Favorite Memories of Accrington

[West Ender]

I wonder if we ever played tennis at the same time, Margaret R. My friend, Betty, and I spent a lot of time on those courts in 1958/59.

In Accrington my memory place is the Wayside café (opposite Joe Mort's), playing Elvis, Buddy Holly and Lonnie Donegan on the juke-box, drinking frothy coffee and being gently guided by the fatherly hand of the owner, Stan Forber. I was introduced to my husband there, in January 1960 - 3 days before my 17th birthday.

[cashman]

have too many good memories of accy (when it WAS a town) but heres a few, settin off early morning with a frozen jubbly or mambo, crisps, mars bar, n trekking over the coppice to gamblers caves, spending day playing japs n commandos, or cowboys n indians, then when knackered, coolin off in the adjacent lodge. returning home starving fer me tea. playing footie fer St Augustines, then graduating to bob bannisters boxing club on argyle street. then later the Australian, Horseshoe, Welcome,Colliers, ST,Leger, to name the regulars, bit disapointed to reach 18 but thats life.

[ossy kid]

Bug Hut on Saturday afternoon as a kid, St. Pauls scouts, our first U14 youth football team "Pegasus", going up Stanley in the 50s, Knowlmere St and the Empire up Ossy. I,m prejudice but I think we grew up in the best era between 1950 and 1965.

[mez]

got to agree ossy kid the 50's & 60's was still the best era not seen one like it since.

[panther]

Id love to go back in time and see that era too mez, my mum always goes on how 'great' the 50's and 60's were

especially the time me mum and dad met....see what they were really like

[MargaretR]

The 50s and 60s seemed wonderful as a contrast to what went before in the 30s and 40s, which was world war, food rationing, social deprivation, and short life expectancy due to disease.

There was an atmosphere of optimism for the future (which you may now say was ill founded)

[Soulee]

I would have loved being around in the 50's and 60's, the dawn of Rock and Roll, then all that Soul.

People had more respect for there fellow man and respect for authority.

Asbo's are a mark of honour amongst today's youth, not shame.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by flashytart

spending endless hours in the Grey horse when i was in my teens and just making a nuisance of myself

Not much change there then flashy

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Playing tennis in Rhyddings Park every day in school summer holidays.

I'm sure our paths must have crossed many years ago, used to have to book a court if you wanted a game in those days, the good old days

[panther]

wheres the grey horse?, i cant think for the life of me

[BERNADETTE]

Originally Posted by panther

wheres the grey horse?, i cant think for the life of me

Just further down than Accy Vic on the left as you go towards Clayton

[panther]

Thats why i didnt know where it was...too far away for me

[jambutty]

Originally Posted by ossy kid

Bug Hut on Saturday afternoon as a kid, St. Pauls scouts, our first U14 youth football team "Pegasus", going up Stanley in the 50s, Knowlmere St and the Empire up Ossy. I,m prejudice but I think we grew up in the best era between 1950 and 1965.

Knowlmere Street – where the kids learned to dance to the strains of Victor Silvester.

[cashman]

post just got me remembering lol, knowlemere st (arts) joe morts, accy con, spring hill, mary mags, cavern, jazz club, bold st, sydney st, all accy dance halls that are no more, probably some i forgot also, have some great memories of all those weekly dances, what have the kids got now?

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by cashman

post just got me remembering lol, knowlemere st (arts) joe morts, accy con, spring hill, mary mags, cavern, jazz club, bold st, sydney st, all accy dance halls that are no more, probably some i forgot also, have some great memories of all those weekly dances, what have the kids got now?

I'm thinking it can't have cost more than 2/6 (half crown) / 13 pence to get into most of them places , bit more than the price of a pint .