harry hayes Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Cleo, bet you used to ride a bike down the snicket to Howley. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 'This one is a before and after at Bewsey Bridge on Lovely Lane' What a change for the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 The Sixpenny you mean Harry? Many times when I went to my sister's house on Church Street (where Sainsbury's is now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Cleo My mother in law used to live in the houses on Church Street where Sainsbury's is now? Her maiden name was Boyle which later became Lee. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Seemed like half the town lived round the Cockhedge/ Church street area - that's where the work was. As a young policeman I was shown how to catch people riding down the snicket (sixpenny walk). Nobody ever got booked but it passed a few minutes in those boring, pre radio days. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireboy Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Great pictures Baz. You would never know walking past those places now. I have been trying to find an old picture of Orford Road Bridge, as that is the closest to me but had no such luck. The steel works picture. That bridge is still there and if you look at google earth you can see it is old railway sidings for Rylands. Not used any more but the bridge behind is the passenger line for Warrington Central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireboy Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 The Jockey Bridge picture would be where Matalan is now. It must have been a big job removing the bridge and digging the embankments out. My Dad used to live in Winwick road in the old terrace houses but moved in 1968 the house was compulsory purchased due to the widening of Winwick road. That must be when the bridge was removed during the widening. But apparently the houses on Winwick road were empty for a couple of years before demolition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Seemed like half the town lived round the Cockhedge/ Church street area - that's where the work was. As a young policeman I was shown how to catch people riding down the snicket (sixpenny walk). Nobody ever got booked but it passed a few minutes in those boring, pre radio days. Happy days Yahboo! You never caught me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Cleo My mother in law used to live in the houses on Church Street where Sainsbury's is now? Her maiden name was Boyle which later became Lee. Bill I can't remember the name Boyle but then it was about 40 years or so ago. I remember the Noons and the Greens, The Harrisons and their in-laws who lived in the house next to the entry before Ryalnds' general offices. And Martha Groarke who had the corner shop in Gaskell Street but then I would remember her because she was my dad's cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 TUDOR! It just popped out from the back of my mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 When I saw the name Green I thought we’d stuck lucky but that’s only my name. The Boyles would have been there forty years ago and the houses were those right near to the Rylands main office. When my mother in law used to get confused with her Altzimers, she would always ask me to take her home to her house on Church Street that of course is long gone. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Those are the houses I'm talking about but they were separated from the offices by a short entry to the back of the houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Mr & Mrs Emmerson lived in the end house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommie lass Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 I know this is an old topic but can someone tell me at what point the railway bridge crossed Orford Avenue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 It didn't cross Orford Avenue as such, but i think it would be classed as Alder Lane which started where Orford Avenue turned sharp right & became O'Leary Street.The bridge crossed Alder Lane about 30 yards past this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommie lass Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 How do I add a photo to a post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pommie there are a few different ways. 1) In the 'Reply to This Topic' editor box when you are composing your reply you will see a button bottom right of the editor/reply box which says 'More Reply Options'.Click on that and it opens the reply box in full editing mode.You will then see an icon at the bottom which says 'Attach Files'Simply 'browse' your computer and locate the photo you want to attach/upload and click on it to 'attach' then simply press the ADD REPLY button and your photo should be attached.The down side of doing it that way is that each forum member only has a small amount of space set aside for attachments so if you want to upload quite a few you finish up having to delete some old ones to release space.I upload mine to Photobucket instead then simply post the inage link code into my forum reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommie lass Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thanks Dizzy. Still haven't managed profile pic either but can't find one I like. Still looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommie lass Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hi Davy51. The reason I thought it went across Orford Avenue is because I found this photo on fb . As you can see, the person said it was taken from Orford Avenue and it looks as though it goes across it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 looks like it was taken from around the spot synge street joins orford avenue. if you go on google street view you can get a similar view but without the bridge. in fact that part that the bridge crosses/used to cross is still called orford avenue. On a side note synge street still has one of the best pie shops in the warrington area with the pies cooked on site and queues around the corner most days.(i know you like pie shops, are you sure you were from warrington and not wigan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pommie lass Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thanks again Evil Sid. Definitely Warrington. Born in Broadbent Avenue, Latchford . Probably obsessed with pies because it is hard to get a decent one over here in the colonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 So that is still Orford Ave. Sid ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 That's a good old picture Pommie Lass, one that I've never seen before. It seems from the maps that the road name changes at the bridge so it's up for debate as to whether it crosses Orford Avenue or Alder Lane. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I have the same photo and it is Orford Avenue as it's written on it. The building on the other side of the bridge is the old Training College which was once Orford Hall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I wonder if any rhubarb growers went back for that deposit on the road Dizzy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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