Obituaries of noted Accringtonians.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by garinda

James Barlow Macalpine was born on February 11, 1882, at Accrington, the son of Sir George W. Macalpine.

Roundworms Wanted -- Taffs 1 (5178): 1059 -- British Medical Journal

A member of the Eugenics Society, (1937 -1957).
British Eugenics Society - Ma-Mc

A rather beautiful illustration, in the Arts and Crafts style, of the Macalpines house, Broad Oak, by Thomas Hayton Mawson

View of Garden Broad Oak Accrington from The Art and Craft of Garden Making by Thomas Mawson reproduction by Thomas Hayton Mawson - Artchive.com

The architect of their family home, Thomas Lennox Watson (1850 - 1920)
Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (January 23, 2010, 11:19 am)
Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report (January 23, 2010, 11:19 am)

[garinda]

Prof. Wilson Smith. (1897 - 10 July 1965)

Born Great Harwood.

http://www.jstor.org/pss/25403172

http://www.jstor.org/pss/769545

[garinda]

Brian Hartley (1939 - 1994)

Mathematician.

Brian Hartley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

History of Mathematics at Manchester- School of Mathematics

Hartley biography

[garinda]

Magdalen Nabb, author

Born Church, 1947 - died at her home in Florence, 2007.

Magdalen Nabb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Magdalen Nabb | Times Online Obituary

Obituary: Magdalen Nabb | Books | The Guardian

Magdalen Nabb - Telegraph

:: Magdalen Nabb ::

[garinda]

James Hartley Ashworth, Zoologist. (1874 - 1936)

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Natural History Collections: History of Ticks

'This part of the history traces the moves that led to the building of the Ashworth Laboratories to house the Department of Zoology at the King's Buildings on West Mains Road, as well as giving a brief insight into the acquisition of the current collection and its contributors.'
Natural History Collections: The Third Natural History Collection

[garinda]

Joseph Baron, poet. (1856 - 1923)

Although known as the 'Blackburn poet', he was born in Rishton, thus his inclusion here.

Joseph Baron, Rishton Poet

John Thomas Baron

George Hull: The Poets and Poetry of Blackburn (8)

[Bob Dobson]

Joseph was one of 3 brothers, all of them fine dialect writers & poets.- Joseph, John Thomas and william

In my view, our finest poet was Nicholas Freestone of Clayton.

Other poets'/writers' names are coming to mind.....Alice Miller, Ronald Digby, Joan Pomfret, Les & Alan Bond (Les is still alive and performing in a group called The Fireside Fusiliers)

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Joseph was one of 3 brothers, all of them fine dialect writers & poets.- Joseph, John Thomas and william

In my view, our finest poet was Nicholas Freestone of Clayton.

Other poets'/writers' names are coming to mind.....Alice Miller, Ronald Digby, Joan Pomfret, Les & Alan Bond (Les is still alive and performing in a group called The Fireside Fusiliers)

Alice Miller was mentioned in this thread.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ler-49851.html

From the same great-aunt who knew Alice Miller, I inherited some of Joan Pomfret's books too, but know little details about her life.

[garinda]

T’ Mothers’ Meetin’

Eawr Mothers thowt they’d do a play
To raise some funds for t’ Guild;
They co’ed a meetin’, and on t’ day
O’t Parish Hall wor filled!
As t’ Vicar said, the room was packed,
An’ laid deawn t’ Law wi glee –
If t’ Mothers fro’ St. John’s con act,
They muttered, Soa con we!

An’ after t’ Prayers an’ t’ bits o’ news
To business they set to,
For fust ov o’ they hed to choose
A gradely play to do.
Some thowt a Panto. met be good –
But t’ Vicar said: Come, come,
Hardly – er – suitable, where could
We get the fairies from?

East Lynne! said Mrs. Shuttleworth,
Th’ owd ’uns wor t’ best, tha knows,
An’ sithee, if tha want me in
Ah’ve o’ mi Gronny’s cloes! …
Noa Shakespeare ’ere, said Mrs. Pyke,
(At names hoo’s noa great shakes)
Ah feel o’ sentimental-like –
Eh, led’s do Hindle Wakes!

They barged till t’ Vicar’s cough wor dreawned,
An’ never settled nowt:
There’ll be noa acting, Ah’ll be beawnd,
But as Ah wetched, Ah thowt
By Gum, if they could mek fooak pay
To hear their noisy spells,
They’d be as good as ony play
Be bein’ just thersels!

From ‘My North Countrie – An anthology of poetry and prose of the northern counties’ collected and arranged by Wilfred Pickles. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955

Is this Wilfred 'What's on the table, Mabel?' Pickles, the radio and television personality?

[garinda]

Arthur Appleby, cricketer. (1843 - 1902)

'He was born at Enfield, Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, 22 July 1843, the son of mill owner Joseph Appleby. Educated at Grange School, Thorpe Arch, near Tadcaster he began his playing days at Enfield Cricket Club where he was coached by John Berry and W.H.Iddison. He played in 58 matches for Lancashire between 1866 and 1887 and in 81 first-class matches in total.;
Arthur Appleby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wisden - Arthur Appleby

Arthur Appleby | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

'Clayton-le-Moors was the home of Arthur Appleby, who played cricket for Lancashire in the Victorian period.
People who played cricket in those days had to be amateurs because only men with money had the leisure time to play.
Appleby owned flour mills along the banks of the canal and also had a fleet of barges to supply them.
He built his first mill in Clayton and when his profits increased he built mills in Blackburn and Bootle.
It was the canal, coal and cotton which changed Clayton from a sleepy old hamlet to a bustling industrial village.'
Tourist guide to Clayton-le-Moors (From Blackburn Citizen)

[garinda]

Professor Fred Brown. Virologist, (1925 - 2004)

Professor Fred Brown - Obituaries, News - The Independent

Professor Fred Brown | Times Online Obituary

[garinda]

Leslie John Duxbury, scriptwriter (1926 - 2005)

Leslie Duxbury - Obituaries, News - The Independent

Obituary: Leslie Duxbury | Media | The Guardian

Leslie John Duxbury (1926 - 2005) - Find A Grave Memorial

Leslie Duxbury
Leslie was one of the major writers for Coronation Street. Starting with episode 560 in April 1966, he had written 411 scripts by the time he retired in November 1991. He also co-wrote two episodes: one with Susan Pleat in May 1967, and the other with John Stevenson in December 1991. Additionally he had two spells as Producer of Coronation Street in 1974 and 1977.
Coronation Street writers

[garinda]

Edward Paynter. Lancashire/England cricketer, born Oswaldtwistle, (1901 - 1979)

Eddie Paynter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eddie Paynter | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Wisden - Edward Paynter

Eddie Paynter Profile - England Cricket Player Edward Paynter Biography - Eng Batsman E Paynter

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by garinda

T’ Mothers’ Meetin’

Eawr Mothers thowt they’d do a play
To raise some funds for t’ Guild;
They co’ed a meetin’, and on t’ day
O’t Parish Hall wor filled!
As t’ Vicar said, the room was packed,
An’ laid deawn t’ Law wi glee –
If t’ Mothers fro’ St. John’s con act,
They muttered, Soa con we!

An’ after t’ Prayers an’ t’ bits o’ news
To business they set to,
For fust ov o’ they hed to choose
A gradely play to do.
Some thowt a Panto. met be good –
But t’ Vicar said: Come, come,
Hardly – er – suitable, where could
We get the fairies from?

East Lynne! said Mrs. Shuttleworth,
Th’ owd ’uns wor t’ best, tha knows,
An’ sithee, if tha want me in
Ah’ve o’ mi Gronny’s cloes! …
Noa Shakespeare ’ere, said Mrs. Pyke,
(At names hoo’s noa great shakes)
Ah feel o’ sentimental-like –
Eh, led’s do Hindle Wakes!

They barged till t’ Vicar’s cough wor dreawned,
An’ never settled nowt:
There’ll be noa acting, Ah’ll be beawnd,
But as Ah wetched, Ah thowt
By Gum, if they could mek fooak pay
To hear their noisy spells,
They’d be as good as ony play
Be bein’ just thersels!

From ‘My North Countrie – An anthology of poetry and prose of the northern counties’ collected and arranged by Wilfred Pickles. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1955

Is this Wilfred 'What's on the table, Mabel?' Pickles, the radio and television personality?

Brilliant poem,,, thats so funny,,,,,

[MargaretR]

I actually met Wilfred Pickles and Mabel (she wore a fur coat).
He was doing a live radio show at Ossy town hall circa 1947, and took time in the day to visit Mount Pleasant Primary School.
He asked us to sing for him, so we sang My Darling Clementine.

If you wonder how I can remember such past detail - just detox your brain