Pendle Forest History Group Archive List 2018

Pendle Forest History Group Landscape Survey Project 2009 to 2011 The project work was supported by lottery funding from the Forest of Bowland and training from Oxford Archaeology North. There are reports on field walks made by the group in the following locations:- Rimmington Lead Mines in Nov 2009 Blacko Foot Farm to Watermeetings in March 2010 Dimpenley/Spen Brook to Rigg of England in April 2010 Noggarth to Water Meetings on the Ridgeway in June 2010 Watermeetings in Sept 2010 Pendle Forest History Group Field Trip Reports Sabden Fold and Sabden Great Hall on 26th March 2011 St Chad’s well and the site of Tynedale Mill on 17th August 2011 Walk over survey from Heys Lane to Newchurch on 12th May 2012 Walk over surveys at High Spen Barn, Newchurch and Black Bank Sept 2012 to Sept 2015 A report on High Spen Barn, by a vernacular buildings specialist – Sept 2015 Walk over survey from Bank End Farm to Stang Top on 15th June 2013 Pendle Forest History Group Investigations and Digs by members January 2014 - Photos of excavation work at Spen Brook Foot Bridge, Newchurch Completed 2016 - St Mary’s Church, Newchurch-in-Pendle: - “The Tower’s Story”, a report on the development of the church building from the 16th century through to the current day. October 2017 – Thorneyholme, study of a Roughlee hamlet December 2017 – Report on medieval graffiti recording at Sabden Great Hall Barley Notes on Annel cross & photo of the Annel cross guide post, Notes on Barley Village, Barley Green House, Barley Green Mill, Darney’s cottage (photos pre and post renovation), Lower Black Moss Farm, Narrowgates Mill, Narrowgates Cottages, Wilkinson’s Farm, Whitehough, Whitehough Cottages, Whitehough Camp School (history of) Whittaker’s Cottage Barley New Road, Whittaker’s Cottage - adjoining barn Barley Village miscellaneous items: - Barley Primitive Methodist Bazaar programme for 1912 (fund raising for the new church). Barley Methodist Choir Festival programme for 1933, Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Celebrations programme and invitation June 1977, Barley and Wheatley Booth Parish Council: - Booklet to mark the centenary 1894 to 1994 (copyright protected). Letter dated 1962 to the “Advertiser and Times” with information about Barley at the time. Clitheroe – Notes on Belham Park Quarry, Salt Hill Quarry and a map of Up Brook Mill Downham – Notes on Downham Village, Downham Mill and Downham Chapel Higham – Notes on Higham with West Close Booth, Higham Village, Higher White Lee, Ashlar House, Clover Croft Mill and Fir Trees Mill Mearley – Notes on Little Mearley Hall, Great Mearley Cottage and Lane Side Farm House Newchurch - Notes on Newchurch in Pendle, the Upper Cross and Jinny Well (photo only) St Mary’s School booklet produced for the centenary of the school in 1974 (copyright protected). St Mary’s Church, Newchurch - WW1 Roll of Honour - information on the soldiers Sabden Fold– Notes on Lower Sabden Fold, Walden Cottage, Stainscombe, Sabden Great Hall, Lowerhouses and Sabden Fold Chapel (photo only) Spenbrook – Notes on Spenbrook Mill and Tyndale Mill Pendle Hill– Notes on Pendle Hill, Nick O’ Pendle coffin stone, Nick O’ Pendle cross, Nick O’ Pendle lead mines, Apronful Hill, Robin Hood’s Well, Jeppe Knave’s grave, Ashendene Clough, Deerstones Quarry Pendleton– Notes on Pendleton Village, Bulcocks Farm, Coach House and Stables, Cold Cotes Farm, Dickinson’s Farm, Dock Hillock Farm, Hayhurst Farm and cottage, Lower Standen Farm, Standen Hall, Standen Hall - mounting block, Schofield Farm, Spring House Farm, Stork House, Town Farm, Town Farm Gate Post, Town Head, Town Head Gate Post, Wymondhouses Portfield Quarry- Notes on Portfield camp and a reprint from British Museum Quarterly on the Portfield Hoard Rimmington- Notes on Wood Farmhouse, Stopper Lane Chapel, Martin Top Salem Congregational Chapel, Aynham’s House, Halstead’s Farmhouse, Higher Gazegill Farm, Rimmington Milestones, (8384-4600) & (8279-4753), Skelleron Lead Mines Roughlee- Notes on Thorneyholme Mill, Roughlee Mill and Roughlee Hall, Maps and plans showing early features in the Thorneyholme area, A copy of the title deeds for a Mr James Crabtree dated 1921, for the land and premises in Thorneyholme. A copy of the Nelson Water Bill - In Parliament Session 1888: - document by Mr Thomas Stuttard of Manchester, then owner of Roughlee Mill with details of the mill’s workings and machinery. Ridgealing Farm - sale deed for 1852 Roughlee Booth: - P. C. receipts and payments book for 1895 to 1917. : - P. C. receipts and payments book for 1917 to 1964. : - P. C. minutes book from 4th June 1984 to 28th April 1997. Sabden – Notes on Whins House, St Nicholas Church, Pewter Well, Sabden Village Cross, Sabden Print Works, Heyhouses and Dean Farm Twiston– Notes on Twiston Manor House, White Stones Farmhouse, Twiston Chapel, Quaker Burial Ground Twiston, Red Syke Gate, Hill Foot Cottages, Hill Top Twiston and Lower Gate Farmhouse Wheatley Lane– Notes on Inghamite Chapel, Spring Mills Wiswell– Notes on Wiswell Village, Wiswell Eves House, Wiswell Hall, Vicarage House, Crabtree Cottage, Parker Place Farm, Shay Cross and Old Moll’s well Worston– Notes on Worsaw Hill, Worston and Crow Hill Cottage Other items – Blacko Tower, Field Top Mill Fence, Huntroyde Estate, Cromwell’s Cave Read and the Drover’s Road Methodism in North East Lancashire (Extracts only) Newspaper Report: - Sports News (published by the Sports Council, Manchester). A full page congratulating and listing all the competitors from the North West who went to the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984

Added in 2017 - Photographs of Land Tax documents 1782-1910 (taken at Lancashire Archives)