Pendlebury Railway Station? Also about the Acme Mill

[Hilto77]

Just found this web site looking for an old map of Clifton - my mother came over from Ireland in the war to work at the local Chloride battery factory (making submarine batteries) in Clifton. She lodged with the Dyson family on Clively Avenue - from memory it was Annie she lived with but I can remember a Fred also. If you think this is the same Dyson family I will ask my mum (86) if she can remember anything more. I am sure Annie is still alive also.

[Wallie Lizzie]

Have you found your map of Clifton? If not I can send you one, do you want the Chloride on it? My Dad worked there after the war for many years, along with other family members

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Julia and Hilto77, welcome to Rootschat!
For whatever reason, Julia, your post in July this year was not flagged up on my e-mails, so that is why I have not acknowledged your query and why the welcome is so belated; before that I hadn't been active on here since April 2007, and had thought the trail had gone completely cold - have had a great deal of helpful info on the railways and the station on here up to then.
I must have a rummage through my (hopelessly disorganised) records to see whether we have a DYSON connection or not.
Thanks so much for reviving things on here, by the way; will be back in touch soon!
Very best wishes,
keith

[Hilto77]

Wallie

The map of Clifton I am trying to find is to locate a row of cottages on Clifton Moss in about 1905-1910. This is where my father John Hilton was born. I wonder if your father would have worked with my mother (Aldine nee White) at Chloride just after the war.

[Wallie Lizzie]

HI,

I have had a look on my maps, but it cuts off before Clifton sorry! but I did look on google maps and I think the cottages may well be still standing in Moss Colliery Road?? Clifton.. It may be worth you having a look for yourself. If not Salford Archives will have a map of the clifton area if you can manage to get down there at peel park. I think we have a map of Kearsley which may include Clifton Moss, I'll get back to you if I find it...

Good Luck

kind regards

 

[oven]

Hi All

Have only just come across this after trying to find out more about the Acme & Albion Mills.
I can't tell you how pleased I was to find this tread though not sure if it is still going, but thought I'd give it a go just in case.
You mentioned that the mills went into electric power ( I think you said in the early 1900's) I just thought you might like to know that my Uncle Wilfred Oven's job was to include replacing the steam engines with electric generators & Transformers to power the ring spinning & mule spinning machinery.It is believed the old machinery found it's way to India & sowed the seeds of the cotton slump in the sixties when cheap cotton imports from India flooded the market.

As to what I would love to know is which of the L S lowry paintings is the Acme Mill?  as I have seen 3 mill painting and they all look like deferant mills to me.
 

Thank you for your time and such a brill tread.

[millymcb]

Hello and welcome to Rootschat


Could it be Lowry's "Street Scene"....

http://www.rootschat.com/links/05cw/


Milly

[oven]

 :)Milly

Thanks for that I will have a look at that one.

 
Marge

[Loops]

Hi! I just found this thread by googling pendlebury train station. I won't elaborate on Pendlebury station as you've all covered brilliantly. I'm interested in all aspects of local history for swinton and pendlebury (I attended St Augustines) and particularly clifton green/junction area as I grew up on Clively estate. I know I'm going off topic - apologies. Does anyone know if there used to be a hall in the Clively area? Not Clifton Hall - too far away. There was a wall that formed part of our garden boundary on the field side of Copeland Avenue. The general belief was that it was the remaining part of an old boundary and I know there were lots of rights of way in the vicinity, these are now pretty much inaccessible now due to lack of use, but there were even steps formed into the hillside that led down into the valley toward Clifton Junction. I can't find any other evidence to back this up but wondered if anyone else knows more. I live in Norfolk now so can't get to local history library

Loops