you sure about that atarah ... i got taught this little rhyme when i was a kid .....
Hollands Pies made wi flies
concrete bottoms
and iron sides!!!
concrete bottoms
and iron sides!!!
Bash Railway Line
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you sure about that atarah ... i got taught this little rhyme when i was a kid .....
I used to deliver chemicals in a tanker to Baxenden Chemicals. I was told the building were originally the old railway yards. Do you know if they were engine sheds, warehoues or part of the station? It seems a way off any railway line, I am sure the old station was down the Grane road which is much lower than Baxenden.
There are a couple of pictures here of the location of Baxenden Chemicals to the railway.
In the first 2 the line runs between the warehouses and the caravans and on the 3rd and 4th picture you can see the railway line in perspective to the Hollands Chimney
In the first 2 the line runs between the warehouses and the caravans and on the 3rd and 4th picture you can see the railway line in perspective to the Hollands Chimney
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Did a train really have to climb those steps Shill?
Did a train really have to climb those steps Shill?
No but my my heart's in my mouth when I have to come down them .
kate when ive been down i went with my nieces mum and her dog but we see a lot of women down there walking dogs on their own ... but if you want to walk it you are quite welcome to come with us ...
i reckon mancie used to pinch pies from hollands by order.
thieving manc
did that train line go to rawtenstall ?
The train line used to go through Bury to Clifton Junction just North of Manchester, then connected up with another line and went into Victoria.
As for Mancie, he ain't no Manc, he's a Blackburnian.
i reckon mancie used to pinch pies from hollands by order.
thieving manc
did that train line go to rawtenstall ?
No it went through Stubbins, a mile from Ramsbottom, where it joined the Rawtenstall, Bury line.
There is still a trace of the platform at Stubbins and bits of old bridge girders which you can see when you ride the East Lancs railway steam trains. I suppose you could change at Stubbins and double back to Rawtenstall. The East lancs line now finishes at Rawtenstall but once went through to Bacup or over New Line to Whitworth and Rochdale.
This is what to look out for if you have a trip on the East Lancs railway, it is where the line from Accrington joined the line from Rawtenstall. The line closed in 1972 when it was in the hands of British Rail.
If you are on the train to Rawtenstall from Bury keep a look out for it just after Ramsbottom and to your left you can see the outline of the old track bed and bridge as it curves off to Accrington.
If you are on the train to Rawtenstall from Bury keep a look out for it just after Ramsbottom and to your left you can see the outline of the old track bed and bridge as it curves off to Accrington.
Can you please tell me where those steps are and is there a hi res version Pic 3 in thread 25 available as it shows the house where my wife grew up.
The 3rd picture in thread 25 is a copy of the original given to me by someone who I was helping with a family tree some years ago.
Next time I am in contact with her I will ask if she could provide a better copy.
Thanks Anzac - much appreciated.
I have a rough idea where the steps are but when I lived near Bullogh Park, according to my Dad, there were monsters and demons down that end of the park so we never went down there. I assume the steps took you up the other side, where Icky the Bare Bum Fire Bobby lived
I have a rough idea where the steps are but when I lived near Bullogh Park, according to my Dad, there were monsters and demons down that end of the park so we never went down there. I assume the steps took you up the other side, where Icky the Bare Bum Fire Bobby lived
Any idea what year pics 1 & 2 are from?