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  • The Cope Family Ventures in Buxworth
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  • Memories Of Furness Vale by Brian Fearon
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  • Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and Other Stories by Cliff Hill
  • The Middleton Family
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  • The Railway Photography of J. Wallace Sutherland
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  • Mapping The Village
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  • A Postcard From High Peak
  • Dr Allen's Casebook
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  • OVER THE HIGH PEAK RAILWAY
  • A Holiday Resort - Whaley Bridge and Taxal
  • Reuben Wharmby of Furness Vale
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  • Gowhole Sidings
  • The 1867 New Mills Train Crash
  • The Murder of William Wood
  • Waterside
  • A Library of books
  • Goytside Farm
  • Hayfield in Olden Times. 700 Years of Hayfield History
  • The Time They Moved the River Goyt
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Sunday, 14 July 2019

A Postcard From Chapel-en-le-Frith

These postcards were published by Raphael Tuck and Co. in 1939


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Saturday, 13 July 2019

A Postcard From Combs

 A set of postcards published in 1944 by Raphael Tuck & Co.







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Friday, 12 July 2019

A Postcard From Hayfield

These tinted postcards were published in a set of 6 by Raphael Tuck and Co. in November 1905







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Hayfield History

 Here is a recently launched blog, well worth following, about the history of Hayfield and District. :  
https://hayfieldhistory.blogspot.com/

FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

  Tuesday 7th April Disasters in Art with Ann Jackson

Tuesday 5th May Return of the ever popular Curio Quiz with John Hambleton

Tuesday 2nd June The New Mills Train Crash with Tony Whittaker

Tuesday 1st September These Isles, Tho story of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by Brian Groom

Tuesday 6th October Of rambles, rents and roadways . Historic mapping and research by Claire Moores

Tuesday 3rd November The Cromford and High Peak Railway with John Bingham

Tuesday 1st December The Murder Stone by David Stirling

Whaley Bridge Archive

 The now inactive Whaley Bridge History Forum will close during 2023. Its archive contains over 1600 photographs submitted by members and many local history articles. In order that these may be preserved and accessible, We have copied the content to two dedicated websites and may be viewed as follows:  
Whaley Bridge Photos - https://sites.google.com/view/whaleybridgephotos
Whaley Bridge History - https://sites.google.com/view/whaleyphotos/home

Newsletter

 We have been publishing our quarterly Newsletter since 2011.  The complete archive is now available to read or to download on our companion website: https://furnessnewsletter.wordpress.com/

Bingswood Printworks

 An 1898 inventory and valuation of Bingswood Printworks in Whaley Bridge has been donated to the Society and may be read together with maps and photographs at a dedicated website: https://bingswood.blogspot.com/

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Some Useful Links

  • Cheshire Image Bank
  • Band on the Wall - Historical Archive
  • Bollington Photo Archive
  • Britain From Above. Historic aerial views
  • Bugsworth Basin Newsletter Archive 2001-2012
  • Chinley,Buxworth and Brownside Community Website
  • Chorlton History
  • Coal Authority Interactive Map
  • Davenport Local History
  • David Kitching's page inc Bugsworth Basin/Peak Forest Canal
  • Derbyshire Photographic Archive
  • Hawk Green Recollections by Alan Proctor
  • Manchester Photographic Archive
  • Marple Local History Society
  • New Mills Local History Society
  • Picture New Mills
  • Pubs of Manchester, past and present
  • Steve Lewis's New Mills Website
  • Stockport Image Archive
  • The Industrial Heritage Of Britain. An excellent local archive
  • Whaley Bridge Community Website
  • Whaley Bridge Discussion Forum

About The Society

Furness Vale Local History Society
Furness Vale, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
We research and record Furness Vale's past. An archive of documents, maps and photographs is maintained, a product of many years research. We hold meetings on the first Tuesday of each month except July and August. A guest speaker usually presents an illustrated talk of local or regional interest. Membership is available at an annual fee of £5. For further information contact David Easton 01663 744080 furnesshistory@gmail.com
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