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Henry V warship buried in Hampshire

Historians and archaeologists have tentatively identified the location of one of medieval England’s greatest ships.

Detailed archival and aerial photographic research carried out by British maritime historian, Ian Friel, has pinpointed a 30 metre stretch of the River Hamble near Southampton as the final resting place of one of Henry V’s largest warships – the Holigost (in modern English, the Holy Ghost).

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Workhouses of the North

Our lecture season got underway Friday evening (25th September) with a most interesting and informative talk from Peter Higginbotham, entitled ‘Workhouses of the North’. From as early as 1601 laws were passed to provide ‘out relief’ for the able bodied poor but it wasn’t until 1723 that parishes were granted the right to refuse ‘out relief’ and require people to enter a workhouse if they were unable to support themselves.
In 1834 an Act was passed requiring around 15,000 parishes to form Poor Law Unions and their own workhouse. Across the country, workhouses were built to provide grim accommodation for those who entered its doors. Continue reading “Workhouses of the North”

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Summer jobs coming to a close

Barn Conservatory
Barn Conservatory

The Barn conservatory is now looking good following its repair and redecoration, while the draught proofing (so essential for the winter lectures!) is also done.

Meanwhile, a stone’s throw away, the gardening group planted some flag iris in the woodland area and generally pruned things back, at its meeting on Wednesday 16th September. This coming Wednesday, 23rd, the Friends committee will be putting the final touches to the autumn and winter programme, another sign that the summer is slipping away! Continue reading “Summer jobs coming to a close”

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Textile Buildings Opened for Heritage Open Days

Heritage Open Days weekend (12-13th September) was ‘bonanza time’ for lovers of mills and machinery with Higherford Mill, Weaver’s Triangle, Oak Mount Mill Engine, Haslingden Grane Mill Engine, Queen Street Mill and Bancroft Mill Engine all open to the public. As well as being shown around the historic building, visitors to Higherford Mill  could also see complex old machinery being restored by Anthony Pilling of Pilling Looms. These included a Continue reading “Textile Buildings Opened for Heritage Open Days”

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Heritage in the Press – August 2015

Here are the local heritage stories of the past month…

Burnley and Padiham area…

Major conservation work underway at Gawthorpe Hall

Lottery project costing £1.16m aims to restore Thompson Park buildings and structures

Historic Burnley pub facelift under wraps

Historic mill to be demolished in Burnley centre to make way for shops

200-year history of the Bull Hotel site

Accrington and Oswaldtwistle area… Continue reading “Heritage in the Press – August 2015”
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Gardens Group Update – 19th August

It’s a late summer scene in the garden at the moment, with the last of the summer flowers making a show. It’s a lovely place to be. There are lots of jobs to do and we had a fun time working on the woodland walk and helping Jacqueline, the gardener, with pruning back the plants and tending the box hedges. Then we excavated the Dipping Well! It looks great! We’ve arranged to meet again on the 16th September and all are welcome to join us. Here are the latest photos of the garden, just click to enlarge…

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Hidden Valley Field Walk – 15 August 2015

 

PENDLE’S HIDDEN VALLEY PROJECT – 15 August 2015 – FIELD WALK

Alex Whitlock

It was a day of mixed conditions, with a general trend to improve as the day wore on, all in all quite a pleasant spring day – in high summer. The object of the day’s walk was to have a look at the western flank of Bank Hill & see if clues could be found in the area that would explain the presence and purpose of the kiln we are currently excavating above Craggs. Continue reading “Hidden Valley Field Walk – 15 August 2015”

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Medlar tree to celebrate the life of John Tyldesley

On Saturday 8 August, Joanna Tyldesley and her family and friends were joined by heritage centre staff and friends for a reception to celebrate the life of John Tyldesley, who was the inspiration behind the Garden Museum at the Pendle Heritage Centre. After a buffet lunch and presentation of the Medlar tree, John Miller and Joanna Tyldesly gave short speeches before everyone went for a tour of the garden led by John and Peter Aldred. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and we had a great time trying out the herbs and fruit and looking round the museum. Here are some photos… Continue reading “Medlar tree to celebrate the life of John Tyldesley”