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25-06-2004, 16:58
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Re: Pitt Street
Spot on Willow....Its pity Mr Beckham missed his.....lol
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25-06-2004, 23:39
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Re: Pitt Street
Pitt Street was originally called John St, way back before your Great Great Granddads were born. there was also a Higher Pitt St which joined Birtwistle St. at the junction with Hargreaves St.
Now I'll set you one where was Pinch Belly Row. Retlaw. |
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26-06-2004, 01:01
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Re: Pitt Street
Is it something to do with Piggeries?
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26-06-2004, 22:53
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Re: Pitt Street
Because if you lived there you were poor, you had to tighten your belt to keep your trousers up, hence Pinch Belly Row. Co-op Joiners building was further up the street on the left. Now where is it
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29-06-2004, 10:16
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Re: Pitt Street
"Why was Park Shed" given that name. Guesssing, but its built on what was park land many years ago, belonging to Accrington House, the mansion that was in the area of top of Oswald Street/bottom of Bold Street.
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29-06-2004, 22:20
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Re: Pitt Street
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Huncote is the original spelling see old documents in Halmote Court Rolls. Circa 1450. |
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29-06-2004, 22:33
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Re: Pitt Street
The thread may have started off asking about a street which is now part of Eastgate but you asked if we know where Pinch Belly Row was and I was asking if it's in Huncoat. I believe we were supposed to be guessing.
So was that in the Pitt St area too then?
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29-06-2004, 22:44
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Higher Pitt Street
Hi, here is a photo taken by Owd Bert a few years back, which will give people an idea of where Pitt Street and Higher Pitt Street was. If you look you can see Callums, the restaurant at the corner of Abbey and Black Abbey Street. I have a child hoodmemory of one section of Pitt Street, nearer to Barnes Street I believe, which has unusual shaped windows, I think they were "pointed" lintels or something.
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29-06-2004, 22:56
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Re: Pitt Street
Hi Atarah,
Whats the place next to Callums..... |
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30-06-2004, 07:00
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Re: Pitt Street
I remember some houses in Accrington with pointed lintels. Were/are they off Blackburn Rd somewhere near Sacred Heart which is now no longer there? Are the houses still there?
Nice photo of Pitt St Atarah. I must take a look at your website. |
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30-06-2004, 08:13
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Re: Pitt Street
Nice piccy from Owd Bert, Atarah. Accrington in it's prime!!
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