Talk:Abram, Greater Manchester

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Vera howarth 13:53, 4 March 2007 (UTC)re Abram. Abram is in the county of Lancashire not greater manchester.

re Maypole colliery-a monument to the mining disaster ,giving names of the fatalities ,stands in the parish church-yard. The chimney of the colliery stood for many years post-closure and served as a monument to all those who had worked the mine.It was a well -loved landmark ,it has now ,in the last year ,been demolished to make way for housing.This is nothing less than vandalism!

Abram was once served by an independent urban council. It had it`s own Coat of Arms,which is not shown on your heraldry links pages. It had a fine red brick Council Office which is being allowed to fall into a sorry state.

The Abram Urban District also incorporated other villages ie, BICKERSHAW BAMFURLONG CRANKWOOD. All of these were mining villages.

There is also much farmland and several very old farmhouses remain.

In 1945 a steam locomotive and its driver were swallowed up on the railway embankment near the New Zealand bridge that once stood on Bickershaw Lane.

Abram was once known as the smallest town in England.

• Abram is bigger than Golborne and is only one third of a square mile smaller than Wigan! 80.193.161.89 23:52, 17 March 2007 (UTC) JemmyH.