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Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album
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Accrington as I recall
We moved to Accrington fom Whalley 10th December 1941. I remember it because Syd Ashmeed and his band was broadcasting that day and Ronnie Brooks was the drummer and I wanted to listen to the broadcast but as we were moving I missed it. I started work at Howard & Bulloughs in April 1941 as an apprentice mechanic in the milling room, but after a year I asked for a transfer to the tool room. George Crawshaw was the foreman. I was in Bulloughs Home Guard and did our guard duty in Fountain St. We lived in Buxton St and one Saturday night a shop window was broken on Charter St, I believe that happened for three Saturday nights, when they ...read more here
A memory of Accrington contributed by Trevor Williams
Mrs Kilshaw
I remember the creaky stairs and stodgy atmosphere of Central Preparatory so well, even though it's now 44 years since I last heard the sterling tones of Mrs Kilshaw resounding through the classroom.
Miss Backhouse was my personal favourite: a gentle, caring teacher who had the patience others seemed to lack.
I still live locally (Ossy) and occasionally wander round the area where the noble old building that began my experiences of the world of British education once stood. So much has changed of the Accrington I knew then and having moved back after 35 years away - in Scotland and Cheshire - it's nice to know that others have soothing and happy memories of Central Prep.
A memory of Accrington contributed by Karol Gajewski
Sacred Heart Church
This is Sacred Heart RC Church, in Accrington. It has now been demolished. I have many great memories and some not so great from this sacred place. I felt like I had to share this info, with you when I saw this picture. When the church was being knocked down there was a last service mass held and it was a ticket only event. I couldn't go on that evening and therefore missed it.
The church holds many memories for all of my family. My mum and dad were married at the church as were her seven sisters. Every week in Sunday best marching with my Nanna picking up all of my cousins along the way, to 11 o'clock mass. My ...read more here
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Central Prep School
I was a pupil at this school until about 1960 when I went to the technical school. I have fond memories of the headmistress and her blue-rinse hair do. Whilst I was there Miss Cauldfield left and a Miss Hackwood (hope this is correct) took over. To a child's eyes it all seemed to change.
A memory of Accrington contributed by David Clayton
Extracts From Church & Lancashire books
St James’ Church Kirk is a place of worship of very ancient origin. ‘Church’ is a Northumbrian word and ‘Kirk’ is Mercian;
both words mean ‘a place of worship’. Coupling the two words together in this way is the only example of its kind in Britain,
and the township around it adopted the name Church. It has been suggested that there must be strong reasons for the
name, and the connections with St Oswald, the hero king of Northumbria, are the most likely. The tower of the church is
early Perpendicular, and it was used as a watchtower by Rishton families during the Wars of the Roses. The nave was rebuilt
in 1804, when an ancient mellow structure was exchanged for a more utilitarian design. The tower suffered a fire as recently
as 1982, which caused internal damage, particularly to the bells and the clock. A redundant peal of bells was brought from
Christ Church, Pendlebury to replace the damaged peal.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
This is the edge
of the rock
gardens, and we
can see one of
the terra-cotta
vases (centre
left). There
were over
two miles of
footpaths in the
park. The sign
on the grass in
the foreground
reads ‘No dogs allowed‘.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
The new shops
on Broadway are
on the site of the
former outside
market. Also just
visible on the
left are the new
Cornhill shops,
which are on the
site of the Odeon cinema.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
The figures on top of the Market Hall were removed for five years when sewerage work was being undertaken nearby, but
they were returned after cleaning and repair in December 1986. According to the reports of the opening of the building,
they represent industry, commerce and agriculture. The cornucopia with cherubs on either side of the clock illustrates the
produce available inside the building.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
Cock Bridge takes Whalley Road across the River Calder (now much cleaner
than it used to be) and links Great Harwood and Whalley. This stone bridge is
in an attractive spot, popular with walkers, as many good footpaths from Great
Harwood, Whalley and Read converge here. Just above the bridge on the Great
Harwood side is the Game Cock Inn.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".