Long Gone

[janloot]

evans bros, was in greengates yard, off whalley road, started serving my time with that firm as apprentice slater and roof tiler, it was rough, then went to spencers at Sydney st, that was worse, I worked for a firm called mangan&charnley,enjoyed working for them, last job was the garages for a funeral parlour, on left just under railway bridge, on willows lane, wolstenholmes,

[Aussie Irene]

[QUOTE=jaysay;1058261]Ya lived a few doors away from another apprentice working there at the time Roger Keely[/QUOTE

His Father was Walter Keeley Plumber and Stanley footballer.
Bob also lived next door to Bill Clooney who started his apprenticeship 12month's after John

[jaysay]

[QUOTE=Aussie Irene;1058276]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya lived a few doors away from another apprentice working there at the time Roger Keely[/QUOTE

His Father was Walter Keeley Plumber and Stanley footballer.
Bob also lived next door to Bill Clooney who started his apprenticeship 12month's after John

Ya that's right remember his father and his brother who was a councilor at one time in Accy

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by pashley

Just dipped in to this thread and thought to have a look in Barrett's 1935 Directory of Blackburn and District to see if there were other builders. Under 'Joiners and Builders', there are 35 names listed! presumably, some would be woodworkers only.
Incidentally, under 'Fried Fish Dealers' are 66 establishments and these just within the Accrington boundaries! How could Accy support 66 chippies??

Because back then most people had square arseholes, un id wur easier to call intut chippy ont way hoam fro wurk, than tu start cookin sumat, no ready meals, no micro waves

[Retlaw]

Seth Sutcliffes in Abbey St.
Hindle's Joiners up Willows Lane.

[Retlaw]

Fitzpatrick's Blacksmith in Crawshaw St.
Co-op Joiners in Birtwistle St.
Hothersall''s Chemist in Abbey St.
Sauls shop in Black Abbey St.
Bradleys top of little Blackburn Rd
Catlows Fruit & Veg Broadway.
Key Joes in Warner St.