Anyone recognise this?
 

And if you recognise it do you know who or what the initials stand for?

Anyone recognise this?
 

Oh, I know this one! Honest! But I am not going to say yet, to keep the thread going a little longer.

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Cummon Atarah...let us know... I can't just pop down town to have a look, you know. Could it be on Cannon Street? Willow Street?

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You're very close Darby.

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Well the only things I can think of are; the Mechanics Institute, The (or what was) childrens library annex of the main library, or one of the legal professions offices on Cannon Street. MLB or M&L B??
Could be outside the NatWest Bank or Midland Bank? But the L?

Pity I can't nip down town and have a look. My sister-in-law would then call me "one of those funny people who go around looking up at buildings". I'll have another think!

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Cold and warm at the same time here. Not Mechanics, library or lawyers. The initials refer to what it used to be but no longer is. Remember this is a old building.

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Manchester & Liverpool Bank......but won't say where.

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M&L Bank...then it's got to be on St. James Street?

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It is Manchester and Liverpool Bank but it isn't in St. James' St. It may help you to know that it is no longer a bank.

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When we were there this afternoon there were decorators in there who said that the building was to be used by..HBC.

Not satisfied with occupying almost every major building in Accrington they now want more. And all at our expense. How much longer are we going to put up with this????

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What do they need more space for?

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You tell me!!!!

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Maybe they are looking to put the Accy Clock in there??

Anyone recognise this?
 

The monogram is of course of the Manchester and Liverpool Bank, which is on Eagle Street/Cannon Street, the main entrance being on Eagle Street. This became the Rates Office after the bank had left.

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The monogram is actually on Eagle Street where the main entrance is. (Glass doors etched with the word "Bank") but as you so rightly say it is on the corner with Cannon Street so I suppose I should have given Darby half a coconut for that earlier - shared with Tealeaf for identifying the Bank name.

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Morning WillowTheWhisp, and I forgot to say this is just one of quite a few public buildings which use polished red Aberdeen granite as a feature of the entrance (also The Con Club, The Baptist Chapel, Gothic House, all in the same area of town of course)

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Talking of the Baptist Chapel - any mention yet of what is going to happen to that?

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¼ of a coconut..all to myself.

Is there no end to your generosity A-Bob?

Well I'll just have to try harder, but from a thousand miles away it's difficult!

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It wasn't A-b it was me! :)

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I would never be so mean as to hand out a quarter of a coconut. Besides, I am not sure I would trust my assistant, the lovely Rubella, with sharp implements. She is lethal enough with the Moped.

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It isn't easy dividing a coconut into equal parts.:4u: