Holland Street

[lindsay ormerod]

If anyone is in the area with a camera over the next few days could they take some snaps? I lived at 14 for a few years and it sadly looks like demolition time has come! All the windows were boarded up when I went past on the bus the other day.
It's a real shame, it was a lovely little house that. You can bet that the pine doors and the fireplaces have gone already.

[junetta]

I would appreciate some photos too as I lived at number 32 until I married. To be honest I felt such a lurch when I saw Lyndsay's post as I have lots of memories of the area.

I'd love to see it again for one last time.

[lindsay ormerod]

It looks really sad June, I loved that house the moment I walked thru the door on the first viewing and to think of it now all dark and empty is quite upsetting.

[junetta]

My Mum bought ours in the late fifties and I remember that her mortgage was 350 quid. No bathroom or any luxuries but we were happy enough. Lots of memories.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by junetta

I would appreciate some photos too as I lived at number 32 until I married. To be honest I felt such a lurch when I saw Lyndsay's post as I have lots of memories of the area.

I'd love to see it again for one last time.

i have quite a few memories of the area around there, both of em were fit.

[lindsay ormerod]

There are a couple of photos of Holland St on the Accrington uncovered site , in the Project Phoenix bit, they are the last 2 on. Must have been a while back though as that huge conifer you can see on the first one was in my garden and it was chopped down about 3 years back!

[junetta]

I remember that the white house at the top was a little shop when I was a kid and the lady next door was called Annie. I also remember that there was a chap half way down who had a train set in his bedroom. No-one ever saw it but it earned him the name of 'puffing billy'.

We were on the same side of the street but in the top half. There was a Mrs Hirst who had a dog called Peggy. She never knocked but would walk in shouting 'it's only me'. Alderson, Dawson and Shorrocks are the names that I can recall.

[Mick]

Have a look at these i took this morning for you sat 23/02/08 i will add more as they pull them down

Holland st- Accrington Gallery

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Originally Posted by mick

Have a look at these i took this morning for you sat 23/02/08 i will add more as they pull them down

Holland st- Accrington Gallery

I see you got a picture of my old backyard Mick,when I left a year ago the yard was empty and the wall was still up! Looks like it's been used as a landfill site now, it must be full though because they have started using the front garden for tipping as well.

[Mick]

more photo's added as i got the wrong address the first time added number 14 and 32 holland st

[junetta]

Thank you so much Mick. So sad to see it go but I suppose that it had to happen at some point. My Mum was buried from there and I left it on my wedding day.

It would be appreciated if you follow the progress and thanks again xxxx

[lindsay ormerod]

Thanks Mick, what a crying shame ! Those houses were a decent size and it was a decent area when I moved there in 1993 , strangely no mention of project phoenix when I bought it !

[MargaretR]

It is nice to remember pleasant times in houses once lived in, and sad to see them demolished.
I have lived in 11 different houses in my lifetime. They have varied between 200 years old and brand new - 2 flats, 6 terraced, 1 semi, 1 bungalow and 1 cottage.

It is very easy to get sentimental and attached to a place that has happy memories, but we need reminding that it is only bricks and mortar, and as times and we change, the house style we need changes too.

What matters most is the people we knew and loved when we lived there, and that will stay with you as long as you have the memory.

[cherokee]

are there actually folk still living in a couple of them ?

[Mick]

Originally Posted by cherokee

are there actually folk still living in a couple of them ?

yes two of the property's are still occupied