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the old house
This is a picture of the house I lived in as a 8year old boy, I used to catch trout and eels by hand in the stream/creek. It was called the old mill house, to the left was the old bobbin mill. The driveway was directly opposite to the Bayley Arms.
Contributed by rick procter
Lancashire memories
the old house
This is a picture of the house I lived in as a 8year old boy, I used to catch trout and eels by hand in the stream/creek. It was called the old mill house, to the left was the old bobbin mill. The driveway was directly opposite to the Bayley Arms.
A memory of Hurst Green contributed by rick procter
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 contributed by David Norman
Extracts From Hurst Green & Lancashire books
Between Preston and Clitheroe lies Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley, backed by Longridge fells. It was always a popular tourist village, and there were two ferries over the Ribble, Trough House and Hacking Boat. The Shireburns were great benefactors here; Richard Shireburn provided almshouses and a school, and the family lived at what became Stonyhurst College. Farming was long a way of life, but handloom weaving occupied many villagers, with local bobbin mills supplying the industry.
An extract from from"Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories".
This is the T-junction at the centre of Hurst Green, seen here in the gentle post-war years. This stretch of road has a history all of its own. In 1826 J C Macadam laid a new road surface here as a trial. Hundreds of locals came to see it, and ‘tarmacadam’ became a huge success. This is the Shirburne’s village; it was started by the family to house estate workers, and servants from nearby Stonyhurst, whose entrance is on the left. ‘Refreshments’, ‘Teas’, ‘Hovis’ - these are all signs that show us that this was a tourist spot. The Eagle & Child Inn reflects a marriage with the Stanley family, and the Shirburne Arms (formerly the Three Fishes) is just off camera on the right. Three fishes was on the badge of the Abbot of Whalley in times past, and the sign pops up all over the area.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories".
Teas with Hovis bread, Ellis Wilkinson's mineral waters, Pyper's Ices, sweets, fruit drinks, teas and refreshments were all obtainable by the cross at Hurst Green. The striped cabin (right) supplied cigarettes, and down the main street was the Eagle and Child inn. Again we see an empty road, but motor traffic has made an appearance in the form of two parked motor cars, one alongside a striped sign post to Clitheroe.
An extract from from"Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories".
This is the T-junction at the centre of Hurst Green.This stretch of road has
a history all of its own. In 1826 J C Macadam laid a new road surface
here as a trial. Hundreds of locals came to see it, and ‘tarmacadam’ became
a huge success.This is the Shirburne’s village; it was started by the family
to house estate workers, and servants from nearby Stonyhurst, whose
entrance is on the left.The Eagle & Child Inn reflects a marriage with the
Stanley family, and the Shirburne Arms (formerly the Three Fishes) is just
out of sight on the right.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album".
The Barley Arms (right) is an 18th-century inn with stone quoins and stone window surrounds. It is one of three attractive inns, which must add to the popularity of the village. The weather is not so harsh here, as the area is protected by Longridge Fell. The Shireburn family were also protectors. Sir Nicholas brought skilled weavers to his house at Stonyhurst to teach villagers textile weaving when times were hard, and he then supplied cottages with hand looms. The eldest son of the Shireburn family was always christened Edward.
An extract from from"Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories".