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Old 03-04-2008, 18:41   #1
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as kid we used to sledge down lupin road and try to get as far as you could down the dizy back,

how many have heard of the dizy back.
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Never heard of Dizzy back.... But i know of Raggy back!! anyone know where that one is ??
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Never heard of Dizzy back.... But i know of Raggy back!! anyone know where that one is ??
The back off Burnley Rd. behind Booze Buster and the probation office ?? I heard that called Raggy back before.
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The back off Burnley Rd. behind Booze Buster and the probation office ?? I heard that called Raggy back before.
Your damn right it is Manor street back alley
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Does the dizzy back not run down at the back of Asda?
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Why is it called Raggy back
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T`was always Electricity Back or Ewbank back to us. Now the Rats Back thats a different matter altogether!
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Dunno, where is Lupin Road ?
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Yep Raggy back, back of Manor street/ Burnley road. Dunno why it was called Raggy back though!! maybe someone on here will!!
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Near Milnshaw Park
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Long Ago There Was A Rag Shop Down There Thay Payed You For Your Old Rags
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Makes sense, thanks for the info
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AHHHHHH right, I lived there from 1980 til 1985 .... was probably too young to remember the old Rag shop, or it had gone by then!!

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Old 03-04-2008, 20:35   #14
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the dizzy back was so called as it had the corporation distrutors yard there,


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lupin road runs of lancaster ave befor you get to the park.
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