Re: Bridges of Accrington(Historical)
 

cheers swingbrig, will have a sneck over xmas, usually get on the cut there.;)

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Sorry for the resurrection, but doesn't really qualify for a new thread, and this was the only one that seemed at all fitting.

Was stood waiting for someone today, at the junction of Bridge Street, and Little Blackburn Road, on the corner of what I still call Garth Dawson's.

The building on the opposire corner, now a music shop, looks like an ordinary Victorian built shop, from the frontage on Little Blackburn Road.

However, the building on Bridge Street, when you look closely, is a rather grand looking, double fronted, three storey building, of perfect symmetry.

What was it?

A pub?

Residential?

Am intrigued now.

Anyone know?

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Can't find any reference to this property being a pub, Garinda .. sure our knowledgeable historians will be along to let us know what it was originally. :)

There was one next door on Bridge Street (No 2, I think) .. but don't know what it was called.

There was also a pub/beer house at No. 12 Bridge Street (on the other side further down than Garth Dawson's which is No. 6) called The Jolly Sailor.

Then, of course, there was the one on the corner of Bank Street/Little Blackburn Road, which was The Oddfellows. Is this still the bookies ?

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It would be on Bridge Street. The end gable being on Blackburn Road, and now the music shop front.

If you go on Google Street view you can see it, including an odd, filled in window.

Thanks for trying to satisfy my curiosity. x

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Actually, have been looking at the wrong property (dizzy duck)
.. just noticed you said three storey ... shows on street view No. 1 ?

Don't think Public House, but it is an interesting building.

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Duplicate post, sorry.

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It is, isn't it?

Quite imposing.

Never noticed until today.

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Think this is in the wrong thread really, but .... I think you mean this corner building, with a clock on the front of the building?

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That's it.

The side on Bridge Street looks like a three story Victorian town house, with that being the front of the property, and the gable end being the end with the clock, in the photo.

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Yeh, but around the corner, Atarah, actually on Bridge Street. Could have been all part of the same shop, do you think ?

Damn, Google maps .. why do they have to be all copyright ... or are they .. bit amiguous about this.

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Oh, its all part of the same building Katex!
Once, a gentleman called Samuel Spencer lived there. He was born in Accrington in 1809 and became a Master Tailor. He reputedly founded the first business on these premises c1830, not long after the construction of "Little" Blackburn Road. Mr Spencer worked here most of his adult life and, according to the census returns, employed as many as 14 men and boys.
He lived above the shop with his wife Suzanna, 3 children and one domestic servant.
Not too sure of the date, (in last 10-15 years at a guess) but before the bridal shop used to be there, an "eating establishment" open there and after research by the owner, named it SAMUEL SPENCERS to keep the name of the original owner alive.

And ....as the photo shows, E.J. Riley's were there at one time too.

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I just tried to photograph a good view of the house on Google, and my lappy went loopy, so gave up.

It's odd.

Dual purpose.

From one side it's a shop fronted property.

Go around the corner and it's the front of a Victorian town house.

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What a star you are, Atarah .. looks like was a sweat shop ... LOL.

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...and the perfect symmetry of the windows and door, would suggest this was the intended frontage of the building, on Bridge Street, and not just the side of a shop on Little Blackburn Road.

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It was a chip shop about twenty years ago, with a cafe you could access via Bridge Street, if you didn't want to fight past the queue in the shop on Blackburn Road.