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Forum: Accrington Stanley 09-10-2013, 11:03
Replies: 34
Views: 1,647
Posted By claytonx
Re: Charlie Sneddon

Can anyone remember the home game against Hull City when Raich Carter played for them or the 3rd round cup game against Portsmouth with Englands Jimmy Dickinson playing.
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 06-09-2013, 16:56
Replies: 53
Views: 8,647
Posted By claytonx
Re: Whitebirk Power Station

We both remember Ricky and Doris they moved in to no14 just after we moved into 12, there drive was higher than ours, and Ricky had a flash red Ford Cortina. They were older than us and had no...
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 05-09-2013, 10:32
Replies: 53
Views: 8,647
Posted By claytonx
Re: Whitebirk Power Station

Sorry it was no 12 so my wife tells me, and after looking on Google she is right as usual. We bought the house 1965/66 when I worked for the NCB as a mechanic, so we got ten bags of smokeless fuel...
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 31-08-2013, 11:08
Replies: 53
Views: 8,647
Posted By claytonx
Re: Whitebirk Power Station

I bought a garage from Premier before the moved and were then at the bottom of Audley Range near to the bridge is that Bolton Road. (not sure don't know Blackburn well) made out of asbestos and wood...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 26-08-2013, 09:57
Replies: 19
Views: 2,269
Posted By claytonx
Re: Tommy

Thanks Irene, can you remember anything about him.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 25-08-2013, 15:37
Replies: 19
Views: 2,269
Posted By claytonx
Re: Tommy

I think you are too young Bob, if you get the time maybe you could check in the library when you are over. No hurry.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 25-08-2013, 15:05
Replies: 19
Views: 2,269
Posted By claytonx
Tommy

I have just spent an hour looking at old threads of Clayton-le-Moors and no where can I find a memory of a lad who lived top of Henry St who was said to have his leg or legs taken off with playing...
Forum: Accrington Stanley 22-08-2013, 10:20
Replies: 14
Views: 743
Posted By claytonx
Re: Jack Hudson...

That's the man.
Forum: Accrington Stanley 21-08-2013, 18:26
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By claytonx
Re: John Ryden

RIP John Ryden what a sad couple of days for old Stanley stalwarts, saw John many times in the 50s what a good centre half he turned out to be.
Forum: Accrington Stanley 21-08-2013, 18:15
Replies: 14
Views: 743
Posted By claytonx
Re: Jack Hudson...

Rip Jack Hudson, When we were teenagers we played for Mount Pleasant in the Accrington Combination, Jack was a well built centre forward, we also at that time had a lad larger than Jack lived on...
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 14-08-2013, 13:38
Replies: 13
Views: 1,165
Posted By claytonx
Re: English Electric

I had a uncle called Tom Parsons lived in Talbot Ave, he died in 2002. I called on him once or twice a week, he used to say to me can you hear that noise they are testing the engines down at English...
Forum: DVD/TV/Film Discussion 10-08-2013, 14:23
Replies: 75
Views: 3,837
Posted By claytonx
Re: Best film of all time

Once Upon A Time In The West.

Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards,Charles Bronson,

Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Keenan Wynn.

Great Music by Ennio Morricoe.
Forum: General Chat 26-07-2013, 10:47
Replies: 32
Views: 968
Posted By claytonx
Re: Fly catchers

Keep it to yourself. I enjoy a oxo cube in a cup as a drink, or poured over a pie, brought up on them
Forum: Anything Goes 19-07-2013, 10:56
Replies: 32
Views: 703
Posted By claytonx
Re: Happy Birthday Jaysay

Happy Birthday John just think Rovers could come good this year.
Forum: Questions and Answers 19-07-2013, 10:03
Replies: 11
Views: 1,091
Posted By claytonx
Re: Strange epitaph in Heysham village

Use to be a very busy village before people went on cheap trips abroad. Coaches would stop off every day through the summer, there were stalls to buy trinkets and souvenirs and I can remember three...
Forum: Accy Photos 12-07-2013, 16:07
Replies: 33
Views: 2,896
Posted By claytonx
Re: Our disappearing "loos"

Was there one under the first railway arch going to Morton St, has anyone mentioned the one at the bottom of Castle st near the Australian.
Forum: Accy Photos 11-07-2013, 13:53
Replies: 14,275
Views: 412,812
Posted By claytonx
Re: Today in pictures

Dave, when you walk around the colliery site are there any remains of the buildings or where the shaft was or railway lines which used to go over to the coke works at Altham
Forum: Accy Photos 09-07-2013, 17:59
Replies: 14,275
Views: 412,812
Posted By claytonx
Re: Today in pictures

What year was that?
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 16-06-2013, 14:29
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By claytonx
Re: Information about Clayton

On the row after the barbers was a wool shop, can't remember the next after that was a fresh fish shop, a grocers (Evans) fruit shop, paper shop when I delivered papers it was Bridges. For the...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 15-06-2013, 13:38
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By claytonx
Re: Information about Clayton

Would not think so, only one tram line to the canal bridge.
Forum: Accy Photos 14-06-2013, 19:29
Replies: 14,275
Views: 412,812
Posted By claytonx
Re: Today in pictures

Always good to see photos of C-Le-M Dave from top to bottom with words to accompany them
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 14-06-2013, 18:05
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By claytonx
Re: Information about Clayton

Look at the windows on both buildings the first one has large centre blocks under the upstairs windows, and the one further back has one window behind the pole and then evenly spaced two more, and...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 14-06-2013, 16:17
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By claytonx
Re: Information about Clayton

Are you certain it was taken in C-Le-M as the tram lines are in 4 sets where the other photos are just 2 sets. I have been up and down Whalley Rd but cannot find anywhere to correspond with that...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 14-06-2013, 11:17
Replies: 146
Views: 6,766
Posted By claytonx
Re: Information about Clayton

When I was young the corner shop was a pie shop, next a sweet shop, then an Ironmongers, following on a grocers, a narrow ginnel to get to the back of the shops, after the ginnel, Coop shoes then...
Forum: Questions and Answers 13-06-2013, 10:30
Replies: 73
Views: 3,191
Posted By claytonx
Re: A question for Clayton 'bottom enders'

smobile Ive always called it the same and walked it many times.
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