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in sight... those were the days: anyone remember the old club there can't remember the name of it:

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is that union street?

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Yeh . was it not Union Street Club ? LOL.

In Shurmer's Guide he states that is was proposed to move these premises to the junction of Queen Street at its junction with Bank Street .. did this happen ? Not the Brooks club now is it ?

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it was called brooks club,then it moved to near peel street

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Those of you who pocess a level of intelligence a little higher than that of a housemite may have worked out that the four large letters above the door of the club, was in fact the name of the club, although it was often referred to as the Union St Club. DDSS stood for Disabled and Discharged Soldiers and Sailors.

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it was re named brook st club
after it was moved almost sure it was the ddss club
disabled distressed sailors and soldiers club
i think the halifax actually bought the building

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sorry about that tea leaf
must have crossed post or paths

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Ah! We have a difference.

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I don't know about Union Street as it wasn't a club I used but Brooks Club have a lot of involvement with The Royal British Legion. They use the club as their headquareters.

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A bit more information Brooks Club and Thwaites Brewery sponsor The Royal British Legion.

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im sure the royal british legion club
took over the canine club when it was on abbey st
forty years back before it it moved to were it is now

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me thinks you may be right :rolleyes:

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Could be so Beechy but they use Brooks now!!

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very true bernie...;)

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I am full of useless information:rolleyes:

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ooooo, i love looking at old photos..thanks magpie.....karma for you;)

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DDS&S...that brings back memories. Could always get a pint in there (even those of us who never took the Queen's shilling)...and a real Accy bus too! Pure nostalgia! :D

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Directly opposite the top of little Blackburn Road. Top notch watering hole for men-about-town like Ianto.W and yours truly! ;)

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Here's another variation: 'Discharged and Demobilised Soldiers and Sailors Club'

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Oh right, that's where I thought it was. I misunderstood the post because I thought beechy meant it wasn't on Abbey Street now.


So where was it before? :D

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you got me on that one
havent got a clue
sorry to have mis directed you

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Don't worry. I'm easily confused. :D

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was a member in mid to late 60s,everybody called it "the legion" DDSS of coarse, think a guy called sugar was chairman or president,;)

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was it not shuggie smallish bloke
sugar was a painter and decorater went in
kings and queens ..i think..

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Where are we talking about now?

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still talking about the first thread
d.d.s.s. or union st club

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Ok just got a bit lost with Canine getting mentioned:confused:

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its easy to get lost with these threads..

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Doesn't help when you've been out the day before. Was in both the Brooks and the Canine;)

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good on ya..
but do they have smoking areas ?

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No got to go outside

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possibly beechy, the 60s was a bit of an haze.;) was a little guy i remember him as sugar, though thats not a great recomendation.

:D

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I notice the single decker bus in the piccy is Barnfield (returning from); The Church Kirk bus also used to come down Union St: Were there any other buses using that route that anyone can remember?

If that had have been the Church Kirk bus, then that picture would have been taken at 20 past the hour..I dunno about the time for the Barnfield bus, though.

Bus timetables are an exciting hobby, although some of my ex-girlfriends did not think so.

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the Blackburn Bus stop was down union street also T.

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Eh? I don't remember that! The Blackburn bus stop (No's 9 - Express and 46 - Stopping) was the first stop immeadiatly next to the town hall...the buses went round the bus station and right down Blackburn Rd.

Unless, of course, we're going back to the 1930's.....hells bells, Cashy, you're looking well for your age.

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not to worry T we all need a hobby...but...

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did the huncoat bus not run from opposite
the nat west bank or is that before your time ? :Banane49:

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He's right, the Blackburn bus stop was on Union Street roughly where the Arndale entrance is now. This was before the bus station was built, so it would be pre-1962. There were sunken gardens where the Arndale is and a row of old cottages across the road where the shops are now. The Rawtenstall/Bacup bus stop was in front of the town hall and the Moscow Mill and Willows Lane bus stops were across the road.

Yeah, I know...sad...very sad.

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The workhouse also used to be on Union Street....

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Yes, they did Willow .. caught it now and then when I was feeling lazy as lived just off Penny House Lane. No. 231 springs to mind, but maybe memory has faded ...(violins enter now at this point).

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[QUOTE=Wynonie Harris;479511]He's right, the Blackburn bus stop was on Union Street roughly where the Arndale entrance is now. This was before the bus station was built, so it would be pre-1962/QUOTE]

Nah, Wynonie ... sure I used to catch the Blackburn Bus to go to the Mecca where the bus station is now (just a few stops) .. was on yer left at the bottom of Peel Street and the fare was 6d. This was probably around 1959 > 63.

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Although I don't remember any of this, thanks for the post in general because I love hearing and learning about history especially of Accy & Ossy. I've always known broadway being a pedestrian area.

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i'll take a bet on it T ;) up to about 59/60 ish is my guess.

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[QUOTE=katex;479624]i,ll bet you as well kate.;) i bet iantow will remember it.or beechy

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[QUOTE=cashman;479777]Ok .. betya' the bus fare ..' course you were only a young sprogg then ... just
probably 9>> 13 years .. not allowed out on yer own .. Blackburn would be miles away then for you :D

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Didn't the traffic come straight down from Burnley Road onto Blackburn Road? Or has my memory let me down?:confused:

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Thought so but you know how it is you start thinking your losing it. It really has changed a hell of a lot in a relatively short time:)

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[QUOTE=katex;479785] at the latter age, was going for a pint on me own.:p

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Used to catch the Ossie bus bottom of Peel Street too, to get off for Church Kirk, either top of Henry Street, or the one that did go to Church Kirk... this was the Accy Corporation bus of course. Opposite was the Huncoat bus (as mentioned in Willow's post). Cannot remember any setting off from Union Street, in period I mentioned.

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[QUOTE=cashman;479797]Fast cat .. :p

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that would be in the days of the outside market when it had the stalls with green n white striped canvas covers,which used to collect large amounts of rainwater, which cashy used to poke up with a stick n soak people passing, if you were one-:moon: i still think it was funny.:D But the Blackburn Bus Stop was UNION STREET.:rolleyes:

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Definitely remember catching the Blackburn bus with my mum on Union Street in the 50's.

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I don't think I ever went to Blackburn in the 50s :D

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Gonna' sleep on this one Wynonie .. different images forming in the brain cells .. don't mind being proved wrong at all .. will revert back after ringing me friend in Spain who travelled with me to the Mecca on many occasions .. she has a better memory. We always came back on the train though.

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last train from blackburn was midnight,missed that many times n had to walk it.;) i blame the women lol or maybe the alcohol.

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blackburn bus did indeed leave from union st
prior to the new bus station being built
it then moved to first stall nearest the market hall
cafe the one used by the bus employees
upstairs for a good brew and a game of shoot

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Thank you beechy, kate is obviously losing the plot.:bangh8::rofl38:

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Cheeky B, :p Not quite the plot, just some of the details along the way :D
Ok, have now got to agree, just spoken to my friend's hubby .. says definitely Union Street, worked in Blackburn and had to run for the bus everyday, was pleased when they moved it near the market 'cause didn't have as far to run ! Just can't picture it that's all. :(

Anyway, Cashy owe you 6d ... I lied actually, was 7d.

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PMSL, paris couldnt remember it either kate, must be a woman thing :p and Tealeaf got ya on this one.:D

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Nah. Neither the women or the alcohol. The Blackburn cops had you in the cells on Northgate by midnight.

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sorry mate,probably more down to good luck than good behaviour,but was never incarcerated at blackburn.:D

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i remember buses to huncoat outside library, & i used to catch my bus home to church bottom of peel st, but if we went to blackburn we caught it accross from the commercial pub in church ......where it is now ........can even remember catching a tram to blackburn there too............oooh now i know im aged!!!

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If I remember rightly there were two bus stops on Union Street, one for the Blackburn Express (number 9) and one for the Blackburn Stopping (number 46). When the buses came back from Blackburn they used to turn down King Street to get to Union Street.

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correct on all points jeff
we also caught the bacup bus outside the town hall
or there abouts:o

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Express and Stopping...I'd forgotten all about that! Was it a higher fare on the Express?

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Could this possibly be the bus stop in question ?

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could very well be jeff
would that be a leyland bus with a perkins diesel engine
enclosed cab and an open platform ?

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I haven't the foggiest idea, it's just a photo that I found. It looks like Union Street car park behind the bus.

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What a great shot!....and is that the old Australian Inn in the background?

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dya mean just to the right of the bus shelter wyn? the white building looks like it, though i remember it lookin more a creamy colour.:confused: but i'll second that a great photo jeff.:) p.s.what were you supping in those days kate?:D

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Yeah, that's the one. Never went in myself, as I was sure it was demolished around 1962/63. Seem to recall in a previous discussion on here, Mr C, you reckoned it was late 60's, so maybe I could've had a pint in there, after all. Another opportunity missed! :mad:

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Good one Jeff ... although did not the Blackburn Corporation buses use it too ? Ya' know the Green 'n Cream ones ?
Hey, would love to know how many more pictures you could 'just find'

Cashy .. was suppin' Gin and tonics .. but not on the way there ! Anyway, I never missed the train home like some people .. couldn't have managed the walk from Blackburn in me stilettoes, that was the incentive ... :D

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i'm near sure that is/was the australian wyn, the son of the last landlady,who by the way is still batting, lives down church,saw him in the "stag" when one of the meets was on,also saw him a couple of years ago down king st, at the rocknroll,night, was reminsing about how we used to play footy on the carpark after school n his dad always gave us a gill/pint in the kitchen after.:D and kate i'm near certain the green n cream blackburn buses used it also.;)p.s. wyn i think it may have closed about 63/64, but was then stood empty for a few years before demolishion. could be wrong but thats were i'd put me money if i had too.

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Maybe you're right, Mr C, I only have a vague memory of it, anyway. The 9 and 46 were definitely joint Accrington/Blackburn Corporation services - as was the 90 (Accy - Ossy - B'burn Hospitals). Incidentally, the bus in the picture is a Leyland PD2/1, one of a batch acquired by the Corporation in 1947 and disposed of in 1961.

Right, I'll get me anorak...;)

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well if thats the case,puts the photo pre 61.so the pub was open when that was taken. the alsation would be in the back yard barking lol

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just noticed this post beechy, you mean the "old" premises? which were upstairs further down the block? if so the RBLC did take over those premises.;)

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you SHOULD remember Tealeaf, you being born in 1902.:rofl38:;)

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Here is the bus stop outside the Town Hall
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Cheers for that info, Ber. Never realised (or maybe I'd just forgotten) all that malarky with dropping off and picking up.