Archaeological dig in Accy? - Page 3

Alan Varrechia · 18-03-2011, 20:13

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf

If I was a member of Time Team and given the opportunity to dig around Hyndburn, I would probably choose the river Hyndburn behind the Dunkenhalgh Hotel. It's not a natural watercourse; so what is it?

Have a look at google earth to see what I mean.

Looks like it may have been a spur off the canal.

Gremlin · 18-03-2011, 20:41

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I too have an history with that stand, not a good one really, I pulled it down

Do you know what happened to the stand jaysay? I was unloading a tanker at Mansfield one day and the operator saw the Accrington on the cab door and told me Mansfield FC had bought the old Stanley stand. Any truth? Twas about 1974.

Tealeaf · 18-03-2011, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Alan Varrechia

Looks like it may have been a spur off the canal.

Err...I think you're looking at the spur by Emerson & Renwicks. This is a couple of hundred feet below canal level, about 200yds S.W. of the Dunkenhalgh:

Alan Varrechia · 18-03-2011, 21:26

Google Earth. Just to the left of Dunkalhaigh. Twisty water way, thats all i can see there apart from canal which is very close.

jaysay · 19-03-2011, 09:49

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Originally Posted by Gremlin

Do you know what happened to the stand jaysay? I was unloading a tanker at Mansfield one day and the operator saw the Accrington on the cab door and told me Mansfield FC had bought the old Stanley stand. Any truth? Twas about 1974.

Wasn't the wooden stand you see on the old photos Gremlin, that was definitely taken down and burned on sight as it was virtually all wood, there was some metal girders in it which were removed my a chap who's now my next door neighbour. Not sure but there was another stand on the burnley road side of the ground, which was a white elephant really of which many say that the purchase of was the start of the slippery slop to all their problems, I think it was bought originally bought from Aldershot, and was sold, but to whom I don't know, could well have been Mansfield Gremlin

heth · 20-03-2011, 10:04

Well Sue at the Peel Park Pub let us down, she didnt know anything when my Dad asked!!
Still none the wiser............

jaysay · 20-03-2011, 10:57

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Originally Posted by heth

Well Sue at the Peel Park Pub let us down, she don't know anything when my Dad asked!!
Still none the wiser............

Well I'm shocked and stunned and not a little amazed

Atarah · 20-03-2011, 12:40

Oh but she does. She told me about the dig in the first place and I was only with her yesterday when she said "filming" has taken place this very week. OK, it may just be on behalf of the Uni in Preston, but ......

And .. if you go up and look .... 3 small sites have been "ear marked".
Watch this space!

MargaretR · 20-03-2011, 16:05

Maybe these undergraduates need to learn 'how to dig' by practicing in places where there isn't anything valuable they might damage

Pudwoppa · 15-04-2011, 10:47

An interesting link for those who were following this thread.

"The results will also be published in the forthcoming volume of the international journal World Archaeology which will have an archaeology of sport theme linked to the 2012 Olympics."