Mark Lomas has kindly sent some photographs from his collection, of railway scenes around Whaley Bridge. Many of these pictures are from th...

 Mark Lomas has sent us some locomotive photographs from his collection. These engines were all used in the construction of Fernilee Reservo...

 Mark Lomas has sent us some photographs from his collection, featurning some local railway scenes.    An unidentified loco arrives in 1938 ...

Mark's photography often features on Facebook, especially among local interest groups. Prints are available as below.  Mark also offers ...

  The Tithe Maps and Tithe Apportionments of the mid nineteenth century provide us with a valuable research resource.  The data for Cheshire...

  These news snippets appeared in the Witney Gazette in the  early 20th century  O wing to the absence of the clergyman, a wedding party at ...

  HEALTH INSURANCE VACCINATION AND HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT Vaccination is a burning question, and divides public opinion today as widely ...

 John Warren of Furness Vale kept a diary of local events. This sad story was recorded by him on January 21st 1860. "1860 Saturday Nigh...

 

  There have been a number of occasions when our local county boundaries have been changed.    A major change, came about in 1936 when ...