For The Local Historians

Owd Bert · 15-03-2004, 16:00

Not so much a case of where is this ( but go on have a guess) but what about PEEL HALL ? Over to you lot.

Tealeaf · 16-03-2004, 12:51

I'll have a guess...somewhere up around Oswald Street.....?

Owd Bert · 19-03-2004, 06:24

Local Historians -- where are you ? -- and just as a matter of interest,--a question for Tealeaf: on what do you base your guess ?

Tealeaf · 19-03-2004, 08:09

It's that area..towards the old Peel Park/Accrington Hall..........I can't be more specific than that because even when I lived here full time (30 years ago) it was'nt a part of town I knew very well.

Atarah · 19-03-2004, 11:03

I have to say, I have never come across a Peel Hall at all in my searches!

Atarah

mez · 20-03-2004, 09:11

is it on burnley rd.,/ im just guessing //

Owd Bert · 26-03-2004, 14:13

Reckon no one else is going to post on this issue so -- First of all facts: Think it is accepted that the Peel family built Accrington House and lived in it until about the 1880`s (come in Atarah) when they moved to Knowlmere nr Slaidburn. Also a fact that the House was located on what is now the top terraced row on the left going up from Park St. Also a fact that the "Peel Hall" stone is built into the aforesaid terraced row. Now to just opinion -- reckon the building contractor wasn`t prepared have a stonemason chip away at the fairly lengthy "Accrington House" name and came up with "Peel Hall" thus saving a bob or two.
Over to you.

Tealeaf · 26-03-2004, 15:07

I think the problem may not have been so much as saving on cost (the stonemasons were probably paid a farthing per half dozen letters) but also the balalce of the stone....It would have had to be quite rectangular & possibly a bit on the large side..but there is another possibility. Assuming for a moment that the house was built on land held by the Peels, it could well have been that they specified this as a reminder as to who had once been there. They liked their memorials did the Victorians - go to any cemetary and you'll see.

Owd Bert · 26-03-2004, 18:40

Good point Tealeaf -- I can go along with that. Just realised that in my previous posting that when I mentioned "top terraced row on left ---- " I forgot to say I was talking about Oswald St.

Atarah · 26-03-2004, 23:22

Hi, am led to believe that this mansion house was "sort of" by the top of Oswald Street and the bottom end of Bold Street, at an angle. Still am puzzled by this Peel Hall datestone, I really am.

Owd Bert · 27-03-2004, 09:43

No problem Atarah -- See mine & Tealeafs suggestions. Can you come up with a better one? Yes, Accrington House was at an angle and I have seen an intersting map in the Local History Room at the Library which has the site of Acc.House superimposed on a map dated if I remember correctly 1929. It was certainly after all the surrounding houses had been built. The drive to Acc.House followed the line of to-days Avenue Parade and approx about Pembroke St curved to the right towards the entrance.
I agree that there doesn`t seem to be any reference to a Peel Hall in any of the old books I have referenced.

Atarah · 27-03-2004, 15:19

Well Bert, I have to say, I am still puzzled with this one. I have put my thinking cap on and have come up with this question
Is it an original datestone do you think, or ....could it have come from somewhere else and been "stuck" on.
I know for a fact that near to where I live, high up on a wall is the plaque "Friar Court" - it puzzled me for years, until I found out that Friar Court used to be just off Burnley Road, and that a man had got it off one of the demolition men, just because "he liked it", and put it on the wall, near his own house.

Owd Bert · 27-03-2004, 20:53

Ah well --there`s no answer to that I suppose that would pass the censor.