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I remember the chippy well, amongst us kids the fare was refered to as "Ada's greasy chips". I have no idea if the proprietor was called Ada or not!
I also remember buying some sort of soup, veg I think it was, from a machine at the top of the steps on the way out. Not to mention the unmistakeable chlorine aroma on the way in! The attendant once caught me diving in from the top step of the podium style board and surfacing right by the hand rail in the deep end. The sod made me swim my first length just to prove I could swim. I nearly drowned in the effort but I did it !!! Ian |
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I do remember going to the old baths, must have been at primary school then , remember getting peanuts out of a machine in there, remember thise manky floats and it was always freezing, back to school with wet hair eugh.
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There was a hair dryer and a brillcream machine when i was a lad, I think it was about 2 old pence for each:D
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well remember the brylcreme machine the foriegn lads of the time
used to put the stuff on their hair and then all over their faces always thought it was odd at the time :o |
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Memories, memories. I spent hours and hours at the baths when I was a youngster, had great times. I remember walking there from St Oswalds, then when I went to Paddock we had a bus take us. Do schools go to the baths now?
I think they did the best chips in accy across the road, it certainly tasted like it at 8pm on a cold wet night, (with wet hair). They used to have a Mynah bird that was a really good talker. Leslie Dean was the headmaster at Hyndburn Park school, he once swam across Morecambe Bay. Mrs Broadley was the pool attendant, she would walk around with her hands behind her back and never seemed to miss anyone who was misbehaving, she also used to turf us out of the hot showers if we stayed in too long, I remember her beehive hairdo! Also remember going to Accy swimming club on a Wednesday evening. Those were the days. |
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Wasn't there a pub on the corner opposite the baths called 'the Junction', that used to serve under agers?
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and a lady called rose who used to read your tealeaves
she was very good if my memory serves me well |
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Noticed a van on the M65 today with Palmer Riley on the sides ... reminded me that they used to be in Accrington at one time, but can't remember exactly where they were.. was it Abbey Street ? Electrical contractors.
Looks like they were resurrected as googling shows one of their two branches in Skelmersdale, established since 2004, but with 50 years experience. P.S. The speed van was on the M65 again today, accompanied by 2 police cars, so be careful. |
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i think they were top of church st
corner of wellington st :alright: |
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