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Pendle Forest History Group Archive List 2020

Pendle Forest History Group Landscape Survey Project 2009 to 2011 There are reports on field walks made by the group in the following locations: - Rimmington Lead Mines - Nov 2009 Foot Farm to Watermeetings - March 2010 Dimpenley/Spen Brook to Rigg of - April 2010 Noggarth to Watermeetings along the Ridgeway - June 2010 Watermeetings - Sept 2010 Pendle Forest History Group Field Trip Reports Fold and Sabden Great Hall - 26th March 2011 St Chad’s Well and the site of Tyndale Mill - 17th August 2011 Walk over survey from Heys Lane to Newchurch - 12th May 2012 Walk over survey from Bank End Farm to Stang Top - 15th June 2013 Walk over surveys at High Spen Barn, Newchurch and Black Bank Sept 2012 to Sept 2015 Report on High Spen Barn by a vernacular buildings’ specialist – Sept 2015 Pendle Forest History Group Investigations and Digs by members Spen Brook Foot Bridge, Newchurch – Photos of excavation work - Jan 2014 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 - completed 2016 Thorneyholme - study of a hamlet - Oct 2017 Sabden Great Hall – report on medieval graffiti recording at the hall - Dec 2017

Notes and documents available for the following places: -

Barley - Annel cross including a photo of the Annel cross guide post. Barley Village, Barley Green House, Barley Green Mill. Photos of Darney’s cottage pre- and post-renovation. Lower Black Moss Farm, Narrowgates Mill, Narrowgates Cottages, Wilkinson’s Farm. Whitehough, Whitehough Cottages, Whitehough Camp School (history notes). Whittaker’s Cottage Barley New Road, Whittaker’s Cottage and 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. King George’s Jubilee Celebrations programme and invitation for May 1935 (donated by Mrs C. Dewhirst (ne Totty), formerly of Mountain Farm, Blacko. Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Celebrations programme and invitation for 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. Blacko - Blacko Tower. – Belham Park Quarry, Salt Hill Quarry and map of Up Brook Mill. Downham – Downham Village, Downham Mill and Downham Chapel. Fence - Field Top Mill. Higham – Higham with West Close Booth, Higham Village, Higher White Lee, Ashlar House, Clover Croft Mill and Fir Trees Mill. Mearley – Little Mearley Hall, Great Mearley Cottage and Lane Side Farm House. Newchurch - , 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 about the soldiers. Sabden Fold – Lower Sabden Fold, Walden Cottage, Stainscombe, Lowerhouses and Sabden Fold Chapel (photo only). Sabden Hall – maps with location of the hall from 1810 to 1961, plan with field names 1950. Wills and inventories for the Dryver and Nutter families, circa 17th century, various photographs of the hall (all documents under “Sabden Hall” are copyright protected). Spenbrook – Spenbrook Mill and Tyndale Mill. – 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 – 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 - Portfield camp and a reprint from British Museum Quarterly on the Portfield Hoard. Read - Cromwell’s Cave – report by Brian Jeffery – Sept 2020. Rimmington - 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 - 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 – Whins House, St Nicholas Church, Pewter Well, Sabden Village Cross, Sabden Print Works, Heyhouses and Dean Farm. Simonstone – Huntroyde Estate. – Twiston Manor House, White Stones Farmhouse, Twiston Chapel, Quaker Burial Ground, Red Syke Gate, Hill Foot Cottages, Hill Top Twiston and Lower Gate Farmhouse. Wheatley Lane – Inghamite Chapel, Spring Mills. – Wiswell Village, Wiswell Eves House, Wiswell Hall, Vicarage House, Crabtree Cottage, Parker Place Farm, Shay Cross and Old Moll’s well. – Worsaw Hill, Worston and Crow Hill Cottage.

Other items held in the archive: - Land Tax documents 1782-1910 (photo copies from Archives). Booklets and newspaper supplements donated by Bridget Sunter and Susan Procter as follows - A report by The Illustrated London News (1939). VJ The final victory – Royal Navy. The Battle for Egypt. The Battle of Trafalgar. “Daily Dispatch” March 1935, “ Leader” March 1935, “Daily Journal” April 1972. Souvenir supplement to mark 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War August 1989. Section of Radio Times from October 1942. Daily Mail - Souvenir edition to mark 50th anniversary of D Day. Daily Express – London, Tuesday April 24, 1900 – presumed to be a copy. Daily Express – 100th Birthday of the Queen Mother – July 19, 2000. Lancs. Evening Telegraph – 100th Birthday of the Queen Mother – August 4, 2000. 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.

Old Pendle - supplement with photographs of area back to 1885. Lancashire Evening Telegraph supplement (2001) “Memories of East Lancashire”. Daily Express newspaper - sheets from January 1965 – “Death of Churchill”. Two books – Guide to the Lancashire Records Office and the 1977-1989 supplement.

St Marys Church, Newchurch-in-Pendle – a collection of memorial cards and ribbons commemorating burials from1900 to 1956 - donated by Mrs B. Sunter – digital copies only currently available. CD with “Images of Nelson” – Nelson Borough Engineer. Post card by Lilywhite Ltd of Watermeetings and Utherstone Valley donated by Mrs C Dewhirst.