FARMS
a
complete transcription of the census records of each farm
from 1841 to 1901
with
an illustrated history of the farm
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PUBS
AND BEERHOUSES
links
to individual pubs, and also a few snippets relating to various goings on in some of
the pubs, legal and illegal, and a brief account of the
licensing laws and list of the main establishments |
MILLS, MINES, FOUNDRIES, WORKSHOPS & OTHER INDUSTRIAL WORK PLACES
detailed and illustrated history of the major work places over 3 centuries |
TODMORDEN RAMBLE
A ramble round Todmorden as it was in the 1820's and 1830's, recollections of an unknown local writer in 1882. |
A
RAMBLE DOWN HALIFAX
ROAD
a
story written by John Travis about 1900 |
LIFE
AND DEATH ON THE
ROCHDALE CANAL
people
who worked on the canal and inquest details on 25
folk who drowned
in it |
THE SCENERY AND PEOPLE OF
TODMORDEN IN 1821
an extract from William Cobbett's Political Registers written when he visited Todmorden in 1821 |
DOBROYD
CASTLE
its
history and story, including a biography of John Fielden
and his two very different wives. |
GAUXHOLME POOR HOUSE
Pauper Palace or Hostel for the Homeless? |
WALSDEN
VALLEYIN 1840
a
story written by John Travis about 1900 |
TODMORDEN
AND BURNLEY
VALLEY IN 1840
a
story written by John Travis about 1900 |
TODMORDEN
SOUTH AND
ROCHDALE
ROAD IN 1840
a
story written by John Travis about 1900 |
| SCHOOLS
OF THE TOWN UP TO 1851
the
schools, what they taught and by whom |
A
HANDBOOK OF CORNHOLME c.1840
a
guided tour by John Travis 1908 |
| TODMORDEN
POST OFFICES
BEFORE 1914
Story,
sketches and photographs by Robert A. Priestley
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DULESGATE
Transcribed
from "Lancashire Sketches" by Edwin Waugh 1817-1890. Written
about 1854 |
| WARLAND
a
charming and ancient hamlet partly in Walsden and partly
in Blatchinworth |
WOODBOTTOM
AND HENSHAW IN 1840
a
story written by John Travis about 1900
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SQUARE
ROADWALSDEN
previously
known as Nip Square |
TODMORDEN UNION WORKHOUSE
Blessed are the poor
1879-1948
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KNOWSLEY
COTTAGE WALSDEN
an
isolated cottage at the top of Inchfield |
SOURHALL
ISOLATION HOSPITAL
1874
to 1949 |
LAND
TAX ASSESSMENTS
various
properties in Todmorden & Walsden, showing the occupier,
the owner, and the annual amount of tax payable on the land. |
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