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the whole site was sold to peel holdings who still own it along with the Trafford centre and many other developments.they want to make changes to the present site but the know it all do nowt councillors of Hyndburn and Blackburn seem to have objections saying it could harm the already dead town centres.:mad::rolleyes::confused::(

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forgot to mention that peel holdings paid £1 for the whole site.

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I think the first units on the Whitebirk Retail Park were built in the early 1980s. The other side of the railway line, the part known as Trident Park, with all the car dealerships, has only been built within about the last five years.

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Some business were on the Whitebirk site before 1980 Judith, I worked a firm who built prefab buildings, Premier Construction, in the early 70s and there were quite a few other businesses were also operating too

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Near sure M.F.I. was yon in 70s, remember buying some crap units.:D the one n only time.

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I bought a garage from Premier before the moved and were then at the bottom of Audley Range near to the bridge is that Bolton Road. (not sure don't know Blackburn well) made out of asbestos and wood and fitted on a concrete base at 11or15 Banbury Ave Oswaldtwisle. not sure number of the house long time ago brand new semi cost £1,450.

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Ya it was one of the first on there cashy, was certainly there when I worked for Premier Construction

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After the station closed (late 70s?) 2 of my rock-climbing mates (Dave Cronshaw & Bob McMillan) climbed the outside of one of the cooling towers & abseiled off. The police had been called and were waiting for them when they got down but let them off with a caution.

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I'm sure my wife has a picture of the towers coming down, somewhere...

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That's weird, I grew up on Banbury Ave and my friend lived at no.15. They did have a garage, think it had a green door.I remember playing in it. (all through the seventies). My mum and dad still live there.:o

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Lived on Dudley Ave in 80s may know em.:)

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Sorry it was no 12 so my wife tells me, and after looking on Google she is right as usual. We bought the house 1965/66 when I worked for the NCB as a mechanic, so we got ten bags of smokeless fuel for £1 and had a Rayburn fire with a glass front, it got so hot we had to run water off the cistern and the radiators nearly bounced off the walls. I remember our mortgage was £11 10 shillings a month.

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I bought my first house in Accrington on a ten year 7% fixed mortgage in 1966, I still have the receipt for the final payment. £4. 6s, 8d.
That's two pints in the Read Con.

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They were the Sharrock family, Maurice worked for the Post Office.:o its a small world. I must have passed you many times in the street /Spar.