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Forum: General Chat 17-06-2015, 15:08
Replies: 30
Views: 31
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Accrington buses....all in one place.

My dad would love these , bet he has driven everyone of those in colour
Forum: Heritage and History 18-11-2014, 16:25
Replies: 386
Views: 31,460
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: World War 1

thanks very much , how do we we find out now what battalion he was in
Forum: Heritage and History 18-11-2014, 14:48
Replies: 386
Views: 31,460
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: World War 1

thank you anyway , his name and number was given to me from an aunt who now lives in NZ she says she has a medal with that info on , i will have to get her to double check it
Forum: Heritage and History 18-11-2014, 11:46
Replies: 386
Views: 31,460
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: World War 1

hi Retlaw

37775 Pte H.P.Hodgkinson of East Lancs Regiment , do you have any info on this man?
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 11-11-2014, 14:15
Replies: 12
Views: 729
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Oldest Firm still trading.

I reckon Norman's barbers in clayton must have been going since before the war
Forum: Heritage and History 10-03-2014, 15:35
Replies: 26
Views: 1,907
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Lancashire cotton folk in Amercia

i also had family in the cottontrade from Blackburn who went to Pawtucket during the 1880's
Forum: Heritage and History 27-02-2014, 14:02
Replies: 17
Views: 2,001
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Castle Street/Mary Ann Street

I have recently discovered an ancestor living on castle street on 1881 census , its not on any maps any more so i assume its been pulled down years ago but i wonder if it was near the Castle Pub ?
Forum: General Chat 15-01-2014, 11:23
Replies: 30
Views: 1,046
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Disgusting

Is it any wonder that people take the law into their own hands and "deal" with this sort of thing themselves
Forum: General Chat 19-12-2013, 12:16
Replies: 9
Views: 491
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Selling gold in Accy area

pawnbrokers in bus station best bet , black and yellow shop cant remember name
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-11-2013, 12:26
Replies: 22
Views: 2,172
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Rishy Crisps

My mum and auntie's worked there must of been late 70's perhaps early 80's always remember the smell on their fingers as a kid growing up, was always referred to "Rishy" crisps
Forum: Accrington Jobs 06-09-2013, 12:48
Replies: 3
Views: 1,046
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Odd job man / painter

Have you got a ladder
Forum: Heritage and History 15-08-2013, 15:37
Replies: 24
Views: 1,131
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Photos of Clayton in times gone by

1 - 7pm , Which will give me approx 30mins to view them ...... shame
Forum: General Chat 09-07-2013, 14:56
Replies: 17
Views: 962
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Imperial Pub

Not a regular haunt of mine at all but my 1 abiding memory of the place would be watching the very first national lottery draw take place and winning a tenner , and thinking this lottery business is...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 14-06-2013, 16:49
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Information about Clayton

immediately, i thought that was looking up whalley rd towards Greyhound with what is now the spar on one corner and what i think is a vets now ? on the other , because of the way it looks like the...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 13-06-2013, 12:14
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Information about Clayton

any ideas what year it was?
Forum: Questions and Answers 13-06-2013, 12:08
Replies: 73
Views: 3,191
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: A question for Clayton 'bottom enders'

when i first stated work i used to pedal that way on my bike , i didn't realise you could still get through ,i thought they'd blocked it off at the Harwood end when they extended the industrial estate
Forum: Questions and Answers 11-06-2013, 10:59
Replies: 73
Views: 3,191
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: A question for Clayton 'bottom enders'

I grew up in the bottom end of Clayton , my family still live there , i would move back tomorrow but the one thing that bothers me is the traffic in a morning , from sparth to hare n hounds is like a...
Forum: Questions and Answers 10-06-2013, 12:46
Replies: 73
Views: 3,191
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: A question for Clayton 'bottom enders'

Cant remember the full details , the waste company is based right down the bottom near the river i think by turning left just before the Hyndburn Bridge pub on Whalley rd , the single lane track goes...
Forum: Questions and Answers 10-06-2013, 12:33
Replies: 73
Views: 3,191
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: A question for Clayton 'bottom enders'

I think there was some opposition down there to waste company wanting to expand and it was thought that there was going to be an increase in vermin smell and flies etc
Forum: Heritage and History 23-05-2013, 16:07
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Help and Advice please

Mary Hannah Devereaux
Forum: Heritage and History 23-05-2013, 13:30
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Help and Advice please

Her mother died in november 1913 at back castle street accrington ( i dont even know where that was , logic suggests somewhere behind the castle pub ?) , so which registers/documents would have her...
Forum: Heritage and History 22-05-2013, 16:54
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: Help and Advice please

Yes got her address at 1911 census , her mother died in 1913 could be at same address i suppose
Forum: Heritage and History 22-05-2013, 16:27
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By CHAZ1975
Help and Advice please

Is there anyway i could find out where my Great Grandmother was living between 1913-1921

in 1913 she was 16 , and had younger siblings when they became orphans , its probable that they lived with...
Forum: General Chat 17-05-2013, 13:52
Replies: 49
Views: 1,182
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: more county council waste of money - rant warning

you want to see what they've done to dill hall lane .... 20mph speed signs erected going into the cul-de-sac , a 30ft stretch of road going into St Nicholas's , a bit of waste land next to the old...
Forum: Heritage and History 11-03-2013, 12:15
Replies: 8
Views: 454
Posted By CHAZ1975
Re: One for Retlaw

The one on the left is George Gilbert Porter don't know who the other guy is the women are definately not related though
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