Accrington Library - unidentified photos

Bob Dobson · 12-08-2011, 16:20

In ther library there are some photos displayed downstairs and on the top landing. The library staff want to identify them - who are these people? where is this? when was this taken? They are numbered. Make suggestions to the librarians upstairs. Ask them to write it down.

I have suggested that No 9 is looking down Kenyon St with Cobden St on the left and the wall alongside the river in Weir St in the middle distance, with the union workhouse, near to Union St chapel, in the far distance.I think a lad called Roy Rayner lived in a cottage shown in the years around 1950.

There's one (downstairs) of a large body of men in Oak Hill Park. Many are wearing a lapel badge. Was one issued on demob from the services after WW1 ? What does Retlaw think about this? The photo was probably taken c1920 going off the style of clothing.

Atarah · 12-08-2011, 16:33

Will make it my way to have a look Mr Dobson.

katex · 12-08-2011, 17:07

There were some like this at the last meeting of the History Society, Bob, and some members were identifying them .. can't remember them though. Will have to take another look. Lovely thread.

Retlaw · 12-08-2011, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

In ther library there are some photos displayed downstairs and on the top landing. The library staff want to identify them - who are these people? where is this? when was this taken? They are numbered. Make suggestions to the librarians upstairs. Ask them to write it down.

I have suggested that No 9 is looking down Kenyon St with Cobden St on the left and the wall alongside the river in Weir St in the middle distance, with the union workhouse, near to Union St chapel, in the far distance.I think a lad called Roy Rayner lived in a cottage shown in the years around 1950.

There's one (downstairs) of a large body of men in Oak Hill Park. Many are wearing a lapel badge. Was one issued on demob from the services after WW1 ? What does Retlaw think about this? The photo was probably taken c1920 going off the style of clothing.

I've already been thro all those photo's months ago.

Those lapel badges are from the WW1 era, they are known as the Silver War Badge, they were issued to men who had done their bit, and were no longer fit for military service. Each badge was numbered, and it was a criminal offence to wear one if you were not entitled to it.

I don't think there are to many people alive today that could identify them, if they are 1920's era, then that makes them 90 year old.
Why don't you volunteer to take them round the old folks homes, see if some of the oldies, who couldn't get to the library could identify some of them.
Retlaw.

Bob Dobson · 12-08-2011, 20:24

Whjen I do get to Acc, I havene't time to do what I want to do, so to take on more work would be crackers Some of the photos are post-1980 I think.

Am pleased to read about the badges. Assuming that this is what they were, there's a lot of them, so could this be a gathering of such men. I think that a look at all Observers 1918-25 would find that photo.Trouble is, you would get side-tracked.

Retlaw · 13-08-2011, 19:47

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Whjen I do get to Acc, I havene't time to do what I want to do, so to take on more work would be crackers Some of the photos are post-1980 I think.

Am pleased to read about the badges. Assuming that this is what they were, there's a lot of them, so could this be a gathering of such men. I think that a look at all Observers 1918-25 would find that photo.Trouble is, you would get side-tracked.

Had another look at that photo, although some of those men wearing the badge in their lapel, appear to have been of military age for the 14/18 shindig, some of them seem to old.
Attached is a silver War Badge, which was supposed to have been worn in the right lapel
Retlaw.