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- rocketmanjohn - 23-Sep-2003
Sandieh,
If I remember correctly, Brook Mill was on the same street as 'The Palace' [sic] cinema, I only worked in the canteen which was the first building at the top of the street on the right.
B & R Taylors was an engineering design office on Sandy Lane, it occupied the first few terraced houses at the Eagle and Child end. Ace Forum contributor Alan Marsden worked there at the same time as me and we've relived a lot of fond memories in the last few months, I havent seen him sinse the mid 60's. There were some fine engineers at B & R's and a lot of rogues, I credit my time there with giving me the knowledge to pursue my career for the following 40 years. It was a great time, I would'nt have missed it for anything.
John
- Bill Rigby - 23-Sep-2003
Farrington Park. For a moment or so, I had to recollect where itwas and then I read about the mill lodge and it came back! I once was returning home from school in Preston and as we passed the park, a huge haystack in the park was ablaze. Even though most of us got off several stages later - myself at the gasworks, others in Towngate - we all got off to watch the conflagration. The fire brigade arrived and got to work. One of the items I recall were the mice that ran wildly in all directions as the heat and smoke forced them out of the stack. This would be anywhere from 1943 to 1946, though I would guess at 1945. Anyone recall the haystack fire?
- Sandieh - 24-Sep-2003
Hi Noel and Eileen, I`m sure both of you must have known some girls I was friends with they lived on Stanifield lane, the Parker girls Irene, Jean, and Maureen, I think Irene married Jack Anderton. Mary Hibbert who lived in Mill st, she emigrated to California, and Val Baker who lived in School st. Sandie.
- noel - 25-Sep-2003
Hi Sandie, yes I knew the Parker girls. They lived at no. 40 I think. Mary Hibbert, is that a relation of Barry Hibbert? Do you remember the Gorses? My parents were very friendly with them.
- Sandieh - 25-Sep-2003
Hi Noel,Mary Hibbert had a brother Jack and a sister, dont know her name. I new a Sandra Gorse, would that be her family?
- skitzy - 25-Sep-2003
I dont recollect the Parker sisters Sandie, but the name Mary Hibbert rings a bell. Did you know the Manley's I think they lived at 17 Mill ST.
Eileen
- Karen - 25-Sep-2003
Thankyou Noel,
I got the photos you sent ... my hotmail wouldn't open them, so I forwarded them to my Yahoo email address and that opened them ..
no prob.
Ciao Karen[
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- noel - 25-Sep-2003
Yes I've noticed that about hotmail, and yahoo. You get a message saying something like "attachment not saved" and there's nothing there to open. Looks good Mill St. Doesn't it? Answer in a word of 2 letters, the vowel being o.<bg>
- steve.w - 25-Sep-2003
i used to live on kew gardens which gave us excellent access to the park i think.
by way of an introduction my gran used to run the roebuck, and my mum and dad ( and later step dad) ran the chippy near the pub on your way into farrington (sorry i am no good at remebering road names) i also later lived on mill lane/street with my gran.
i was born in 1960 and left leyland in 1980
- noel - 25-Sep-2003
Stanifield Lane? In which case it could be Boundry St. or the one at the top of Crown St. There is a Mill St. and a Mill Lane. The street is off Stanifield Lane, where I photographed where the mill used to be. The Lane is of Croston Road and consists of a few semis backing onto the moss. It's probably Mill St. I would guess. Welcome anyway Steve, you have the same names as my nephew.