Welcome to Littleborough’s History
This website has been designed and produced by Bernard Pratt for The Littleborough Historical & Archaeological Society Ltd (LHAS)
Information and pictures shown on their website are mainly from the LHAS’s extensive Archive plus my own pictures and extensive researches together with those of Society Members and others past and present, hopefully all happily acknowledged. I hope you find the website a useful source of information on the History of Littleborough and the surrounding areas of Calderbrook, Summit, Shore, Hollingworth Lake, Rakewood, Smithy Bridge and Dearnley. Check out the individual pages using the Navigation Bar. You can also find the Society on our facebook page via the links right.
The Society must acknowledge the extensive researches from our past President, Peter Cryer, whose wife acknowledged that he spent more time in Touchstones than he did at home. Thanks Peter. Also Alan Luke, Graham Pearson and Peter and Claire Bone amongst others.now no longer members.
Membership
New members are always welcome. Why not join us? Full details here
Membership fees are:
£35:00 - Premium Membership including membership fees and meetings;
£12:00 - Ordinary Membership Fee;
£ 8:00 - Concessionary (up to 16 and over 62 years of age)
RESEARCH & COPYRIGHT
LHAS welcomes requests for information or clarification of items on this website. However for more detailed information Individuals will be charged a fee of £10 to cover the time required to undertake the necessary research. This amount can go towards Membership fees.
The Society has also supplied Research and Photographs from its Collection to a number of Companies. The level of fee charged will depend on the level of research or the number of pictures required. Details available on request but a minimum payment of £50 is expected.
Pictures on this website are, unless stated otherwise, the Copyright of the Littleborough Historical and Archaeological Society Ltd or of the photographer who has loaned the picture or the Copyright holder where mentioned. You are welcome to use a photograph for personal use but not for commercial reasons.
Email - lborohist@gmail.com
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8:00 pm; doors open before 7:30 pm
Littleborough History Centre, Platform 2 Littleborough Station
Stephenson Square, Railway Street,
Littleborough, Lancs - OL15 8AF
If contacting the Society please use email first lborohist@gmail.com
For the Norden & District Local History Society’s programme of talks - see here
BELOW - Panorama of Littleborough from Cleggswood Hill. From right to left - Littleborough Canal Wharf with Holy Trinity Parish Church behind;
The site of the coal drops was where trucks are parked - now taken by the revised road layout.
Littleborough Station behind (buildings now the History Centre)
| Contact Us |
| Rechabites |
| Early Schools |
| Non-conformist schools |
| C of E and RC Schools |
| Board and Local Authority Schools |
| Richard Jay - Coach Operator |
| William Burrill |
| Richard Jay Haukier |
| Leach - Cycles to Haulage |
| H M Sutcliffe |
| J Grindrod & Son Ltd |
| R Rudge and Son Ltd |
| Canal Restoration |
| Clegg Hall & Smithy Bridge |
| Railways in Littleborough Centre |
| Littleborough Viaduct to Summit Tunnel |
| Summit Tunnel |
| Industrial Railways |
| Blackstone Edge Turnpike |
| Calderbrook Turnpike |
| Doghill to Steanor Bottom Turnpike |
| Todmorden Rd TP |
| Toll Roads |
| Industrial Histories |
| History Trails |
| Littleborough Book |
| Pubs & Inns |
| Co-op - Early Grpwth |
| Coop - Central Premises & Competition |
| Coop in 20th Century |
| Coop Decline & Change |
| LANCTAN |
| Schofield Iron Woks |
| Phoenix Iron Works |
| Clegg's Shore Mills |
| Consterdine textile Mills |
| Schofield Textile Mills |
| Rayon (Artificial Silk( Manufacture |
| Mills |
| Deanhead Chemical Works |
| Akzo Chemical Works |
| Starring Pottery |
| Summit Brickworks |
| Tetlows Pottery |
| Whittaker Pottery |
| Coal Mining Map |
| Starring Clay and Coal Mine |
| Cleggswood Colliery |
| Mining around Hollingworth |
| Shackleton - Coal Merchant |
| Possible Roman Littleborough |
| Blackstone Edge Roman Road |
| Roll of Honour |
| WW2 Heroes |