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Romps 27-02-2009 16:46
Weather 1960-68
 
A colleague of mine set me a task.

When she went to primary school in Accrington from 1960-68 ish she said there was a really odd day that ocurred. Apparantely it went pitch black for a time but it was due to a storm not a total eclipse. She remembers some news in the local press about it stating that some RC schools told the children to kneel and pray as it could be the end of the world!

My friend is 53 and would like any info if you know anything please. I have googled it and searched on the net but have drawn a blank so far.


C'mon Accy Webbers Someone delve and put this woman out of her misery. PLEASE!

Less 27-02-2009 16:53
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
1963 severe snow storm 3 to 5 foot drifts in places, school cancelled ran out of the house to play with the rest of the kids slamming the front door, this dislodged a whole roofs worth of snow onto the top of me, yes everything went black, no it wasn't an eclipse, but strangely rather than nuns praying for salvation I just got surrounded by friends laughing.

MargaretR 27-02-2009 16:57
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
There was a day which I think was in '66 or '67 when the sky went dark.
It was due to the air being heavily laden with sand from the sahara carried by high altitude air currents.
When the darkness passed, there was a fine layer of sand on everything

Romps 27-02-2009 23:01
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
I shall mention both occurences to her thank you for your help X

turkishdelight 28-02-2009 00:06
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Romps (Post 686054)
A colleague of mine set me a task.

When she went to primary school in Accrington from 1960-68 ish she said there was a really odd day that ocurred. Apparantely it went pitch black for a time but it was due to a storm not a total eclipse. She remembers some news in the local press about it stating that some RC schools told the children to kneel and pray as it could be the end of the world!

My friend is 53 and would like any info if you know anything please. I have googled it and searched on the net but have drawn a blank so far.


C'mon Accy Webbers Someone delve and put this woman out of her misery. PLEASE!
I can remember this day i would have been 4 or 5 years old they sent us home from school i remember being really scared and people where talking about the end of the world. I attended a primary school in Accrington at the time.

cashman 28-02-2009 00:17
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
sorry Romps i was probably too drunk or stoned to remember it.:D

MargaretR 28-02-2009 00:20
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
I was working at DSS Charlotte St Burnley on the top floor
It was very eerie looking down on the town in darkness in the middle of the day

garinda 28-02-2009 00:36
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Quote:
Originally Posted by turkishdelight (Post 686354)
I can remember this day i would have been 4 or 5 years old they sent us home from school
Did you ever go back?

:D

Neil 28-02-2009 00:41
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Rindy, what year were you born in, maybe it was a sign or a warning ;)

garinda 28-02-2009 00:43
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil (Post 686378)
Rindy, what year were you born in, maybe it was a sign or a warning ;)
I wasn't going to mention it.

The skies turning pitch black, the rivers and brooks running blood red.

Happy day.

:rolleyes:

Caz 28-02-2009 01:12
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Remember a day in the 60s, was at secondary, and it went dark outside, would have been between 65 - 69 don't remember what it was attributed to. just presumed it was an eclipse.

Remember a Sahara type thing, sand on cars and such, while I was in Blackburn, but that would have been late 70s early eighties.

MargaretR 28-02-2009 01:17
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I can be reasonably precice about the year because I only worked in Burnley from autumn 66 to spring 1970

Neil 28-02-2009 07:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 686389)
I can be reasonably precice about the year because I only worked in Burnley from autumn 66 to spring 1970

4 years is not very precise, I can tell you used to work in the public sector :p

Romps 28-02-2009 08:39
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by turkishdelight (Post 686354)
I can remember this day i would have been 4 or 5 years old they sent us home from school i remember being really scared and people where talking about the end of the world. I attended a primary school in Accrington at the time.
My friend was about the same age- Susan Fishwick, lived on Dill Hall Lane.

MargaretR 28-02-2009 09:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil (Post 686413)
4 years is not very precise, I can tell you used to work in the public sector :p
Well:tongueout she does say before 68 so my '66 or 67' is reasonably accurate:)
wan't to know what I had for breakfast that day:rolleyes:?

jaysay 28-02-2009 10:03
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 686448)
Well:tongueout she does say before 68 so my '66 or 67' is reasonably accurate:)
want to know what I had for breakfast that day:rolleyes:?
It was in 1967 Margaret, it happened round about 2-45pm I was actually diving from Clitheroe to Whalley at the time and I just pulled up in a lay by because I hadn't a clue what was happening, it was very scary to say the least, the reason I know it was 67 was because I was working for Franklands contractors at the time and only worked for them in 67

cashman 28-02-2009 10:49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 686461)
It was in 1967 Margaret, it happened round about 2-45pm I was actually diving from Clitheroe to Whalley at the time and I just pulled up in a lay by because I hadn't a clue what was happening, it was very scary to say the least, the reason I know it was 67 was because I was working for Franklands contractors at the time and only worked for them in 67
ah if it was then i retract i was not drunk or stoned, i was probably suffering from physical exaustion as i was at franklands also.:D;)

magpie 28-02-2009 11:09
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
seem to remember being sent home from school..... and people saying the world was about to end: my grandma said it was grandads fault something to do with his homebrew..... with copper pipes that went round the shed for some strange reason ;-)

darwendosser 28-02-2009 17:57
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
i remember it well, the world has never been the same since, i think it was a sign telling everybody the sixty's was coming to an end, [them good old days]

claytonender 01-03-2009 20:49
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 686363)
I was working at DSS Charlotte St Burnley on the top floor
It was very eerie looking down on the town in darkness in the middle of the day
I remember the DSS building in Charlotte Street - I worked at the Blackburn office in Peter Street, but went to work at Burnley on a few occasions.

Some of the old DSS offices were located in 'unusual' buidings weren't they?

The Blackburn office had originally been a Co-op emporium - there was a very impressive staircase from reception up to the first floor.

Sorry I can't remember the sky turning black.

claytonender 01-03-2009 20:56
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 686461)
It was in 1967 Margaret, it happened round about 2-45pm I was actually diving from Clitheroe to Whalley at the time and I just pulled up in a lay by because I hadn't a clue what was happening, it was very scary to say the least, the reason I know it was 67 was because I was working for Franklands contractors at the time and only worked for them in 67
What time of year was it Jaysay?

Do you remember the day we had the 'cloudburst' which destroyed the house at Rising Bridge - I know it was the first Saturday of Accrington holidays. I remember the rain flooding down all the streets leading from the Coppice into Accrington. I think it was about 1965 or 1966.

jaysay 02-03-2009 11:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by claytonender (Post 687521)
What time of year was it Jaysay?

Do you remember the day we had the 'cloudburst' which destroyed the house at Rising Bridge - I know it was the first Saturday of Accrington holidays. I remember the rain flooding down all the streets leading from the Coppice into Accrington. I think it was about 1965 or 1966.
Remember it well claytonender, was the first Saturday of the Accy Wakes weeks, think it was 65 but not 100% sure, started raining about 11am, I'd just been shopping down Accy and managed to get in the house before the heavens opened. Can remember going down Milton street when it stopped and there was a torrent of water running past what is Gayles house now and the plantation (foxhill nature reserve) was completely flooded, don't think it has rained as hard since:eek:
As for the day it went black, think it could have been late August early September but again not sure:confused:

jaysay 02-03-2009 11:19
Re: Weather 1960-68
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by claytonender (Post 687517)
I remember the DSS building in Charlotte Street - I worked at the Blackburn office in Peter Street, but went to work at Burnley on a few occasions.

Some of the old DSS offices were located in 'unusual' buidings weren't they?

The Blackburn office had originally been a Co-op emporium - there was a very impressive staircase from reception up to the first floor.

Sorry I can't remember the sky turning black.
In the sixties I worked for Pilkingtons who did a lot of maintenance work on government offices must have worked in the lot around that time plus the GPO and Hospitals too


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