Caption For Leeds, Woodhouse Moor 1897
In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every
seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and
Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.The
Caption For Leeds, Woodhouse Moor 1897
In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.
Caption For Morecambe, The Central Pier 1888
Morecambe is much frequented by trippers from the busy towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for whose recreation are provided abundant entertainments of distinctly popular order.
Caption For Leeds, Woodhouse Moor 1897
In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.
Caption For Stanhill, Peel's Fold C1955
The great
residences which the Peels built in Hyndburn have been swept away, but this Tudor cottage, now lovingly restored, remains
as a monument to one of Lancashire's great families.
Caption For Little Sutton, Chester Road 1966
Ellesmere Port was developed primarily to serve the canal that linked the towns in the region with the Mersey and Severn rivers and ultimately with the industrial heartlands of Lancashire and the Midlands
Caption For Pendleton, 1921
The village was once nicknamed 'the goose village', because it was said that geese from Pendleton tasted better than any others in Lancashire.
Caption For Burnley, Scott Park 1896
Some said that Burnley
did not need parks, as the Pennines of South Lancashire are only ten
minutes away, and some lovely countryside surrounds the town.
Caption For Frome, Market Place 1907
Like
Shepton Mallet and other southern cloth towns, it prospered until the woollen industry moved to Lancashire and
Yorkshire's new mills after 1800 - thus in effect preserving the town for us architecturally
Caption For Pendleton, 1921
week-enders
and in-comers now make up a large part of the old village.The village was
once nicknamed 'the goose village', because it was said that geese from
Pendleton tasted better than any others in Lancashire
Caption For Inskip, Carrs Green C1950
The factory was kept very busy, especially at Christmas, when besides Lancashire cheese, sage and cheddar cheeses were produced; but it was demolished in 1991, and houses were built on the site.
Caption For Leigh, Market Street C1950
It is also the last resting place of Sir Thomas Tyldesley, who had accompanied the Earl of Derby's 1651 invasion of Lancashire from the Isle of Man in support of Charles II.