Today I'm neither Angry nor Happy about....

[TANGODANCER]

would that be the market then just on the right (the building in front of the chimney), if it's where the current one is?

Pretty cool to see it look like that, particularly given the shambles it is now.

I thought the old market had a lower, flatter roof - could that building be the railway station (would make sense...)? I was never at the bus station. My memory is oit too good after fifty years either.

Right, I've been investigating. One of my neighbours has lived in Farnworth all her life and has a good memory of times past, so I asked her about it all. I was right about the location being more or less where the bus station is today. The glass roofed building was apparently a timber factory and the chimney belonged to it. (She called the owners Itch and Scratch for some unknown reason). As for Farnworth Railway Station, which is still in limited use, it used to be much busier when the Radcliffe, Kearsley, Bury, Heywood Castleton and Rochdale line was in use from Bolton. As I remember it ( from going out with a Prestolee girl) it was alway pretty much a one-horse affair. It's also down Cemetry Road on the other side of Market Street, so nowhere near the pic.

My neighbour also loaned me a book called Nostalgic Bolton with some great pics in it of times past. (I have Bolton Memories, which the wife bought me) which is similar. Happy days.

Edit. I've established that the writing over the entrance of the pic says "Market Arcade"

[Bruce Rioja]

Brussels Charleroi? Oh do feck off.

[bobo the clown]

Brussels Charleroi? Oh do feck off.

Though, it does have the advantage of not being in Brussels.

If ever interested, I know a superb hotel & restaurant in Namur.

[Bruce Rioja]

Brussels Charleroi? Oh do feck off.

Though, it does have the advantage of not being in Brussels.

If ever interested, I know a superb hotel & restaurant in Namur.

Always on the hunt for that kind of info, Bobo. Namur's between Charleroi and Liege isn't it? I could actually work this to my advantage

[Burnden Paddock]

More disillusioned than anything tbh.

Out in Bury today and my heart sank twice in the space of two minutes.

Firstly, standing in a queue in a shop and a couple of tills down, there's a bald bloke with a face tattooed on the back of his head. Being the nosey sort, I decided to have a look at who the tattoo was of. On closer inspection, it turned out to be 'old red nose'. He then turned to the side to reveal another tattoo. This time it was a clock showing the time at 3.04pm with the word 'Munich' beneath it.

After exiting the shop and returning to the car, there was a couple with their son and daughter. The father was shouting at the daughter, when the mother spouted a line that I will remember until my dying day. 'It's not her you should be having a go at. It's Arsene!'.

You really couldn't make it up.

[bwfcdan94]

More disillusioned than anything tbh.

Out in Bury today and my heart sank twice in the space of two minutes.

Firstly, standing in a queue in a shop and a couple of tills down, there's a bald bloke with a face tattooed on the back of his head. Being the nosey sort, I decided to have a look at who the tattoo was of. On closer inspection, it turned out to be 'old red nose'. He then turned to the side to reveal another tattoo. This time it was a clock showing the time at 3.04pm with the word 'Munich' beneath it.

After exiting the shop and returning to the car, there was a couple with their son and daughter. The father was shouting at the daughter, when the mother spouted a line that I will remember until my dying day. 'It's not her you should be having a go at. It's Arsene!'.

You really couldn't make it up.

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

[bobo the clown]

Next doors have an old dog, Masie. A very neurotic chocolate lab. Getting slow and invalid they fear she may not last that much longer.

Now, I'm not doggy, so not sure how this works, but, while Masie remains they have bought a puppy. A black lab. Bouncy and lively, as you'd imagine. They do seem to be getting on OK.

They have called him .... I kid you not ... Bobo !!!

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

[Bruce Rioja]

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

And on what had you based that thought? I await your detailed breakdown.

[TANGODANCER]

More disillusioned than anything tbh.

Out in Bury today and my heart sank twice in the space of two minutes.

Firstly, standing in a queue in a shop and a couple of tills down, there's a bald bloke with a face tattooed on the back of his head. Being the nosey sort, I decided to have a look at who the tattoo was of. On closer inspection, it turned out to be 'old red nose'. He then turned to the side to reveal another tattoo. This time it was a clock showing the time at 3.04pm with the word 'Munich' beneath it.

After exiting the shop and returning to the car, there was a couple with their son and daughter. The father was shouting at the daughter, when the mother spouted a line that I will remember until my dying day. 'It's not her you should be having a go at. It's Arsene!'.

You really couldn't make it up.

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

I don't understand the relevance of the comment to the post Dan? B.P, are you sure she didn't say our shane?

[bwfcdan94]

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

And on what had you based that thought? I await your detailed breakdown.

It is factually a moor well of town that most that are surrounding it, don't make me get the government figures out again Bruce as we will both end up looking stupid. You for being wrong and myself for insulting Bolton.

[bwfcdan94]

More disillusioned than anything tbh.

Out in Bury today and my heart sank twice in the space of two minutes.

Firstly, standing in a queue in a shop and a couple of tills down, there's a bald bloke with a face tattooed on the back of his head. Being the nosey sort, I decided to have a look at who the tattoo was of. On closer inspection, it turned out to be 'old red nose'. He then turned to the side to reveal another tattoo. This time it was a clock showing the time at 3.04pm with the word 'Munich' beneath it.

After exiting the shop and returning to the car, there was a couple with their son and daughter. The father was shouting at the daughter, when the mother spouted a line that I will remember until my dying day. 'It's not her you should be having a go at. It's Arsene!'.

You really couldn't make it up.

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

I don't understand the relevance of the comment to the post Dan? B.P, are you sure she didn't say our shane?

Not often you hear people named after football managers nor do you see people who have tattoos all over their face.

[TANGODANCER]

Not often you hear people named after football managers nor do you see people who have tattoos all over their face.

I know I shouldn't ask, I really shouldn't, but what exactly has a bloke with a tattooed face or even a kiddie called Michaelangelo got to do with how well off a town is financially?

[Bruce Rioja]

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

And on what had you based that thought? I await your detailed breakdown.

It is factually a moor well of town that most that are surrounding it, don't make me get the government figures out again Bruce as we will both end up looking stupid. You for being wrong and myself for insulting Bolton.

That piece in again in English, please?

Go on, let's have these figures then. Only, despite your poorly thought out assertion I can't possibly be wrong nor look stupid one way or the other. See, I haven't claimed anything. I've only asked you to substantiate your claim. How've you struggled with that?

So please, get your figures out.

[LeverEnd]

*for the lads.

[LeverEnd]

B.P, are you sure she didn't say our shane?

[Bruce Rioja]

Brussels Charleroi? Oh do feck off.

Though, it does have the advantage of not being in Brussels.

If ever interested, I know a superb hotel & restaurant in Namur.

Bobo - can you PM me the details please?

I'll trade you for details of a cracking place in Kortrijk, if you like?!

[bwfcdan94]

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

And on what had you based that thought? I await your detailed breakdown.

It is factually a moor well of town that most that are surrounding it, don't make me get the government figures out again Bruce as we will both end up looking stupid. You for being wrong and myself for insulting Bolton.

That piece in again in English, please?

Go on, let's have these figures then. Only, despite your poorly thought out assertion I can't possibly be wrong nor look stupid one way or the other. See, I haven't claimed anything. I've only asked you to substantiate your claim. How've you struggled with that?

So please, get your figures out.

http://uklocalarea.com/browse.php

It is a government website, updated yearly which is aimed at providing all the information needed on a local area including the deprivation index which uses the factors of income deprivation, employment, health, education, barriers to services, living environment and crime to give an overall picture on how any postcode in England or Wales compares to the rest of the country. Just go and have a loom around or you could save yourself the time and admit that Bury is noticeably nicer according to the stats then many of the towns around it sadly.

[Bruce Rioja]

, I thought Bury was meant to be reasonably well off, or at least in comparison to Rochdale.

And on what had you based that thought? I await your detailed breakdown.

It is factually a moor well of town that most that are surrounding it, don't make me get the government figures out again Bruce as we will both end up looking stupid. You for being wrong and myself for insulting Bolton.

That piece in again in English, please?

Go on, let's have these figures then. Only, despite your poorly thought out assertion I can't possibly be wrong nor look stupid one way or the other. See, I haven't claimed anything. I've only asked you to substantiate your claim. How've you struggled with that?

So please, get your figures out.

http://uklocalarea.com/browse.php

It is a government website, updated yearly which is aimed at providing all the information needed on a local area including the deprivation index which uses the factors of income deprivation, employment, health, education, barriers to services, living environment and crime to give an overall picture on how any postcode in England or Wales compares to the rest of the country. Just go and have a loom around or you could save yourself the time and admit that Bury is noticeably nicer according to the stats then many of the towns around it sadly.

Dear God

Admit? What are you on about at all?

I haven't claimed anything about anywhere, one way or the other - I made that as plain as day in my previous post.

Given your propensity to spout baseless bollocks on here I asked you to substantiate your claim.

[Bruce Rioja]

I see that Jeremy Clarkson's in hot water again. I have no problem with that, it serves him right for being a tedious, boorish prick. However, he's in bother for apparently referring to an Asian guy as a 'Slope'. Well, this is a new one on me. What's a 'Slope' and what's the connection that makes it so offensive?