Shocking to see Accrington before and after , I doubt the film maker is still with us I don't think he would be happy to see it now , where did it all go wrong? What a shame.
It sure has , my gran owned the pots and pans shop across from peel St chemist , it was a card shop before that on the right as you entered the old market on peel St. God knows why they got rid of the market, peel St is dead now it used to be bustling
It's good to see Accrington through the past and present. It's always going to be home to me even though it has gone down hill a bit. Have faith that all other places that it will come back to life again if we all work together and it comes back to a nice town again.
I have a soft spot for Accy. Born in Blackburn Infirmary (because my mum was very young) but lived in Accy until aged 11 and went to St. John's School (thank you Mrs Baron, Mrs Balderstone, Mrs Thurman, and Mr Collins). I well remember the Odeon (then the Classic) on Saturday mornings for the cartoons and dramatic kids serials. Also the swimming baths with the beautiful coloured tiles and the individual changing cubicles. I'd like to go back to have some proper meat and potato pies and dandelion and burdock. Not so sure about the weather though.
Thanks to dear old Beeching the railway station and tracks are a shadow of their former self. It was a magnificent Booking Hall with six tracks in and out of Accrington. I grew up in Spring Hill from 1937 to 1967 and have to agree, it is a tragedy what has happened to a once proud town.
It was originally called Alkerington. St. James's Church is a Norman church. We used to call it the River Hyndburn 'The River Stink' because that is what it did.
Watching these videos brings a sadness to mind. I was born in Accrington in 1982, I lived in Oswaldtwistle and moved to Accrington in 1990. I lived there until 2001 just off Blackburn Road. Not been back there in so long, but it's slowly got worse and worse over the years. Such a shame.
@@scrollingthecomments.4043 I know York St. I used to have a mate live on one of the roads running off it, Princess St or Victoria St, can't remember which. Had a mate live nearby Canal St too, on St. John's Rd. Me and my brother used to go in the derelict buildings on the main road, Commercial Hotel and the one next door, lol. Small world.
Thanks for posting this link, I have seen parts of it before but no the whole thing. A Mr Strak had it back in the 80s and 80s when I was a regular traveller up those lanes.
It is the town of the zombie now, 2021 and not getting any better. A mere ghost town, only the mentally ill and desperate stagger the streets and a few junkies and alcoholics. All the banks have gone , pubs are closed permanently, and i cant see it improving any time soon. Anyone with transport goes to Blackburn or Burnley to shop. It has gradually deteriorated since the 90s. It once had a booming night life but the smoking ban put a stop to that well before the carona virus.
The space age toilets on peel street killed the gay culture of the town,,,as I had many a good time at the former Gents. Both the in and outdoor markets were fabulous were one could order themselves a Coffee and or a porkpie..the railway industry at that time of the early 70s was still used by Lokal signal boxes and after 1973 was taken over by Preston Power Signal box using the remote color light system.....
Einfach genial 👍simply just amazing to see how things have change to the town to which I was born in back in 1971,,,,as I now reside in Germany....but Strange enough as only the Native Folk of Accrington are to be seen 😃thanks again for sharing your memories with us🤞
This was brilliant! I grew up on Ave Parade between 1967 to 1978. I was uprooted from Accrington to move abroad when I was 13. I weren’t keen to leave at the time and even now I have a soft spot for Accy but don’t get back that often .. I loved watching this, thanks for uploading!
nice video mate. i was born in Huncoat 1954 but my dad joined the Metropolitan police and from a year old i grew up in London. we used to come back to stay with my auntie in Oswaldtwistle and my sister and i always liked going into Accie. i remember trickets ice cream a unique taste and those lovely crimson/navy blue buses that i found out were a tribute in the colours of 'The Accrington Pals' who were decimated on the Somme 1916. i live in Liverpool now but always look out for Accrington Stanley's footie results. you can take the lad out of Accrington..but you can't take Accrington out of the Lad!
@@kamranchuahan8025 I have had to refresh my memory of the road system, I know one of the first things I saw was the clock on the Town Hall which I hadn't seen before. Church street seem like the likely place next door to Duckworths pie shop.
