Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin (Post 669307)

Somebody brought up the subject of bus shelters on another thread, but do you remember the old concrete & asbestos half shelters of the 50s & 60s, they wer draughty old buggers, especialy the one outside the Load Of Mischief, waited for the the Blackburn bus more times than I can remember, but the one across from the Load on Whalley Rd, built into the Cambridge Press was great, especialy if you had a girl on your arm, or something. everybody caught buses in them days, not many cars parked outside houses then. Always jumped off the running board befor it stoped outside the CooP butchers. That was another good shelter in the CooP gents outfitters, while waiting for the 6am bus to Whalley, to ge to work at Brockhall for 7am. or I used to get a lift from a bloke who lived in Haslingden, Id wait in the enterance to the Star/Carlton, cinema/pictures.

Originally Posted by beechy (Post 669182)

cant say if its the same guy JavaScript,my guy was a good age back in the
early seventies.

Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin (Post 669307)

Somebody brought up the subject of bus shelters on another thread, but do you remember the old concrete & asbestos half shelters of the 50s & 60s, they wer draughty old buggers, especialy the one outside the Load Of Mischief, waited for the the Blackburn bus more times than I can remember, but the one across from the Load on Whalley Rd, built into the Cambridge Press was great, especialy if you had a girl on your arm, or something. everybody caught buses in them days, not many cars parked outside houses then. Always jumped off the running board befor it stoped outside the CooP butchers. That was another good shelter in the CooP gents outfitters, while waiting for the 6am bus to Whalley, to ge to work at Brockhall for 7am. or I used to get a lift from a bloke who lived in Haslingden, Id wait in the enterance to the Star/Carlton, cinema/pictures.

Originally Posted by south aussie (Post 660987)

Did you ever put coins on the line?
How big did they get after being run over by the Loco ,and burnt your fingers when you picked them up.
Is the row of houses still there[can,t remember the street name],we had to walk past to get to the 20 steps if you were walking down from Foxhill Bank

Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin (Post 668995)

Yea chap with the plaster on his nose, pretty sure he lived in Clayton, Dill Hall I think. The blind piano tuner lived on Brisbane St I think, the mack & the suit case, a lot of characters around in those days, anyone remember the chap in the Bowler hat he lived in Oswald St, I think he may have been a Booky, and Morice Hindle, he never worked a day in his life, but was very fit, always got around in a vest or T shirt & pumps , had bleach blond hair.

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 669362)

Think one of the best bus shelters was the one at Church Commercial, opposite the Pub, was a wooden shelter set back and quite deep too, certainly kept the wind and rain out whilst you were waiting for the Blackburn bus

Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 669779)

Anybody remember Dick Gogh, used to go on Church Cricket Club every home match, he was the first bloke I ever heard heckling the players Umpire or anybody else who'd listen, he was a real character

Originally Posted by Taggy (Post 670306)

Was he worst than Johnny Walker???...Mind you, Johnny used to do all his Whinging in the Bar!!!!;)


Best Regards - Taggy