14-Jun-2002, 06:21 AM
As I mentioned in my "New Member" posting, my family had the ironmonger's on Towngate just south of the "Regent Corner". I think it was 143 Towngate and originally 27 Water St and we were in the premises where Leyland Motors first started, as the Lancashire Steam Waggon Comapny.
My wife's family had a greengrocery at 90 Hough Lane, taken over after my father-in-law retired by Jimmy Ditchfield.
Rocketman, was it your Dad who had the appliance shop 4 doors closer to Turpin Green from Nixon's? I remember Eileen's dad getting a fridge and a washing machine from that shop and I'm sure the name was Burrell's.
I'd be interested to hear from descendants of other owners of old Leyland businesses.
Frank Damp
Anacortes, WA, USA
My wife's family had a greengrocery at 90 Hough Lane, taken over after my father-in-law retired by Jimmy Ditchfield.
Rocketman, was it your Dad who had the appliance shop 4 doors closer to Turpin Green from Nixon's? I remember Eileen's dad getting a fridge and a washing machine from that shop and I'm sure the name was Burrell's.
I'd be interested to hear from descendants of other owners of old Leyland businesses.
Frank Damp
Anacortes, WA, USA
Frank Damp (wife Eileen, nee Nixon)
Leyland resident 1941-1965, emigrated to the US in 1968,
retired to Anacortes, Washington State, USA in 1999.
Leyland resident 1941-1965, emigrated to the US in 1968,
retired to Anacortes, Washington State, USA in 1999.