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John Berry

Chipping, St. Bartholomew's Church
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St. Bartholomew’s Church, Chipping

December 30, 2017December 31, 2017 heritage hub 0 Comments Frank Berry, Geoff Marsden, George Bleasdale, Harold Berry, John Berry, St. Bartholomew's, Thomas Green, undertakers

A Church with many hundreds of years of history, St. Bartholomews is, of course, an integral part of Chipping’s history

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Berry's Chairworks Berry's Workers 

Bob Parker

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 heritage hub 0 Comments Bob Parker, Frank Marsden, John Berry, John Bretherton, Steve Dewhurst, World War II

I started – I went back on me old job. I used to work with me father, building. And then

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Berry's Chairworks Chipping 

Visiting Chipping and Berrys in 1940

December 11, 2017 Muriel Lord 0 Comments Harold Berry, HJ Berry, John Berry, World War II

Here’s some extracts from an article entitled “Aspects of Village Life in Wartime Chipping”, published in the Preston Guardian 29th

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Berry's Chairworks Berry's Workers 

Ted Metcalf

December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 heritage hub 0 Comments Dennis Hesmondhalgh, Derek Duncanson, Derek Ellison, Herbert Freeman, Jack Berry, Jack Betham, John Berry, Ray Freeman, Ted Metcalf, Tommy Byers, Tommy Marsden, Transport, Wilf Cookson

I was born and bred in Chipping, but I was born at Little Blacksticks which is a little community now. 

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Berry's Chairworks Cotton Spinning Mill 

Waterwheel

October 25, 2017October 26, 2017 Muriel Lord 0 Comments John Berry, Ray Freeman, Water Wheel

The Kirk Mill waterwheel When was it cut through and why? At last we know! Raymond Freeman has the information.

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John Berry

October 24, 2017January 22, 2018 Muriel Lord 0 Comments John Berry, Owner

1896 — 1966 Jack’s father Some newspaper cuttings about him here, with a note added by his nephew James (HJ)

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Berry's Chairworks Berry's Workers 

Ray Walker

October 16, 2017October 19, 2017 heritage hub 0 Comments Bob Marsden, Bob Parker, Brian Carlisle, Derek Double, Eve Berry, Frank Cookson, Harold Berry, Herbert Freeman, Jack Berry, John Berry, John Tyson, Old Digger Wilson, Ray Walker, Tom McCreary, Tommy Cookson

Ray has to be the leading contender for the prize for the Berry’s worker with the most incredible memory! He

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Berry's Chairworks Berry's Workers 

Video: When Ray Walker went to the match …

August 27, 2017October 8, 2017 heritage hub 0 Comments John Berry, Ray Walker, video

… and lost his job (and then found it again!)  

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