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Thread #119360   Message #2588553
Posted By: Roughyed
14-Mar-09 - 03:26 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Barton / Eccles
Subject: RE: Origins: Barton / Eccles
It was the vicarage where Huskisson died. he was in teh Duke of Wellingtons carriage and lost his balance climbing into it after a stop. He fell into the path of a train on the other track which ran over his leg. He was taken by train at top speed to Eccles vicarage where he died 9 hours later. I seem to remember a song a bit like the Good Ship Kangaroo about the Ship Canal mentioning a lighthose at Pomona Dock.I'll have a dig about and see what I can find.