Spire farm development

Mr RHFoy, are you aware of the existence of a local history video, which shows your building and I think footage of a field being ploughed nearby. Cant remember the title, but will look it up for you. Would be of interest to you.
 
Hi, the video I mentioned is called ACCRINGTON, Past and Present featuring local historian Ken Scott. Think it was done around 1996.
The library DID sell copies, dont know if that still applies.
 
hi all spire farm i am sure i used to go to that farm and play with the farmers son is name was arthur it would be 1963 64 time anybody know of him but i remember that tower so i think it was there
 
again thank you, i will ask the library again and check out ebay as suggested by jeff, ive picked up a copy of old homesteads from the library and now know alot more facts,about the tower especially.
 
thank you jeff and for the very helpfull link as it didnt come up on ebay, im trying to bid now but ebay have lost my details, if you know the person or there email i will make a good offer for it jeff
 
hi rosegrove, the previous owners for many years were the jackson family so may be it was an arthur jackson, is son tom still lives and runs the farm at high riley cottages were the tower used to be before it was demolished and rebuilt at spire farm, which was called high riley farm many years ago
 
RHFOY said:
hi rosegrove, the previous owners for many years were the jackson family so may be it was an arthur jackson, is son tom still lives and runs the farm at high riley cottages were the tower used to be before it was demolished and rebuilt at spire farm, which was called high riley farm many years ago
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Its a long time since Jacksons were at Spire, wasn't the last person there called Strak or something similar.
What farm is there at High Riley Cottages. The land round there was either Spire or West farm.

West Farms lands were bounded by the stream that runs behind the cottages. Now chopped of by the Bypass.
Retlaw.
 
RHFOY said:
thank you jeff and for the very helpfull link as it didnt come up on ebay, im trying to bid now but ebay have lost my details, if you know the person or there email i will make a good offer for it jeff
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Try the shop at the bottom of Burnley Road, next to the taxi office, across the road from the Broadway pub. They might have a copy.
 
The Hardy family lived at Spire farm in the 60's, the children being Arthur and Jean.

The Strak family lived at the next farm.
 
the farm retlaw is were mr tom jackson lives with is family in the end cottage,over the years its been turned into a livery yard for horses and i think thats were the term farm comes from.
 
so you know retlaw the 100 acres that belonged to spire farm as been divided into lots in the 90s, and i assume that this is also a reason as to why farms, vaccaries, livery yards,and equestrian center seem to come under the banner of a working farm??
these days spire farm is 3 seperate homes it was 4 but i bought the bungalow on the east wing, feel free to call up have a natter if you wish, if not just let me know when you want to come up and you can have alook round at your leisure, even bring a friend if you prefer.
 
So this is you then:

11/09/0505 Full: Erection of stables, manure store and 02/12/2009
detached garage (amendments to previously
approved scheme), erection of stone wall to
court yard (retrospective) including
extension, erection of fence to rear garden
(retrospective) formation of outside winter
paddock (retrospective) proposed compound
area and demolition of unauthorised stables
buildings

Spire Farm Sandy Lane
Accrington BB5 2DH
Mr R H Foy
 
I think that rhfoy needs to quantify what he means by sympathetic redevelopment of an Accrington landmark as all i can see going on up there is vandalism,fly tipping of horse manure in various places, bad workmanship and somebody who seems to have all the gear but no idea!!!!!!
 
RHFOY said:
Good afternoon
as many of you will know spire farm accrington is undergoing a major facelift and will continue to do so over the next 15 months, the project is extremely costly and as to be done very sympatheticly to bring it back to its original position.

On top of this the outside barns and buildings need to be resited and in conjunction with hyndburn planning we want to be as neutral as possible,especially within the curtilage

as many other accrington folk sHow an interest in spire and its ongoing development i am very pleased to answer any concerns or questions you have,or even ideas on the intense landscaping that will be carried out.

Robert h foy:)
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Hi
I am looking for information on Brocklehurst farm and a painter T Duckworth who did a painting of the house in 1863. Do you know where I might go to get this information.
btw this is my first posting ever.
Mike
 
Hi again:
Forget my question on Brocklhurst farm as I have found reference to it on the historic site. I guess I should have looked there first. It would seem that another of my relatives is also searching and has been successful.
Sorry to bother you.
Good luck with your project.
Mike
 
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