Barnoldswick History Society

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The Society was founded in 1975, shortly after the change in Local Government when Barnoldswick, for centuries a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, became for administrative purposes incorporated into Lancashire.

Barnoldswick History Society’s next meeting will be on Thursday 30th July when the guest speaker will be Mike Clarke who...
19/07/2026

Barnoldswick History Society’s next meeting will be on Thursday 30th July when the guest speaker will be Mike Clarke whose talk will be about the history of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with particular emphasis on Barnoldswick.

Mike is the founder and president of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Society and has been involved with industrial heritage for many years and has written extensively on canal history.

To recognise his commitment to the heritage of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, the Canal and River Trust named one of the Bank Newton locks after him.

Next meeting June 25thERNEST EVANS - FROM WEAVER TO MASTER OF NATURAL SCIENCESThe story of how East Lancashire's Mechani...
19/06/2026

Next meeting June 25th

ERNEST EVANS - FROM WEAVER TO MASTER OF NATURAL SCIENCES

The story of how East Lancashire's Mechanics' Institutes improved working class lives. How one man's Botany Classes and outdoor explorations of Pendle and the Ribble Valley inspired scientists and cartographers to travel the world.
Evans began his working career in Barnoldswick at Butts Mill

May meeting on 28th. Hope to see you here.
21/05/2026

May meeting on 28th. Hope to see you here.

Our April meeting will be a quick AGM followed by an evening of nostalgia. Following last year's successful heirloom eve...
05/04/2026

Our April meeting will be a quick AGM followed by an evening of nostalgia. Following last year's successful heirloom evening, we are inviting people to bring an item of nostalgic significance and tell us why it evokes their memories.

Our first talk of the new season is on March 26th when author and speaker Steve Ragnall will tell us about the life and ...
05/03/2026

Our first talk of the new season is on March 26th when author and speaker Steve Ragnall will tell us about the life and times of John Webster.
Webster was a 17th century Yorkshire cleric, physician and alchemist with occult interests and was involved in the English Civil War.

01/01/2026

As we have now consigned 2025 to history
, may we wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year

This image popped up on t' interweb. Rolls Royce prototype RB 211 leaving Barlick in 1971
18/12/2025

This image popped up on t' interweb. Rolls Royce prototype RB 211 leaving Barlick in 1971

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Barnoldswick
BB185AE

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