A superb resource for  those interested in exploring old maps is the web site Old Maps Online http://www.oldmapsonline.org Searching for ...

Narrowboat Hadar is visiting Furness Vale this weekend. Built in 2007, Hadar is a replica of a "Star" class boat of the G...

Some photographs have a wealth of detail.  This picture is undated and labelled on the reverse "Haymaking, Furness Vale". The loca...

Furness Clough Colliery, the Brickworks and the canal wharf were all linked by a narrow gauge tramway.  There is no record of the date of co...

The History Exhibition held last weekend was a great success and enjoyed by all who visited and participated in the event. A display of...

New Lanark – a World Heritage Site for Very Good Reasons (C A Hope) The stark little mill village of New Lanark in Scotland has been a ...

Joseph Paxton was from a humble background. He was born in August 1803 at Milton Bryan in Bedfordshire. His father, William was a tenant far...

by Andrew Simpson When you only have 2/6d [12p] pocket money where you can have an adventure away from home and still have something l...

Grandparents Throughout my childhood, a fortnightly visit to New Cross in South East London was obligatory. My grandmother lived at 105 ...

Stockport's Heritage is a superb blog maintained by the Stockport Heritage Trust with a vast number of articles about Stockport's hi...

Our new publication "The Life and Times of Furness Vale Printworks 1794 to 1925 by Chris Bond is now available from the History Society...

Our latest publication, at present only available on Amazon Kindle is "A Tin Bath in the Kitchen"  This is a compilation of the po...

This new book by Chris Bond is published this week by Furness Vale Local History Society.  W. A. Bradbury died in 1926 aged 67. He was a...

Emma Gaulton, who lives in Sydney, N. S. W. is researching her family history. Her Great Uncle was Thomas Middleton who lived at Shady Grove...

Lyme Park was once leased from the National Trust by Stockport Corporation. Gaining popularity after the War, the Corporation provided thr...

Re - The Bungalow, Bridgemont Used for some time as Bridgemont Mission before the church was built. Once upon a time used for boat building ...

Reuben Bennett was a yeast dealer and flower grower. He ran his business from his home at 81 Buxton Road, Furness Vale. The house has a la...

This web site is well worth exploring. There is a wide range of articles and videos on the subject of genealogy and also on history in gener...

The blog of Andrew Simpson contains many articles on the history of Chorlton and beyond. It's quite an extensive site with many posts. W...

Members will remember Gillian Mawson who last year gave a talk about The Guernsey Evacuees. Gill has written a book on the subject and this ...

The school photograph in the following Furness Vale School topic was provided by Joanna Carr and includes her grandfather Colin Mycock. Jo...

Members will recall the fascinating talk earlier this year by Gillian Mawson on the subject of The Guernsey Evacuees.  Gillian now has a web...

Alongside 264 Buxton Road, there was once a narrow lean-to shop.  Before WWII this had been the haberdashers shop of the Birchenall sisters....

The May meeting of the Furness Vale History Society was addressed by Gillian Mawson who told the fascinating story of the children evacuated...

Do you remember The Yeardsley Players ?  Dudley Garratt has found a programme from the 1981/2 season.