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Was there a John collier men's shop on Broadway ?

Just wondering if anyone worked for Gilbraith Haulage around 60 years ago and knew any drivers called Eddie , its a long shot .

Thats the one , 1986 !

Walking down Manny road we past the Monkey steps and wondered why they are so called. In fact I 'd actually forgot they existed. Probably been posted before but anyone have a clue ?

Selling my 2.6 v6 omega cdx . 9 months mot , 6 months tax . Had some work done on it this year eg exhausts oil cooler h/gaskets air con regas with reciepts good service history , recent one done only a few days ago , 124500 miles some minor blemishes . usual cdx spec . Auto winter and sport...

Although it was only for a short time , another Accrington claim to fame was the time Eric Morecambe spent around a year down one of the pits.I would be great if anyone out there has any info of his time in Accrington and which pit it was.

Never new if the farmhouse was really haunted , it was just typical story passed down , a bit like Rough lee and its apparent ghosts.

Its good when you have memories like the farmhouse , they will always pop in your head now and then.

So , any ideas on what the slab might have been used for since any barrage balloons were mounted on wagons. Off topic , who used to own the 'haunted farmhouse' which used to be where the bypass is just up from the lodges. Always remember playing up there.

I was up there the other week scattering my dogs ashes and noticed a huge block of concrete with an iron bar sticking out the top. Of course its been there years I no doubt forgot about it but wondered if they used to secure barage balloons to it just to add to the trench enquiry.

Go for wireless N and not g if you can.

Can anyone shed a bit more light on the history of the coppice , you know , where the trenches just for training? , how long has the remaining cannon carriage been there etc. There was one at the foot of the coppice if people can remember.

Was it not also called the cock and bull , Had 2 entrances I think , one on the corner of Water street and the other on Melbourne st.

I've only just noticed the peel park cottage namestone on Cambridge st , the people who run the butty shop opposite my house also lived in the house at some point so I will see if they can shed some light as well. What about plantation house , would the foundations still be there I wonder.I dont...

Thats even better then , its only up the road . I've been to the calfs head a few times but not really noticed the surroundings.