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Walker Farrimond (Volvo garage) closed on the 30th September, they recently got taken over by the Stratstone group, been a garage on that site for as long as I can remember

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are you talking "Sydney St. KSH ?

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Yep, thats the one Cashman

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Car dealerships charge an arm and a leg for servicing during warranty
Now that a warranty is still valid when a service is done elsewhere, they have lost a big source of revenue - suppose more dealerships will go to the wall too - I'm not sorry (greedy barstewards)

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wasnt exactly the ideal place to have a car dealership with all polution in a residential area lets hope they build much needed houses to bring house prices in the area down and to families only .not the greedy rip off letting agencies which have sprung up to exploit the recent housing situation..

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when i was a lad it used to be a woodyard, remember it well used to climb in via the top of the raggy back n raid it,around bonfire night.:D

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Do you remember when it became a garage? was it Walkers?

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Walkers and Farrimond merged, I though it was Walkers place but I could have it the wrong way round

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It used to be Hindle and Walker, then Walker Farrimond, think My dad used to work for a Jack there, was sacked cause he was late.

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That was the one, thought something didn't seem right when I typed it

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the woodyard went right up to the raggy back willow, that end was stored timber under an asbestos roof, stretched a good way down sydney street, where the covered store ended was a yard type of area carrying on down the length of sydney street, a couple of cabins etc, but room for wagons to acess for loading purposes, the yard stretched to where walkers is. thats my recollection, was a wood trellis type thingy supporting the asbestos roof, which we used to navigate along looking for a watchman etc, never did see one.:D

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so its gettin knocked down now and whats being built there?

a pound store?

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It's too far from the town centre for that - nobody would walk that far. Maybe it will be the new bus station. :D

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I remember Walker Farrimond. Didn't it go bust in late 2005, leaving Citroën only?.

Remember there being one in Blackburn, called Walker Farrimond Volkswagen

They only have one dealer in Nelson now.

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Planning Application for this site. Quite a big change of use ... LOL.

Was actually looking to add this to a recent thread about Travelers trespassing on this site ..... can't find it. Sure I didn't dream it .... :confused:

Application No:11/12/0283 Registration Date:13 Jul 2012 Location:WALKER FARRIMOND GARAGE SYDNEY STREET ACCRINGTON Development:Full: Change of use from garages showroom and workshops to community centre place of worship and conference venue

Case File

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walker farrimond was where my pal served his apprenticeship and if i recall correctly the two buisness partners fell out and split the buisness

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Wasnt it Spencers builders before Walkers?Spencers then moved to yard next old Pioneer works near iron bridge just off maudsley street, old Pioneer then became Rileys snooker works.

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God botherers! -they have been on this forum before -

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...p-43392-5.html
post#73 - by enigmaman
"The Hope Center was a great church . Brian Jackson was the pastor . The church was involved with an orphanage in Tanzania , prison work , food parcels and much more . Due to internal politics Brian was replaced by a new pastor Dave Shore . Daves preaching is more of the prosperity kind . A lot of people left because most of the change in church direction . It is now called Global which sounds more like a travel agency . .....The Hope Center .........was what the name implies ...... ex cons are coming into this town every week . The ones that are with us are looked after and are encouraged to live a good life within a family group "

So ex cons can fraternise with the Maundy lot - nice

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It rings bells but I forget the details now - can't even fully recall where Sydney Street is? :rolleyes:

Anyone remember Whites Garage on Burnley Road they used sell Toyota's! :D

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Mmmmm....guess there are going to be quite a few 'opinions' about this application then. :eek:

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Seem to recall that they were Ford dealers in the 60's (Whites) and also something about a fatal accident involving a petrol fire.http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/i...cons/icon9.gif

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What is now a Spar Shop

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Was a very busy garage in the sixties, started serving my time at Townleys Joiners which was next door to Whites

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There were many WF dealers, such as; Accrington, 2 in Nelson and Blackburn, Burnley, Bury, Bolton, Manchester etc :)

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long time since i was over that neck of the woods is sydney street club still open? worked for ansbro&johnson when that was being built,

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Yep it is still open, mate of mine is the steward,;)

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Townleys' was still there in the 70's. :rolleyes: A gang of kids used to climb over their fence at night and sit on the roof.

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A guy called Wilf Marrow took it over and moved the house building part of Franklands there sometime in the 70s, don't know when they stopped trading

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I think there was a report in the Telegraph a few weeks back.It mentioned an Urban Youth Zone,with an underground Skate Park.The sum of £300,000 was mentioned,can't remember if this was the sum needed or amount alreadyfound!

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was talking to the guy n his missus this afternoon, thats getting the place, told me its going to become a community centre, but nowt has been signed oer yet,