Bethel Chapel "walking" crusade - Page 7

susie123 · 20-02-2012, 22:47

Actually just revised my conclusions from the last post - think the corner in Steve's photo is opposite the one in my photo so the boarded up shop is on Blackburn Road and the procession is heading along Blackburn road towards Henry street. The shop next to the bank in my photo appears to have a moulding over the door which the one in the walking picture does not. Also the curved building on the right of the shop in Steve's photo has a window upstairs and no doorway which does not tie in with the bank in my photo.
Sorry if I misled anyone.

susie123 · 20-02-2012, 22:53

Phil where did you find that photo of the burnt out church?

steve2qec · 20-02-2012, 23:01

Steve how did you find your pic?

Dogged determination!
I knew there were a few photo's on LL of the area that Bob mentioned.
I put the link on this aft hoping that one of you guys would do the legwork, but if you want a job doing right.....!!

Karateman · 20-02-2012, 23:04

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Originally Posted by susie123

Phil where did you find that photo of the burnt out church?

From the person who currently lives in Ivy cottage.

Phil

steve2qec · 20-02-2012, 23:14

One thing that is confusing me is this: If the procession came from Hyndburn Road then what are they doing at the "Blackburn side" of the bottom of Henry Street and walking towards Accy?.....or am I missing something?

Karateman · 20-02-2012, 23:17

So they are coming down Blackburn rd and are just about to cross the top of henry which is just out of picture to the right. In Steves pic you are looking down Henry st from blackburn rd....I think you can see the old police station in the distance next to the Stag pub. Wonder where they were coming from though.........Ossy I would think....oh no here we go again....LOL

Bob it must be 1930's. mum was born in 1912 and is third from left in white uniform and looks older than 18 or 19.

Phil

steve2qec · 20-02-2012, 23:21

...unless they're walking to the chapel rather than from it?

susie123 · 20-02-2012, 23:21

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Originally Posted by steve2qec

Steve how did you find your pic?

Dogged determination!
I knew there were a few photo's on LL of the area that Bob mentioned.
I put the link on this aft hoping that one of you guys would do the legwork, but if you want a job doing right.....!!

Another slack day at the office Steve?

susie123 · 20-02-2012, 23:22

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Originally Posted by Karateman

From the person who currently lives in Ivy cottage.

Phil

Of course, thanks Phil. Has she any more?

steve2qec · 20-02-2012, 23:23

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Originally Posted by susie123

Another slack day at the office Steve?

Nope, posted the link for you this aft but did my trawling after tea!!

susie123 · 20-02-2012, 23:27

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Originally Posted by steve2qec

One thing that is confusing me is this: If the procession came from Hyndburn Road then what are they doing at the "Blackburn side" of the bottom of Henry Street and walking towards Accy?.....or am I missing something?

I wondered that too Steve...

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Originally Posted by steve2qec

...unless they're walking to the chapel rather than from it?

well yes they could be homeward bound but where would they have been en route?

susie123 · 20-02-2012, 23:32

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Originally Posted by steve2qec

Nope, posted the link for you this aft but did my trawling after tea!!

I had looked on LL earlier today but as I said before I find it difficult to find anything on that site.

Posting my scream pic again otherwise I will have steam coming out of my ears...

That's better...

Bob Dobson · 21-02-2012, 10:46

These processiions were properly called 'a procession of witness' They were intended to show that the walkers were proud to be from a paticular Christian church. But they had a secondary meaning - they were advertising their church/chapel in the hope of attracting more members. So, with this in mind, they toured their catchment area - the Church-Acc border.It was a circular route and they were probably over the half-way line.I suspect that they would either continue on Blackbnurn Rd to Park Rd then turn kleft, or turn left into Henry St, or at Antley or India St and make their way to Gatty Park for a cuppa and bun. The route would likkelty be givenj in the Observer's reeport - or there would be an ad on the front page where all the churches had a weekly ad about who their preacher was that week.

Atarah · 21-02-2012, 12:17

Surely all they would have done was walk along Hyndburn Road, turned into Henry Street, walked toward the Stag Pub, I think at that point they would have walked up, think it was called COMMERCIAL Street, which would have brought them out by the side of the huge pub at the lights at Church, (The Commerical) then they would have turned LEFT back onto Blackburn Road, turned LEFT again into Henry Street, down to the lights at the bottom, RIGHT onto Hyndburn road and back home.
I worked at Mastabar/NGN at Church for many years. Commercial St was my "route" to work each morning.

Bob Dobson · 21-02-2012, 12:39

You seem to know a lot about pubs, lady. That may well have been the simplest way, but if the aim was to be seen by locals,the main road may not have been the best one. We simply don't know. The ones you missed out were the Wellington & The Bridge, both at the corner of Nelson Square.