2000 Years of Traffic. Part 5 – A Thin Winding Ribbon of Gravel
In 1732, the existing road in winter being “in many places impassable to waggons and carriages”, 93 merchants and landowners obtained from Parliament power to
In 1732, the existing road in winter being “in many places impassable to waggons and carriages”, 93 merchants and landowners obtained from Parliament power to
After the Romans, the first road builders locally were the monks of Basingwerk Abbey, which held the Manor of Glossop till 1433. They didn’t, though,
Salt is now out of fashion. However, until the 18th century it was a vital household commodity. Farmers couldn’t feed all their livestock through winter
We’re not the first to think our roads aren’t fit for purpose. In the 17th century there were lots of complaints that they were narrow,
Around 70 AD the Brigantes, the dominant tribe in Northern England, rebelled against the Romans. To contain and then suppress them the Roman army built
INTRODUCTION Victorian romantics painted pre-industrial Glossopdale and Longdendale as a remote, inaccessible, largely uninhabited wilderness. It’s true there weren’t many people, but those there were
Cricketer First black West Indian to play County Cricket in England Charles Augustus Ollivierre was born in Kingstown, St Vincent in 1876. He played cricket
Winners of the Central Lancashire League Back Row – Left – Right: E. Collier, aged 37 (Honourable Secretary) Edwin Collier was an auctioneer and valuer
Glossop Dale Cricket Club The Manchester Guardian reported on the first cricket match played by Glossop Dale Cricket Club on 30th April 1833. It was
Millowner, MP, Sportsman Young Sam Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, the only child of Samuel and Anne Kershaw Wood, was born in 1872. His father, Samuel Wood,