Dolly Blue
 

Can someone please help. When as a child we went on the Sunday run, I can remember on the way home to Accrington going round a bend and a set of traffic light where on the left was a large building with blue walls from the production of Dolly Blue, can anyone please tell me where exactly this factory was and its name, was it near Church :confused:

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remember the blue dye on the wall siddie, seem to think it was just under the railway bridge,by 20 steps going towards blackburn from church lights, was no factory yon in those days, but before 50s?

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Cahman, thank you so much, I knew there was blue on the walls, everyone including my 85yr old dad doesnt remember it, all they remember is Backbarrow which is now a hotel.
I now live in Kent but will be in Lancashire next month for our 40th wedding anniversary and will make a bee line there although I suspect I may not recognise it now and the blue will have gone but yes it was in the 1950 I remember it.
Would you be kind enough to tell me the name of the road where the bridge is/was if you know it and thanks once again for your reply.
When I find out if I can add pictures I will show you my Dolly and Blue
:)
p.s. what are 20 steps ??

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Take a look at an earlier thread about this ;-



http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ome-46339.html

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Thanks David yes I saw the posting and a hint someones father worked there but I wasnt sure exactly where it was

If you look in the gallery you will see my Dolly and Blue

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right, approach church from accy on blackburn road, through the church traffic lights (Right Hand Lane) carry on about 800 yds go under railway bridge n it was on yer right, most of that wall has been taken down,they made a small grassy area yon now, not sure if theres any dye left on the bit thats left (only about 18" high now) will have a look on thursday, n post again.:) P.S. directly under that railway bridge in left corner are 20 steps, a stairway thats always been called that.

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You are a star Cashman, thank you very much, will look forward to the next post and fingers crossed its still got the blue dye just to prove I am not crackers lol
Just as a matter of interest did you ever get your hair cut in a barbers shop in Burnley Road Accy in the 1960, if so that was my dad who now lives in Kent and is 85yrs old
Did you see my pictures of Dolly and Blue

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if yer dad was the barber just up from the boars head, across the road then i occasionally did pop in, as i lived just behind boars on Dowry St. in those days.:) just had a sneck great photos.

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He had two shops first one lower down apposite Dents Electrical shop and then he moved to one further up on the same side, his name is Cyril Whittaker a 6ft dark handsome ex Welsh Guardsman

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when i was tiny i lived directly across from Alan E Dents at number 14 Burnley Rd,just up from Ann Parkins shop, which is still yon, but the small row of houses are long gone.so was probably taken there but don't remember now.:confused:

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Dad was next door to Ann Parkinson I think his is the last shop in the row now that wasnt pulled down

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There used to be two flights of steps cashy (don't know if both are still there), one at both sides of the road, going from Church to Blackburn there was one set on the right Church side and on the left Blackburn side, the ones on the right led right into Blyths the ones on the other side led to a footpath which if followed took you straight through to White Ash playing fields

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Could it have been Blyths that made the Dolly Blue

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yeh the ones on the right were other side of the bridge john, goin back towards accy, where blocked off many yrs ago, but were still there late 90s, aint noticed since, summat else i'll look at tomoz.:)

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Not to my knowledge Siddie, worked yon fer 22 years.:)

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The reason I ask is someone in a previous forum about Dolly Blues said there dad worked there but I wasnt sure if they meant Blyths
Sorry I have started something here havent I

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in that section of the canal is a small "Bay" of which i believe Blythes owned 2 canal boats, back in the mists of time, possibly summat delivered off those boats caused the blue stain on the wall?:confused: me mate had all the history on it, but the thoughtless sod died when i lived in spain.

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Oh Cashman your poor mate, if only I had listened to my mother when I had the chance, she loved Lanky and loved family history but as a kid I wasnt interested and now regret it as I am struggling with both

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join the club i was just the same.:D

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Not sure cashy but was that blue on the walls actually caused by Dolly Blue, was it not caused by something made on the Blyths site:confused: they've made some weird and wondeful stuff there in their time:rolleyes:

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Does anyone know if you can still buy Dolly Blue

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Have heard you can but wouldn't have a clue where, don't see to many Rag an Bone men these days:D

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WOOOOOOO look what I have just found

Reckitt's Blue Carbolic Soap Co.

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And so cheap too, we could open a Chinese laundry:D

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I think that it was me who said that my dad worked for a short time at Cocker chemicals Ossy, and they made dolly blue

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I remember the blue wall very well as I passed it every day going home from school, often walking. I was always told it was a Dolly Blue works. Next to that wall, on the West End side, was a house, right on the side of the canal. It had a central front door with a bay window on either side but the back of the building was part of the works. In front of the house was a triangular garden, it followed the curve of the canal and the road. The house and garden were derelict right back when I was a child in the 40s.

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I can remember the blue wall and the steps. We used to sneak off for the afternoon when I was at Ossy Tech and we walked for miles.

As for Dolly Blue, my nets need a wash and I was only thinking about it the other day. Not much chance of getting any here though.

It translates to ´azul muñequita´ but sounds much better in English.

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Hi June
I have just ordered a pack of ten Dolly Blues, now called Crown Blue
I have promised my dad 2 and my daughter and neighbour 2 each, 2 for me so that leave 2 spare which I would be happy to pop in an evelope and send to you if you can private message me your address (not sure if you can do it here)

Sheila

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Thanks for clearing that up Margaret, just one more question was Cocker chemicals anywhere near the blue wall as you say Ossy and the wall was Church :confused:

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No - over a mile away

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and it stank of TCP. Used to live in Eagle Street of New Lane, overlooked Cockers and when the wind was blowing in the right direction it was close the windows and doors time

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I loved the smell of TCP havent smelled that for years

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Here is another memory does anyone remember Gibbs dentafrice toothpaste it keeps your ivory towers clean
A lovely shade of pink paste in a flat tin, nice taste too

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don't remember that Siddie, mind me teeth never stopped in me mouth long enough to concern meself wi toothpaste.:D

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I have added a picture of the advert for Gibbs on
lancashirereunited3.ning.com
as I am running between the two sites, doubling up on everything, it would be nice if the two sites were linked together in some way

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Ain't been on there for a while Siddie, must have another look:rolleyes: