rhyddings street factory bottoms fire

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Exactly G, you have to remember I used to use the watering hole right in its drop path of that chimney

Yes, God's obviously a socialist.

There was definiitely a leaning towards the left, threatening the Con club.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Exactly G, you have to remember I used to use the watering hole right in its drop path of that chimney

so thats why ya invited me yon one night.!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

so thats why ya invited me yon one night.!

There not all daft as slaver

[jelly baby]

Has the fire affected the 4x4 place in the yard?

[Bee]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Maybe if Tesco had not been allowed to build their store in the first place and a fire station would still be there, then the fire would not have taken the hold that it did.

Dont be silly T,

The fire station closed in 2003.

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Maybe if Tesco had not been allowed to build their store in the first place and a fire station would still be there, then the fire would not have taken the hold that it did.

It shows you don't know much about the Fire Brigade, & turnout times, many times when I served at the old fire station in Manchester Rd Acc, we could be passing Oswaldtwistles fire station, as they were just turning out, when the decline in manufaturing started, and mills were closing, the justification for a fire station at Ossy also declined.

Retlaw

[Tealeaf]

I suppose there was no justification for a fire station in Ossy in the first place; surely it would have been far better for all of us to let the entire town just burn down.

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I suppose there was no justification for a fire station in Ossy in the first place; surely it would have been far better for all of us to let the entire town just burn down.

Good point,But the fire station closed a long time before the Tesco shop was built.I think It was shortly after the invention of the Thermostatically controlled deep fat fryer but I may be wrong (again).

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I suppose there was no justification for a fire station in Ossy in the first place; surely it would have been far better for all of us to let the entire town just burn down.

Thats why they never built on in Church Tealeaf

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Thats why they never built on in Church Tealeaf

Err....wrong, as usual, Jaysay.

The fire station in Church was located almost next door to the Thorn Pub. The building was demolished in the early '70's. Houses are now on the site - somewhat more useful than a supermarket chicken shed, as in Ossy.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Err....wrong, as usual, Jaysay.

The fire station in Church was located almost next door to the Thorn Pub. The building was demolished in the early '70's. Houses are now on the site - somewhat more useful than a supermarket chicken shed, as in Ossy.

It might have been demolished in the 70s but it must have been a hell of a lot longer since they had any sort of engine housed there, must have been in the days of horse drawn tenders Tealeaf

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by jaysay

It might have been demolished in the 70s but it must have been a hell of a lot longer since they had any sort of engine housed there, must have been in the days of horse drawn tenders Tealeaf

Yeah...I think it was. But it's the principle that counts.

I have a vague recollection that there was a date on the building, about 1906 - which suggests it was put up just after the Steiner's and Foxhill Bank fires a few year's earlier.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

Yeah...I think it was. But it's the principle that counts.

I have a vague recollection that there was a date on the building, about 1906 - which suggests it was put up just after the Steiner's and Foxhill Bank fires a few year's earlier.

Steiners had their own firemen, I know because my Grandfather was the fire chief there for years

[MCR ADIM]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

I suppose there was no justification for a fire station in Ossy in the first place; surely it would have been far better for all of us to let the entire town just burn down.

should be the other way round and have the fire station is ossy so that accrington could just burn down,

[Benipete]

Originally Posted by MCR ADIM

should be the other way round and have the fire station is ossy so that accrington could just burn down,

Get back In't watter.