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West Ender · 16-02-2005, 19:59

JohnW, is the Hollands pie factory chimney still there? In the days when few of us had cars I worked in Bury and I used to travel to work by train. The chimney was a landmark, with H-O-L-L-A-N-D-S written down the side of it, and I was always glad to see it, on my way home, because it meant I was nearly in Accrington then only a 10 minute bus-ride back to West End and one of my mum's wonderful meals.

When, later, I lived in North Yorkshire we used to visit my parents in Blackburn and take home a couple of dozen Hollands meat pies and steak puddings for the freezer. You couldn't get anything like that up there.

Please, don't tell me they've knocked the chimney down.

16-02-2005, 19:59	#5
West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 192	Re: West End Memories JohnW, is the Hollands pie factory chimney still there? In the days when few of us had cars I worked in Bury and I used to travel to work by train. The chimney was a landmark, with H-O-L-L-A-N-D-S written down the side of it, and I was always glad to see it, on my way home, because it meant I was nearly in Accrington then only a 10 minute bus-ride back to West End and one of my mum's wonderful meals. When, later, I lived in North Yorkshire we used to visit my parents in Blackburn and take home a couple of dozen Hollands meat pies and steak puddings for the freezer. You couldn't get anything like that up there. Please, don't tell me they've knocked the chimney down. __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.