Broadway, Accrington, 1979 (Picture: Newsquest) It was taken in 1979 and shows the flower beds in front of the main parade of shops on Broadway in Accrington which included Woolworth’s and Marks and ...

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The flower beds were a particular feature of the town centre and the benches in between them were often full of shoppers taking a moment to watch the world go by or ‘having a natter’.