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Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 03-03-2012, 21:55

Replies: 48 Winter of 1963 Views: 3,584 Posted By John45378 Re: Winter of 1963 Another memory of that - and other cold winters - was that Whitewell Dairies used to send out a lorry - with chains - on deliveries instead of the usual milk float. And with everyone having coal...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 03-03-2012, 21:40

Replies: 27 Nobbys garage Views: 2,237 Posted By John45378 Re: Nobbys garage I seem to remember that Nobby always wore a rather oily beret, and seemed to be permanently tanned - though no doubt in Baxenden that was weather-beaten rather than anything else. A gent. ...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 13-11-2011, 20:46

Replies: 30 The CLINIC!!!! Views: 1,612 Posted By John45378 Re: The CLINIC!!!! My memory of the clinic was going there for what I guess was a polio jab in '55 or '56. There had been an outbreak somewhere in the North of England so all children were called in for either...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 20-03-2011, 20:37

Replies: 20 Blythe Chemicals Works Views: 3,190 Posted By John45378 Re: Blythe Chemicals Works Went there once on a school trip in the Sixties. I remember having to wear goggles and it seemed terrifying! They used to have a couple of sidings on the railway - one either side of the road...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 20-03-2011, 20:28

Replies: 53 Whitebirk Power Station Views: 8,647 Posted By John45378 Re: Whitebirk Power Station A few more bits and bobs... I used to travel on the train to school between Accrington and Blackburn in the late Fifties and much of the Sixties. Coal trains from Yorkshire used to supply the...

Forum: Heritage and History 11-01-2010, 20:10

Replies: 74 English Electric Company (Clayton-le-moors). Views: 11,903 Posted By John45378 Re: English Electric Company (Clayton-le-moors). Pennylynn - asking about a possible missing pension. The people to ask are the pension tracing service, part of Dept for Work and Pensions. Contact details via DWP Homepage - Department for Work and...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 03-05-2009, 20:16

Replies: 9 Three Stores with Character Views: 1,394 Posted By John45378 Re: Three Stores with Character Reply to DizzyLizzy - Bailey's was haberdashery - fabrics, sewing patterns etc - very similar to Moffitts. rgds john 45378

Forum: Accy Photos 17-03-2009, 17:38

Replies: 22 Accrington Train Station Views: 6,566 Posted By John45378 Re: Accrington Train Station Actually it turns out it's not such a big challenge after all - there's a copy in the Local studies part of the reference library! Rgds John45378

Forum: Accy Photos 15-03-2009, 20:25

Replies: 22 Accrington Train Station Views: 6,566 Posted By John45378 Re: Accrington Train Station Churchman Phil: Track plans of Accrington station..... At the risk of getting jumped on for being a true geek, the book you need is : Signalboxes on Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway lines...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 15-03-2009, 20:04

Replies: 9 Three Stores with Character Views: 1,394 Posted By John45378 Re: Three Stores with Character Moffitt's had the wire and cable arrangement; Bailey's the vacuum canister system. Bailey's were on the corner; Moffitt's about halfway between there and the junction with Blackburn Road. ...

Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 15-03-2009, 19:55

Replies: 36 Babyland Views: 3,338 Posted By John45378 Re: Babyland The shop on Blackburn Road on the town side by the railway bridge was Gibson's. It was primarily a sports shop - I can remember getting football boots there - but rather strangely it also sold...

Forum: Accy Photos 15-03-2009, 19:33

Replies: 52 Accrington Train station Views: 7,488 Posted By John45378 Re: Accrington Train station As a newcomer - can I put in my tuppence-worth on the confusing photo? The reason why it's causing problems is that it appears to be a most unusual movement - and as one who spent a lot of time at...

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