Entries by Barbara Smith
Briercliffe with Roger Frost
Briercliffe with Roger Frost A morning of heavy, wind-blown rain showers did not deter the dozen SPAG members who joined local historian Roger Frost on a guided tour of Briercliffe with Extwistle (to give the area its full name). From our vantage point at the picnic site above the Thursden valley Roger pointed out various features in the landscape […]
Visit to Rigg’s Mill and Motor Museum
Visit to Rigg’s Mill and Motor Museum “Wonderful things” Howard Carter is said to have replied when asked what he could see when he first set eyes on the inside of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922. And this would be our reply if you asked the same question of our visit to this Aladdin’s Cave of […]
Mary Hindle a talk by Nigel Jepson
Mary Hindle a talk by Nigel Jepson Mary Hindle was born in Haslingden in 1799. She was baptised and married in St James church where her father-in-law was a church warden. Mary went on to have children, only one of whom survived, a daughter who was born in 1818. Mary appears to have been a […]
The Poor Law Part 2, a talk by Dr. Mike Brennan
The Poor Law Part 2, a talk by Dr. Mike Brennan Mike began his talk with a brief summary of the Poor Law Part 1 talk which he gave last month then continued with a description of the opposition to the introduction of the Union Workhouses following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Prior to […]
Origins and Oddities of English Inn Signs A Talk by Michael Astrop
Origins and Oddities of English Inn Signs The speaker, Michael Astrop, has a seemingly unlimited knowledge of public houses dating from Roman times to the present day. As a member of the English Inn Society, Michael is only too pleased to share his knowledge. He captivates his audience and invites them to conjecture about the […]