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13 Hardy Mill
My dad was away fighting in the war, so mum and I moved to live with my granny and grandad at 13 Hardy Mill Rd. I remember from about 1945 I had a special friend called Desiree and we used to play across the road where there was a river, many times we got home with our feet wet and got a smack for it. My granny was very strict , she had to be, she had brought up 10 children on just a policeman's wage, grandad was the local bobby and granny used to take in washing from the local butcher to supplement his wage. When she said to do something you did it, no arguing.
Dad must have been ...read more here
Contributed by julie christo
Lancashire memories
The Ormerod family.
Ormerod House passed out of the Ormerod family when the male line died out and the three daughters of the last Ormerod married. Their husbands were John Hargreaves, a local coal mine owner, the Rev William Thursby who became vicar of the local church and General Scarlett who led the Charge of the Heavy Brigade to retake the field after the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. The family fortunes grew with the mines during the Industrial Revolution and the boom in the cotton industry but in their enthusiasm to mine more and more coal they managed to extend the mine workings from the pit head some four miles away, under the house which caused ...read more here
A memory of Burnley contributed by I Ormerod
Platers and Stampers
I worked here as a Plater for about 1yr.Not a good memory.They sacked me for taking time off to join the RAF so I joined the RAF.Best move I ever made.
A memory of Burnley contributed by Brian Brierley
My Early Years
On the 2nd September 1952 I was born at Manor Farm. I lived there with my parents, my maternal grandfather and two older brothers. I know my grandmother was alive when I was born but, unfortunately died soon after. My grandfather was called Seriah Butler and was the tenant of Manor Farm and when my mother Dorothy Butler married Albert Shorrock at the village church my father worked on the farm, in fact we all did.
I remember travelling down the Dykes to bring the cattle home for milking. I would sit on the handlebars of my Dads bike to help with the cows.
There was an orchard around the farmhouse and I can remember my mother making damsom jam ...read more here
A memory of Yealand Conyers contributed by Sue Tomlinson
Extracts From Harwood & Lancashire books
In a few yards
there were many
clothes shops here,
including Weaver to
Wearer, Burtons and
Fifty Shilling Tailors
Ltd. The building
on the corner of
Broadway with
the stylish curved
frontage (right)
housed Woods the
tobacconist’s and
Porter’s Wallpapers,
both familiar names
to Accringtonians
over many years.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
This part of
Blackburn Road
was a hive of
activity with lots
of shops. The
electric tram
(just visible
under the bridge)
shows that the
photograph was
taken after 1907,
when the old
steam trams of
the Baltic Fleet
were withdrawn.
The Baptist
chapel (centre
left) was built in
1836, but since
a larger building
was erected on
Cannon Street
in 1874, it has
undergone many
changes of use.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
The Town Hall was
originally known as the
Peel Institution, and
was used as Assembly
Rooms. The etching on
the windows, ‘Magistrates
Room’ and ‘Solicitors
Room’, reminds us that
the Magistrates’ Courts
were also housed here
for many years. The
police station, just visible
behind on the left at
the top of Union Street,
was accessible from the
court via an underground
passage for the prisoners
to pass through on their
way from dock to cell. The
imposing ballroom has
seen many gatherings of
different types, including
the Grand Fancy Dress
Ball that is advertised on
the large poster along
with the Cyclists Parade.
These events were amongst
fundraising activities
for the provision of a
Cottage Hospital. Recently
refurbished, the ballroom is
still in regular use today for
a variety of events.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
This busy junction
had cars battling
for right of way. On
the opposite corner
from the Yorkshire
Bank was Redman’s
the grocer’s (centre
right), beloved by
local housewives
for their selection
and good value.
Beyond that, the
Co-op furniture
store is in the
building which was
formerly the home
of Woolworth’s.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".
The outside stalls
made way for
flower planters
and trees, and
neat railings
direct foot traffic
to safer road
crossings. The
Central Bus
Terminus was
completed at
this date, and
so were the
new ‘umbrella’
markets behind
the Market Hall.
An extract from from"Accrington Old and New Photographic Memories".