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Old 30-09-2003, 16:34   #1
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Can we name all the famous people/things that have come from Accrington or the surrounding area???

For example Tiffany glass or julie hesmonhalgh
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Tiffany glass and julie hesmonhalgh ? :
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Old 30-09-2003, 17:46   #3
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nori bricks, jon anderson ( lead singer in YES ) and the most famous gal in accy ME.  ;D
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Old 30-09-2003, 18:25   #4
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J.ames Hargreaves – Spinning Jenny
Jeanette Winterson – Oranges are not the only fruit
Polly J.ames – Liver Birds (Ossy)
Jim Bowen – Bulls eye
Dominic Brunt – Emmerdale
David Lloyd – cricketer
Barbara Fielding – champion archer
Ron Hill - Athlete
Vicky Entwistle - Corrie
Ewbank - carpet sweepers
E.J riley - snooker tables
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Old 30-09-2003, 21:12   #5
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;D  Mina Anwar  - actress, thin blue line, birthday girls etc.

  Ashley Hoskin  - footballer, played for Burnley

  David Dunn  -  footie, plays for Rovers  from great harwood I think.

 My mum reckons the woman who is now Mystic Meg lived in Hyndburn, but always denies it.  Mum says that she knew her as a kid. ???
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Old 30-09-2003, 21:27   #6
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your right lettie i think it was steiner street, many years ago.
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Old 30-09-2003, 21:58   #7
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Terylene
Karrimor

Ossie Clark - fashion designer

Alice Liddell, the inspiration behind Lewis Carroll's Alice books, lived at Oakhill.
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Old 30-09-2003, 22:05   #8
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Terylene, discovered at Broad Oak Printworks during the Second World War
Khaki colour - discovered by Gatty (the park along Hyndburn Road being named after him)
Sorry, but Alice Liddle did NOT live at Oak Hill Mansion, it was the man who eventually became her husband i.e. Reginald Hargreaves
Mystic Meg was indeed BORN just off Blackburn Road, but her family only lived there a couple of years
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this town has talent that has been fogotton  ;D
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Oops, sorry. I've been misinformed there!  :-[
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Old 30-09-2003, 22:29   #11
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The marvellous collection of Tiffany Glass, which is in Haworth Art Gallery, is all thanks to an Accrington man, Mr JOSEPH BRIGGS, who was born at No. 1 Milnshaw Lane, Accrington. He went to "seek his fortune" in America and ended up staying there. After eventually gaining work at the famous Tiffany Studio, he in time became Manager.  When Tiffany glass went out of famous in the 1930's he had the sense to ship some home, to his native town.  It is today a unique collection.
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[quote author=lettie link=board=qanda;num=1064939674;start=0#4 date=09/30/03 at 22:12:58]
Ashley Hoskin - footballer, played for Burnley
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More famous in Accy playing for Accrington Stanley though!
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Atarrah - yes the collection at howarth is amazing I hope everyone knows about tiffany
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There is also a Darts Player in there somewhere.But i forgot his name.Alex Higgins, the snooker player.Mik Duxbury who i believe played for Manchester Utd
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Alex Higgins came form Accy? I didn't know that! How come he's got such a strong Scottish accent then?
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