Bogs and Beds
 

Hi All
Does any one know if there were any lodging houses in Oswaldtwistle fro 1860 onwards. I do, now of two that were in Accrington around the 1910/30's, Harry Duffs Good Beds down Bull Bridge, and the New Model Lodging House in Pit St Acc.

Also where were the Toilets besides Dutton St, and next to the Railway arch in Blackburn Rd.
Retlaw.

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the toilets were directly past the bridge,coming towards church on the left,just before the little row with Ciros cafe in the middle, dutton street bogs were bottom end just opposite woolworths side window in centre of street,they were underground bogs.;):)

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We needed to know where all the bogs where in those days cashy, it was hard work walking home with crossed legs:D

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Just been doing some family tree researching, and through the 1881 census (which is about the only one you can get free.. :rolleyes:) came across a lodging house in Oswaldtwistle, 20, Mill Lane. Had 27 residents at the time of record.

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Recently Park 381 gave us a link to a conservation doc about Church.
There was an extensive history section and in it there was mention of a lodging house opposite Hargreaves Warehouse on Blackburn Rd

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1881 England Census

Relation: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Oswaldtwistle
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 20 Mill Hill A Common Lodging House
Education:

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Occupation: Carpenter

Registration district: Blackburn
Sub-registration district: Oswaldtwistle
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
John Abbott 30
William Ashworth 39
W. Edward Briggs 26
John Cheetham 50
Elizabeth Dickinson 39
Richard Dickinson 31
Cornelius Driscoll 50
John Dunn 26
James Graham 28
Andrew Grimshaw 36
John Grimshaw 36
William H. Harwood 28
William Heaton 40
Henry Heys 36
Bridget Lonsdale 35
John Marsden 46
Margaret Parkinson 40
Joseph Pickup 48
Mark Rawstron 40
Henry Richardson 33
Jeremiah Riley 68
Robert Scholes 50
Jonathan Wade 36
Richard Ward 44
Emily Ann Wilkinson 2
John Wilkinson 47
Margaret Wilkinson 32


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Wouldn't take the link, but copied and pasted the text with some deletions. Actually says Mill Hill, not Mill Lane ..sorry.

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bogs under railway bridge at bottom of ormerod st
almost sure :mosher:

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yep on corner of scaitcliffe st.

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All mainly mens though weren't they ... :mad: Did the council in those days think we women didn't need a pee.

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think the thought behind em was = women will not pee in the street, oh how times change.:D

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Will take that as a back handed compliment or did you mean we will pee in the street now ... :D

Tell you what you never see now .. a mother holding up her child over a grate to have one (usually a girl on the 'holding'; boys only need to stand and aim through the grid..:D) .. used to an acceptable and regular sight years ago.

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both actually kate, then they would never dream of it, now some don't give a monkeys, as i have been unfortunate to witness in last 25 or so yrs.:eek:

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It must be posh where you live, Katex. :D

I see mums doing that with their kids in Ossy and Accy.

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those i saw never had there kids wi em lilly, your area must be even worse than mine.:D:D:D:D

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LOL . When I say I see mums doing that with their kids I mean I see mums holding their kids over grates so the kids can wee.

I didn't mean that I've seen mums weeing in the grate with the kids. I've never seen that! :eek: