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A question about the Town Hall/the old Peel Institute building.

On the portico, either side of the front entrance, there are two circular niches, with decorative stone work above them, which look like they used to contain two roundels.

If you look closely, you can see two rusted hooks in each, which adds to the evidence they once had something attached to them.

Does anyone know, or remember if they did used to have something in them, and if so what were they?

Thanks.

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You can sort of see them on here.

The two dark circles either side the centre arch, just below the balcony parapet.

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Would they have been lamps perhaps

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That would make sense, lighting the entrance way, but would they have had gas in 1858?

Plus, the only things that are visible in the circles are two little hooks at either side. There's nothing in the middle.

To me it looks like plaques hung in there.

Searching for evidence, came across this site, which has some wonderful photographs of bygone Accrington.

Accrington|Historic Lancashire

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Just found the Moors in Spain employed people to light their gas fuelled street lamps in 1000 AD, so it could have made it's way to Accy by 1858 AD.

:o

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Well from what I have heard they had those in Ossy too at one time Rindi maybe was the same bloke who was the knocker up first thing in a morning, multi tasking:D

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Could be right.

Though one of my great-grandmother didn't do both.

She was a knocker upper, but wouldn't have lit gas lamps.

She thought it was so dangerous she wouldn't have gas in her home in Ash Street, even in the sixties, which was when she died.

http://edcmania.com/forum/images/smi...miley_fire.gif

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Ya my Grans sister was like that, terrified of gas, her house burnt down when she knocked a candle over:D

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(Didn't want to start a new thread - not sure if all are listed.)

Architects of various Accrington buildings.

http://archiseek.com/2009/1908-holli...on-lancashire/

Hollins Hill.

The Carnegie Public Library.

St. Peter's Church.

High Lea.

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Plus Peel Park School.

1906 – Peel Park Council Schools, Accrington, Lancashire | Architecture News & Discussion - Archiseek.com

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Mmm, have my reservations about High Lea? This is a property I believe on Queens Road and one of our members once wrote about his grandparents having lived there? But, I dont recall seeing it being listed? And for that matter, my old school Peel Park. If it is listed, I certainly havent seen it mentioned anywhere?

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Sorry, not sure if any are listed.

Just wanted to record the names of the architects used on the local buildings mentioned, and couldn't find a suitable thread, and didn't think it warranted a new one.

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Information on link about James Green of Todmorden, architect of Accrington's Peel Institute, now the Town Hall.

portsmouthmill

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OMG!! - Link between Accrington and "Alice in Wonderland" Miaoww!

/www.oakhillpark.com/?page=hargreaves

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There's more about Alice Liddell's connection to Accrington in this thread (#83).

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...s-51415-6.html