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Memories - of a Lancashire childhood in a bygone age by Janet Bracegirdle
Did you grow up in the 1950s? Did you go to school where reading was taught using Janet and John, where milk was served at break? Do you remember Tin Toys with friction wheels, the Matchbox Coronation Coach, the tin bath in front of the fire, the chimney sweep, and the man from the Pru? Yes? Then in the company of Janet Bracegirdle and her book ‘Memories’, this will be a trip down memory lane. A host of stories from her own early years in the village of Shawforth. Sweet dreams of yesteryear. Memories about village life and what life was like in the small Lancashire village. The book describes the characters who lived in Shawforth, good down-to-earth village folk who helped mould Shawforth into the community that it was. NOTE: proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Belarus Fund. www.thebelarusfund.org.uk
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A guide to the Industrial Archeology of Whitworth including Broadley, Facit, Millgate and Shawforth by Mike Rowthwell
A fascinating 66 page book about all the Industrial Archeology in the area.
Out of print at most places but the Historical Society had some
http://www.whitworthhistoricalsociety.org.uk/index.html
or try Amazon for when it comes back into stock
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Rochdale and the Vale of Whitworth (Scarce book now) by William Robertson
Rochdale and The Vale of Whitworth Its Moorlands, Favourite Nooks, Green Lanes and Scenery by William Robertson.
This is a very interesting book by William Robertson.
Published by George Kelsall 1992, Facsimle Hardback edition of the 1897 First edition.
With over 400 pages of history, stories, references and pictures
Very rare - check libraries, Ebay, EBid and other auction houses
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Rochdale [Paperback]
The criminal cases vividly described by John Cole in this gripping book take the reader on a journey into the dark secret side of Rochdale's long history. This old town, surrounded by brooding Pennine hills and wild open moorland, has been the setting for a series of horrific, bloody, sometimes bizarre incidents over the centuries. From crimes of brutal premeditation to crimes born of passion or despair, the whole range of human weakness and wickedness is represented here.There are tales of ghosts and skulduggery, forgery and betrayal, highway robbery and murder, riots and repression, public executions and instances of extraordinary domestic cruelty and malice that ended in death. Unforgettable local cases are featured - the suicide of John Ellis, the public hangman, the booby trap that killed two policemen, the mummified body that prompted a pioneering forensic investigation. John Cole's chronicle of Rochdale's hidden history will be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the sinister side of human nature or the social conditions that nurture it.
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Disused Railway Stations in Rossendale: Bacup Railway Station, Facit Railway Station, Whitworth Railway Station, Waterfoot Railway Station [Paperback] by LLC
Details information about the stations along the line. You view parts online at LLC or purchase the book. Use Google or Amazone to locate.
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