Bit of a local history puzzle - Page 2

churchman phil · 06-04-2009, 15:32

Were there buildings built on the current road line originally and that is the width of the cobbled road between them?
If you look at the line of Manchester Road as it passes The Park Inn it seems to follow straight on down Grange Lane thus making the bit between there and the Hargreaves a later re-alignment. There may well have been buildings there originally.

De-bunk at will!!

accyman · 06-04-2009, 17:18

these large stones become very slippery in the wet so were place there for when criminals ran out of court seeking refuge in the pub

they would slip on the stones and be dragged back into court

katex · 06-04-2009, 17:22

I'm just with the theory that they were just extensions of the originals, but would love to hear Atarah's hearsay.

Retlaw · 06-04-2009, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by churchman phil

Were there buildings built on the current road line originally and that is the width of the cobbled road between them?
If you look at the line of Manchester Road as it passes The Park Inn it seems to follow straight on down Grange Lane thus making the bit between there and the Hargreaves a later re-alignment. There may well have been buildings there originally.

De-bunk at will!!

I have contributed to other threads on the subject of Grange lane, in the area of the Fire Station, plus photographs. Grange lane as you see it now, was impassable until the Fire Station was built in 1934, opened in May 1935. The Lane had to be raise twelve feet, to meet the bottom of Timber St & Manchester Rd.

Retlaw.

churchman phil · 07-04-2009, 09:51

Well and truly de-bunked

Atarah · 07-04-2009, 10:18

Hi, well you have all guessed what I would probably have guessed (and it is probably the correct explanation) - but here is what I was told:-

For the old fashioned pram!! (perambulator) - for the mums talking their new off spring for a Sunday afternoon stroll, on their way up Manchester Road, to Oak Hill Park - must have been an extrememly bumpy ride anyway for the poor child, but slightly less bumpy on the section near the Hargreaves Arms Pub.

what do you think about that explanation?

Atarah

MargaretR · 07-04-2009, 10:22

With those coach built prams you needed all the help you could get.
The thought of pushing one up Manchester Rd reminded me of the effort I used to make pushing one up Dill Hall Lane (I lived at the top)

churchman phil · 07-04-2009, 12:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atarah

what do you think about that explanation?

Atarah

I'd say codswallop!!

Retlaw · 07-04-2009, 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by churchman phil

I'd say codswallop!!

Your gonna get debunked again.
Its what I said, an extension of the pavement from Adelaide St to Bank Terrace.

Retlaw.

churchman phil · 07-04-2009, 13:56

LOL!! I meant the pram explanation!!!

emzy · 07-04-2009, 14:57

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

With those coach built prams you needed all the help you could get.
The thought of pushing one up Manchester Rd reminded me of the effort I used to make pushing one up Dill Hall Lane (I lived at the top)

I pushed the twins in their double pram up manchester road a few times and nearly killed myself each time I did it!!

K.S.H · 07-04-2009, 15:05

Well if it is right they had better people on the council them days than they have now, can you imagine them being as thoughtful nowadays? I can't, but I'm sure they would think of a way of charging/taxing you to push a pram up there

garinda · 07-04-2009, 15:14

Are they ancient ley lines, proving that Accrington was the centre of the old world, and Camelot was on Warner Street?

jelly baby · 16-04-2009, 16:57

Thers a similar track near Cowm Reservoir at Whitworth, we were told by the local historian that the cobbles were for the horses hooves to grip, the slabs for the cartwheels.

whitecoffee · 10-06-2009, 22:15

Hi everyone....nice to see the Hargreaves getting some tongues wagging

I have just bought the place in an effort to stop a succession of breweries running it even further into the ground. It s a stunning property and i want to try and do it some justice in renovationg it and opening it up as good bar again.... with the hope of opening upstairs as a restaurant at some point. Im looking for info though, as much as possible into the history of the place... any links or infor would be welcomed in my hunt for its past...the place is brimming with charachter from celler to tp floor, i feel privalidged to have it to be honest, a true part of accringtons history. Im not some rich city developer, im an accrington lad born and bred, so would love you guys to help in getting some nfo together.......please please please.
Cheers
Justin