Old Barnsley

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Meeanall

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Is that Basil Fawlty ont left ?

Ha ha ha

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Enjoyable thread this. Why did they demolish that magnificent spire darn Regent St? A crying shame. It's the same wi Cooerthouse railway station, av seen some pictures o that and it was far grander than the midland one and coming in on a viaduct as opposed to the antiquated barrier system we currently have in place. I appreciate these buildings may have been deemed perhaps unsafe but instead of restoring them and keeping some character in the tarn centre they demolished them in favour of the concrete monstrosities they are pulling down as we speak. Kin new market has been started with no expense spared ant it, thull nivver learn will the

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is that basil fawlty ont left ?

beauty!!

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I wonder if it was Fred Dibnah's scaffolding

Dear old Fred, one of my heroes. One of his favourite catchphrases in his Bolton accent- "Make a mistake up 'ere and it's half a day out wi the undertaker"

We wo working in Blackburn t'other day and a could see that magnificent Chimney stack at Darwen- India mills. A great piece of architecture and an astonishing feat to build considering some of the Stones on the overhangs at the top weighed around 5 tonnes each and were somehow hoisted up there when it was built in the 1870's

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if tha dunt behave thi sen thal get some some timpson? mi father used to se that to mi regular.

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That bloke to reyt looks like me in the mid 60's. Tank top, flared keks, Beatles haircut. We ed taste in them days.

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Ahh the little old red brick club shop (right next door to the stinky outside Gents bogs!), Ive bought a few programmes there over the years during half-time