Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 931864)

The picture's probably been picked up from here, Mr T.

treasure: Treasure trove discovered in an old curiosity shop

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth (Post 931881)

The names on the wagons look like 'Jon(?) Walsh' and 'James Lynch'. Were they local hauliers?
The propellor may not have been made locally.

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 931927)

Bill Sykes is related to Garinda.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 931931)

I'm actually a direct descendant of Bullseye.

:gooddog:

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 931932)

Self censored.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 931941)

Blimey.

Who could possibly doubt the Theory of Evolution now?

:rolleyes::D

Originally Posted by Tealeaf (Post 931927)

Cheers Wynonie

The thing that crossed my mind was the theory that Maximillian Parker (born in Burnley, lived in Accy, father of Butch Cassidy)
Butch Cassidy's father was Robert, Maximillian was his brother, for a time they lived at Waterloo, up Whalley Rd, Accrington, before emigrating to U.S.A.
Robert adopted the Mormon faith.
I did some research on this family for a friend, about 5 years ago.
was a distant cousin of Charles Dickens and according to some was the model for Oliver Twist. It's pretty far fetched, I know because Dickens wrote Twist in the 1830's (OCS in the early 1840's) and it is unlikely that he met Parker until his visit to Preston (where Parker then lived, prior to emigrating to the USA) in the mid 1850's.

Still, you never know - maybe Oliver Twist was really an Accy lad.

If so, who was Fagin? Probably an ancestor of Jaysay.

Bill Sykes is related to Garinda.

Bee is descended from the Artful Dodger.

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 931949)

I have not previously heard of any connection between Max Parker & Charles Dickens.I will take some convincing as to the truth of it. Where is it reported, and when?

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 932292)

From the Telegraph, three photographs featuring a Ford van, given to the town in the Second World War.

Ford food vans suited Accrington folk to a T after air raids (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 932338)

Don't know when it ever got used, although sirens went off many times, we never had any air raids on Accy, never even used the air raid shelter either, which they built in Brigg's Yard, just used it to store bonfire wood.
As food was rationed at the time, where would they have got the food from, where would they have stored it, in the event it was ever needed.
Retlaw.