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Just found this in a WW1 soldiers file. New one on me.
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New one on me too . It will need some looking at dtrade direc tories to ascertaion when the firm was in business. The drawing of the waggon is a common one, with the name being inserted by the printer. Interesting to see that they appear not to have progressed into motor lurries, indicating perhaps that they had been in business a long time, or had decided not to update their stationery or couldn't afford a motor when they started in business.
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Looks like it's dated 1918, unless my eyes are failing.
I was suprised we already had four digit telephone numbers by then. How many digits did the first local numbers have, and did Accrington have it's own area, and how far did it cover? I only ask because the telephone Hudson answered at the Bellamy residence in Upstairs Downstairs was 'Sloane 3082'. How many telephone numbers were there in Accrington in 1918? Sorry for interupting the thread, and asking so many questions. Am curious now. |
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Sorry guys, but I HAVE heard of this one. They also had a fruit stall on Accrington market, known for their bananas, so I have been told.
They were in the premises on Jacob Street which a well known local engineering firm now have - W & G Pollard's. Also up to date family have/had an accountants I believe at the bottom of Avenue Parade. |
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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Dial H for history So I guess there were a fair few local numbers by that time. |
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As to the telephone numbers, Accrington Fire Brigade's number when they were behind the market was 5211. They probably had 3 digits, and just put a new digit in front when customers grew, by 1950 the Fire Stn number was 35211. Retlaw |
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Think l might need glasses. :s_oooo: :D |
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Think it was in the late 80s when numbers in Accy when 5 digit telephone numbers went to 6, there were already lots of 6 digit numbers but those who still had the old 5 digit numbers were prefixed with a 3 so if your numbers was 12345 it became 312345
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It's not that now - belongs elsewhere. |
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Wonder if anyone has the number 234567
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Its not hard to find out :D |
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