Entries by Roger Grimshaw
Waggoner Tunstead Farm
A team of about 20 SPAG members have volunteered to help record the Grade II* listed Waggoner Tunstead Farm in Tunstead, Stacksteads. With the oldest datestone in Bacup, 1632, it appears that it was originally 3 buildings. It has gone through many changes over the centuries and indeed may be built on the site of […]
Wall or Fence?
Flagstone walls aka flag fencing are a common sight in Rossendale and Rochdale and virtually unique to the area but how were they built? We talked to Arthur Baldwin a retired member of Rossendale Groundwork Trust who commented as follows: ‘…we did a demonstration repair at Waterfoot behind Groundwork’s Environment Centre. We found pieces and […]
Exploring the Upper Cheesden Valley
A group of SPAG members met outside Owd Bett’s pub recently to explore the industrial archaeology of the Upper Cheesden Valley. Our leader, Mike Knowles, gave us the history of this well known building which was originally a farmhouse built in 1796 by Richard and Mary Ashworth (a well known name in the local area). […]