Was Bridge Street The Industrial Site Of Church - Page 2

staggeringman · 06-10-2004, 16:54

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

When is a tunnel not a tunnel? If it looks like a tunnel and acts like a tunnel - what is it?

thinking about that one willow,the water comes down from the hills and in places disappears and goes underground boring its way to the lowest outlet.as it is a constant force it takes debris with it making it bigger thus making a t......l or what is it?come on tealeaf when is a tunnel not tunnel, and dont say when you turn it on its end and its a funnel....he..he

staggeringman · 06-10-2004, 16:58

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Originally Posted by WINGY

I know of a couple of people who worked at Rothwells when it closed down, and they later worked at Emerson and Renwick. The old building is now Alkron Export and used to be Shaw Export. We used to build machines in there when we were busy and had no room in our fitting shops. It used to be absolutely freezing in that place, then they spent about £1m on having it insulated, and the average temp then came above 5 degrees c:-) (should my computer have a degree button on it???) Aint been down there for a year or so now but when in there i can imagine what it was like in its day..

i remember them going on strike at rothwells and they where all stood round 56 gallon drums with a nice fire going in them....perhaps thats what kept them warm.

Tealeaf · 06-10-2004, 17:00

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Originally Posted by staggeringman

thinking about that one willow,the water comes down from the hills and in places disappears and goes underground boring its way to the lowest outlet.as it is a constant force it takes debris with it making it bigger thus making a t......l or what is it?come on tealeaf when is a tunnel not tunnel, and dont say when you turn it on its end and its a funnel....he..he

OK....which came first - the "tunnel" or the river?

WillowTheWhisp · 06-10-2004, 17:03

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Originally Posted by WINGY

(should my computer have a degree button on it???)

You mean like 5°C?

No, mine hasn't................

WillowTheWhisp · 06-10-2004, 17:04

Er, which topic here is the thread wander?????

staggeringman · 06-10-2004, 17:08

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

OK....which came first - the "tunnel" or the river?

NONE.... the rain come first and due to the lay of the land it rolls to the lowest point,causing a puddle and when that puddle gets full it starts to flow to the next lowest point.This keeps carrying on untill it forms a stream...what comes after a stream a river...good innit!

WillowTheWhisp · 06-10-2004, 17:11

I remember one summer when it rained very hard, the water running under Sultan St burst up through the ground and flung cobblestones hither and yon. Was that a tunnel?

Presumably "rivers" still run under those streets from the hillside.

staggeringman · 06-10-2004, 17:30

has anybody still got any of those big glass jars(carbunkles i think)they used to put chemicals in them at blyths,used to be alot about at one time...probably worth a bit of brass now.

WillowTheWhisp · 06-10-2004, 17:44

Could that be carboys? I saw some at a car boot sale a few weeks ago. People use them for making bottle gardens. Never noticed the price tho.

staggeringman · 07-10-2004, 17:29

yes your right willow dont know where (carbuncles )came from,had a bloke in today,says he hasnt seen any on site but blyths are making fifty redundant.

Doug · 07-10-2004, 18:18

Carboys - Now't like this I suppose?

staggeringman · 07-10-2004, 18:23

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Originally Posted by Doug

Carboys - Now't like this I suppose?

similar but about10 times bigger,they must have been about 2.5 ft tall and 2ft across.

apest1 · 04-07-2005, 12:35

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Originally Posted by staggeringman

hello fellow churchians and countrymen/ladies,i have alot of memories from my childhood being brought up on bridge street.Obviously a lot of people out there will have worked ouher brig at one time who remembers the following.

1.the old sheds just after top of the bridge, they stored foam in them for caligen during my time ...but what before that.
2.next came lords funeral parlour...(was that because it was near blyths)?
3.was it indian mill next?
4.boneyard/coalyard?
5.rothwells at the bottom.
6.what was the building on the right as you walked up the street before the houses started?
7.what came after those?

And don`t for-get the putty works

apest1 · 04-07-2005, 12:37

sorry YOU did not forget it .... putty works (church paint and varnish)
I MUST READ ALL THE REPLY`S

cashman · 04-07-2005, 19:16

there was a place that supplied sheepskin paint rollers across from blythes entrance in the seventies.