Pearl House
 

Met a bloke in Kingston, Ontario, Canada who also came from Accrington. He said when he was young he lived at the top of Pearl Street, in a large house called PEARL HOUSE. I don't remember it, does anyone?

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dont remember it being top of pearl street,thought it was on birtwistle street i think i,m sure it was a house for wayward/stray young ladies? at that time in the 60s i lived at black annies on birtwistle street and was known to associate with a young lady from the said establishment.lol maybe time has dimmed the brain cells but i'm sure that was pearl houe.

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I can't remember exactly where it was Cashman, but definitely rings a bell, always thought was summat to do with the Pearl Assurance company ?

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i'm not known to gamble katex but i'll put ackers on it being where i said- unless someone on accyweb knows differant.lol:)

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He said he lived there with his Grandparents, and the railway ran behind the house. He said it would shake the house when a train past. Just curious as we lived in Holland Street from 1965-1976, then we came to Canada.

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Well, that would tie in with Pearl Street, railway line ran across the top. Feel like Cashman though, somebody will remember. Mick .. go and take a look next time you passing.

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Why did I not know about this? Damn! Missed out again! :mad:

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think ive got it wrong birtwistle street was holly house i think. its a long time ago, which makes me feel positivley ancient.lol:D and wyn you missed it cos you didn't know me.:D

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Is Pearl Street still standing anyway ... part of the Project Phoenix, aint it ??

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Nah, its all gone round there now

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I'm sure the 60's would have swung a lot more if I'd been knocking round with you, Mr C! :cool:

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I lived in Holland Street from around 1959 until 1970 and I must admit that this Pearl House does ring a bell. I'll need to sleep on it though, but he could be right.

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Best man for history is Bob Dobson, but Pearl House was at the top of Pearl St in its own grounds. There was a large underground tunnel from Pearl House grounds leading into Lonsdale St. Possibly part of the old Andersons Boiler works at the top of Newark St.

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Pearl House was a fine house at the top of Pearl St, by the railway. I don't know which came first, but suspect that Street pre-dated Pearl House, though such a house may have had another name before the street came. The Andersons did oiccupy another house called something like Boiler Works House. They ( Alfred initially) was a boiler maker with a factory in what was probably Newark St. In 1861, there were only 54 ladies called Pearl in census. None were Peels or Steiners. Possbily, but I think unlikely, the Pearl Loan Co ( later Pearl Assurance) might have funded the building of the street or the house. I am sceptical on all tunnels.

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Was that not Holly House? I remember it from the early 70's, a couple of my friends rented rooms there.... although they weren't 'wayward', just short of somewhere to live.