The Northern History and Heritage Fair Over 20 exhibitors gathered together in Greenmount Old School Community Centre on Sunday March 16th as part of Holcombe Moor Heritage Group’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations. South Pennine Archaeology group’s display included photos and history of Rossendale Chimneys and a sale of archaeology-themed books. The Fair was very well attended by people […]
Twenty three members managed to navigate their way to this isolated settlement above Nelson, a few choosing to drive through the two Catlow fords for a bit of extra adventure! On arrival we were treated to hot drinks, crumpets and cakes by our kind hosts Gabrielle and Catherine. This mother and daughter team continue […]
Over 30 members came along to Ashday Lea to Neil Coldrick’s presentation of The Tunstead Dig. This archaeological dig, which was begun back in 2019 following the discovery on a Lidar map of a potential prehistoric site, was concluded by SPAG members in 2024. An exploratory trench was dug in October 2019 which indicated that […]
Visit to Grane Mill Twenty one members were greeted at Grane Mill, Haslingden by Anthony Pilling, Chairman of the Grane Mill Preservation Group, who gave us a very comprehensive tour of this Grade ll* listed former weaving mill. One of the first questions asked was “Why is it called Grane Mill when it’s in Haslingden?” […]
Three yards a penny. Song, song, songs. Well what a cracking afternoon! If you weren’t there you missed a treat. We spent a very pleasant couple of hours being entertained and educated by Peter and Barbara Snape with their presentation about broadside ballads printed by John Harkness of Preston in the nineteenth century. With words […]
The weather may have been rather cool and showery but this did not dampen the spirits of the 22 members who enjoyed a coach trip to two remarkable sites in Northwich. Our first port of call was the Lion Salt Works where we learnt about the extraction and processing of brine using the open pan […]
With a couple of the diggers absent due to illness on the Monday and extremely wet weather on the Tuesday, digging got off to a slow start on the second week. Five of us braved the rain on Tuesday and Wednesday but we were kept entertained by the Dig dogs. We were even treated to […]