Picture Query

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 17:06

New picture.

Whats was the name of this street,
where was it, and just to make it harder,
when was it demolished, and why.

Retlaw.

joaner3 · 20-10-2009, 17:20

Is it near Haworth Art Gallery?

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 17:26

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Is it near Haworth Art Gallery?

On a global scale yes, but as the crow flies about 3/4 of a mile.

Retlaw.

TubbyLes · 20-10-2009, 18:29

Could it be Culvert St.,demolished to make way for the Police,Fire stations and associated houses.

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 19:00

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Could it be Culvert St.,demolished to make way for the Police,Fire stations and associated houses.

Correct.
Seeing as your so good, who lived in the bottom house. ????

Retlaw.

MargaretR · 20-10-2009, 19:02

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Correct.
Seeing as your so good, who lived in the bottom house. ????

Retlaw.

.......and what did he have for breakfast on 1st Jan 1910?

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 19:12

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.......and what did he have for breakfast on 1st Jan 1910?

Now now Margaret, your being facetious.
It was a woman who lived in the bottom house.
The end house at the Grange lane end, was an up and downer, as opposed to back to back.

Retlaw.

katex · 20-10-2009, 20:08

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

.......and what did he have for breakfast on 1st Jan 1910?

I like facetious.

katex · 20-10-2009, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

It was a woman who lived in the bottom house.

Retlaw.

Does your wife know about this Retlaw..

Would that be number 1 or did they run the other way ?

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 20:44

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Does your wife know about this Retlaw..

Your getting too cheeky fo your own good.
Would that be number 1 or did they run the other way ?

Houses are numbered from the town center, then from the nearest main rd, odd numbers on the left, even numbers on the right. so number 1 would be at the top on the right of the picture..
Theres a but in all this, Accrington used to consist of two towns Old & New, some of the houses in New Acc were numbered from Abbey St, because Abbey St was the Market St, so the houses on Black Abbey St, Oak St and Warner St, at one time were numbered the opposite way, to the way they are numbered today.

That house in Culvert St, at the Grange Lane end had two occupants, one was know as Betty downstairs and the other was Betty upstairs.

And to answer Margaret. Betty upstairs had porridge for breakfast ever other day.

Retlaw.

MargaretR · 20-10-2009, 20:50

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Betty upstairs had porridge for breakfast ever other day.

Retlaw.

Not many people know that

katex · 20-10-2009, 20:50

Facetiousness apart .. briliant stuff Retlaw.

Had just noticed under the missing voters a George Morrison No. 1 Culvert Street was listed ... so he would be at the top then, and no relation to the 2 Bettys. Taking it that No. 1 was from the nearest main road then ?

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 21:43

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Originally Posted by katex

Facetiousness apart .. briliant stuff Retlaw.

Had just noticed under the missing voters a George Morrison No. 1 Culvert Street was listed ... so he would be at the top then, and no relation to the 2 Bettys. Taking it that No. 1 was from the nearest main road then ?

Yes.
Do you mean the Absent Voters list of 1918.
If so Private John William Beesley. M1/59071 A.S.C., is registered at that address for 1918.

Retlaw.

Retlaw · 20-10-2009, 21:44

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Not many people know that

Nice one Margaret, your improving.

Retlaw