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Less 22-07-2018 19:35

Well, This Took Me Back A Bit!
 
Blackburn Rd, it's so far back in my memory I can't remember what the chippie was called.
It's opposite Platts Club, been shut for several years, now opened as a pizzas place, thought I'd try it, ordered up my meal then went to sit down, where did I sit? On top of the cupboard for the gas meter, the woodwork changed, (bit of chipboard cabinet), but what the hey same level for a good lean, just waiting for different food.

Ryewolf90 22-07-2018 20:13

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Google Street View from Aug 2017 shows that it was called Raees's Chippy

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.75...2!8i6656?hl=en

Pretty sure it was a chippie long before that though.

cashman 23-07-2018 13:37

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Was a chippy in late 60s, used to pop in occasionally when i worked around corner on Dale St. used to call it big noses in them days.:D

gpick24 23-07-2018 15:37

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In 2009 it was called Real Grill, but that`s as far back as street view goes.

Less 23-07-2018 16:05

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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1215041)
In 2009 it was called Real Grill, but that`s as far back as street view goes.

I think memory wise I might be able to go back as far as them selling fish and chips (long before fish 'n' chips), sometime around the time mentioned in Cashy's post just good wholesome probably fried in fat no good for you even though generations survived on it FOOD at a reasonable price.
How many of us wouldn't have survived if they didn't sell off the scraps from the frier cheaply?

dotti34 24-07-2018 09:21

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Less, the mention of scraps from the frier brought his nibs some fond memories of his granddad ‘Chippy ‘ Slater. Old Chippy had a number of fish and chips shops over the years and used to give the batter scraps to the young ones for free when they called at his shop after watching the flicks at the Empire or Palladium Cinemas. The movies probably cost them 3d or 6d and they wouldn’t have any money left for anything else but they always knew that Chippy Slater would feed them.

Now THAT'S going back a long time.

Stevie R 24-07-2018 23:12

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The chap who used to run the chippy 30 years ago was was nicknamed `Tracker`and used to work at British Aerospace.

dotti34 25-07-2018 01:45

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By the way, Chippy Slater was a very enterprising and hardworking man. He would move into a house and convert it to a fish and chip shop while living on the premises. He worked all day at a local mill then went home and worked in his shop.

Polio in his youth had left him with a gammy leg that gave him trouble but he was seldom heard to complain.

He lived in an era when people didn’t complain about what life had thrown at them (what was the use), didn’t expect handouts (just as well as they wouldn’t get any), and didn’t think the world owed them a living.

Tough times, tough Lancashire folk.

Bob Dobson 25-07-2018 05:30

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This shop was (is) 215 Blackburn Rd, the third one in from the bottom of Willows Lane. In 1939 irt was owned by P.Cullen, fried fish dealer. I remember it as a vey small shop - no room for eating inside.

Margaret Pilkington 25-07-2018 08:48

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Very few chip shops back then had room for eating inside.
You took your basin, got your pudding and a mixture and hot footed it home before it got cold.
A lot of chip shops were the front room of a terraced house.

I loved the fried scraps....bits of batter and those tiny bits of crispy chips....I could eat a portion of those with a good dollop of lurid mushy peas and that would do me for my tea.

A few years ago I went to Whitby with Ma.We went to Trenchers...a fish and chip place that has ideas above its station.
They were serving a portion of scraps as a topping to a dish of mushy peas....at an eye watering cost.

Accyborn 26-07-2018 05:37

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 1215068)
This shop was (is) 215 Blackburn Rd, the third one in from the bottom of Willows Lane. In 1939 irt was owned by P.Cullen, fried fish dealer. I remember it as a vey small shop - no room for eating inside.


In the late 40s early 50s, they used to open up the next room as a cafe on Saturday nights. We used to call in for our steak pudding all in (pudding, chips and peas ) on our way home from the Ritz/Con.

dotti34 27-07-2018 02:26

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Oh, Accyborn, your mention of the Con Club and the Ritz in the late 40’s early 50’s have brought back more memories for his nibs. This was the time he would have been frequenting those places and also Joe Morts.

He says that there was a shop around the top of the street where the Hippodrome was and on the way home he used to get a bowl of mushy peas and vinegar that he considered was a delicacy – but at that time of the night and after consuming more than his fair share of liquid refreshment in the previous hours I would think anything would taste like a delicacy.

By the way, we won’t even talk about underage drinking…..

Accyborn 27-07-2018 06:15

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Originally Posted by dotti34 (Post 1215115)
Oh, Accyborn, your mention of the Con Club and the Ritz in the late 40’s early 50’s have brought back more memories for his nibs. This was the time he would have been frequenting those places and also Joe Morts.

He says that there was a shop around the top of the street where the Hippodrome was and on the way home he used to get a bowl of mushy peas and vinegar that he considered was a delicacy – but at that time of the night and after consuming more than his fair share of liquid refreshment in the previous hours I would think anything would taste like a delicacy.

By the way, we won’t even talk about underage drinking…..


The pie shop was on Blackburn Rd at the top of Albion St. also one of my haunts. Wells was their name. Dotti, I bet he used to buy the"War Cry" in the little lad's pub at the bottom of School St., The Horse Shoe. Never forgotten the licensee's name, Walt.

dotti34 27-07-2018 07:27

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He says you are right regarding the pie shop, Accyborn. Who knows, you might have been buying your pie and peas at the same time as he was. Lot of water under the bridge since then, and a lot of pies and peas eaten.

He can't remember the pub though, says he possibly did have the odd one or two there - I think he probably tried them all.

cashman 27-07-2018 13:40

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Originally Posted by dotti34 (Post 1215115)
Oh, Accyborn, your mention of the Con Club and the Ritz in the late 40’s early 50’s have brought back more memories for his nibs. This was the time he would have been frequenting those places and also Joe Morts.

He says that there was a shop around the top of the street where the Hippodrome was and on the way home he used to get a bowl of mushy peas and vinegar that he considered was a delicacy – but at that time of the night and after consuming more than his fair share of liquid refreshment in the previous hours I would think anything would taste like a delicacy.

By the way, we won’t even talk about underage drinking…..

The pie @ Mushy woulda been "Kendalls" dotti, his nibs will probably remember now?:)

dotti34 28-07-2018 06:38

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Cashie, he says although it doesn't actually ring a bell it does ding something so that was probably the place.....but it is a long, long, time ago.

Accyborn 28-07-2018 07:43

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1215131)
The pie @ Mushy woulda been "Kendalls" dotti, his nibs will probably remember now?:)


I don't remember Kendalls being open in those days at that time of night.
You could go inside and eat at Wells.
Another eatery at that time of night was the Tower Cafe, a chippy on Blackburn Rd. between Edgar St and the bridge on the same side as the big Crown

cashman 28-07-2018 11:49

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Originally Posted by Accyborn (Post 1215153)
I don't remember Kendalls being open in those days at that time of night.
You could go inside and eat at Wells.
Another eatery at that time of night was the Tower Cafe, a chippy on Blackburn Rd. between Edgar St and the bridge on the same side as the big Crown

Fair enough dont recall that un, perhaps gone in my time? the pub dottis on about would be the Spread Eagle? which is still batting today.

Less 28-07-2018 16:32

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1215169)
Fair enough dont recall that un, perhaps gone in my time? the pub dottis on about would be the Spread Eagle? which is still batting today.

Oh no it isn't went about 9 months ago.
(And another one bites, another one bites the dust).

cashman 28-07-2018 18:20

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Oh no it isn't went about 9 months ago.
(And another one bites, another one bites the dust).

my powers of observation are looking knackered as well then:D

ferret man 28-07-2018 22:26

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Originally Posted by Accyborn (Post 1215153)
I don't remember Kendalls being open in those days at that time of night.
You could go inside and eat at Wells.
Another eatery at that time of night was the Tower Cafe, a chippy on Blackburn Rd. between Edgar St and the bridge on the same side as the big Crown

There was also the Chinese above Gibson's sport's shop on that short stretch.

Accyborn 29-07-2018 00:38

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Originally Posted by ferret man (Post 1215198)
There was also the Chinese above Gibson's sport's shop on that short stretch.


From memory and I stand to be corrected, there were no Chinese restaurants in Accrington in those days.

cashman 29-07-2018 08:32

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First one i recall was the "King Wah" next to sports shop just before the railway bridge, he got done cos they found dead cats in his fridge. remember reading in accy observer.

Accyborn 30-07-2018 02:50

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[QUOTE=cashman;1215200]First one i recall was the "King Wah" next to sports shop just before the railway bridge, he got done cos they found dead cats in his fridge. remember reading in accy observer.

Accyborn 30-07-2018 03:07

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Originally Posted by cashman (Post 1215200)
First one i recall was the "King Wah" next to sports shop just before the railway bridge, he got done cos they found dead cats in his fridge. remember reading in accy observer.


I think you are spot on there Cashman, I think King Wah was the first one I can remember. I am not sure if it opened when the Tower Cafe closed but it was in the same building.

dotti34 30-07-2018 09:39

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…and still more fond memories come flooding in. Him indoors used to have the odd drink or three (or more) at the Pickup Arms, Spring Hill. Not far from the Pickup Arms was a shop belonging to Gordon and Marion who were good friends of his parents and was where his mother bought sugared almonds to enjoy on her regular evenings at the Palladium or the Empire Cinema. Ah! memories....

He went to Accrington Boys’ Technical College opposite the Palladium, though not sure if he would include that in his fond memories.

Accyborn 31-07-2018 01:38

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Originally Posted by dotti34 (Post 1215260)
…and still more fond memories come flooding in. Him indoors used to have the odd drink or three (or more) at the Pickup Arms, Spring Hill. Not far from the Pickup Arms was a shop belonging to Gordon and Marion who were good friends of his parents and was where his mother bought sugared almonds to enjoy on her regular evenings at the Palladium or the Empire Cinema. Ah! memories....

He went to Accrington Boys’ Technical College opposite the Palladium, though not sure if he would include that in his fond memories.


I don't ever remember going in the Pickups Arms Dotti, and we could have been in the pie shop at the same time. But what I do know from what you say, we went to the same school. Could it have been the same time.? I was there from 1946-48 when it's name was Accrington Junior Technical School. We moved from College St. Accrington to the building in Union Rd. in 1947.

dotti34 31-07-2018 04:13

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Accyborn, he thinks it was around 1948 when he passed the exams to go to the tech but is having a memory lapse today so can't remember exactly. (He was born in 1934). He says was Mr Barr, a maths teacher, there when you were? The school was definitely in Union Road when he was there.

dotti34 31-07-2018 04:15

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He also recalls a Mrs. Archer being a teacher but can't remember whether she was at the tech or at Spring Hill school where he was a student previously. Long time ago now.

Accyborn 31-07-2018 05:15

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Originally Posted by dotti34 (Post 1215305)
He also recalls a Mrs. Archer being a teacher but can't remember whether she was at the tech or at Spring Hill school where he was a student previously. Long time ago now.


Yes Mammy Archer as she was called, was English teacher, J P Barr was the maths teacher. I was born in 1932 so I would have left when your hubby was just starting. When we moved to Union Rd there were only 96 boys in the school. 4 forms, 24 boys in each form, 2 building, 2 engineering, I was in building. Lol Marsden who was a maths teacher at College St took over the principle's job when we moved. I only know of 2 lads that were there at the same time as me that are living today. I was hoping I had found another with your hubby. Not to be.

dotti34 31-07-2018 07:10

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Sorry to have disappointed you, Accyborn. It would have quite a coincidence if you had been there at the same time as he was in 'Building' also. My brother went to Accrington Tech (in Engineering) but that was several years before you were there.

cashman 31-07-2018 18:26

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I think you are spot on there Cashman, I think King Wah was the first one I can remember. I am not sure if it opened when the Tower Cafe closed but it was in the same building.

After he got done it was sold and they changed the name to the Sun Wah,i always liked the place though i probably ate cat instead of chicken and never knew it.:D We used to call Mrs Archer "Fat Alice" was always known for me tact.

Accyborn 01-08-2018 01:23

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Originally Posted by Accyborn (Post 1215247)
After he got done it was sold and they changed the name to the Sun Wah,i always liked the place though i probably ate cat instead of chicken and never knew it.:D We used to call Mrs Archer "Fat Alice" was always known for me tact.


I must be more of a gentleman and not to the point like you cashman. I would have said she was "Pleasantly Plump."


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