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Whaley Bridge Dam

Last post by Digger « Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:41 pm

by Digger » Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:41 pm

I was a bit surprised to read how much the repairs will cost, and the length of time it will take.
This, I thought, was a repair to an existing dam...

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Last post by Digger
Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:41 pm
The older cars on the main page heading.

Last post by G. Jackson « Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:36 pm
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by Digger » Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:33 pm

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Do you have any memories of cars like the ones in the picture?
What stories do you have?

I have to smile everytime I see the Austin A35 parked on...

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Hi Gnats.

Oh Happy Days, too true.
When you could fix anything that went wrong. I was intrigued when I went to Paris in the early 60s and they had...

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Last post by G. Jackson
Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:36 pm
Merry Christmas

Last post by Gnatalee « Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:53 pm
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by Digger » Sun Dec 20, 2020 8:56 pm

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Merry Christmas to everyone and may you all have a happy and peaceful new Year.

And thanks to Norm for keeping the forum up and running.

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Happy New Year everyone - looking forward to better days this year ! Take care everyone :D

Best wishes

Gnats

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Last post by Gnatalee
Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:53 pm
Gowhole Sidings.2nd, May 1981.

Last post by parabuild « Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:09 pm
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by Digger » Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:39 pm

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Many of you may have seen the pictures in the album of Gowhole sidings when it was in operation.The sidings were closed in 1969 and left to nature...

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The embankment to the right in Picture 4 was a siding for the Beard and Bugsworth Colliery's, Lady Pit. The mine closed in 1909 and this is one of...

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Last post by parabuild
Sun Dec 20, 2020 6:09 pm
The Railway into Bings Road Ind.Est.

Last post by parabuild « Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:39 am
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by Digger » Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:45 pm

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I see there are a lot of new members, and everytime I have a look at the forum there are between 6 to 12 people on average looking as well.
I think...

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Thanks Flannel
The map clearly shows Digger's bridge. It shows the track approaching it but not crossing the bridge although the rails are clearly...

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Last post by parabuild
Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:39 am
Whaley Letter

Last post by parabuild « Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:58 pm
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by Norm » Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:59 am

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Good afternoon

Thought you might be interested in the letter I have attached, which tells a fascinating tale.

It was sent to my grandparents and I...

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Baernard and Annie Pearson are seen here fundraising with a barrel organ which they had borrowed from Little Italy . The Pearson family had at one...

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Last post by parabuild
Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:58 pm
Whaley Bridge Cooperative Plate

Last post by G. Jackson « Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:40 am

by G. Jackson » Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:40 am

Hi, Anyone interested in a CSW Co-op plate there are two for sale on ebay.
One is priced too high I think at £42 but the othere is quite reasonable...

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Last post by G. Jackson
Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:40 am
Wartime Whaley

Last post by Gnatalee « Thu May 28, 2020 9:56 pm
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by megaroc » Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:16 pm
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Hello Norm,
I've been reading your posts and I agree fully what you say about today's photos becoming tomorrow's history. Keep them coming please. I...

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Thank you G.Jackson - that does help ! I am thinking that the girl (and the mystery person) are evacuees from Manchester. Perhaps this would be in...
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Last post by Gnatalee
Thu May 28, 2020 9:56 pm
Whaley Bridge PreWar Building Co

Last post by Norm « Wed May 27, 2020 12:03 pm
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by Norm » Sat May 23, 2020 1:46 pm

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Hi

I have had an email from Alan Middleton, which follows.

I asked him to join the forum and post but he said he had tried to join unsuccessfully...

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A reply from Alan

Hello,

Can I thank you for placing my query on your Whaley Bridge History Forum. I have seen some of the replies and they are...

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Last post by Norm
Wed May 27, 2020 12:03 pm
Postcards

Last post by Gnatalee « Fri May 15, 2020 11:51 am
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by Digger » Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:44 pm

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Hello,

I went on that well known auction site and typed in -Whaley Bridge- and 182 items came up. Among them was 4 postcards that might be of...

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Sadly, none of mine Digger, but thanks for the heads up :D

Gnats

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Last post by Gnatalee
Fri May 15, 2020 11:51 am
Questions on photographs

Last post by chez46 « Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:22 pm
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by Norm » Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:35 pm
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I have started a thread for any questions regarding photos. This is for any photos, rather than a thread for one photo, so we don't have too many...

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photo from Horwich End School which I believe was taken in 1953

What a brilliant find for me of my mum Geraldine Dyer, as unfortunately all photos...
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Last post by chez46
Sat Mar 14, 2020 4:22 pm
Goytsclough postcard

Last post by drstir « Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:08 pm
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by drstir » Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:47 am

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I just came across this old photo of Goytsclough which shows the old mill buildings in the background.

But it's a fairly low-quality so I can't...

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Thanks for responding, Digger. It would be great if I could track down an original postcard. Maybe one will turn up one day...

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Last post by drstir
Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:08 pm
Happy New Year (or is it ?)

Last post by Snoopy « Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:08 pm
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by gritch » Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:32 am

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Just wanting to wish everyone a
Happy New Year!
I have been visiting this site on and off to see if there has been any recent activity
and I'm so...

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Yes it is regrettable, but like you say that's life.

Norm don't dwell on it too much, as you know you are not the first person he has fell out with...

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Last post by Snoopy
Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:08 pm
Rev Samuel Evans of Taxal Church

Last post by Snoopy « Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:11 pm
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by drstir » Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:30 pm
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I'm just wondering whether anyone may have information about the Rev Samuel Evans, Rector at Taxal Church.

I came across a small pamphlet in the...

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Yes I agree David, sad news.

I have known Norm for many years and he has tirelessly worked on this site and the quiz league site for many years. I...
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Last post by Snoopy
Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:11 pm
New find.

Last post by Norm « Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:18 am
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by R. Stephenson-Smythe » Thu Mar 28, 2019 10:27 am
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As members know I have a huge collection of old documents, photos and postcards.
The other day I was doing a bit of tidying up and spotted an old box...

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Peter William Jodrell.jpg
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Last post by Norm
Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:18 am
Whaley Bridge in Colour

Last post by Digger « Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:55 pm
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by parabuild » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:15 pm

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Bings Road Whaley Bridge c1910.jpg

Christ Church Whaley Bridge
This photograph shows Christ Church on Bings Road, Whaley Bridge in 1910. Study the...

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The pictures are good. The colour brings them to life.
I particularly like the Whaley Bridge station one with all the detail.

All the best.

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Last post by Digger
Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:55 pm
Bing, Bang, Bong

Last post by davethescope « Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:29 pm
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by parabuild » Sun Nov 03, 2019 6:02 pm

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Bings refers to a wood and a farm on the western hillside above Whaley Bridge.
Bangs Bridge carries a footpath over the canal in Furness Vale and...

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Bing is a Scottish word for a spoil heap. Living, as I do on Bings Road, I have always understood that the name derives from the pit heaps from the...

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Last post by davethescope
Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:29 pm
John Warren's Diary

Last post by parabuild « Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:14 pm
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by parabuild » Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:49 pm

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John Warren lived in Furness Vale and worked at the Printworks. Between 1843 and 1883 he kept a diary in which he recorded events in the village and...

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Sorry you weren't able to make it to Furness Club to pick up the books. Andy has them if you would still like copies or you can always collect them...

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Last post by parabuild
Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:14 pm
Finding the lodge

Last post by drstir « Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:20 pm
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by drstir » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:45 am
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I just wondered whether anyone might be able to identify this building. Gerald Hancock allowed me to scan it from his collection some years back. I...

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I've just posted some info on what I think might be the 'Bottom Lodge' here: .
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Last post by drstir
Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:20 pm
Shocked

Last post by chulme « Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:33 pm
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by Digger » Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:01 pm

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Hi everyone, I was shocked to read that there is a possibility of the dam bursting and flooding Whaley Bridge.

I hope the water recedes and that the...

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Wave walls are designed for high winds, I suppose. The water certainly touched the wave wall last week!

Interestingly, an engineer in California...

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Last post by chulme
Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:33 pm
Fernilee Hall

Last post by Digger « Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:48 pm
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by cawright1 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 5:28 pm

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Hi all, great site and forum.

Finished reading a book I picked up from a charoty shop last night, all about the Gunpowder mills at Fernilee.Very...

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Hello Mrs Jones,

Just a few bits and bobs about Fernilee Hall:

In one of the gables there are the initials TW which relate to the former owner...

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Last post by Digger
Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:48 pm
The Ancient History of the Distinguished Surname Jodrell

Last post by Norm « Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:42 pm
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by Norm » Wed Oct 10, 2018 3:57 pm

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Hi

Robert lent me a scroll to scan and put on the forum. It was quite long and would not fit on my A4 scanner. I did consider cutting it up but...

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Peakmills downloaded the three parts of the scroll and using high quality glue sent me this :) ;)

Jodrell.jpg

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Last post by Norm
Tue Jun 25, 2019 1:42 pm
Whaley toll house

Last post by drstir « Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:02 pm
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by drstir » Fri May 10, 2019 8:46 am

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Just wondered whether anyone has any information - or photos - of the Whaley toll house mentioned in the William Wood saga.

I always assumed it must...

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Many thanks, R.S-S. And apologies for not responding sooner but I've only just found your kind reply.

I'll do some more digging, but at least I now...

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Last post by drstir
Tue Jun 04, 2019 3:02 pm
Am I a Jodrell?

Last post by R. Stephenson-Smythe « Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:48 am
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by Amiajodrell? » Sun Jun 02, 2019 2:30 pm

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:shock: Hi first thanks for the add.
I am researching my family ancestry and have struck upon Jodrell's.
I have followed them all the way back to...

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Hello Stacy,

I am not sure whether or not I have the information you need.
But my dear friend Peter Jodrell left me loads of documents, one being...

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Last post by R. Stephenson-Smythe
Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:48 am
Taxal Bridge

Last post by drstir « Sun May 12, 2019 5:16 pm
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by drstir » Tue May 07, 2019 5:02 pm

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I've just found this photo - said to be taken in 1845 - that I think shows Taxal Packhorse Bridge. But I'm not sure. Just wondered if anyone can tell...

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I completely agree Norm. But it's amazing how many people hide them away under lock and key. I think you've done an amazing job with your Whaley...

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Last post by drstir
Sun May 12, 2019 5:16 pm

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