No idea when or why on this one, but have you ever seen Accrington so packed?
That picture of the crowd in front of the Market Hll was taken August 1st 1915, when the Accrington Pals marched into Accrington on a recruiting drive, if you look closely you will see A & B coys across the end af little Blackburn Rd and into Peel St.
Note they are wearing khaki uniform and carrying rifles.
Some sh*t head has put a the same picture on the display in the Market hall but labeled it February 23rd 1915 when the Pals left for Caernarvon.
When the Pals left Accrington in February they wore blue melton uniforms and only had a few old Long Lee Enfield Rifles.
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