Furness Lodge

 Furness Lodge had been the home of Charles Saxby, owner of Furness Vale Printworks.  After the business became part of the Calico Printers Association, the house formed part of their estate and became a tenanted property. 

After the Saxby's, residents were Mr and Mrs Ernest Clegg (Printworks Manager) ; Mr and Mrs Dixon Davis; The Rosenbergs, and the Bellamy sisters.

Unoccupied and in poor order, the house was demolished in the 1970s.

There are few photographs of Furness Lodge and those that are known of, all show the south facing elevation. 

 We have attempted to re-create the house in this 3D computer model. As much of the detail us unrecorded much has depended upon the layout shown on the large scale Ordnance Survey Map. There appears to be a glazed extension to the left side of the house and our interpretaion of this is speculative.

 

 

1911 Manchester Guardian Advertisement

1929 Manchester Guardian Advertisement

The Toddbrook Reservoir Incident

 It's nearly two and a half years now since we had our own lockdown in FurnessVale and Whaley Bridge.  For a week, we were under movement restrictions until the reservoir was secured. The emergency had been declared on 1st August 2019.

Here are a few images showing  the police presence in the centre of the village. Emergency vehicles included Mountain Rescue.

The A6 through Furness Vale has never been so deserted.

Meanwhile, in Whaley Bridge:

A BBC outside broadcast van and emergency supplies