The clay mined here was extremely hard and had to be blasted with Dynamite. The men on the left are tipping the waste or spoil. The finished clay pipes are stacked on the right. Looking towards Littleborough (1909).
The underground workings appear to be reasonable clean and dry (1909)
| Smithy Bridge School |
| Rechabites |
| Building Rochdale Canal |
| Route Described |
| Operation and Decline |
| Job Cogswell Boatmaster |
| Canal Restoration |
| History Trail No 13 - Canal Walk |
| Rail line described |
| Clegg Hall & Smithy Bridge |
| Railways in Littleborough Centre |
| Littleborough Viaduct to Summit Tunnel |
| Summit Tunnel |
| Blackstone Edge Turnpike |
| Calderbrook Turnpike |
| Doghill to Steanor Bottom Turnpike |
| Todmorden Rd TP |
| Toll Roads |
| Littleborough Book |
| Industrial Families |
| Pubs & Inns |
| History Trails |
| Toll Road Book |
| Co-op - Early Grpwth |
| Coop - Central Premises & Competition |
| Coop in 20th Century |
| Coop Decline & Change |
| Chemical Works |
| Mills |
| LANCTAN |
| Phoenix Iron Works |
| Starring Pottery |
| Summit Brickworks |
| Tetlows Pottery |
| Whittaker Pottery |
| Coal Mining Map |
| Starring Clay and Coal Mine |
| Cleggswood Colliery |
| Shackleton - Coal Merchant |
| Mining around Hollingworth |
| Possible Roman Littleborough |
| Blackstone Edge Roman Road |
| Littleborough Hoard |
| WW2 Anniversaries |
| Private Nora Caveney |
| Roll of Honour |
| WW2 Heroes |