Originally Posted by cooinda (Post 790513)

Pete, I sure remember you, at present I am in South America, not always a good connection, I am back in UK around 15th March, will contact you then.
Good luck
Terry

Originally Posted by keith (Post 790598)

Atkiman just picked up again on this thread reminds me the last time I saw you you were with bowkers veteran wagon at fleetwood tram day quite a few years ago at that time you were living up dillhall I myself have moved on a bit now living the life at sunny morecambe and loving it Some of the old things though you never forget the stormy meetings on a sunday morning at the miners club I wonder how freddie greer going on and have lost touch with a lot of the old jacks and gilbraiths drivers in fact I must be the only ex jacks driver left as over the years several have passed away some of them quite young really must have been all that chasing about we had to do A few names billy crossley raymond newell the late denis sandiford jimmy dewhurst and of course rt he sent me a e-mail with some pictures of jacks motors marathons and crusaders which made me think about the days long gone

Originally Posted by atkiman (Post 792239)

Great Stuff Terry. Look forward to hearing from you, Pete

Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 778584)

I am a good mate of the Atkiman above and am glad I found this forum for us.
I came over to Accrington from Yorkshire in about 1966/7 and started to frequent the Horseshoe pub when I started work for Gilbraith Tankers and knew a few other drivers who used it.
Stan Hindle lived next door to the pub and he was a driver and a mate of mine, Phillomina lived next down and played the piano there ( she was never sober) Next down was came another drinking partner of mine and a driver called Ted Sharples, his son also came in.. Tommy Greenwood was another tankerman now deceased who drank there..Jack Leach, Big Fry and his dad John Seary thelist goes on but not my memory. I was in most nights when I was not away from home with the tanker and weekends most of the day, that's when I saw the blacksmith clogging the horses.

I used the 'shoe till it closed and then started to use the Royal on Meadow street or new Brewery tother end of Hood street where I lived.

I have a copy of the photo which Atkiman posted and was amazed when he gave it to me a while ago. It brought back somne happy memories, I met my present wife there over 40 years ago.

Gremlin. R.T.

Originally Posted by asky (Post 995559)

HI lets start in Crawshaw street there were George Gresham Harry & Cath Philiton.Peter &
Stewart Davidson. David Creeg. Burnerd noalon. Jimmy Smith. Peter Mc cocky. Maurice Barbara David Kath Gordon & James Gudgeon. Stewart Philipson. Lets go round the corner to School Street there were Gordon Raymond Margaret Brenda Pauline Askew.

ASKEY

Originally Posted by joaner3 (Post 658220)

I remember School Street, a girl called Margaret lived on there with her brothers, next to the alley way. We also got saw dust from the Joiners down there for our rabbit.
I think Margaret was crowned Miss Accrington one year in the Parade they used to have.
Can't remember her last name