culvert street

[earthdog]

Yes, I meant your local library, not mine. Windsor library doesn't even have much about Windsor I tell you. I'll have a bash at the British Library then, I've got a few other things to chase up as well so I'll have a day there when I can fit it in.

How do you come to have all this information to hand, are you actively engaged in research about the Pals and the like? Whatever you're doing, it's all to my benefit I must say.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by earthdog

Yes, I meant your local library, not mine. Windsor library doesn't even have much about Windsor I tell you. I'll have a bash at the British Library then, I've got a few other things to chase up as well so I'll have a day there when I can fit it in.

How do you come to have all this information to hand, are you actively engaged in research about the Pals and the like? Whatever you're doing, it's all to my benefit I must say.

I worked with Bill Turner on the Accrington Pals for over 20 years since his first book.

We then did the research again into those who served in the 11th East Lancs, spending a considerable amount of time down at Kew.

His first book is now obsolete, in that we found over 450 new names and numbers that had been missed by the original compiler of the names and numbers in Bills book.

Since Bill died I've found five more.
I also had my own project running at the same time, which was finding all the men from Greater Accrington (Hyndburn) who took the Kings shilling 14/18, so far I've got 14205 names, near 3000 pictures and over 5000 newspaper articles.

Retlaw.

[earthdog]

Crikey, sounds like a labour of love. I'm amazed you found what you sent to me so quickly if you have that much in your collection.

I can send you photos of a few more Pals in that case. I'll get them out tonight and send them with any details I know.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by earthdog

Crikey, sounds like a labour of love. I'm amazed you found what you sent to me so quickly if you have that much in your collection.

I can send you photos of a few more Pals in that case. I'll get them out tonight and send them with any details I know.

I've turned the newspaper articles into a scrapbook, each man is idexed by name number, month and year, so every thing is at hand when I need it.
The file is so big it won't fit on a CD. Sent you an email about Benjamin.
The harrogate tripe dresser will be on here before long, seeing what he can get for nowt.

Retlaw.

[cudagirl]

Thanks for posting this pic. my grandmother lived at 8 Culvert Street. Frances Heagney. Her Father was Francis "Frank" Heagney and mother was Mary Jane nee' Hughes. Do I have my information right? Culvert Street was built by the Hargreaves family. Two blocks of houses at the Manchester Road end of Culvert street. And today this road does not exist, but was the first road from the corner of Manchester and Grange Lane. Can be seen on 1909/1913 map, but road is not named. ???

[Atarah]

Hi you have seen the photo in posting no. 4 - the top of the street would have almosed be opposite the Monkey Steps on Manc Road, which are still there of course.