Air raid shelter
 

Hello, iv read on previous threads about an air raid shelter on Rileys hill. Iv always lived in that area and am fascinated by this. Could someone tell me were it actually was, thanks

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well.....thanks for your help (said in a sarcastic manner)....is this information classified under the M.O.D official secrets act, or is it that im not part of the older generation type of clique on here that delight in putting other people correct. Iv read this forum for years now and as an amateur historian fascinated by local history delight in hearing about Accringtons history so i thank you for that....Anyway, were was this bleeding air raid shelter, i cant wait to tell my mates in the pub about it as local history is a subject we regularly discuss haha. Thankyou, GROOVE

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Probably no-one that knows has read it yet,:rolleyes: yeh just shot yerself in the foot i reckon.

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Well i apologise for that and hope it doesnt deter any replys...got up on wrong side of bed. Sorry guys, was said in jest really but came out wrong

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Use the search option from the headers & you'll find this,

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...r+raid+shelter

well at least it's a start. :)

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Cheers Dave, interesting thread that but still no info on the Rileys hill one...sure someone will know in time...thanks again

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http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...h-47540-5.html

gdm27 knows.

But doesn't give an exact location.

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Or there's also this.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ecoy+airfields

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In my opinion, Riley's Hill is near the junction of Nuttall St & Bath St, at the back of what was Highams' Woodnook Mill. Riley St is at the top of the hill. It is likely so called because the Riley family owned land there, at the very edge of Royd's land which covered most of Woodnook. Near to this site - I don;'t know exactly where the shelter was -is a triangular piece of land between Bath St, Nuttall St & Marsden St which was called 'The Flat Iron'

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Is this the hill that has 2 paths running across it? The first running from the bottom of Marsden St, across the lower part of the hill to the bottom of the allotments. The second running from the rear of Marsden St, up to the houses and back onto the dirt track further up?

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yep thats were it is, though don't know about the shelter, theres a member that was born up yon, so if she sees this, she should know.:)

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Cheers cashman, thought I remembered the name of the place, same here never heard of a shelter there. I hope gdm27 sees this also.

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bit of a wander .. but remember (being an Arroder) there used to be an Air Raid shelter /Pill-box on the Arrod side of the Cock Bridge ( River Calder/Hyndburn) opposite the Game Cock pub until the 60s ... maybe they thought the NAZI invasion of Hyndburn/Greater Accrington would be from Whalley/Clitheroe :D :D :D

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I am that member........way back in the distant past I do remember hearing it discussed.....and I think my brothers made a concerted effort to find it.
I was never allowed on these seach sorties.......they knew I would tell Ma and they would get their bottoms warmed if they did find it and went in.
So, yes....it was supposed to be there, but we never found it. I think the lads got bored with the fruitless search.
I will seek confirmation when I next speak to Ma.

Thanks Cashy for pointing me in the direction of this thread.

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Thanks everyone for your replys...it was GDM27's post that first alerted me to this so hopefully he will come on and see this thread...thanks again