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Matthew Fletcher (1731-1808)by J F Horridge About 1750, Matthew Fletcher from Breightmet, as a young mining surveyor, was engaged by land owne ...
Bon Voyage Margaret!Dougie Tobutt continues his profile of Lancashire People….. It took Jules Verne (and Michael Palin) 80 days to travel around the world. It will take Margaret Goodwin, from Darwen, a little ...
LIFE ON THE RUN - Cape TownBy Dougie Tobutt After sailing around the world Sir Francis Drake saw the mountains and peninsula of Cape Town and said, “ It’s the fairest Cape of all”. Four hundred and forty t ...
The Chetham Armsby J F Horridge Displayed on the front gates of Turton Tower is the Shield of Arms of Humphrey Chetham, the son of a prosperous merchant, Henry Chetham from Crumpsall Hall in the suburbs of Man ...
Development of the Christian Calendarby J F Horridge The periods of time that regulate our daily lives are all based on the celestial orbits of the spinning earth around the sun and the moon around the earth. The ancient Egyptia ...
Bettina Gets The AxeShe will always be my Aunty Betty but it was only recently when she appeared on national television that I found out that her full name is Bettina Rose Astle. When I was a wee boy, more than a wee ti ...
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUNHere is a true story written by Mr. W Glyn Jones who served in the R.A.F during the Second World War. Mr. Jones originated from Pontypool and was Headmaster at Leigh Higher Fold C.P. School fo ...
Bolton Steam MuseumCome to Bolton Steam Museum and see the largest collection of working mill steam engines in the country. The Bolton Steam museum was established by the Northern Mill Engine Society whose v ...
Youth Activities and Services in BoltonIf you’re young, what’s going on in Bolton for you? You may answer ‘not much’ but all it takes a little effort and you will find there is plenty going on to keep you occupied. ...
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