Table Tennis Presidents Shield
Twenty years of Presidents Cup Winners. The annual table tennis competition between the workers at Berry’s Chair Works. There were
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Range Rover & Show Van
Does anyone remember the ‘Show Van’? Here are few pictures of it’s ups and downs over the years! Please leave
Read moreLongridge St Wilfrid’s FC October 16th 1971
Longridge St Wilfrid’s FC October 16th 1971 No fewer than nine of this team worked at H.J.Berry’s chairworks Chipping. [Which
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St. Bartholomew’s Church, Chipping
A Church with many hundreds of years of history, St. Bartholomews is, of course, an integral part of Chipping’s history
Read moreVisiting Chipping and Berrys in 1940
Here’s some extracts from an article entitled “Aspects of Village Life in Wartime Chipping”, published in the Preston Guardian 29th
Read moreChipping Flood 1st July 1851, report from Preston Chronicle
An account of the Chipping Flood 1st July 1851, published in the Preston Chronicle July 5th. Copy below is taken
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Clearing silt from the dam in the past
Extracts from typed and handwritten notes made by the late James Berry. The outlet sluice described by James
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Ordnance Survey maps 1892 & 1912
Two very detailed maps by the Ordnance Survey. This was surveyed 1890-1. Published 1892. Map XLVI.9. Scale 1:2500 also
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Ordnance Survey map 1844
Extracts from the first large scale map of the Chipping area made by the Ordnance Survey. Sheet XLVI.. Surveyed in
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William Yates map, 1786
This map dated 1786 is part of the first properly surveyed map of all Lancashire. It was produced by the
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Roger Kenyon’s map, 1608
Copied here are greatly enlarged portions of a map of Leagram and adjoining areas, drawn by Roger Kenyon in 1608.
Read moreGeorge Bleasdale’s notes about the history of the chairworks
Chairworks employee, George Bleasdale, lived in Chipping all his life, latterly at Seed Hill in the bungalow. He worked in
Read moreDewhurst family and chairmaking
A curious tale — An Australian connection with Chipping chairmaking and the Dewhurst family. A few years ago a family
Read moreSaunder Raike works or Tweedy’s
Dates? What produced? Closed 1978
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Used to make spindles and bobbins When in action? til 1920s Owners? Wolfen Hall House, possibly Cl6th, altered 1867-8. Slobbered
Read moreRoger Shireburne
SHERBURNE OF WOLF HOUSE. The first member of the family, Roger Sherburne, second son of Robert Sherburne, of Stonyhurst,
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1519 – Chairmaking and cotton spinning in Chipping
According to Stuart Crainer, the crafts of chairmaking, cotton-spinning and weaving were domestic activities at this time. Even with the
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