Re: Hyndburn Local History Society.
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Originally Posted by katex
Next meet this Thursday, November 4th, Lecture Room, Accrington Library at 7.30 p.m.
'Privies, Pollution and Pigs'
Aspects of 19th century Accrington.
Speaker John Goddard. Hyndburn LHS.
The mind (bog)gles ... 
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A chap I used to know, who lived in Jacob St, kept pigs in a sty down the side if the Warner Arms, off Warner St, when I asked him how he managed to get way with it in a built up area, he said it was an ancient right that the council couldn't revoke.
He was still there about 15 years ago.
Retlaw
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