What Are They? - Page 2

WillowTheWhisp · 10-10-2007, 16:11

I was just thinking of the ones in Ormerod Street in the wall that used to be part of Platts/Bulloughs.

cashman · 10-10-2007, 16:17

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I was just thinking of the ones in Ormerod Street in the wall that used to be part of Platts/Bulloughs.

were those at ground level? thought they were about 1ft above? but my memorys not the greatest. lol

WillowTheWhisp · 10-10-2007, 16:22

I go past there nearly every day and I never really look but I'm sure that what's left of them sort of disappears into the ground. I'm going down tomorrow so I'll try to remember to have a look.

BERNADETTE · 10-10-2007, 17:09

Your right Willow I can remember seeing the workers in the basement like thing when it was Howard and Bulloughs

WillowTheWhisp · 10-10-2007, 17:55

I suppose it's because the ground rises up and the front of the factory was at ground level but halfway up Ormerod Street it became basement.

cashman · 10-10-2007, 18:36

the thing that puts me off the "windows" a bit- the last arch is not very high maybe 18"- 24" n dont leave much room or point of a window.

beechy · 10-10-2007, 18:43

could it have been for ventilation ?
i also remember the ones going up ormerod st

cashman · 10-10-2007, 18:56

thats a better possibility to me beechy, still aint sure though.

BERNADETTE · 10-10-2007, 19:03

We need somebody who maybe worked there or has a better memory than me

cashman · 10-10-2007, 19:18

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

We need somebody who maybe worked there or has a better memory than me

agree, but it needs to be someone who worked in the previous owners (Black and Whites) i think it was.

K.S.H · 11-10-2007, 06:22

Does it have a cellar? could have been windows for that.
I haven't seen them but I'll have a look if I pass it, are they definately knocking the building down? sure they guy who owns G&A plastics once told me there was a preservation order on the building or the chimney there

cashman · 11-10-2007, 07:56

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

Does it have a cellar? could have been windows for that.
I haven't seen them but I'll have a look if I pass it, are they definately knocking the building down? sure they guy who owns G&A plastics once told me there was a preservation order on the building or the chimney there

the building should be completely vanished in next 10-14 days going off whats left KSH, i pass daily,walking the dog.

lindsay ormerod · 11-10-2007, 17:37

Certainly doesn't look to be preserved today when I went past it !

They look like cellar windows to me; maybe the height of the road down onto Hyndburn Rd has changed in the intervening years ?

katex · 11-10-2007, 18:17

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod

Certainly doesn't look to be preserved today when I went past it !

They look like cellar windows to me; maybe the height of the road down onto Hyndburn Rd has changed in the intervening years ?

Could be correct Lindsay... a friend of mine used to do talks on old Accrington with lots of pictures and I was impressed with one that showed such arches as Cashy describes (think may have been the police station

) and was due to the road being raised.

cashman · 11-10-2007, 18:35

gotta say cellar/basement windows looks promising to me.