Meetings of the Littleborough Historical and Archaeological Society
Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8 pm (doors open a 7:15 pm) in the History Centre on Platform 2 of Littleborough Station. The Centre is fully accessible via the station ramp. Light refreshments are served on arrival.
Non Members are very welcome to attend and there is a small charge:-
Members £2:50 Visitors £3:50
Future Meeting during 2026
February 12th Carole and Niki Davies - “our forgotten WW1 heroes - the Rochdale stretcher bearers
March 12th Steve Brown - Smithill hall
April 9th Nigel Jepson - East Lancs Railway
May 14th Ian Miller gives his annual update on GM Archaeology
June 11th AGM - Talk to be announced
Later months are now being sorted and will be posred shortly
Station/History Centre Location Plan
Thursday 12th February 2025 at 8:00 pm in the History Centre Entrance:- Members £2:50
Non Members £3:50 Refreshments provided
| Contact Us |
| Rechabites |
| Early Schools |
| Non-conformist schools |
| C of E and RC Schools |
| Board and Local Authority Schools |
| Richard Jay - Coach Operator |
| William Burrill |
| Richard Jay Haukier |
| Leach - Cycles to Haulage |
| H M Sutcliffe |
| J Grindrod & Son Ltd |
| R Rudge and Son Ltd |
| Canal Restoration |
| Clegg Hall & Smithy Bridge |
| Railways in Littleborough Centre |
| Littleborough Viaduct to Summit Tunnel |
| Summit Tunnel |
| Industrial Railways |
| Blackstone Edge Turnpike |
| Calderbrook Turnpike |
| Doghill to Steanor Bottom Turnpike |
| Todmorden Rd TP |
| Toll Roads |
| Farming |
| List of Farms |
| Industrial Histories |
| History Trails |
| Littleborough Book |
| Pubs & Inns |
| Co-op - Early Grpwth |
| Coop - Central Premises & Competition |
| Coop in 20th Century |
| Coop Decline & Change |
| LANCTAN |
| Schofield Iron Woks |
| Phoenix Iron Works |
| Chemical Works |
| Deanhead Chemical Works |
| Akzo Chemical Works |
| Clegg's Shore Mills |
| Consterdine textile Mills |
| Heap's West View Mills |
| Rayon (Artificial Silk) Manufacture |
| Schofield Textile Mills |
| Mills |
| Starring Pottery |
| Summit Brickworks |
| Tetlows Pottery |
| Whittaker Pottery |
| Coal Mining Map |
| Starring Clay and Coal Mine |
| Cleggswood Colliery |
| Mining around Hollingworth |
| Shackleton - Coal Merchant |
| Romans |
| Possible Roman Littleborough |
| Blackstone Edge Roman Road |
| Falllen Heroes not on Littleborough Cenotaph |
| Roll of Honour |
| WW2 Heroes |