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Fall of the Beech Tree. 1920.
Fall of the Beech Tree. 1920.
Photo: Ron Hunt
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Item #: 1579
Fall of the Beech Tree, Orrell Road. Dec 3rd 1920. Scanned from an old postcard.

Comment by: brian on 6th October 2011 at 11:37

why was this cut down in the first place, any one know. i grew up in orrell, would be interested. herd a few stories when i was a kid, not to sure bout em tho lol.

Comment by: John Hayton on 30th January 2012 at 23:23

By the name it would suggest it fell down and was not cut down

Comment by: Keith Ashcroft on 19th February 2012 at 14:26

By the look of the tree roots I would agree that the tree fell down.Has anyone got any info on the Red Lion that was across the road from the Stag in earlier days?

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