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03-07-2008, 15:56
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Re: Simla St. Accy
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Lune Court? Where the flippin 'eck is that?
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I think it was somewhere around Grange Lane
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03-07-2008, 16:07
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Re: Simla St. Accy
Was definitiely in East Ward Jelly Baby, actually Lune's Court. Retlaw will probably know exactly where, once teased us with a competition on where certain 'courts/yards' were. Will have to throw this challenge to him...
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04-07-2008, 22:15
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Re: Simla St. Accy
Lune Court was off 30 Grange Street
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05-07-2008, 10:19
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Re: Simla St. Accy
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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Lune Court was off 30 Grange Street
Retlaw.
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Which was demolished and replaced with Wellington Court.
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05-07-2008, 12:10
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Re: Simla St. Accy
Does anyone have a map of the area? Or is there one I could upload from anywhere?
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05-07-2008, 12:23
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Re: Simla St. Accy
Try looking at this map - it will zoom in
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environ...cc/acceast.jpg
I found Grange St near the 'smudge', central on the map
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05-07-2008, 13:33
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Re: Simla St. Accy
Thanks for that.
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05-07-2008, 14:46
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Re: Simla St. Accy
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Does anyone have a map of the area? Or is there one I could upload from anywhere?
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Shurmers maps show it as it was before demolition.
The 1863 map shows only 3 blocks have been built.
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05-07-2008, 15:35
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Re: Simla St. Accy
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Shurmers maps show it as it was before demolition.
The 1863 map shows only 3 blocks have been built.
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Don't understand that Retlaw .. my Shurmers map only shows one block still standing (well, a shorter street which ends as it reaches Napier Street) and Wellington Court in it's place .. must have a later edition do you think ? Does say 1988 though, when it was adopted by as the 'Official Borough Guide'
Last edited by katex; 05-07-2008 at 15:37.
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05-07-2008, 15:53
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Re: Simla St. Accy
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Don't understand that Retlaw .. my Shurmers map only shows one block still standing (well, a shorter street which ends as it reaches Napier Street) and Wellington Court in it's place .. must have a later edition do you think ? Does say 1988 though, when it was adopted by as the 'Official Borough Guide'
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A lot of Grange St at the southern end, was demolished in 1966 to make way for Wellington Court, I have photo's of the demolition somewhere.
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05-07-2008, 16:09
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Re: Simla St. Accy
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A lot of Grange St at the southern end, was demolished in 1966 to make way for Wellington Court, I have photo's of the demolition somewhere.
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Yeh, but you said Shurmer's map shows it before demolition and the other map with just 3 blocks ? Did you get it the wrong way around, or have I misunderstood ?
Sure Jelly Baby would appreciate the photos if you can find them.
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05-07-2008, 18:48
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Re: Simla St. Accy
The dates are as I gave in my earlier post.
Pictures of the area taken in 1966.
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06-07-2008, 14:41
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Re: Simla St. Accy
Thanks retlaw, I appreciate that.
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06-07-2008, 14:43
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Re: Simla St. Accy
I used to live in that area and cannot remember Simla St.
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06-07-2008, 15:06
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Re: Simla St. Accy
It's not Simla St, that was a misinterpretation of census info, it's actually Lunes Court.
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