John Berry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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