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 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 […]
The 1601 Poor Laws by Mike Brennan ‘The poor are always with us’ but Mike’s fascinating talk considered the period after 1066, when William the Conqueror became King. Before this time, the poor were treated as little more than slaves. After winning the crown, William gave vast tracts of land to those nobles who had […]
After Peterloo! Outside the stunning John Rylands Library. You could be forgiven for thinking this was taken inside a cathedral, rather than a library Question time A great day was had by all.
After our first Marple Docks and AVRO trip in April we offered to do another for those who missed it. We said we couldn’t guarantee the weather but we but we got sunshine regardless! It was good to see some new faces as well as the old. We started with coffee at the Marple Senior […]
Rakewood Viaduct. A Talk by Ray Whittaker Littleborough Historical and Archaeology Group were given a couple of hundred photographs taken in the 1960’s during the construction of the Rakewood viaduct on the M62. To put this into context, you drive over it on the way to Yorkshire on the M62, with Hollingworth Lake on your […]
Towneley Hall Visit The 27 members who signed up for this visit were very warmly welcomed by the friendly curators at Towneley Hall. After refreshments and a brief introduction we divided into two groups for our guided tours. Our group was led out of the Hall to the building which was the former brewery and […]
