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Great map with wonderful memories. Thank you.
I had my first ever pint at 15 years old in the Stanley Arms at the corner of Stanley St and Washington....staggering distance from the Dyers and Finishers WMC. We paid 1s and 5p for bitter served by the Grandad of one of my mates, Barry Kirby who lived further down Stanley St. My Grandma live a couple of houses further up Stanley St.
Not sure if you have this on your map.
Ken

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Which map are you referring to, Kednn ?

I have come across an 1845 reference to the New Inn, Blackburn Rd
Where was this >

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Not to my knowledge was a John Smiths house when i was a lad.thats a definate. Plus was still the same when i did the disco yon in my late 30s to early 40s.

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One day, I'll mention a place in Acc where Cashy hasn't worked.

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Yeh may manage that Bob, but yeh will struggle to mention one i aint supped in.:D By the way Isobelle @ Jack had the Spread early 60s.;)

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Don't think you will Bob, on most of the sites that I look at, and Cashy has been on quite a lot of those saying he worked at this place or that place, by my reckoning he will be about 150 years old. Unless he only stayed for a short time at each job.

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Well i did start at 2 firms on the same day way back.:D

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You could do that in the good old days

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I ask the same question about the Spread Eagle at West End, close by Spread Eagle Street - which brewery owned it ?

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Altham has long been regarded as a suburb of Accrington, even though it was in Burnley Rural District Council area until 1974, It is unlikely that The Walton Arms has been mentioned on here before.

I have long wondered why the pub is so called. Today I found out. I was reading an 1844 gazetteer of the county, and Altham's entry tells that the place has 349 inhabitants and the church of St James is a perpetual curacy with an income of £117, its patron being Mr RTW Walton, Esq. What do we know about him ?

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Richard Thomas Wroe Walton is mentioned in the British History website. He died unmarried in 1845.
Townships: Altham | British History Online

Mark

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I have added The Walton Arms and also added another venue, dear to many of our hearts, Martholme Grange. If you think of any more, please let me know.

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I have also added a picture of The Crown on Whalley Road from back in the 1930s when a member of our family, Henry Docksey, was Landlord, he took over from Charles Cooper.

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Mr Walton was a great benefactor to the parish and its poor, as were his sisters after his death. He is buried in Altham His funeral was attended by hundreds. He lived in Marsden Hall, Nelson and owned land in Altham. His father was a vicar. The family was linked through marriage to the Banastres of Barrowford.

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