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chinatown
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11/02/2008
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Just some of things I remember - trying to recall even more of.
Annual Barlick Gala, not that long gone but used to be the best anywhere around, I remember processing in it a few times with the Band, then there used to be three of four bands in the parade so we could get a break whilst another played We used to stand as a family at the bottom of Gisburn street on Gisburn Road.
Roll Royce Gala, again another annual event with the cars and engines on display, loads of rides for the kids, and a rocket train powered by a motorcyle engine, as a first year apprentice at Rolls we had to maintain the engine for the next year, the favoured few got to drive it on the day as well.
Rolls Royce kids Christmas parties
Rolls Royce swimming club going to Colne baths on tuesday night, a guy called Ben(?) taking and looking after us all - and then annually a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach
St Josephs Cubs and Scouts prior to them being amalgamated into 1st West Craven
Bonfire night on Victory park - a huge bonfire next to Park Rovers ground, and then fireworks on the Park Rovers, I remember seemingly hundreds of people walking across the park to get to it.
Wednesday afternoons (?) (and occasionally Saturday Mornings) watching the steam coming out of the test beds at Rolls Royce and the scream of the engines being tested.
The steam Engine coming into barlick with the grammer school kids getting a choice of going to school at Skipton on the train or bus - 3 buses to Skipton and 1 bus to Colne to Fishermore
10:0-clock Saturday morning the fire station siren going off, my dad being a fireman also had a bell at home to raise the alarm, my mum standing on a buffet with a cushion to quiten it so not to wake up the baby!
The queues going into harry towns office on railway street to pay for the coal - something to do with harry town so I believe!
Saturday afternoon, barlick as dead as a church mouse.
Wakes weeks, barlick dead as a church mouse.
Watching wrestling matches in the Palace
Saturday afternoon maternies at the Majestic
Getting clouted when I got home because I had done something - strange bad news seemed to travel even faster then without technology.
Watching the Panto's at the old Ship
Practising with Barlick Band in a club behind the houses on Church Street, (now demolished and a car park is there)
The world being circled around Gisburn Street, St Josephs school and Church, Father Monigham. Father Moriaty, Mr and Mrs Worthington at School (Was there life outside Barlick)
Being told all Colners lived toer brush! Going to secondary school at Colne and being told all barlickers lived toer brush!
More I think the more that comes back - maybe I should think about writing more of it down!
Chinatown
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Stanley
Local Historian & Old Fart
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 04:18
Has the Railway closed or is it just sadly neglected? I see we have a new couple running the Cross Keys. I wish them well but I fear it might be a hard row to hoe.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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mporter
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 05:55
I remember Barmy Micks - so does my forehead............ Everytime I look in the mirror the memory comes back - I fell on the outside step and cut my head open and had to have stiches.
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Sandy46
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 14:47
Slightly 'off topic' but still indirectly about memories, could any of you lovely lot out there tell me where I could purchase street maps of Barlick? Ideally I would like one from the 50's/60's and one from the present, so I could make comparisons etc. As I now live in Scarborough, it would have to be by mail order or Internet download. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
Thankyou, Sandy.
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thomo
Barlick Born Old Salt
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 15:35
Try this,http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/agsmario/, open the maps and zoom to Barlick, then look at the historic maps, it is possible to overlay the older onto the later one.
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Sandy46
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 15:49
Thanks Thomo, will give that a try.
Regards, Sandy
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wendyf
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 17:08
Try the Old Maps website Sandy. It is a bit expensive, but they do have a range of maps to either download or send for. The Ordnance Survey also sell historical maps, but their website seems to have become quite difficult to negotiate!
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tripps
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 18:58
I've had a few maps from this chap http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/
He has one of Barnoldswick from 1907, which is perhaps a bit old for your interest, but it's reasonably priced.
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Sandy46
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 22:04
Thankyou, wendyf and tripps, for your replies and suggestions. I will certainly take a look.
Cheers, Sandy
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Sunray10
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Posted - 26/05/2011 : 22:48
Barmy Micks in Nelson, I think. I remember the place. Was Mick a bit barmy then !!!
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Stanley
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 05:57
Sandy, many years ago I spent what seemed a fortune on the 1892 25" OS of Barlick and surrounding country. God knows what they would cost now! They're actual photographs! If there is anything in particular you want to see I'll scan it for you. Remember it's 25" to the mile so an A4 scan only covers a small area but gives all the detail.
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View stanley at barnoldswick.freeserve.co.uk |
Another
Traycle Mine Overseer
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 07:47
Barmy Micks was a market stall on Lamberts Market. I think he was far from barmy as he seemed to do OK money wise for a few years. Did he drive a pink caddillac - picture comes to mind of seeing one outside the old Palace in Barlick after he opened what was probably the first supermarket in the area. Nolic
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 10:46
Both mick and his wife had Caddilacs hers pink his blue, and they were parked outside the Palace on many occasion, Mick was not Barmy by any means, he was a shrewd business man, but like most of us, he had his moments.
Gus
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panbiker
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 13:04
I'm not absoloutely sure, maybe Gus will be able to shed a bit of light, but was,nt Mick responsible in some way for introducing the laundromat to the UK. I seem to have picked it up somewhere that he brought the idea over to the NW after a visit to the States or I am I having a Barmy episode!
I think I have mentioned in another thread that when he opened the supermaket in th Palace my mum could not quite get her head round taking stuff off the shelf without asking. Took a while for self service and pay at the exit to sink in. I remember it being quite a novelty at the time with my mum, aunty and grandma on the Thursday shopping forays which took in the Button Shop, Barmy Micks, small open air market below Ivory Hall and the indoor one in the Majestic Ballroom every week along with other sundry shops around town depending on needs.
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 17:16
Thanks so much for your offer Stanley, however I'm actually interested in the whole of Barlick, (far too much to expect you to do for me) I grew up in Barlick in the 50's/60's and knew most of it like the back of my hand and as so much has changed since then, I just wanted the maps to make comparisons and also as 'keepsakes'. Ordinary 'tourist information' type street maps would have been ok.
I do appreciate your offer Stanley, it was very kind of you.
Cheers, Sandy .
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gus
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Posted - 27/05/2011 : 18:34
Sandy I can reccomend the Alan Godfrey map 1907,
Gus
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