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Old 04-11-2010, 14:01   #22
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Re: Hyndburn Local History Society.

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Originally Posted by Retlaw View Post
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.
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funny thing, when i bought a bungalow on Bamford Crescent, in 80s, went to solicitors n one of the stipulations was i couldn't keep pigs, which caused us great amusement at the time, wonder if twas owt to do wi that?
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