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That first piccy showing the Yorkshire Penny Bank was interesting.Opened my first bank account there at the age of nine...(56 yrs ago)I came home carrying a round thing with slots to save all my coins in (you never did know how much was in there till they opened it up) Sometimes you got a surprise...I was saving for a bike and it was taking a long time,but then I was promised a bike by Mum and Dad if I passed my 11 plus exam...which I did! Still got an old passbook with the amount of 4 pounds 10 shillings in it..a fortune in thse days....

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wonder what its worth now yer passbook? be a few bob interest yon Tal:)

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Just thought I'd add this here too, seeing there are some interesting photographs of bygone Accrington.

Accrington|Historic Lancashire

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Wow, just had a better look.

Eighty nine truly fasinating local photographs.

Really wish there was some accompanying text with them.

When did the train crash?

What's the massive thing on the back of those lorries?

What was the occasion that saw the massed throngs in Blackburn Road?

Who are those little urchins with the policeman?

Sadly there are no comments of explanation on the site...yet.

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Some cracking pics - loved it. No time to try to answer Garinda's queries but will try to get at them. Atarah & Retlaw will be onto them too I'm sure.

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Hope so.

Some fascinating photographs, the majority of which are new to me at least.

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I've got quite a few of those photo's in my collection, I think the project is being done by Lancashire Libraries, & those shown have come from Accrington Library.
The water fountain is very much like the one in Oak Hill Park.
Retlaw.

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Just checked my photo's & the train crash is quoted as being in Lonsdale St, a driverless train ran free from Baxenden, crashed through the buffers, and carrie on towards Church, the picture I have is from a different angle dated 1899.
Retlaw.

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Hi,
What a fantastic collection of highly evocative images!

By any chance within the archive is there a photograph showing John Blake's engineering works on Oxford Street? Alternatively, a map circa 1870 to 1900 showing Blake's Oxford street works. If yes, can you please send me details.

The information is required for the completion of a magazine article I have almost finished writing featuring the history of one of Accrington's most famous engineers: JOHN BLAKE, makers of HYDRAMS.

HAPPY STEAMINGS.

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Have you been to Accrington Library for your research? If you have you will know they have "lots of goodies" on one of our "Captains of Industry" - John Blake.

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Could anyone possibly speculate on why a picture of 'The Old Curiosity Shop' is in there (page 4 of the collection)? Last time I looked, this building was located behind the London School of Economics, by Lincolns Inn Fields, some 230 miles south of Accy.

Is there a connection between Dickens, the OCS and Accy? If so what is it?

Has anyone spotted any other pictures in there which are not exactly Accy (excluding Church, Ossy, etc)?

PS...I'm referring to Accrington/Historic Lancashire

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

treasure: Treasure trove discovered in an old curiosity shop

Somebody's put the wrong pic on this story which was about the shop up Burnley Road that had been untouched by the hand of time for around 40 years until the builders came to redevelop it.

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There are one or two discrepencies.

There's one photograph taken from the end of Nab Lane, Stanhill, which states it's were the Spinning Jenny was invented.

As well as featuring in the Accrington section, it's also on the Blackburn one.

I was confused about the Old Curiosity Shop too.

Thanks Retlaw, for answering my questions.

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some great pics ta fer posting em.:) hope someone don't see them shops pmsl.

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You're welcome.

I found them fascinating, but was unsure if they'd been posted here before, but did it any way.

Glad people seem to find them as interesting as I do.

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Picture 49. It's a ships propellor, quite a large one. Cast in phosphor bronze, machined and polished.I don't remember anywhere in Accrington which could cast and machine one of those.The two wagons,Atkinson and Leyland, are from the 60's.
Perhaps Retlaw can tell us?
Brings back memories(not of the first tram!). Thanks, Garinda.

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

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That ships propellor was never cast in Accrington, only two foundries big enough to cast something so big were Bulloughs & Lang Bridges, neither of them did bronze castings, unusual pitch & number of blades.
Pic 24 is the Ambulance Drill Hall on Bull Bridge.
Pic 37 is the Wesleyan Chapel from Nuttall St.
Pic 65 is the Acc Pals led by Lt/Co Rickman, taking the salute from the mayor of Acc 2 -8-1915.
A lot of those pictures have nowt to do with Accrington.
Retlaw

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Someone discussing the same photograph on another forum...


Gilbraith Haulage of Accrington bought out a company called Garston (either Haulage or Wharfage) in the 60's and they used to transport props. I remember seeing one in the yard at Accrington when the driver had come in for a service and the prop which looked about the size of the one in you pic was still on the trailer.. The unit was a red Leyland with the LAD cab with the deep doors. The trailer had a frame on so the prop could be tilted somehow. I wonder if it springs to your mind,, The driver looked a bit like Mick McMannus the old wrestler off TV.
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Cheers Wynonie

The thing that crossed my mind was the theory that Maximillian Parker (born in Burnley, lived in Accy, father of Butch Cassidy) 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.

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James Lynch & Sons Transport Ltd. Sanbach, Cheshire- still operating.
Was the propellor for the Birkenhead shipyards? If so, perhaps not an Accrington photo

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I'm actually a direct descendant of Bullseye.

:gooddog:

Thread wander alert!

Sorry.

Whilst looking for something else, found this, about the East Lancashire Aeroplane Co., in which Accrington gets a mention.

Howard Wright Ornis

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Self censored.

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Blimey.

Who could possibly doubt the Theory of Evolution now?

:rolleyes::D

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Yeah..I know...it's all this empathy I have for you lot.

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Retlaw.

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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?

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Nay Dobbo, tha didn't fall for that one, thowt tha wur quicker on nur thad.
My distant cousin on my mothers brothers side, is related to Ghengis Khan's horse keeper.
Retlaw.

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There's been a thread about all this before on here.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ther-8335.html

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Some confusion on my part; here's a link that might keep you happy:

Butch Cassidy's Preston Connection (image 2 of 2) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I was thinking of Butch's dad, not his grandad.

Oh..and as an after,thought this is from the Torygraph about three weeks ago:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/f...ton-state.html

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"Whilst looking for something else, found this, about the East Lancashire Aeroplane Co., in which Accrington gets a mention.

Howard Wright Ornis"

Thanks Garinda, great story but seems a bit expensive for 25 seconds of flight !

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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)

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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.

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Well it is the Telegraph.:rolleyes: which now seems to be modeled off "Billys Weekly Liar":D

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I have just spent a happy hour on this thread following the discussion about the numbering of the Slaters Arms on Whalley Road.

I am not going to contribute to that argument but just wanted to say that if you look at the photo of the opening of Broadway in post 64, which I believe took place in 1936, the buildings in the background, between Cobden Street and Whalley Road, were still there then. You can clearly see the Slaters Arms on the far corner, compare it with photo in post 13 and you will see the chimney stack on the roof and the boarding on the edge of the roof going up to the corner. You can also see the lamp post/traffic light pole on the corner.

This ties in with a previous post where the poster, can't remember who, said they thought the building was still there in 1937 but gone by 38.

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this picture is taken on ellisons tenement see page 39 of bill turners book Pals.

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the big gun is on ellisons tenement see page 39 in bill turners book PALS

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It was sad to see Johns passing, only met the guy once a few years ago, but a top fella. R.I.P. John.

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Very sad news, some great photos RIP John

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I believe that John's funeral is at Peel Street Baptist at 1.00p.m. this Friday (31st Aug 2012)

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According to the Observer, John's funeral is at 1.30 today, not 1.00 as previously thought.

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thank you john for leaving all of us memories in pictures of our town we thank you for your kind efforts give your love to frank randell for us all xxx

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A good turnout at the crematorium this afternoon, the place was full, lots of firemen I hadn't seen in years,
not many left now of those who joined the brigade in the 1950's when John and I did.
Retlaw.

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just spent all afternoon reading through this thread completely hooked ,i'm perhaps younger than most people who contributed and it was great to see how Accrington was to as i know it now although, it was a shame it got hi-jacked half way through by an argument that went on for page after page after page , i got quite intrested in my own family history a couple of years ago and i couldny help but romatically wonder if any of my ancestors were in some of those photo's ,espicially the fish market photos as one of mine was a fish trader in Accrington in the 1920's by the name of Creasey

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You'll be related to susie123 then.

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Will I ???

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Quite possibly - my great grandad was Isaac Creasey who started the fish business and died in 1930. His stall was at the far left hand end of the fish market and it stayed in the family till my grandad died in 1959.

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my gt gt grandmother was eliza creasey , isaac's sister

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Chaz I think you are my third cousin once removed!

I have photos of Isaac and his mother etc. They need scanning but if you would like a copy pm me with your email address and I'll see what I can do...

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Looks like off King Street near old abbatoirs. Hitchen and Sons in Background was on Hyndburn Road near Macpelah graveyard

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If yeh mean the gun on previous page les, its Ellisons Tenement,were the fair used to come,:);)

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The gate in the background was the entrance to the old gas works maintenance yard and Accrington water board yard. Spent the whole of my apprenticeship working out of there. Great photo.

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I started the family tree about 5 years ago, and it is so addictive.

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Penny1 -= what a great name. I bet one penny, or maybe a quid you make many more postings. In fact I'll bank on it and check on it later in the fiscal year. Names like yours are heaven cent for people like me. Euronly just starting your Accyweb career - bienvenue as we say in Accrington

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Hi, can I use one of the map images for my (non-commercial) community website about Accrington please?

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I see no reason why not, Davoc. It would be expected that you state where you found the map.

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Wonder if anyone has a picture of The Spread Eagle original interior?
TA

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trying to trace if any photos of Highams pantomime 1953-1955

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Tried to open folder to see pictures but unfortunately getting internal error each time. Hope you can manage to sort this out as I have found photos I can view very interesting. Please keep up the good work I am new to this site and only found it by accident. I was brought up in Accy in the 1950s in Plantation Street. went to St Pauls School(Benjamin Hargreaves) then Woodnook. My Dad worked at Howard and Bulloughs and his grandparents lived in Cobden St from 1904 until their deaths in the 1940s.

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Hi Katy, I too went to Woodnook from 1958 to 1963 and my sister was there from 1960 to 1965, what year's were you there ?

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Probably just a year or so ahead of you at St Paul's - left there for spring Hill in '49. We lived in the shop on Washington St, which my cousin took over - Essie's.
My father also worked at H & B, at that time I am sure he was foreman in the Ring Room before moving to the Tool Room where he became supervisor - Joe Yates.
People I can remember from around there are Barbara and Chris Firth, Kenny Entwhistle & a few other faces but no more names.

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Barbara Firth is still on Washington Street and is a friend of ours

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Does anyone have any photos of Cobden St please ? My great grandparents lived at no 29 Thanks Katybow

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Hi Taddy, A little bit vague I,m afraid but i think it was 1960 to about 1964. We moved out of area then so I don't remember a lot. I do remember I had a crush on a boy called David Hartley in my class at Woodnook, and my best friend was called Linda but I don't remember the surname.

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I met Barbara a couple of years back - we have both changed considerably from those days of old '47 - '49. Life was so simple for children in those days, most of the time, but I still have happy memories.

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Hello Katy, my sister must have been in the same year as yourself, her name was Linda Hadfield, (now braysford). Your's,Taddy.

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Is this the Linda that you are thinking of, if so please let me know and I will get a message to her. Your's, Taddy.