The Deck

A few weeks ago in an idle moment I decided that a nostalgia trip to Accrington was on the cards. Actually I was hoping to find a large flag with Accrington Stanley on it on the market but none were to be found.

I managed to find a parking spot close to the deck and took a slow stroll round to lean on the railings and ponder life in general.

I fell flat on my face!

Who removed the railings?
 
just came across this thread and it's like going back in a time machine to the late 60s ......just some of the names and places mentioned ...vito, isacc, the deck ,the backroom at the Derby, the little Bull and St. Johns Tavern pubs in Blackburn, (I allways like the original Yates wine lodge near the Burtons shop)
Two of the best/hottest looking girls who used to hang out downtown Accy at that time were from the west-end of Ossie , Jackie Taylor a tall gal near to 6ft and her mate Vanda/Wanda ? , Think I heard somewhere Jackie had married a dentist and emigrated to Canada. other names I remember from that time are Tony Palmer, Dave Bickerstaff, all regulars at the Blue Dahlia .
 
tony palmer - steeljack thats a real blast from the past, aint seen him since very early 70s,wonder where he is now?
 
Alan Gilmartin wrote .........."Talk about take your breath away"

yep , bet they are both Grandmas by now ........if Jackie took after her mother she is still a crackerjack, her Mom and mine were friends from their teenage years , for some reason mine allways got misty eyed whenever they showed the movie "Yanks" on TV ..................
 
cashman said:
tony palmer - steeljack thats a real blast from the past, aint seen him since very early 70s,wonder where he is now?
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Last time I saw Tony was about 1975/6 in the Catholic club in Gt. Harwood he had married an Arrod lass called Pauline Starkie/Starky ........we had both done a Further Education teachers certificate at Accy tech and I think he had a govt. job retraining laid off workers
 
had to mention was walking on the deck end of last week,going to the chemist on peel st, who did i bump into with a bandana round his head,beard,torn trolleys, wheeling a pushbike, i was with clayton dave (the taxman lol), and this guy says hi have you got a fag, i cracked up laughing just reminded me of him in the 60s, come on you older gits WHO was it.:D was just sorry had no fags on me.
 
Ain't gonna answer this one, Mr C, as you've told me already. Can't believe he hasn't changed, though...40 years on and he STILL hasn't got round to buying a packet of fags! :D
 
cashman said:
had to mention was walking on the deck end of last week,going to the chemist on peel st, who did i bump into with a bandana round his head,beard,torn trolleys, wheeling a pushbike, i was with clayton dave (the taxman lol), and this guy says hi have you got a fag, i cracked up laughing just reminded me of him in the 60s, come on you older gits WHO was it.:D was just sorry had no fags on me.
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got to be either Vito or Isacc .........I'll say Vito
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I don't think Vito will be very pleased with that. I'll show it to him when I see him.
 
JEFF said:
I don't think Vito will be very pleased with that. I'll show it to him when I see him.
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As Steeljack currently resides in 'Frisco (the lucky sod!), I don't suppose he'll be too bothered!
 
just had a flashback , must early onset of Alziemhers .....no idea where it came from , names of another couple of girls who used to hang out on the deck and Blue Dahlia during the late 60's , Betty Hope and Pat Cornwall ...........
 
steeljack said:
just had a flashback , must early onset of Alziemhers .....no idea where it came from , names of another couple of girls who used to hang out on the deck and Blue Dahlia during the late 60's , Betty Hope and Pat Cornwall ...........
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she was brought up on newark street if i remember correctly slim with black hair - i never knew her lol;) dont remember betty though.
 
Cashman ....... sounds like we were around at the same time , in that case you might remember Tommy Allen , lived on Pearl st. rode a Vespa and also a pair of sisters who lived on Barnes st. in Church ,
 
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