Publications
June 2019
Hyndburn Local History Society is pleased to announce its latest publication
"Industrial Heritage: a Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood and Rishton"
The author, the late Mike Rothwell spent many years of detailed research revising, combining and extending the three separate editions published by the Society between 1979 and 1981.
This
new illustrated edition is full of photographs, maps, drawings and
diagrams charting the three townships vanished industrial past and
forms a companion volume to:
“Industrial Heritage: A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Accrington including the villages of Altham, Baxenden and Huncoat”
This fully revised illustrated edition published in January 2018 is also full of photographs, maps, drawings and diagrams charting the area’s vanished industrial past.
Priced at £12 both are available locally at Accrington Library, and Hyndburn Heritage Museum. The Clayton-le-Moors, Great Harwood and Rishton book is also available from Great Harwood and Rishton Libraries and Churchfield House.
Postal sales at £14 to UK addresses are also available from the Secretary, David Climpson, 31, Whitewell Road, Accrington BB5 6DA
Tel 01254 237229
email climpsond@madasafish.com
A Hyndburn Chronology 1924-1974' compiled by Paul Lanham, additional material by William Turner, edited by Jack Broderick and John Goddard, published by Hyndburn Local History Society, 1999
Walk notes from summer walks are all available from Hyndburn LHS Secretary for a small charge.
Abbey Street and its environs
Accrington Higher Fold
Accrington's cinemas
Bury to Whalley Turnpike Part 1
Bury to Whalley Turnpike Part 2
Bygone byways of Church and Oswaldtwsitle
From Bullough's Row to Scaitcliffe House
From washing line to washing up
Hidden corners of Oswaldtwistle
Hoyle Bottom
Huncoat: the changing village
Huncoat village trail
The King's Highway
Knuzden Brook
Manors, Mills and Mishaps
Old Road from Rising Bridge
Roaming the Seven C's of Church
Stone pages of history
Trail through Oswaldtwistle's past
Up 'Britan' and round by t'Stanhill
Pleck House plans. Hyndburn LHS purchased some plans of the Pleck House area which members have since transcribed