Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

The Copper Kettle today is at the top end of Warner street just off Abbey Street on the RHS looking towards Abbey Street. May have been somewhere else in years gone by.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

The Copper Kettle has always been in the same place. The pie shop and cafe was Bodens'- next to Tattersalls' Typewriters.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

I remember some of these shops very well, from the forties and fifties. The people who owned Hopwood's attended New Jerusalem Church and Sunday School, when I did. Their son Peter was a bit older than me. They once ran a children's competition, when you had to identify a slogan in the shop. They had to tell me what a slogan was, but I won a toy sewing machine. I also remember Baldry's, where we bought dog biscuits, and Key Joe's.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

I used to live across the street from the Church Vestry in Hargreaves St. The most remembered shops in Warner St, seem to be Baldry's, Hopwoods, Key Joe's, the Copper Kettle, Tattersalls Typewriters, & Marsdens Leather Goods, they used to do boot & shoe repairs at one time.

Retlaw

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

Used to buy my tropical fish from Mary Baldry

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

I remember the houses in Hargreaves St. as we entered the Sunday School across from them. I think Mr. and Mrs. Sagar, who attended the church, lived on Hargreaves St. near there. Hope I'm not getting my streets mixed up here. Was Hargreaves St. the first street off Adelaide St. parallel to Abbey St?

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

That's right opposite the Masonic Hall

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

Yep, and Jack Sagar was the caretaker for the Church & School, he lived at nu 7 Hargreaves St, I used to help him with odd jobs, it paid for my saturday trips to the Bug Hut, Flash Gordon, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Zoro, and many more.
Retlaw.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

Thanks maxthecollie and Retlaw for corroborating my information about the location of Hargreaves Street. I remember Jack Sagar very well. His wife was the superintendent, if that's the right term, of the junior Sunday School when I used to go there.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

When I started work at Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance in 1959, the local office was divided into two parts and I worked in the part housed in the old sunday school on Hargreaves street. The office was eventually relocated to Melbourne House when it was built in 1965.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

Thks. Mog, I've been trying to remember for ages where the catholic club used to be. I used to go there and I can remember quite a steep staircase. Now I'm trying to remember the names of some of the lads thatwent there. I can see them in my mind but I can't put a name to the face. It must have been about
63-63 and I was still at Paddock House ( so no drinkies for me!!!)

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

My memory must be fading I thought the cafe was where Tattersalls was we used to go in on a friday and have a plateful of potato pie(my mouth is watering.)When I was a child I went to Oak st Church & Sunday School can anyone tell me the date it was demolished,I,m sure Retlaw will know.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

I went to Oak Street Church and Sunday School, I can't remember when it was demolished. I was in the Scouts there. The church move to smaller premises on Higher Antley Street junction with Major Street. Last I knew it was an Asian Store.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

Tattersalls extended into what had been Bodens pie shop and cafe.
I think Oak Street Congregational Church was demolished about 1965/6.

Re: Warner Street, Accrington
 

Hi Max I didn,t know it moved to smaller premises.The only other family I can remember from the church days was Espley,s who had the chemists I think Ian was round about my age. :)