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| Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month (except July) at Chorley Library, Union Street, CHORLEY. PR7 1EB. We start at 7:30pm. |
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| Tue 08 Apr 2008 | Joan Langford - Farington Cotton Mill. |
| Sun 30 Mar 2008 | Local field walk. - White Coppice/Heapey low level. 1:30pm meet White Coppice Cricket ground. |
| Tue 11 Mar 2008 | Steve Barritt with an illustrated talk on the old Tram-road on the Lancaster canal, connecting Walton Summit with Preston |
| Fri 07 Mar 2008 | Annual Dinner at the Seaview, Whittle-le-Woods. |
| Sat 01 Mar 2008 |
At home with Chorley Historical and
Archaeological Society - South Ribble Museum, 11am - 1pm, The Old Grammar School, Church Rd, Leyland. PR25 3FJ |
| Tue 12 Feb 2008 | Steve Williams of Brindle Historical Society gives an illustrated talk on "The Chorley Pals remembered 1914-1919" |
| Tue 08 Jan 2008 |
Dot Waring will give an illustrated talk
on the excavations at Dilston Castle in Northumberland and its connections
with the Radcliffe family, who had strong ties with Lancashire |
| Tue 11 Dec 2007 | Chrismas Quiz + buffet |
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Sun 09 Dec 2007 Event postponed |
Searching for the Roman Road (Geophys.).
Bill Aldridge + members of Wigan Archaeological Society at Coppull Moor Ln / Hic Bibby, Coppull. 10am. nearest postcode is PR7 5JB 50m east of the site. Please note: Due to a recent land ownership change we have had to postpone the search due to not being able to get land access permission. |
| Thu 29 Nov 2007 | Lizzie Jones - Returns to present "the Lancashire witches" Venue Astley Hall 7-45 p.m £3 |
| Tue 13 Nov 2007 | Ed Fisher - An Illustrated 'virtual' tour' of St Laurence, the Parish Church of Chorley, including many people associated with it's long history. |
| Tue 09 Oct 2007 | Dot Bruns of the 'The Portable Antiquities Scheme' - An illustrated presentation on 'The Portable Antiquities Scheme' a system of recording objects collected by members of the public. |
| Tue 11 Sep 2007 | Annual General Meeting and Members Reports. Plus a slide show of outings and visits through the year. |
| Sun 09 Sep 2007 | Chorley Town Centre Heritage Trail - official opening. Meet on the 'Flat Iron' Union St., 12:30pm for the guided tour. |
| Sat 08 Sep 2007 | Heritage Open Day - Conducted tour of Chorley Cemetery. Start at the entrance gate 1:30pm |
| Sun 19 Aug 2007 | Local field walk. - The lost Industries of Birkacre and the Yarrow Valley. 1:30pm meet Yarrow Valley Visitors centre. (location map) |
| Tue 14 Aug 2007 | Stephen Sartin - Recent Acquisitions of the Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster. |
| Sat 04 Aug 2007 | Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society exhibition, Astley Hall, Chorley. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm |
| Tue 10 Jul 2007 | No Meeting. |
| Sun 24 Jun 2007 | Local field walk. - Euxton and Pincock. 1:30pm meet Pincock Brow off Wigan Rd. Euxton (A49) (location map) |
| Tue 12 Jun 2007 | Derek Forrest - A Roman Soldier in Lancashire. |
| Sun 20 May 2007 | Local field walk. - Anglezarke Reservoir area. 1:30pm meet Knowsley Ln embankment nr Yew Tree Inn (location map) |
| Tue 08 May 2007 | Rachel Newman - Director, Oxford Archaeology North. - Recent work including a Viking burial ground in Cumbria. |
| Sun 29 Apr 2007 | Shap Abbey outing. - (mini-bus) Conducted tour of Shap Abbey, Cumbria then Brougham Castle, Penrith. Meet 10am Chorley Rly. Station lay-bye. |
| Tue 10 Apr 2007 | Brian Marshall - Lancashire Medieval Monasteries, including Cockersand (Lancs) and Shap Abbey (not Lancs.) (see Sun 29 Apr 07) |
| Sun 25 Mar 2007 | Local field walk. - White Coppice and Stronstrey Bank. 1:30pm meet at White Coppice Cricket Field. (photos + report) |
| Tue 13 Mar 2007 | Ian Miller, Oxford Archaeology - Lancaster. Manchester's 19th century glass industry |
| Fri 09 Mar 2007 | Annual Dinner at the Seaview, Whittle-le-Woods. |
| Tue 13 Feb 2007 |
Dot Waring - Digging for the Romans - excavations on the Roman Road at Darwen. |
| Tue 09 Jan 2007 | Dr Alan Crosby - The faith of our fathers: religion and Lancashire history 1500 to 1900 |
| Tue 12 Dec 2006 | Local Quiz and Social Evening. |
| Wed 06 Dec 2006 | Lizzie Jones returns to Chorley with Astley Hall as the venue 7:45pm (ticket only) - presenting The Winter Queen. Tickets 3pounds. |
| Tue 14 Nov 2006 | Harry Yeadon, former Lancs. County Council County Surveyor. Development of the Motorways in Chorley and Lancashire. |
| Tue 10 Oct 2006 | David Ratledge - The Roman Roads of Lancashire. |
| Tue 12 Sep 2006 | Annual General Meeting and Members Reports |
| Sun 27 Aug 2006 | Local Field Walk - Heath Charnock 1:30pm meet lay-bye A6 Westhoughton Rd., 200m north of Rawlinson Ln. (photos) |
| Sun 13 Aug 2006 | Chorley Parish Church of St Laurence 10am service. Review of new Church inventory. |
| Sun 13 Aug 2006 | Vindolanda & Hadrian's Wall. Trip run by Wigan Archaeological Society, we can go as guests. (photos) |
| Tue 08 Aug 2006 | Ben Edwards, former Lancashire County Archaeologist - The Cuerdale Hoard, an enormous Viking cache of 8000 silver coins and bullion. |
| Sun 30 Jul 2006 | Outing to Foulridge, Leeds & Liverpool Canal. 11am Barge trip through tunnel etc inc. Pie & Peas (veg option). £9.50each. Own transport. (photos) |
| Tue 11 Jul 2006 | No Meeting |
| Sun 18 Jun 2006 (photos) | Local Field Walk - 1:30pm Hoghton Bottoms from Riley Green, meet Royal Oak car park (location map) |
| Tue 13 Jun 2006 | Aidan Turner-Bishop - Drink and the Great Temperance Cause. (The presentation also covers aspects of food and drink over the centuries) |
| Sun 14 May 2006 (photos) | Local Field Walk - 1:30pm Clayton-le-Woods, Clayton Green, Cuerden. Meet Community Centre, Spring Meadow off Lancaster Lane, C-le-W. loc. map. |
| Tue 09 May 2006 | Stephen Sartin. Recent Acquisitions of the Judges' Lodgings Museum, Lancaster. |
| Sun 23 Apr 2006 (photos) | Local Field Walk - Adlington / Anderton. Meet 1:30pm 'Elephant & Castle' Chorley Rd (A673) Adlington. (location map) |
| Tue 11 Apr 2006 | Barry Lowe - An interesting view of historical aspects of Chorley. |
| Thu 30 Mar 2006 (photos) | Society visit to The Mayor in the Mayor's Parlour, Chorley Town Hall 7pm. Numbers are limited so book early. |
| Sun 26 Mar 2006 (photo) | Local Field Walk - Withnell Fold + Ollerton Fold + Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Meet at Withnell Fold Chapel 1:30pm(click for location map) |
| Tue 14 Mar 2006 | John Harrison - The Chorley Elite and the running of the town 1780 - 1800 |
| Fri 10 Mar 2006 (photo) | Annual Dinner at the Seaview, Whittle-le-Woods. |
| Tue 14 Feb 2006 | History
of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal by Mike Clarke. Mike is the author of the definitive history book on the canal. Not to be missed. |
| Tue 10 Jan 2006 | Roman Roads and settlements of Wigan by Bill Aldridge of Wigan Historical Society. |
| Tue 13 Dec 2005 | Local Quiz and Social Evening. |
| Tue 08 Nov 2005 | 'Some Local Vernacular Buildings' J. Smith. |
| Sun 23 Oct 2005 (photos) | Field Outing (minibus) Norton Priory. meet 10:30 Rly Station lay-bye. |
| Thu 20 Oct 2005 | Astley Hall Chorley the Society official book launch of 'Romans to Roundabouts' |
| Tue 11 Oct 2005 | 'Tide Mills in England and Wales' by John Virgo from Parbold. |
| Sun 18 Sep 2005 (photos) | Local Field Walk 'Heath Charnock' Meet at Weaver's Brow, Chorley, 13:30(click for location) |
| Tue 13 Sep 2005 | Annual General Meeting and Members Reports. |
| Sat 10 Sep 2005 (photos) | Croston
History trail lead by Neil Birtles. meet 1:30pm on the Village green
Croston.
(location map) A Heritage Open Day event. (Click her for all Lancashire events) |
| Tue 09 Aug 2005 | 'Some interesting Tower Clocks' S. Whillis. |
| Sat 06 Aug 2005 | Social history of Withnell Fold
guided walk. Book via Lancashire County Archaeology Service. Lynda Sutton on 01772-533404 |
| Sun 26 Jun 2005 | Annual Coach trip to York using public coach. |
| Sun 19 Jun 2005 (photos) | Local Field Walk 'Anglezarke and Lead Mines Clough' 1:30pm start |
| Tue 14 Jun 2005 | 'What the Workhouse did for us' M. Ramsbottom. |
| Sun 15 May 2005 | Local Field Walk 'The Great Hill of Charnock' |
| Tue 10 May 2005 | The scheduled talk was cancelled so Jack Smith gave a talk. |
| Sun 17 Apr 2005 | Local Field Walk - Worthington and Haigh. |
| Tue 12 Apr 2005 | 'North Country Folklore' Dr P. Watson. |
| Sun 27 Mar 2005 | Field Outing (cars). Horwich - Wilderswood. |
| Thu 17 Mar 2005 (photo) | Visit to the North West Film Archive, Manchester. 10:30am at the Archive. |
| Sat 12 Mar 2005 (photos) | Blackburn Museum conducted tour inc. Jessica Lofthouse exhibition. 10:00am start. |
| Fri 11 Mar 2005 (photo) | Society Annual Dinner |
| Tue 08 Mar 2005 | '15th Century Bruges, it's art and politics' S. Sartin |
| Tue 08 Feb 2005 | 'Recent Excavations in Egypt' Dr S. Snape |
| Tue 11 Jan 2005 | 'Lancashire Textiles - Conservation Issues' Peter Iles. |
| Tue 14 Dec 2004 | 'Artefacts and Collectables Miscellany' Followed by a Social Evening. |
| Wed 10 Nov 2004 | Lizzie Jones presents "I AM
ENGLAND" the life and times of Elizabeth I St Laurence's Church Hall, Union St. Chorley. 8:00pm £3 inc refreshments, tickets 01257-481006 |
| Tue 09 Nov 2004 | A research paper on 'Local Roman Period Associations' will be presented by J. Smith the society secretary, then discussion. |
| Tue 12 Oct 2004 | 'Fourty Years of Lancashire Archaeology' B. Edwards. |
| Tue 14 Sep 2004 | 50th Annual General Meeting and Member's Reports |
| 10 to 13 Sept 2004 | HERITAGE OPEN DAYS (click here for full details) |
| all of Aug 2004 | Chorley Library. Golden Jubilee exhibition. 50 years of Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society. |
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larger version Sun 22 Aug 2004 Field Walk, Walton-le-Dale and Canal Tramway. Meet 13:30 W-le-D, Walton Green. |
| Tue 10 Aug 2004 | 'Strong man Egyptology' J.Johnson |
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larger version Sun 27 Jun 2004 Coach trip Derbyshire Sites: Cromford Mill complex and Arbour Lowe |
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larger version Sun 13 Jun 2004 Field Walk Horwich Moor. Meet 13:30 Georges Lane end. We explored the jistory of the Matchmoor Lane area and then up to the moors and the site on an old Kiln at Hole Bottom, just by the Winter Hill mast access road. Then up to the Two Lads cairn. |
| Tue 08 Jun 2004 | The Work of the North West Sound Archives. A. Schofield. |
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larger version Sun 16 May 2004 Field Walk - Adlington / Anderton area. Meet 13:30 Lower Adlington. |
| Tue 11 May 2004 | Flint tools to Factories in the Chorley area - Mr J Smith (Society Secretary) |
| Sun 18 Apr 2004 | Field Walk - Tarleton / Hesketh Bank. Meet 13:30 Tarleton Library |
| Tue 13 Apr 2004 | Iron Age and Roman Fort at Lathom - Dr R Cowell |
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larger version Thu 25 Mar 2004 Annual Dinner at the 'Seaview' Whittle-le-Woods. |
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larger version Sun 14 Mar 2004 Field Walk - Wheelton Moor (Mear Stones) Meet 13:30 Brinscall Baths. Good walking boots needed. A wet morning cleared and we had clear but windy weather for our walk. 14 of us walked up through the woods, stopping at the various ruined farmhouses to remember the people who lived there. Previous reference to the 1881 census gave us their names and occupations. The 2 remaining mear stones (boundary stones) were seen and possible explananations discussed as to who made them. |
| Tue 09 Mar 2004 | Prehistoric to Industrial Period. Work by (UMAU) University of Manchester Archaeological Unit. Dr M Nevell |
| Tue 10 Feb 2004 | Prehistoric Stone Circles and Standing Stones Mr S. Hewitt |
| Tue 13 Jan 2004 | Lecture - reconstructing the past Mr Peter McCrone |
| Tue 09 Dec 2003 | Social Evening. |
| Tue 11 Nov 2003 | Withnell Fold Village, Social History & Development - B Harris |
| Tue 14 Oct 2003 | Pre-Industrial Landscape of the Ribble Valley - Dr B. Barnes |
| Sun 21 Sep 2003 | Local Field Walk: Anglezarke Moor. |
| Sun 14 Sep 2003 | Heritage Open Day: Social
History of Withnell Fold. Meet at Methodist Chapel 2pm. Over 60 people turned up for the history talk and walking tour of the village. A beautifull warm and sunny day helped make this a great afternoon. |
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Sat 13 Sep 2003 Heritage Open Day: Conducted
tour of a Coppull Mill by Jack Smith. I wasn't able to attend this tour due to family commitments but I believe it was well attended and enjoyed by all. BH. |
| Tue 09 Sep 2003 | Annual General Meeting & Project Reports. |
| Sun 17 Aug 2003 | Field Outing:Lathom Chapel & Hall Site. |
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Sun 29 June 2003 Another warm and sunny day for the Society's outing to Manchester, Castlefield Roman Fort and the various museums nearby. |
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larger version. Sun 13 Apr 2003 A warm sunny day for our excellent walk along part of the length on the Lancaster Canal through Whittle-le-Woods. Jack Smith provided the commentary. The group is posing by the Whittle millstones monument. |
| Tue 8 Apr 2003 | 'Mills, Men & Machines' - R Murphy |
| Fri 21 Mar 2003 | Society Annual Dinner (Sea View) |
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larger version. Sun 16 Mar 03. We were very lucky with having a warm sunny day for our historical field walk in the Anderton area. Jack Smith outlined previous work done on the possible routes of Roman Roads in the area and pointed out where they may have passed through local scenery. |
| Tue 11 Mar 2003 | Members' Slides and Society outings Miscellany |
| Tue 11 Feb 2003 | 'A Walk around Pendle' - N Whally |
| Tue 14 Jan 2003 | 'Law & Order in Lancashire' - Dr A. Crosby |
| Tue 10 Dec 2002 | Members reports and social evening. |
| Tue 12 Nov 2002 | The Pre-Industrial landscape of
the Ribble Valley - part 2 by Dr B Barnes (cancelled) Replaced with an excellent talk by Jack Smith on the history of local railways. |
| Tue 08 Oct | Vikings in the North West by Mr B Edwards, former County Archaeologist |
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Sat 14 Sep 02. Warm sunshine and clear skies greeted the group of visitors to the Cuerden Hall and Gardens conducted tour. A great afternoon out |
| Tue 10 Sep 2002 | AGM and Members collectables |
