Althams ?

[cashman]

read an interesting snippet the other day, does anyone know what Althams on little blackburn road opened up as in 1864? one guess per day, karma for the one who gets it first, p.s. i never knew.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

E. J Riley's snooker stuff.

 

[garinda]

The cemetery opened up Burnley Road that year, so an undertakers?

 

[cashman]

nah willow it was still Althams, but the " travel" came years later.nah gary not even close.

 

[garinda]

Good, it's tomorrow now.

Next guess.

A Turkish bath?

 

[cashman]

Good, it's tomorrow now.

Next guess.

A Turkish bath?

nah another 24 hour wait.

 

[garinda]

nah another 24 hour wait.

Stop changing the rules.

My first guess was yesterday, my second was today...even if they were only a few minutes apart.

 

[cashman]

Stop changing the rules.

My first guess was yesterday, my second was today...even if they were only a few minutes apart.

aint changing the rules that was todays guess yer 2nd. so wait you bin drinking?

 

[MargaretR]

They were the first travel agent in the Uk in 1874
Althams Travel Services. A fully independent UK travel agent.
so whatever was there before lasted 10 yrs.
I suggest some sort of a shipping agent for emigrants/trade to the Empire

 

[cashman]

would have guessed summat similar meself margaret, but its a no. they did after awhile start doing "trips" then became a travel agents, 1874 must have been the year they did, i actually asked in the shop if anyone knew, but none of em had a clue.

 

[nikkival]

I'll guess at a bank?

 

[cashman]

nah sorry nikkival.

 

[steeljack]

a tripe and cowheel restaurent , the first UCP shop/cafe

 

[cashman]

nah steeljack but getting warmer.

 

[yerself]

There's nowt like a good brew. Abraham Altham was a tea merchant.

 

[beechy]

fish and chip shop.....

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

a butcher perhaps?

 

[panther]

TEA!!! it was a tea shop........wasnt it?

 

[cashman]

Yerself was the first to get it, Althams was in fact a T-Shop when it opened up, the travel came later and ran in conjuction with the Tea, until the last century (can prove 1899) dont know when exactly they ceased trading loose tea, Panther was unlucky 4 hrs too late yerself gets the Karma.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Well fancy that. What a divergence to make from tea to travel.