Used to walk along the railway lines from bottom of Lee Lane up to the hen pens at Rishton, where Grandad had the fist one by the railway. Thanks for the...
I saw my first (and probably only) "puffing billy" as I was at that bridge where your pen was. The engine was indeed puffing as it went underneath the bridge...
Yes Rawden, I've sat on that wall many a time watching the old steam trains. Prior to that, when they lived at Tottleworth, I remember sitting on the railway...
Your repeating yourself, Chris.... ... Grandparents ... little ... blinds were ... take you to ... Deveron ... It must ... wondered ... were to ... ticking ......
Yeh, but Rawden doesn't know that! Cris ... _________________________________________________________________ Make a mini you and download it into Windows Live...
Whilst trawling through my photos I noticed a picture of a building on St. Lawerence st. It's across from the car park towards the brittania st. end. I've...
As a kid I used to play around the St. Lawrence/Britannia street area. Does anyone remember there being the wreck of an army lorry on a vacant lot on St....
I think this is the Co-operative Bakery that opened in 1904. ... From: "Robert Lonsdale" <robert.lonsdale@...> To: <greatharwood@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
This is from the "Jubilee Souvenir and Opening of New Central Premises": "The present structure is stone and brick built, the inside walls being faced with...
I knew about the bakery - but the slaughterhouse? where was that? JohnD ... From: Chris Lynch To: greatharwood@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008...
The slaughterhouses in Wood Street were opened in 1901. Chris ... From: John Duckworth To: greatharwood@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:08...
dont know if anyone will remember but here goes down near the deveron mill by the garages my uncle ted used to have a coal yard he died when i was real young...
... being ... The ... to." (p.55) ... of a ... building on ... brittania ... books ... Chris, Please excuse my lack of knowledge, but how do I open the...
Know what? ________________________________ From: greatharwood@yahoogroups.com [mailto:greatharwood@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of c k Sent: 01 October 2008...
Re you sure it wasn't a Ribble bus, Frank? ________________________________ From: greatharwood@yahoogroups.com [mailto:greatharwood@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
I was racking my brain for his last name, but he's the one I had in mind. My Dad knew him well and I'm not sure if he worked for him at sometime. I'll ask. ...
yeah john thats it he lived on hope st with my dads auntie blossie --- In greatharwood@yahoogroups.com, "John Morton" <john.snuffy@...> ... a ... eating...
hi chris could you ask your dad if he was working for him around the time he ran over his own son and killed him with the coal truck my dad said he had gone to...
Kenyons was where Upsatirs Downstairs id now. Excellent fruit tarts and ginger buns, as I recall. ( Though not as good as our current sellers of pies and...
Hi Cris I used to walk that path, had to look for the billy goat that
sometimes had got out. It would charge if you were on the path. The owner,
if around,...
No you have really reminded me. Yes, I remember it very well and have cold shivers down my spine! Dad and his pal Joe used to do some removals etc for Ted at...
