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Gloria
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David, ha ha you are beginning to know Mel well :D

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According to "A Lancashire Township" Page 78, The "Happy Cot" was demolished,Roger does not mention anything about a fire.

Sorry,just re read the post,it was Haggate School that had the fire. :roll:
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I've got the paper clipping from the Burnley Express some-where Mel. I'll find it for you.
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Nice to see you back David. Hope you had a good Christmas.
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Lovely thanks Portia,my daughter and son in law were fantastic,I really enjoyed it,and it was so good to see my grand children on Xmas morning at 5-30 am :wink:
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The Happy Cot was at the top of the street where the doctors used to be on the corner of----hope that makes sense. It was pulled down and new houses were built there around 30yrs ago.

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That's great Pollyanna.

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At the top of this street Gloria???

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Pho ... treet2.htm
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Yes David, at the top of Cobden St. The house in the pic used to be a shop (general store) run/owned by John Greenwood.

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I asked Roger if he has a picture of Haggate House, he doesn't think he has a decent one but he said there is a picture of the bowling green that shows Haggate House in the background. I'm not sure if this is the picture he is referring to http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Briercliffe/Bowling%20Green1.htm or if there is another one in the collection that I have not yet borrowed. He's going to have a look and include it in the next batch I borrow if there is one.

David, if you feel like door knocking and asking if they will let you take a picture or have a picture we could borrow or they can email to you/me/anyone, I'll buy you a pint as thanks.

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The fire was I think early 1950's I remember going to see it shortly afterwards, the roof caved in and from a little girl's perspective it was a big fire that had been burning! I think it took a while to rebuild. My sister Sues does set things going, people throughout the country trying to find Haggate Hse for her whilst she is I know having a very cosy Christmas in Norwich!!
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You two are sisters! I didn't realise...then again how could I!?

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Judi Haggate School burnt down in the early 1960's whilst I was a pupil there. I'll post the correct date when I find it. It wasn't the early 1950's I hadn't been born then!
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No Mel that isn't Haggate House in the pic, those are the houses on the main road. Haggate House is off to the back right of the pic.

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Ooops, I copied the link to the wrong picture!
It was meant to be this one!!

http://www.briercliffesociety.co.uk/Photo%20Archive/Briercliffe/Bowling%20Green1.htm

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