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- 15 photos on Whalley appear in 6 Frith books - View photos of Whalley
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The place where I was born
I was born in Whalley, in the second cottage opposite the Catholic Church in the Sands, in December 1924. Next door to us was Mr Sutton who was well known around Whalley for his ice cream. He used to stand outside the abbey gates with his ice cream and he always had raspberry vinegar to put on top of the cones. I went to Whalley C of E School. Mr J Chew was the headmaster, Miss Edith as we knew her was my kindergarten teacher, other teachers I remember were Miss Forster, Miss Baxter [ who I was in Love with], Miss Roberts, Miss Dyson. I was in the church choir when I was 7, also the Boy Scouts when I ...read more here
Contributed by Trevor Williams
Lancashire memories
The place where I was born
I was born in Whalley, in the second cottage opposite the Catholic Church in the Sands, in December 1924. Next door to us was Mr Sutton who was well known around Whalley for his ice cream. He used to stand outside the abbey gates with his ice cream and he always had raspberry vinegar to put on top of the cones. I went to Whalley C of E School. Mr J Chew was the headmaster, Miss Edith as we knew her was my kindergarten teacher, other teachers I remember were Miss Forster, Miss Baxter [ who I was in Love with], Miss Roberts, Miss Dyson. I was in the church choir when I was 7, also the Boy Scouts when I ...read more here
A memory of Whalley contributed by Trevor Williams
Schoolboy memories
Born at the Risedale Maternity Home in 1933 we first lived in James Street. I think it was 1937 when we moved to Clevelands Avenue in the new Beacon Hill estate. Barrow was bombed in May 1941 but it was the older part of the town that suffered the most damage. I recall, as a boy, going round the streets looking for shrapnel from the AA guns I suppose. It didn't half tear holes in our pockets. Of course it was the shipyard that was the main target, but we could also see the flames from Liverpool on tha horizon.
In 1945 I started at Barrow Grammar school under Mr SM Price the headmaster. Very ...read more here
A memory of Barrow contributed by David Norman
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I GREW UP IN SABDEN AND HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES I LIVED IN WATT STREET BEFORE MOVING TO CLITHEROE RD I WENT TO ST MARYS SCHOOL. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OLD SCHOOL PALS .MY NAME WAS TAYLOR
A memory of Sabden contributed by jean clark
Extracts From Whalley & Lancashire books
Moreton Hall, Whalley lies just over the boundary from Great
Harwood at the other side of the valley of the Calder. The original
house was built about 1490, and remained in the Moreton family
for many years. Later it was home to the Nowells and then the
Taylors. It was built after designs by George Webster of Kendal,
and was reputed to be a ‘calendar’ house, with the number of
features corresponding to the days and months of the year. It was
demolished in the 1950s after wartime occupation by the army
and later by the Polish Resettlement Unit.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
This monumental masterpiece of Victorian engineering lies on the railway route between Preston and Hellifield. It required 49 arches to carry the track across the wide Calder Valley, the highest of which are 70 feet above the river. Construction was finally completed in the early 1850s and, at over 600 yards, it is the longest railway viaduct in the country.
An extract from from"Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".
The parish of Whalley
was at one time
extensive, stretching
beyond Burnley.
A Roman road marks
one boundary.
The parish church
of St Mary (in the
distance, centre) is
famous for its 15th-
century choir stalls
transferred from
Whalley Abbey. This
popular tourist area
now has shops,
cafés, inns and a
modern library, and
is a favoured
commuter town.
An extract from from"Clitheroe Photographic Memories".
The T-junction and the church are just ahead. Whalley had an abbey once, and that fact distracts from the importance of the church here. The church of St Mary and All Saints has ancient crosses in the churchyard and a thousand years of history. In the grounds it has a sundial from the 1700s. The biggest problem for visitors to Whalley today is where to park. The abbey and its grounds have passed through many hands since being seized by Henry VIII, but it is now back in the hands of the church. Much of the pulled-down abbey found its way into the church, including the misericords.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories".
The T-junction and church are just ahead. St Mary and All Saints has
ancient crosses in the churchyard and a thousand years of history. In the
grounds there is a sundial dating from the 1700s.The biggest problem
for visitors to Whalley today is finding a space to park.Whalley Abbey
and its grounds have passed through many hands since being seized by
Henry VIII, but it is now back in the hands of the church. Much of the
faric from the demolished abbey found its way into the church, including
the misericords.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album".