Barnoldswick
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Map of Lancashire
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Barnoldswick books (15 available)
Lancaster Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories
Paperback
Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album
Paperback
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Barnoldswick memories
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my first day in Barlick
My first memory of Barnoldswick was coming off a laycocks bus on station road outside the conservative club, it was a lovely july morning, wakes week as it was called then. my reason for the visit was to see my sister Margaret Honeyman, who had moved here a year or two previousley With me on this visit was my sister Mary, and her husband Jimmy Ritchie, and my older brother George Brennan.
The town was completely deserted, it seemed as though we were the only ones stood on station road, and anywhere else on the town for that matter, every shop on Church street was closed, baring in mind that this was about 8.45 am on a saturday morning i ...read more here
Contributed by angus brennan
Lancashire memories
my first day in Barlick
My first memory of Barnoldswick was coming off a laycocks bus on station road outside the conservative club, it was a lovely july morning, wakes week as it was called then. my reason for the visit was to see my sister Margaret Honeyman, who had moved here a year or two previousley With me on this visit was my sister Mary, and her husband Jimmy Ritchie, and my older brother George Brennan.
The town was completely deserted, it seemed as though we were the only ones stood on station road, and anywhere else on the town for that matter, every shop on Church street was closed, baring in mind that this was about 8.45 am on a saturday morning i ...read more here
A memory of Barnoldswick contributed by angus brennan
A visit with a Great Aunt and Uncle
In 1970 my Grandparents (Mr & Mrs Harold Hall of Winnipeg, Canada) and I spent some time with my Grandmother's sister, Ethel Mills and her husband John.
We had a family reunion and dinner in a restaurant. About 20 relations attended. I did not know anyone. Would any one remember that visit and would they like to make contact with me? I remember seeing a coal man in his costume bringing the coal, they had outside toilets, and a fire in everyroom. A community bath was a block away. I took several photos from a large field on a hill.
A memory of Earby contributed by Allaine Beels
White Bear
A nice picture of the Whire Bear, but not quite reality - where is the mill behind it and Stansfield's plumbers next door?
A memory of Barrowford contributed by John Hill
Extracts From Barnoldswick & Lancashire books
Barnoldswick is pronounced ‘Barlick’ by the locals. This is another village that has moved with boundary changes. It has been in Yorkshire longer than in Lancashire, but Lancashire is where it is now - so we can include it. Do not shout too loud about it, though, as there are many locals who would rather it were back across the border. Tubber Hill is on the outskirts of Barnoldswick; running alongside it is part of the Roman road which once went from Preston to York.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories".
Barnoldswick is pronounced ‘Barlick’ by the locals.This is another village
that has moved with boundary changes. It has been in Yorkshire longer
than in Lancashire, but Lancashire is where it is now—so we can include
it. Do not shout too loud about it, though, as there are many locals who
would rather it were back across the border.Tubber Hill is on the outskirts
of Barnoldswick; running alongside it is part of the Roman road which
once went from Preston to York.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album".
Barnoldswick grew once the Leeds-Liverpool canal arrived around 1812. The local textile industry blossomed, and people moved into the village from the surrounding areas to work in the new mills. Quarries sprang up, and jobs were created. Here we see a section of the canal at Greenberfield Locks, just before it enters the town. This is the highest point that the canal reaches. The revival in pleasure boats on the canals has brought back a lot of life to the area.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories".
Barnoldswick grew once the Leeds-Liverpool canal arrived around 1812.
The local textile industry blossomed, and people moved into the village from
the surrounding areas to work in the new mills. Quarries sprang up, and jobs
were created. Here we see a section of the canal at Greenberfield Locks, just
before it enters the town.This is the highest point that the canal reaches.The
revival in pleasure boats on the canals has brought back a lot of life to the area.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album".
Church Street leads down to St. Mary-le-Gill church. It was built around 1160 on the edge of the town by Cistercian monks, who found the natives not very friendly when they tried to establish an abbey here in 1147. The Commercial Hotel can be seen on the left, with two local men passing the time of day. Savage’s and Burton’s Menswear shop are on the right, and there is a cafe further up the street.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories".