Re: Accy museum exhibits dumped on tip....
 

Perhaps we should organise an archaeological dig at the tip in Baxenden, and dig up the hundreds of fossils, that once formed a unique collection in Accrington Museum..

:D

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I can think of 2 members that must be descendants.:D

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I can just picture you in you wellies, digging away at the tip up bash, I'll bring my camera.
They didn't all go in the tip, some were rescued, an old man that used to live on Eaton Bank had some, he gave face ache a few.
This was rescued from Oak Hill.
Retlaw

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You for 1, I know who the other is, un its nod me.:D:D
Retlaw.

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Dig?

I'll be the one in the pith helmet, directing people where to work, and shouting at them to 'Put your back into it'.

:D

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Hi Retlaw. I love the colours of the tile. Whereabouts was it from please? I have one of the old green tiles which came out of the entrance hall to the mansion house in Oak Hill Park, which of course had been the Museum at one point. (and I did NOT pinch it, in case you are wondering, I got a workman to let me have!!)

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Can you post a pic of the tile? I remember looking through the front door, early 90's and seeing them green tiles, the roofs had fell in, the place was a mess, but those tiles were well glazed and shone out amongst the mess

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Hi, will search it out and photograph it for you odders.

Back to the museum exhibits, its possible that some of the original items in the museum, apart from gifts off local people, CAME FROM THE MUSEUM IN THE PEEL PARK HOTEL! Yes folks! The Peel Park. A Mr Greenwood seemed to have started the first museum in Accrington! Must have a dabble and find out more about this chappie!

In 1881 exhibits were being sold off after the death of "Mr Greenwood". His daughters were selling off "The Public House with the excellent bowling green, good dwelling house and extensive pleasure gardens" and also "an important sale of the valuable collection of rare and ancient curiosities" collected by the late Mr James Greenwood. Just look at the items listed on the sale details. Bet some of them survived and are now in the Haworth, behind the scenes!

I would like to think some of our "learned men" of the time had the sense to purchase and keep until the town had the museum in Oak Hill Park.

Even back in 1881 we had a museum!!!!!!

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Wot you so jumpy at, whoes bothered how you got it.
The tile in question came from the big fireplace downstairs.
Retlaw.

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Oh no you won't, thats my job, and just for that I'll make sure you have the biggest shovel. :tongueout
Retlaw.

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Oh dear! Look what could be on the cards at Bolton

BBC News - Should councils cash in on art?

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Sadly saw that on the local BBC news last week.

You'd think there'd be some legal clause, that if you donate a painting to your local art gallery/museum, that it can't be sold.

A little ironic this happened in Bolton.

The same place that forked out £440,000.00 for a fake art work, knocked up in a garden shed.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7091435.stm

Re: Accy museum exhibits dumped on tip....
 

Just been speaking to a neighbour, whose father was ordered to dispose of the cabinets, & contents of the butterfly, beetles, and other insect collections. They were smashed up loaded on a lorry, and taken to Whinney Hill tip.
Probably the unwanted items in the fossil collection, went the same place.
Retlaw.

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Accrington's First Museum. 1855.
Founded by Ormerod Chadswick, Henry Barben, Richard Fish & William Booth, in a rented shop in Abbey St. Later transferred to Milnshaw, where they built a shed to house the exhibits, and created a garden. Sold to the Corporation for 500 quid, and became Milnshaw Park.

Retlaw.