4th generation from original Oswaldtwistle resident - Page 2

garinda · 05-11-2010, 08:46

Welcome.

Hope you enjoy your trip over here.

Where in Oswaldtwistle did your family live?

jaysay · 05-11-2010, 10:12

Hello and Welcome, just wondering where in ossy your relatives lived if the were in walking distance of Ossy Mills

Maggie Q · 06-11-2010, 14:27

Thanks again everyone, for all the lovely welcomes! My family lived on Lord Street and Sun Street in Oswaldtwistle. On the census', sometimes it mentions "Back" Sun Street - not sure what that means. Also, one relative was born on Hey (Lane?). Does anyone know if the cottages on Lord and Sun Street are the originals from the 19th century?

jaysay · 06-11-2010, 14:59

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Originally Posted by Maggie Q

Thanks again everyone, for all the lovely welcomes! My family lived on Lord Street and Sun Street in Oswaldtwistle. On the census', sometimes it mentions "Back" Sun Street - not sure what that means. Also, one relative was born on Hey (Lane?). Does anyone know if the cottages on Lord and Sun Street are the originals from the 19th century?

Most of Lord Street is still there, but only half of Sun Street is, from Lords street the houses on the left were demolished and a home for the elderly was built on the land, Peel Court, but now that is no longer there

Maggie Q · 06-11-2010, 15:21

Thanks, Jaysay! That's why I couldn't find the exact address! Hey Lane, too, is different from what used to be there, I'm sure. All the homes look fairly recent (non-Victorian). I've been mapping by Google-Earthing my family's addresses and it's a wonderful internet tool. I can see everything at street level. Thanks again for sharing that information!

garinda · 06-11-2010, 15:29

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Originally Posted by Maggie Q

Thanks, Jaysay! That's why I couldn't find the exact address! Hey Lane, too, is different from what used to be there, I'm sure. All the homes look fairly recent (non-Victorian). I've been mapping by Google-Earthing my family's addresses and it's a wonderful internet tool. I can see everything at street level. Thanks again for sharing that information!

Try Heys Lane.

There are still a few old cottages there, next to the Heys pub.

jaysay · 06-11-2010, 15:32

Think its Heys Lane today Maggie, that's what I've always known it as, its not far from where I live and there is a pub called the Heys Inn too

tosh · 06-11-2010, 15:47

hi margaret and welcome.

Maggie Q · 06-11-2010, 16:57

Thanks Garinda, Jaysay, and Tosh! Your information is a great help. Seems like most of the places my family lived are gone - except the Lord Street home. Still, it will be a dream to just be there and soak up the ambience. I saw the Heys Inn pub on the map - it wasn't open at the time they photographed it - up for lease. Is it open now? Definitely a lunch stop if so. And thanks to all of the member's warnings, I'm going into Ossy Mills and avoiding Yankee Candle Shop at all costs. We have the same problem here - you can smell it a mile away. Actually, I come from New England originally, and Yankee Candle was a small business with a few stores here and there until they sold it to a corporation. The difference between Yankee Candles and other candle products was the quality and extended length of burning time. Then they added the fragrances...
I'm planning on visiting the history room at the mall too. Are there any other sites you would recommend seeing that are within walking distance from the train station?

katex · 06-11-2010, 18:54

Don't know whether you found this site, but really good for old and some more up-to-date photos of Oswaldtwistle :

Life and times of Oswaldtwistle :: Fotopic.Net

katex · 06-11-2010, 19:31

This is an interesting page too taken from aforementioned, from the Barrett's directory .. a few Thompsons showing in 1897 approx :

Oswaldtwistle history 4/=year about 1897 :: :: Fotopic.Net

garinda · 06-11-2010, 23:24

Yes, the Hey's Inn is open now.

If you want t o pop in there for a drink or lunch.

jaysay · 07-11-2010, 10:02

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Originally Posted by garinda

Yes, the Hey's Inn is open now.

If you want t o pop in there for a drink or lunch.

That was one of my watering holes in my earlier years, in the days of the vault, snug, tap room and best room, was one of the best tap rooms in Ossy, since I moved back to Ossy 24 years ago I've only been in the pub twice, its lost all its character

pipinfort · 07-11-2010, 13:04

Welcome

Maggie Q · 07-11-2010, 15:18

Thanks again, Everyone! Katex, the websites are fabulous! Gives a really good insight down history lane... Heys Inn - on my list of to-do's! Many thanks again, everyone!