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Forum: Heritage and History 13-12-2019, 05:47
Replies: 15
Views: 16
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Atlas Street Clayton

there was the Baptist church on the Corner of Atlas st & Blackburn rd, a separate building right next door was the sunday school, the church was demolished !964, the sunday school for the motorway,...
Forum: General Chat 24-03-2018, 05:31
Replies: 10
Views: 11
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: You never forget your first house!

our first house in Sydney, Aus. a little weatherboard three bedroom cottage, we bought in 1975 for $30.000. went back to have a look just before Christmas, it was for sale at $400.000, hadn't change...
Forum: Music, Bands, Noise! 24-04-2016, 08:07
Replies: 5
Views: 6
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: R.I.P. Percy Sledge

I do it all the time mate,
Forum: Music, Bands, Noise! 23-04-2016, 06:56
Replies: 5
Views: 6
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: R.I.P. Percy Sledge

Oh my god cashy, you crack me up, I've got to go to the loo before I pee mi sel
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 21-02-2016, 02:51
Replies: 38
Views: 1,466
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: anyone from St christophers circa 60s

Yeah , I'm not sure but I think she is related somehow, did she have a sister Diane, they were always at the Gilmartin parties in the 1950s,
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 20-02-2016, 05:34
Replies: 38
Views: 1,466
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: anyone from St christophers circa 60s

I recognise the girl second row down, on the end from the left, whats her name?
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 20-02-2016, 05:30
Replies: 38
Views: 1,466
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: anyone from St christophers circa 60s

I remember Alan Dodd from Blackburn Tech, in the 60s, he was a baker, I was a full time catering student at the time
Forum: Questions and Answers 31-01-2016, 03:26
Replies: 158
Views: 5,125
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Accrington Conservative Club

OK then, in the past has anyone put plans in for a development and the council knocked them back. We can still have our memories and have the building, We have memories of the Cavendish, built in the...
Forum: Questions and Answers 30-01-2016, 05:38
Replies: 158
Views: 5,125
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Accrington Conservative Club

Had a look at the pictures of the Con Club in the Daily Mail, What a crying shame, the council are to blame for this, at least a developer could have turned it into apartments, or a hotel. To late...
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 21-10-2015, 06:43
Replies: 17
Views: 18
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: The Dappers

Ok lets see the photo
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 20-10-2015, 08:17
Replies: 17
Views: 18
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: The Dappers

the Dappers
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 18-10-2015, 05:34
Replies: 17
Views: 18
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: The Dappers

Billy Drinkwater aka, Billy Bean, was the lead singer of the Dappers.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 14-07-2015, 08:21
Replies: 54
Views: 3,098
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Accrington Cavern

So where is Jimmy Lightbown now.
Forum: Lost Friends / Family 20-06-2015, 08:00
Replies: 54
Views: 3,098
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Accrington Cavern

Any more pics Susan, and Davyro is that David Robinson, Susan can you put names to the guys in the photo,
Forum: Heritage and History 01-06-2015, 07:40
Replies: 66
Views: 5,584
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Accrington's 'Little Italy?'

Valerie, you might be interested in a thread, 1st Barbers, in the nostalgia forum, or Questions & Answers forum, under heading Bagigalupo
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 30-03-2015, 21:44
Replies: 49
Views: 2,795
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: 1st. Barbers

Yea Irene, The brady's had the shop till the mid 60s, Mrs Brady then worked as a nursing sister at Brockhall when I was there a lovely woman, They lived at Langho then, their son Peter died young,...
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 28-03-2015, 23:18
Replies: 49
Views: 2,795
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: 1st. Barbers

Jacz studio top end of Clayton, Whalley road , is the shop where Billy Bacigalupo had his barbars shop, so its still doing hair. We went to Bill Faulds across from the top club, on Whalley Rd, sold...
Forum: Heritage and History 14-03-2015, 00:51
Replies: 7
Views: 8
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Simon Fabrics Ltd (church)

Is that the old Rishy Crisps works,
Forum: Music, Bands, Noise! 06-02-2015, 05:56
Replies: 0
Views: 1
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Don Covey

Gone but not forgotten, See Saw, Chain of Fools, etc
Forum: Heritage and History 11-08-2014, 04:08
Replies: 33
Views: 2,875
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Clayton history In 50s & 60s

Yea beswick's was there, then Brian Mercer took it over, as a hardware shop. didn't know Volny Crosston.
Forum: Heritage and History 08-08-2014, 21:40
Replies: 33
Views: 2,875
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Clayton history In 50s & 60s

Yes Irene It is Marian , Our house in Blackburn Rd, backed on to Talbots yard, in Atlas St.Bob Catlow was a very quiet man, I called her aunty Hilda although she wasn't really my aunt, and aunt Mary...
Forum: Heritage and History 07-08-2014, 08:23
Replies: 33
Views: 2,875
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Clayton history In 50s & 60s

My aunty Mary Talbot, ( my grandmas sister ) married Jack Talbot, He had been married before, He had a son & a daughter, Edward & Hilda from his first marriage, Hilda's daughter lives in Clitheroe. I...
Forum: Nostalgia aint what it used to be... 24-05-2014, 08:47
Replies: 6
Views: 545
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Accrington's Last Bus

your right there, Smobile, I used to get the same bus to Clayton, Clive Lloyd was on the same bus sometimes when he was at Haslingden.
Forum: Questions and Answers 07-05-2014, 00:52
Replies: 19
Views: 1,305
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Jackson's Farm, previously Dill Hall Farm

Any relation to Linda Ball.
Forum: Questions and Answers 29-03-2014, 23:56
Replies: 17
Views: 1,162
Posted By Alan Gilmartin
Re: Observer obituaries

Some you might miss because they use their married name, & a lot like us have moved away from the area.
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