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Chorley Historical and Archaeological Society

www.chorleyhistorysociety.co.uk
Links to some interesting sites.

 

 
Latest historical breaking news in the media http://www.britarch.ac.uk/newsfeed/index.html
Victoria County History of Lancashire Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/catalogue.aspx?gid=20
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                                               http://www.finds.org.uk/index.php
Bolton Archaeology & Egyptology Society http://www.boltoncommunity.co.uk/boltonarchaeologysociety
Darwen Local History Society http://www.darwenlocalhistorysociety.co.uk
Historical and documentary information about Coppull, especially in the 17th & 19th centuries. By Darren Watmough. http://www.lancashirehistory.org.uk/coppull.htm
Industrial Archaeology Recordings. Dedicated to recording past and present industry on film and High Definition video. http://www.iarecordings.org/subjidx.html
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
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Wigan Archaeological Society http://www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk
A 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
The Wyre Archaeology Blogger Board www.wyrearchaeology.blogspot.com
CHORLEY FILM SOCIETY. Chorley Little Theatre Dole Lane, Chorley. http://www.chorleyfilm.co.uk
Lancashire Museums http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/museums
Shap Local History Society, Cumbria.  
The philosophy, religion, science & technology etc of the Victorians. http://www.victorianweb.org
Local History Online, which is also the home of Local History Magazine. http://www.local-history.co.uk
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
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
Leyland Historical Society http://www.leylandhistoricalsociety.co.uk
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
Lancashire Pioneers: Details of Men (sorry, no women listed) who made major discoveries and inventions. http://www.lancashirepioneers.com