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[Bartie]

When I drive through Clock Face I often wonder where the Crisp factory was. Can anyone enlighten me?

[Graham]

Bartie, on Feb 6 2007, 08:42 AM, said:

When I drive through Clock Face I often wonder where the Crisp factory was. Can anyone enlighten me?

Those were the days ... with the salt in a little twist of blue paper

[glenda]

Bartie, on Feb 6 2007, 08:42 AM, said:

When I drive through Clock Face I often wonder where the Crisp factory was. Can anyone enlighten me?

I haven't been out there for many years, so the layout may be different now. At one time, when you drove out along Clock Face Road from St. Helens, you used to come to a bridge, with Gartons Lane on your right, and a handymans shop on the corner. If you drove over the bridge to go towards Bold, immediately on your right was a large pub called the Clock Face Hotel. The crisp factory, if I recall, was behind and to the side of the pub. The clock logo on the crisp packet was a drawing based on the clock which used to be on the old, original pub.

[brunty]

the crisp factory was owned by james laurence and it was situated between the methodist mission and thomas beagans chemist.

[Madge]

Thanks, I'll take a closer look on my next trip to M & S !

[kes]

bruntyed, on Feb 6 2007, 01:12 PM, said:

the crisp factory was owned by james laurence and it was situated between the methodist mission and thomas beagans chemist.

nowt do wi crisps this brunty, thas sent me a pm,but a cant send one back, because you have blocked pm,s on your pm board, sort it??

[brunty]

sorry kendy about that how can i solve it.

[kes]

on your pm menu, you have blocked pm,s it could be that??

[brunty]

try it now mate lets hope it works.

[blonde15]

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i lived in clock face when it was a small village like b.wood,the lads who were in my class were don robinson,jo roscoe,brian potter,ray brown,peter machel,derek hodson,brian littlewood.that was the council school in green lane. dare not mention the girls





don robinson lived over the road from me, if it's the same one, they had the Elm Tree pub for a spell i think. he is a granddad now
did the school have the outdoor swimming pool in the middle when u were there?

Edited by blonde15, 06 February 2007 - 09:21 PM.

[brunty]

blondie, ilast saw don about 10yrs ago ithink it was the bridge he kept,and on the same night we bumped into brian his brother.