Big fire accrington
 

Large fire near tescos 5 pumps there

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which tesco ?

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Main tesco, it were the old Con Club that were alight

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the queen did it :D

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Well can't say we didn't give them a warm welcome!

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4.15pm: Fire in Accrington town centre near 'Queen's route' (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Link to story on LET

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Cab driver, taking me for my M.O.T. at Blackburn Royal, said it was causing chaos.

Perhaps it was someone just a bit slow, and they were lighting it like they lit bonfires for the Silver Jubilee...in 1977.

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Given the amount of security in the area, I'm surprised that whoever started the fire as mentioned in the Telegraph article wasn't caught on the way into the building?

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was still a pump there bout hour ago and road blocked off. Will be chaos tomorrow if still sealed off

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Had someone bought that place and was turning it into a night club or sommat?

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Judging by the time the Fire Brigade was there,it won't be up too much!

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Oh I don't know Lampman, hottest place in Accy I'd say. ;)

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Way off topic, but do all you old farts (like me;)) remember what you were doing when JFK was shot? For me, I was playing snooker in the Con Club with Sid Wright and Ray Barker. The old club is not quite the fighting Temeraire, but I think it's sad to see dignified things come to an ignominious end.

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Yep, Friday night getting ready to go to Whalley Road Cong youth club, as every other Friday back then.

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Was a cracking venue in its day and I think most of our generation used it in our days Eric, there were extensive renovations in 72 when the first two floors were revamped, I actually worked on it at the time, the dance hall was done around 88 but when dry rot was found it was just too much of an outlay to keep it going, its now like a bomb site I only took a look last summer. It was at one time the second biggest Tory Club in England

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Working afternoon shift as underground mechanic with John Chambers who lived in High St Ossy at Huncoat Colliery

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Thinking about it I was just going into St. Mary's Parish Hall on Lock Street Ossy, my mate was doing a disco there on the Friday night and somebody was coming out when they said JFK had been shot and had been rushed to Hospital, it was only later that I heard he was dead

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I was in Deans papershop in Ormerod Street when the news broke out about JFK

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What a cracking picture, of a great building.

Urban Exploration (Urbex) of Accrington Conservative Club

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I love the urban explorers websites, 28 Days Later has some amazing photos on it.