Much of our local road system was developed and improved under the Turnpike Acts. Trusts were set up under individual acts of parliament in ...

Thanks to Jim Oliver for the loan of this aerial view of the village. The date is believed to be in the mid 1970s. The brickyard is still ...

 In the background of this photograph are the buildings of Furness Vale Printworks. This view is from the area of Lodge Farm which is just o...

William Wood The murder of William Wood in July 1823 is well recorded. He was killed at a lonely spot on Buxton Old Road at Longside on ...

FIRE In 1905 William White appeared in court at Chapel-en-le-Frith, facing a charge of arson.  He had set fire to a haystack at Long Hill...

I don't know where the German Gipsies started their journey nor where it finished but in 1906 they weren't given a very friend...

Latitudinarians 1848  For several weeks back, the neighbourhoods of New Mills, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Whaley Bridge have been infest...

Until recently I was under the impression that all vehicles were obliged by law to  carry lights after nightfall, but it appears that ...

Chris Wilman braved the cold of Eccles Pike this morning to photograph the steam special "The Tin Bath"  Here is her photo of the ...

Reckless Motoring     Summer has at last arrived and living as I do in Whaley Bridge, within half a mile of Taxal Church, in good air and g...

John Allen sold his wife for 3s 6d; the electric fluid entered a cottage and smashed the furniture; a bear and a deer absconded from a boat ...

Unknown Lady's Death An inquest was held last evening at Furness Vale touching the death of a well-dressed unknown woman who was fo...

From the Glossopdale Chronicle 20th May 1871   The inhabitants of Shady Grove , Furness Vale, were greatly alarmed early on Sunday mornin...

Lady Pit, one of our local collieries closed in 1903. It was operated by the Beard and Bugsworth Colliery Company   and was one of seve...

 

Just published on Kindle -our latest electronic book -  "Furness Vale - An Illustrated History". Comprising over 110 photographs...

Don't miss this superb video "Celebrating Ardwick 1930s -1960s" just released by the Ardwick Green Histories Project. https:...

We often associate local industry of the past with the textile trade or perhaps coal mining. A much wider and sometimes unusual ran...

Sadly we heard of the death yesterday of David Frith after a serious illness.  David was a regular guest speaker at Furness Vale History Soc...

Here is the 1977 Rose Queen procession led by the Furness Vale Scouts.

Two "Black Fives" crossing Brierley Park Bridge in Buxworth on Sunday Morning.  This was a steam hauled excursion train f...

Sergant Miller is seen on Buxton Road, near St John's Church in the early 1940's

One of the earliest schools in Furness Vale. The farm was part of Mr Saxby's estate which also included the Printworks. Mr Saxby allo...

Some photographs recently added to our archives. Two photographs showing the remains of Lady Pit which stood at the corner of Ladypit...

A steam hauled excursion train "The Tin Bath" is due to pass through our valley between New Mills and Buxworth on Sunday 1st Novem...