J STOTT refers to the cost of building the East Lancs Road in 1929 and compares it against the cost of building the guided bus way in 2014/15, Stott and Robinson moan about the inconvenience of temporary closure of Astley Street and Hough Lane.
Have they thought how the residents of Blackmoor, Astley Green, Mosley Common and surrounding areas managed during the construction of the East Lancs Road?
The evidence is there, the builder sliced through Higher Green Lane, Chaddock Lane and Mosley Common Road as well as many other roads to the east and west of the aforementioned.
The people of Blackmoor, how did they get to Tyldesley? Via Hough Lane of course.
In 1929 Blackmore/Astley were part of Leigh Borough. The old council houses at the bottom of Prince’s Avenue belong to Leigh.
It was not until 1933 that Blackmooor/Astley, owing to border changes, came under the jurisdiction of the then Tyldesley Urban District Council.
After 1933 Tyldesley UDC built the council estate which included the then new gateway from Blackmoor to Tyldesley market, ie. Prince’s Avenue/ Astley Street.
My granddad was one of the first tenants, we lived a few houses down. Until his death in 1953 he would never accept the name Astley Street. He would say he was going up Moss Lane.
The guided bus is for today like the East Lancs was for 1929, yes, there are inconveniences but future generations will thank you for it.
FRANK PARKINSON (no relation to the Parkinson who built the East Lancs Road!).
Tyldesley
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