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Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
Thought you may all like to see these ....
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
nice old pics atarah, one thing i noticed was "cottage hospital" any clues as to where this was (or still is)
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11-10-2004, 14:36
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Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
Cottage Hospital was the early name for our Victoria Hospital.
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11-10-2004, 16:49
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
Thanks, dont suppose that bit is still standing then
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11-10-2004, 16:52
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
Yes, it's still there.
The bit which struck me is Avenue Parade without trees.
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11-10-2004, 18:40
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11-10-2004, 21:14
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
I'll be up that way later this week and I'll try to take a couple of photos so you can compare.
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11-10-2004, 22:25
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
Atarah, Is there any local collection of hold postcard and or, photographs which can be view or purchased by the public. I passed the Hospital on Wednesday, I look on it with grim memories to be honest, but with fascination at the same time. I didn’t see that much as I was driving a little fast at the time. 30 mph, but I didn't relise where i was until I was almost passed it.
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14-10-2004, 14:36
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
Here's a photograph of the hospital, taken this week, from roughly the same point as the pic on Atarah's postcard.
As you can see there are a couple of extensions added to what was there in the original. There are also other extensions and additions in different parts of the building. This is taken from the Whalley Road side of the Whalley Rd/Queens Rd corner looking towards Queens Rd/Haywood Rd direction.
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14-10-2004, 20:38
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
For the genealogists :-
Point your browser here for the Hospital Records Database http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/h...rds/search.asp Hats off to The Wellcome Library and the National Archives. It is fascinating what you can find out about your hospital and of course your ancestors....
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22-10-2004, 23:02
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Point your browser here for the Hospital Records Database
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/search.asp Hi Weary Tourist, just looked at this site. I dont agree with something it says i.e. Haywood Road was previously named Whalley Road - I have never heard this before. |
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22-10-2004, 23:05
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
It seems highly unlikely. Does anyone have an old map of the area? I was under the impression that Haywood Road was created and named when the hospital was built, likewise Aitken Street, Garden Street and surrounding area.
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23-10-2004, 07:27
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
The 1845 OS Map shows Whalley Road as The Whalley Trust Turnpike Road, which follows the same course as it does today, Haywood Road does not exist on that map nor on the 1891 OS Map. So it would seem safe to assume that Haywood Road was never known as Whalley Road.
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23-10-2004, 07:33
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Re: Lovely old postcards showing various views of Accrington
The same is true of maps I have seen Dated 1800, 1849 and 1928, produced for the Peel's, the Local Board and Accrington Borough Council respectively.
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