LONGRIDGE HISTORY SOCIETY

Volume 1 1974

               Wattle and daub at Crumpax;

               Preston Wives Farm, Ward Green Lane, Dilworth;

               Rev. David T Carnson of Knowle Green;

               Alston Township Select Vestry Book, late 18^th century;

               Local Tragedies of the Civil War.

Volume 2 undated

               Introduction;

               Berry Lane – A Main Street in Architectural Heritage Year;

               Delving into Dilworth Bottoms;

               Notes on the History of Local Bridges;

               The use of Place Names by the Local Historian;

               Beer;

               Extract from the Annals of Aughton (near Ormskirk);

               Old Memories;

               Census Returns 1871.

Volume 3 1976

               Foreword

               A History of Goosnargh and Longridge Agricultural Show:

               Introduction,

               Origins,

               The Pre-war Years,

               The War and After.

               Newtown:

               Introduction,

               The Origins of Newtown,

               Handloom Weaving,

               Nail Making,

               Pump Street,

               The Doctor’s House,

               The Census Returns,

               Population Movement,

               Longridge in Alston 1837,

                The Future.

Volume 4 1977

               Talking local history, a miscellaneous collection of chats by members;

               Windmills of the Fylde;

               Extracts from Lancaster Guardian 1809;

               Alston College (now lies beneath Alston Reservoir No. 2);

               Hermitage and St John's College Chapel;

               Cotton Industry in Longridge.

Volume 5 1979

               Introduction – Historical Variety;

               Bleasdale, the circle, noted families and Admarsh Church;

               Common pasturage in Bowland and the Ribble Valley in the 16^th Century;

               Thornley School 1880-1854 log book;

               Old sayings and words with their origins;

               Probate inventories 1682-1754 for Alston, Dilworth and Thornley;

               Some population statistics for Alston & Dilworth.

Volume 6 1981

               Introduction – Historical Variety;

               Old sayings and their origins – Part 2;

               Repairs of Longridge Beacon – 1690;

               The Halls Arms;

               Berry Lane Longridge, containing an account of selected properties;

               In Search of the Legend of King Arthur in the North.

Miscellaneous Publications:

Newtown pub. 1985 An account of the district of Newtown by J M & M R Till, 1^st published in 1976.

A volume on Berry Lane, being a detailed account of individual properties in 1980.

A volume on Popular Entertainment in Longridge 1840-1920.

A History of Longridge and Its People by J M Till, pub. Carnegie Publishing, 1993.

Longridge, the Way We Were, compiled by Longridge & District Local History Society to celebrate the Millennium, Ed. Mike Pattinson, pub. Hudson History of Settle, 1999.

Longridge “All of Lancashire in a Square Mile”, compiled by Longridge Heritage Committee in association with Longridge & District Local History Society and the local administrative councils, 2004.

Cuttings of historic interest were collected from local newspapers, either as a society or as an individual activity. Many but not all years of the society’s existence are covered. Again the records are accessible in the Longridge Heritage Centre.