Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

The first occupant of the cemetery was William Barnes of Accrington House, who was buried 10th October 1864 aged 48. As there was no Accrington newspaper at this time, his burial will likely be found in the Blackburn papers. These are available on-line. PM me if you don't know how to search them
Joseph Barnes of Dyke Nook died Jan 1878 aged 67, His death will likely be in the Accrington Times, available in Accrington Library

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Thanks Bob, yes that's right.....William Barnes died 1864, son of Thomas and Jenny.
I have so many and two sep. trees at present....Should merge them together, but have been needing to prove each branch as I go......a long process, but worth doing properly.

Yes, Joseph of Dyke Nook died 1878 and is buried St. James Altham with his wife and many other Barnes family members.

Cheers,
Robyn

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Next you should get into the tree of the Barneses who owned the land off Abbey Street and gave their name to Barnes St.

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

If you know which branch I could start with, that would be very interesting.

How far back was Barnes Street named is the question........

There were a few well known business and Church identities in and around Accrington William Barnes as above, being one.....he was born in 1816 in Accrington, early enough?
The New Jerusalemite Church was in Abbey St., I think too.
A number of them belonged to that establishment....

It is rather late here, so I shall look through my data more, tomorrow.
Cheers,
Robyn

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

I have in my possession a copy of the Accrington Jubilee Souvenir 1878 to 1928........within it shows two plans of the area 1849 and 1928.

In the 1849 plan Barnes St. is not shown. It appears to have been perhaps a laneway leading off Abbey Street, opposite Blackburn Road/Street.
So as it is definitely there in 1928, I would guess that perhaps Barnes Street was named after William Barnes, who lived in Accrington House and died in 1864. The 1849 plan shows this estate as entering from what was Whalley Road, near Abbey Street.
"A man of some prominence was Mr. William Barnes. Engaged in cotton, he and his partner, Mr. Lang Bridge, built Park Mill about 1861 and there carried on the manufacture of fancy dress materials.
Mr. Barnes was an active member of the New Church, holding many important offices. He was a member of the Local Board of Health and also a member of the Burial Board during the formation of the Cemetery. He was a strong advocate for a cemetery and, strange to relate, he was the first to be interred there October 10, 1864."

So Bob, if you can find something else, which seems to fit the bill more clearly, please let me know........
As well, I would dearly love to make contact with any of my Barnes descendants, so far, very few seem to be around or at least, interested in Family History.
Cheers,
Robyn

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

OR perhaps this: From Old Homesteads
WOOLHURST BANK, "The old home of the Haworths was afterwards occupied by James Barnes (1767-1852) and family. The Barnes' afterwards removed to Daisy Hill in Manchester Rd.
Jonathan Barnes, who also lived in Accrington House after the Peels left, was of this family. An old tradesman's diary mentions Jonathan Barnes mowing grass in the meadows behind Abbey Street. It was from HIM that BARNES STREET takes its name."

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Whether it is named after a family or an individual, I feel it is most likely that the Peels had some influence in the naming. Without researching it , I think it may be that the Peels owned the land and the Barnes family farmed it as tenants.

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Could have been, but in any case, it is known that the occupants of Accrington House at various times in the 19th century were of the same Barnes family, so I expect Barnes St., was indeed named after that particular family.
Certainly early on in 1828 it is known that Woolhurst Bank Farm was tenanted by James Barnes...thereafter some of the other Barnes families were seen in the Industrial scene as Manufacturers etc., so their influence in town affairs would have been considerable.

Cheers,
Robyn

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

James Barnes was indeed the tenant of part of Woolhurst Bank
Acres 6 Roods 3 Perches 35,
the ratable value of which was 20-19s-1 1/2p

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Thanks for the detail Retlaw.....much appreciated.

Robyn

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Would that be the Mr Lang Bridge who started the engineering works at Exchange Street Spring Hill, where did he live in Accrington do we know much about him.

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Sorry just looked in the search box loads on Lang Bridge (should have done that first)

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Apologies if this has been mentioned earlier - I haven't read the whole thread, but according to the Phone Books Sir William Wiggins Cocker lived at Dyke Nook between 1952 and 1964.

He moved there from Glen Wold on Queens Road.

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

hay you use to live there im looking for an old friend that live there when it was a childrens home just woundering if you can help me?

DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Can you give a name. I had a mate at school who lived there. Hope it's not him cos he's now in nick.

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

Hi
Could anyone tell me where the records went regarding the childrens home at DykeNook and the children who lived there anyone help thanks kind regards....Angela Cameron

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

I live at Dyke Nook Childrens Home from 1980 till i left school in 1986

Re: DYKE NOOK, Whalley Road, Accrington
 

What year?