Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society

Various articles by members of the Society etc


Land at Coppull Moor Lane, geophysical survey 2011 (3.3Mg)	Chorley Cemetery Sonnet (1860)
Notes from the Archives	Chorley Mills
Fifty Year of Cycling in Chorley 1880 - 1932 Reminiscences of Weird Machines and Doughty Riders.	The Flat Iron a collection of local history articles (pdf format 29Mg)
Links to other sites of historical interest	Celtic cross marks the site of St Helen's Well, Whittle-le-Woods / Brindle.
A Walk Through Chorley's Criminal Past	St James' Primary School, Devonport Way, Chorley, by Estelle Briers
A Walk Through Euxton's Criminal Past	Haddock Fold, Heath Charnock. (Jul 2010)
	William Lawrence's Mills, Lyons Lane Chorley (Oct 2011 update)
John Rigby :The Founder of a Chorley Medical Dynasty	William Adams (1832 - 1906) and his visit to Chorley
The Co-operative Movement by John Harrison	Vikings in the North West by John & Christine Harrison
Co-op additional report by Joan & Kevin Dickinson	Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676) and her visit to Chorley in 1616
The 'Seaview' , Whittle-le-Woods (Jul 2010)	Campaign for Public Baths in Victorian Chorley by John Harrison
Jeremiah Horrocks and the transit of Venus at Astley Hall, Chorley, Tue 8 June 2004	Poor Law Apprentices in Euxton Cotton Mill by John Harrison
The development of the landscape around Astley Hall, Chorley	The Brindle hoard of Roman coins
Yarrow Valley Country Park new guides [Oct 09] (pdfs) Yarrow Valley Map & text 3.9Mg	When a teacher’s testimonial was a political act. One of the turning points in the development of Chorley as a town. By John Harrison (Jul 2008)
Birkacre “Our Story” by G. Bellis & R. Roocroft	When a teacher’s testimonial was a political act - footnote. by John Harrison (Jul 2010)
Chorley Library booklet of the 1906-2006 centenary now available as a pdf file.	Founding background of the Society
The Prehistoric and Roman period in Chorley: Sites and finds - an overview by Jack Smith.	Further notes on the history of the Society and projects undertaken
The Civil War in Lancashire (pdf of 25Mg)	Constitution (Sep 2011).
Chorley and District Halls	A short history of Chorley by the Rotary Club (pdf file of 6Mg)
A Taste of Life in 1868 Chorley