
Mr Bond is trying to promote himself as a Pals expert, when he has done very little research into the Pals.
There have been several so called Pals experts coming out of the woodwork in the past few years, all of them trying to get their hands on Bill & my files.
Bill never used to swear or curse, only ever heard him once, and that was when I mentioned certain peoples names in connection wth the Pals.
My files now contain over 4000 names of men who served in the 11th East Lancs, got over 900 sets of service records, and now aproaching 3000, medal Records. I also have several hundred pictures of the Pals which are not part of the William Turner Collection.
Retlaw.

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I wish there could be a summer walk in ACCRINGTON from the Historical Society. I used to love going on them. As much as I love going to Ribchester, its not exactly got owt to do with Hyndburn, has it?

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What I find somewhat surprising is that there is no dedicated recreational path around and through Hyndburn. To the west, there is Blackburn's Witton Weaver's Way; to the south are both the Rossendale Way and the Irwell Sculpture Trail; to the north and north-east are the Ribble and Pendle Ways; even the Dingles have got their Burnley Way.

So why ain't we got a Hyndburn Way? There are enough public footpaths around the borough to make one so all it needs is the imagination and the will to do it plus a few bob to spend on a few signposts.

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Have you never heard of the Acorn Trail.
Retlaw.

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There is a walk, hyndburn clog trail.

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You're having a laugh...aren't you, Walter? The Acorn Trail is no more than a ten minute stroll around the town centre....half an hour if you want to stop for a few jars on the way. I'm on about a decent walk, twenty or so miles around the borough.

I must admit, I've never heard of the Clog Trail. Where's that one run, then?

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When I worked at Clough Head Information Centre over Grane there was a walk which we used to supply the leaflets for called "The Hyndburn Clog" which was done in about the mid 80's by the Hyndburn Ramblers. I may still have a leaflet somewhere in the house but will have to have a look.

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details here -
Hyndburn Clog Trail - The Hyndburn Clog

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Not realy, that ten minute stroll would take me over an hour, can't walk far these days.
I could probably do the 20 miles by new year.
Retlaw

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As I said, I wish there was a walk around Accrington from the History Society. I have often wished I had the "courage" to set a walk up around Accrington Cemetary, but, it would take so much research. I have plenty of info of many of the important folk from this town who now rest there, but ..... maybe not enough for a 2 hr walk.
WISH I COULD GET FRANK WATSON TO DO ANOTHER WALK.

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Good. That looks like an excellent walk. It's just a shame it does not appear to be signposted nor, as with the case of our neighbour's walks, marked on either of the OS maps Landranger 103 and Explorer 287. A little bit of better publicity would always help.

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I looked in vain on the pages for any sort of map.

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You SHOULD do one.

You know some amazing facts about the town. Many particular to you. All that Bertie Prince of Wales and the Steiner girls stuff etc.

I'd come on it.

You have a year. Until next summer.

Do it.

;):D

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I agree, set one up Atarah!

It could be a Accyweb Walk because I am sure many on here would come along.

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I will speak to Kath Hargreaves from the Family Histoiry Society, who has prepared a guided walk round the cemetery.