Warner Street, Accrington

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Any chance of getting a photo of the pals memorial.

Will this do. Bill Turner laying a wreath at the Church St Memorial.
Retlaw.

[JEFF]

Originally Posted by Atarah

Balbus said "As far as Warner Street is concerned, there also used to be Bodens' pie shop and cafe"

I THINK Bill Tattersalls took over Bodens pie shop premises.

Bowden's pie shop and cafe was higher up than Tattersalls as far as I can remember.

Was the shop just lower down than the Warner's called Hopwoods, sold fancy goods and lighting if I remember and it carried on round into Church Street.

There was the Catholic Club, upstairs next to Key Joes

[Retlaw]

Also in Warner St was Whewells they took over Key Joe's place before they moved to Bridge St.
Wolstenholme's had a model shop, on the right hand side just a bit further up than Key Joe's. Mr Wolstenholme was a teacher at Hyndburn Rd, his 3 sons went into business, one was a Joiner, I think it was where Maundy Grange is now, the other moved the model shop to Whalley Rd, and the other son was Wolstenholme Funerals in Willows Lane.
Arthur Wild butcher, also had another shop up Stanley St.
The Post Office & the Labour Exchange were also accessed from Warner St.
Retlaw.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by JEFF

Bowden's pie shop and cafe was higher up than Tattersalls as far as I can remember.

Was the shop just lower down than the Warner's called Hopwoods, sold fancy goods and lighting if I remember and it carried on round into Church Street.

There was the Catholic Club, upstairs next to Key Joes

The Warner Arms was the last property in Warner St. Hopwood's moved to Little Blackburn Rd.
On the corner with Cross St, the Stuttard Bro's had a car repair place, one of the brothers served in WW1.
Davy St ran from Warner St, the Arcade is built on the exact line. Back duke St is still there, there was a French Polishers in one of those buildings on the right going down Duke St back.
Retlaw.

[cashman]

was wilds butchers up stanley st,the one that became slingers?

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by cashman

was wilds butchers up stanley st,the one that became slingers?

Don't know who bought it after Arthur retired.
It was facing the end of Cambridge St, when you got to Stanley St.

Retlaw.

[MargaretR]

When I was at High School I had a friend named Glenys Bury who lived in a small house (not a shop) near the bottom end of Warner St.
I recall visiting her a few times there - it must have been circa 1953/4.

I dont recall the door number but feel reasonably sure that it was this property (it wasn't a gable end but on that side near the bottom)
Accrington BB5, United Kingdom - Google Maps

[Tealeaf]

For those of you who are interested in Warner Street and what shops were on there and other streets around Accy, Church, Ossy & Baxenden, have a look at this:

Historical Directories

It's a piece from the Pigot directory of 1829. You also need to look at the next page on there.

As Retlaw will tell you, treat these directories with caution. Nevertheless, like my hacked list of telephone numbers, they can be useful little tools.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by JEFF

Bowden's pie shop and cafe was higher up than Tattersalls as far as I can remember.

Was the shop just lower down than the Warner's called Hopwoods, sold fancy goods and lighting if I remember and it carried on round into Church Street.

There was the Catholic Club, upstairs next to Key Joes

I can remember the Catholic Club JEFF the knights of stain colombo used to meet their

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by JEFF

Bowden's pie shop and cafe was higher up than Tattersalls as far as I can remember.

Was the shop just lower down than the Warner's called Hopwoods, sold fancy goods and lighting if I remember and it carried on round into Church Street.

There was the Catholic Club, upstairs next to Key Joes

Downstairs as well Jeff. Funny enough when the Catholic club shut down, I seem to remember one or two of the members found their way up to Bold St.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Don't know who bought it after Arthur retired.
It was facing the end of Cambridge St, when you got to Stanley St.

Retlaw.

nah it must not have been the shop i was meaning walter, slingers was on corner of Washington St, wi the stanley arms on opposite corner, wasn't aware of the one by Cambridge St, wonder when it vanished?

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by cashman

nah it must not have been the shop i was meaning walter, slingers was on corner of Washington St, wi the stanley arms on opposite corner, wasn't aware of the one by Cambridge St, wonder when it vanished?

When Arthur retired from Warner St, I seem to remember the one in Stanley St, facing the end of Cambridge St, was still being used as a butchers for a while, haven't seen Arthur in years, must be around the 80 mark if he's still alive.
Retlaw.

[JEFF]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

The Warner Arms was the last property in Warner St. Hopwood's moved to Little Blackburn Rd.
On the corner with Cross St, the Stuttard Bro's had a car repair place, one of the brothers served in WW1.
Davy St ran from Warner St, the Arcade is built on the exact line. Back duke St is still there, there was a French Polishers in one of those buildings on the right going down Duke St back.
Retlaw.

Always thought that Hopwoods had a window in Warner Street.

[Balbus]

They did, with a separate entrance on Warner Street at one time.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, Hopwoods Toy store was on Church Street.......the Hopwoods Fancy goods store was round the corner on Warner St....with Greenwoods mens shop between the two shops.(unless my memory fails me)