tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post8360248285153905607..comments2024-03-17T05:54:30.910-07:00Comments on BLACKBURN PAST: Higher Eanam - 1963Blackburnladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-60863621871495962662015-08-22T09:34:45.433-07:002015-08-22T09:34:45.433-07:00Couldn't have put it any better myself.Couldn't have put it any better myself.badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-8888929990688514172015-08-22T00:08:22.435-07:002015-08-22T00:08:22.435-07:00One of the 'positives' about almost everyo...One of the 'positives' about almost everyone now carrying a camera phone around with them is that history is being captured in images almost every minute of the day. Whether all these billions of digital images will survive into the future is another matter, as lots of them are deleted daily too, but even if just 5% of them survive, it will be great for future generations.<br /><br />In Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-2816384454422588942015-08-21T16:54:09.042-07:002015-08-21T16:54:09.042-07:00Cannot think of anything worth posting, but what I...Cannot think of anything worth posting, but what I would like to say is, thank god for the foresight of Mr John Eddleston. because back in 1963 not many people would have thought of taking pictures of old Blackburn town, which back then was not the most pleasing on the eye, but to John Eddleston he knew the historical value of the time, and the time of the 60's is all now so well documentedbadfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-28867378063437195532015-08-19T16:11:05.038-07:002015-08-19T16:11:05.038-07:00Hi Colin,nice to see all is well,yeah good band Ba...Hi Colin,nice to see all is well,yeah good band Badfinger, like you say, sad but true, I was surprised you were able to update the comments,to be honest i'm not as competent on these things as i should be.will leave some comment when i can come up with something.badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-73526945091019780472015-08-17T22:35:04.187-07:002015-08-17T22:35:04.187-07:00Badfinger. I love that 'No Matter What' tr...Badfinger. I love that 'No Matter What' track of theirs. I don't go onto Youtube that often, but when I do, I usually end up playing that. Probably the saddest tale in Rock n Roll history, the Badfinger story. Very talented band, ripped off and messed around by con men.Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-10037134159963395782015-08-17T16:18:05.916-07:002015-08-17T16:18:05.916-07:00Hope you and your family are still with us Colin. ...Hope you and your family are still with us Colin. regards rob H.badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-81879973582120889442015-08-17T16:01:19.864-07:002015-08-17T16:01:19.864-07:00happy days , that's all we need to know, hope ...happy days , that's all we need to know, hope you and your family are still with us old timers lol.badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-9758894768468073692014-02-01T23:20:46.275-08:002014-02-01T23:20:46.275-08:00Added another view of Higher Eanam, looking in the...Added another view of Higher Eanam, looking in the opposite direction Rob.<br /><br />Regards.<br /><br />Colin<br />Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-25809992827230481742014-01-31T08:11:19.751-08:002014-01-31T08:11:19.751-08:00Slave labour some of those paper rounds. The Sunda...Slave labour some of those paper rounds. The Sunday morning one was the worst. Big thick papers with all kinds of supplements in them. My Sunday round used to take me up Palmer Rd, Langham Rd and the nearby streets, along part of East Park Rd, part of Shear Brow and then all the way down Lammack Rd. Just that walk would kill me these days :-) Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-48877437483345450812014-01-31T05:49:28.555-08:002014-01-31T05:49:28.555-08:00thanks for that,,l do remember you looking quite s...thanks for that,,l do remember you looking quite smart in your crombie sporting a Lancashire rose in the lapel,l had to make do with a cheap wrangler jacket Chas and me were far to lazy to do the old paper rounds but another mate of mine took me with him on his round and l had no idea how bloody heavy that bag was and the distances involved, so l know you earned every penny of that money to pay badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-67759282840668794122014-01-31T01:33:25.140-08:002014-01-31T01:33:25.140-08:00Aye Barraclough's, we only visited from time t...Aye Barraclough's, we only visited from time to time, as I mention above. They could be a bit pricey. I did get a crombie from there though, saved up a lot of money from my paper rounds.<br /><br />Other shops were a bit cheaper, one down King St and Seddon's on Lark Hill.<br /><br />Best regards.<br /><br />ColinBlackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-14151836898162224562014-01-30T12:48:24.193-08:002014-01-30T12:48:24.193-08:00hi Colin, not sure what went wrong there with my p...hi Colin, not sure what went wrong there with my password but here we go,yeah remember the old place with much fondness especially Copy Nook and Eanam etc oh and of course Bangor st and Joe Conlon,,firm but fair,as for barracloughs l could not afford the crombies and baratheas lol but l got by, hope your both well,your brother of course,,good to see your still with us lol, they are dropping like badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-50663227450260429562014-01-30T12:41:02.889-08:002014-01-30T12:41:02.889-08:00yeah, hi there Colin good to see your still involv...yeah, hi there Colin good to see your still involved with the site and still alive of course lol.l do remember Barracloughs and the gear but unlike you l could not afford the decent stuff, hope you and your brother are well,,regards Rob,badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-54578139588749512242014-01-29T11:45:03.365-08:002014-01-29T11:45:03.365-08:00It's much as I remember it too Rob. Dave Hearn...It's much as I remember it too Rob. Dave Hearne lived on Audley Lane, just by the Copy Nook police station and we were often up at his house and around that way. Then obviously, after we moved from Bangor St to North Rd, we would pass along there on the bus and often on foot, back and forth to school.<br /><br />Barraclough's shop was just on the left there, where we bought our gear from,Blackburnladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07326456506067671772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949215181122709833.post-40710251025683716762014-01-29T08:51:41.175-08:002014-01-29T08:51:41.175-08:00This clip of higher Eanam in 1963 is my favourite ...This clip of higher Eanam in 1963 is my favourite out of all the others for the simple reason l lived on Pendle street back then and walked along this stretch most very day and that is just as l remember it, great photo from John Eddlestone which captures old Blackburn in a time of change but of fondness too,badfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618855471927141524noreply@blogger.com