Meetings

The December meeting is a Christmas Social open to all. Next years meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month Visitors are very welcome - see the Your meetings page for full details

Littleborough’s History Centre

Located on Platform 2 at Littleborough Station, the centre is open on Saturdays between 11 o’clock and till around 3:30/4:00 pm. More information is available here

Recent Changes to the Website

There are new pages covering families who lived in the Farms on the hills above Calderbrook. Part One covering Gander Hall, Backs, Grimes and Forest Lodge can be read here

The History of Littleborough Co-operative Society of Industry including its shops, many branches, competition, growth and decline together with Co-op Mills and Housing. Links on the initial title page provide access to the Co-ops development and involment in industry and housing etc. (completed March 2019). The page on Littleborough Mills has also been updated (May 2019).

Updated pages detailing the history of the Turnpike and other Toll Roads in and around Littleborough are also available (May 2019) - go to ‘Turnpike’ with details of individual roads available by the links on the initial title page. An fully illustrated and extended printed document can be purchased for £3.50

The ‘History Trails’ now published provide almost a complete guide to Littleborough and Smithy Bridge and largely replace the ‘Littleborough’ book which has been out of print for some time and is in very limited supply. These can be obtained from Kelsall’s Book shop in the Square, The Coach House on Lodge Street and from the History Centre - see also the Pub Book page for its special price.