Peter Copestake of Pendle Heritage Moviemakers started our Wednesday afternoon movie meeting with a fascinating film describing the history and restoration of the wonderful 18th century garden at our Heritage Centre. Interestingly, there will be an Open Day on 20th June with free admission to the garden, strawberry and cream teas, an archaeological dig and other attractions, so if you missed the film, join us an hour in the sunshine (hopefully)! Continue reading “A Visit to the Movies”
Bough Gap Mill, Winewall
Bough Gap Mill is shown on the Trawden Tithe map which is almost 10ft square and covers Trawden and reaches north to the river at Ball Grove too. It is dated 1844 but was updated to about 1849. Unfortunately the map has localised damage making it hard to read in places. I attach 3 photos I took of the map last year. It numbers every plot and there is an associated tithe index/tithe record book with each landowner, plus tenants and occupiers where appropriate. This should indicate who occupied Bough Gap Mill at that time. The documents are in the Lancashire Record Office at Preston. Continue reading “Bough Gap Mill, Winewall”
Saturday 4th July – Barrowford Lifestyle Festival
One to put in your diary Saturday 4th July! Barrowford Lifestyle Festival is set to be a great family day out with something to suit the whole family! Here are some details… Continue reading “Saturday 4th July – Barrowford Lifestyle Festival”
Final woodland jobs before Easter
Peter Aldred supported by volunteers Norma, Anthony, Joe and David have been getting the woodland walk ready for Easter visitors to the Heritage Centre.
April Community Heritage Newsletter
The April edition is just published by Lancashire County Council, click on the link below…
HERITAGE IN THE PRESS – March 2015
The Barn – keeping on top of things
The Friends have been quietly keeping on top of things at the barn, working alongside Angela, the Heritage Centre manager – Continue reading “The Barn – keeping on top of things”
First phase of the Edible Garden finished
Many thanks to the volunteers, Lancashire Fire & Rescue, Prince’s Trust and Incredible Edible who constructed the path and planting boxes and sowed the seeds by the Cruck barn. It’s a great project. Here are the names of those who took part… Continue reading “First phase of the Edible Garden finished”
New excavations at Star Carr
Three Friends of Pendle Heritage attended a fascinating lecture hosted by Middleton Archaeology Society, near Manchester. It was given by Dr. Chantal Conneller who is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Manchester but also expert in flint technology and refitting co-director at Starr Carr, the Mesolithic archaeological site near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Continue reading “New excavations at Star Carr”
Searching for Cockshutts – from Australia
Eclipse over Blackburn
The event of the week was the eclipse. Here is a set of eighteen photos viewed from Blackburn. The weather was cloudy with the eclipse just appearing now and then, when the cloud got a little thinner. It actually made the photos easier to take and more interesting. Click or tap on the montage to enlarge it.
Spring Gardening – March
Five members of the Heritage Gardens Group got stuck into some practical work yesterday (18th March) with some bed tidying in the walled garden and some woodland maintenance. We also started work on plant labelling and a leaflet identifying where the historic plants are located.
We planned a programme of practical sessions on Wednesdays starting at 11am through to 4pm, with lunch in between and changed the starting time of the next two meetings to match. The programme so far can be found HERE. Continue reading “Spring Gardening – March”
Field walking in Wolfenden Booth vaccary – Saturday 14th March
Our mission was to find the extra pasture of Wolfenden Booth vaccary, which is known to be in Cowpe. Continue reading “Field walking in Wolfenden Booth vaccary – Saturday 14th March”
Genetic study answers centuries-old questions
A fascinating new study published in Nature has answered some centuries-old questions of history such as ‘were the Celts ever a single people?’ or ‘did the Saxons wipe out the native British?’.
Here are three reports with slightly different takes on the study…
BBC report
Independent report
Guardian report
Golden Balls, Batchelors ’ Buttons and Naked Ladies
Now there’ a title of a talk which arouses the curiosity in all of us.
Anne Eves gave us a talk on plants and gardens which she finds inspires her the ‘would be gardener’ to successfully create her perfect garden’. Anne drew her inspiration from many sources including gardens from all around the uk. Plants themselves inspired Anne, from the early in the season Snowdrops through to the autumn tints and winter.
Many thanks to Anne and to all who attended
Samuel Holden’s Mill 1937
Samuel Holden’s Mill 1937
Please click on the link to see an historic film of Samuel Holden’s Mill filmed in 1937
With thanks to Peter Copestake …..Pendle Movie Makers
HERITAGE IN THE PRESS – February 2015
Prince’s Trust and Incredible Edible at Pendle Heritage Centre
The Prince’s Trust has chosen to join Incredible Edible on a project at Pendle Heritage Centre. Continue reading “Prince’s Trust and Incredible Edible at Pendle Heritage Centre”
Spring in the Air!
The Garden Group was let loose today as four of us joined Peter Aldred to begin preparing the walled garden for Spring. Continue reading “Spring in the Air!”
The Hidden Valley – The Story So Far
Alex Whitlock gave an interesting talk last evening on the initial results of the field walking and investigations undertaken over the last 12 months by the Archaeological Group. Continue reading “The Hidden Valley – The Story So Far”