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| Latest
historical breaking news in the media |
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/newsfeed/index.html |
Lancashire
Lantern.
The Lancashire Image Archive. You can access the collections of local
photographs, postcards and other images held in libraries across the county. |
http://lanternimages.lancashire.gov.uk |
The Portable
Antiquities Scheme
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http://www.finds.org.uk/index.php |
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Bolton Archaeology & Egyptology Society |
http://www.boltoncommunity.co.uk/boltonarchaeologysociety |
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Darwen
Local History Society |
http://www.darwenlocalhistorysociety.co.uk |
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Historical
and documentary information about Coppull, especially in the 17th & 19th
centuries. By Darren Watmough. |
http://www.lancashirehistory.org.uk/coppull.htm |
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Industrial Archaeology Recordings. Dedicated to recording past and present
industry on film and High Definition video. |
http://www.iarecordings.org/subjidx.html |
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The
histpop website
is a digital library of all census reports published in Britain before 1937
and all of the registrar-general's reports for England and Wales and
Scotland published up to 1920. |
http://www.histpop.org |
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The National
Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. |
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
| Wigan
Archaeological Society |
http://www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk |
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very comprehensive database of ancient sites throughout the UK. You can
search it by place name or postcode or even submit your own site. Based on
Julian Cope's epic guidebook of the same name |
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com |
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The Wyre
Archaeology Blogger Board |
www.wyrearchaeology.blogspot.com |
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CHORLEY FILM SOCIETY.
Chorley Little Theatre Dole Lane, Chorley. |
http://www.chorleyfilm.co.uk |
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Lancashire Museums |
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/museums |
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Shap Local History Society, Cumbria. |
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The philosophy,
religion, science & technology etc of the Victorians. |
http://www.victorianweb.org |
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Local History
Online, which is also the home of Local History Magazine. |
http://www.local-history.co.uk |
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British History
Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary
and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British
Isles. |
http://www.british-history.ac.uk |
Mike Clarke's
Home Page.
Want to know about the Leeds and Liverpool canal, canals and canal boats,
steam engines and vintage cars, water mills and wind mills. Visit this page. |
http://www.mike.clarke.zen.co.uk |
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Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society - Chorley branch |
http://www.lancashire-fhhs.org.uk/chorley/index.htm |
| Council
for British Archaeology. Many links to magazines and breaking news in the
media on history related topics. Well worth a visit. |
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ |
| OnLine Parish Clerks - Chorley area, Lancashire |
http://www.pioneerinfo.com/LAN-OPC/Chorley/index.html |
| OnLine Parish Clerks for the County of Lancashire |
http://www.pioneerinfo.com/LAN-OPC |
| Lancashire Local History Federation |
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/localhistory |
| The Parish church of St Laurence, Chorley |
http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/chorleystlaurence/index.htm |
| Oxford Archaeology independent archaeological practice (Oxford & Lancaster) |
http://www.oxfordarch.co.uk |
| Wessex Archaeology
independent archaeological practice. |
http://www.wessexarch.co.uk |
| Library
of Congress, Washington DC. USA. Probably the best place to earch for
images of historical characters and events. |
http://www.loc.gov |
| University of Manchester
Field Archaeology Centre |
http://www.art.man.ac.uk/FieldArchaeologyCentre |
| Lancashire
County Council - MARIO (Maps and Related Information Online) |
http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk |
| Lancashire County Council.Archaeology and Heritage |
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/archaeologyandheritage/index.asp |
Lancashire County Council
The Lancashire Sites & Monuments Record |
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/archaeologyandheritage/archleaf2.asp |
| A resource for finding megalithic and prehistoric sites in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Good site to follow and very nice graphics. But you'll struggle without
broadband. |
http://www.megalithic.co.uk |
| The
Scientific Exploration Society |
http://www.ses-explore.org |
| Lancashire
Place Name survey. Click on the link to find out all about this
fascinating project. |
http://mysite.freeserve.com/LPNS |
| Brindle
Historical Society |
http://www.brindlehistoricalsociety.org.uk |
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Leyland Historical Society |
http://www.houghton59.fsnet.co.uk/Home Page.htm |
| Bank
Hall, Bretherton |
http://www.bankhall.org.uk/html/intro.html |
| About
Lancs is a magnificent resource of people, places and organisations. |
http://www.aboutlancs.com |
| Astley
Hall, Chorley |
http://www.chorley.gov.uk/astleyhall |
| An
'on line' version of the Magazine that covers 'Current Archaeology' All
sorts of goodies are there including a searchable database of 'digs'
throughout the country. So if you want to get your hands dirty this is the
site for you. |
http://www.archaeology.co.uk |
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Lancashire
Pioneers: Details of Men (sorry, no women listed) who made major
discoveries and inventions. |
http://www.lancashirepioneers.com |
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