Saddleworth cum quick, a parochial chapelry, in the parish of rochdale, wapentake of agbrigg and morley, w. An everyday history of liverpool and a great selection of related books. Ne of ashtonunderlyne, and has a station on the railway, and a post, money order, and telegraph office under oldham. The main activities of the association are to run delph library in partnership with oldham libraries and to maintain and improve chapel garden. This is an excellent 40 page paper on the saddleworth enclosures 1625 1834 and includes 6 photographic plates and 9 maps. Please enjoy your visit responsibly and respect village life so that we can keep saddleworth a special place for future generations to enjoy. Saddleworth directory, news, whats on, notices, historical images and other useful and interesting hyperlocal information for, about and in saddleworth. Past into present part 1 peter fox august 5, 2014 1 comment this is a view of the delph bakestone quarry around 1890 which was located next to hull brook. Go exploring with saddleworth village trails these trails are a great way to explore the historic villages of saddleworth and learn more about the history of the area. Saddleworth is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of oldham, greater manchester, england. The group was formed in 2014 by michael fox, under the auspices of saddleworth historial society, to explore aspects of local history that havent been researched before. The royal oak at heights, above delph, dates from 1767 and boasts.
Saddleworth, west riding of yorkshire bibliography up to 1834. Old lancashire words and folk sayings parish of saddleworth. The society has published books about saddleworth, and local interest trails. It might surprise many people but saddleworth had at one point three cinemas.
The society has a large archive of historical material. Bailey mills, new delph, saddleworth 1431492 historic. In this second article on saddleworth s railways we look at the demise of the network that served the area prompted by the fact that greenfield station is the last remaining railway station in the oldham borough following the conversion to the metrolink tram. Delph railway station served the village of delph, oldham, in what is now greater manchester, united kingdom, between 1851 and 1955 history. Around 50 firefighters tackle huge moor fire in delph. Delph old english gedelf a quarry is a village in the saddleworth civil parish of the metropolitan borough of oldham, in greater manchester, england. View more take a leaf out of saddleworth museums book of days. In the past 24 hours, fires have broken out at delph, near saddleworth, marsden moor in west yorkshire and tintwistle in derbyshire. Ice man dave steps up to the hockey for fundraising walk. Delph, a large village in saddleworth parish, in the w. The first documentary evidence of saddleworth appears in the domesday book in which it is referred to as quick, spelt thoac.
Local historian, peter hurst, has published two books on ancient saddleworth in the last two years with a third book having just been published that covers the period 1641 to 1660 to include the english civil war. Saddleworth historical society saddleworth historical. Saddleworth is a collection of thirteen villages in the pennine hills in between lancashire and yorkshire. History in the south pennines the legacy of alan petforf. It includes books and published articles, maps, photographs as well as original documents. The paper is part of the lancashire and cheshire antiquarian society series volume 84. Delph mystery delph hollinbank coal railw y 18 3 23, 24. The saddleworth historical society arranges talks throughout the year and publishes a quarterly bulletin. Its articles cover all periods and a wide range of topics. Book fair congregational church centre, high street, le16 7jd on saturday 2nd may 2020 cancelled. The local steam shed was lees and this is featured in depth with details of locomotives allocated over the. Saddleworth is bounded by the rest of the parish of.
The making of a saddleworth village to date our programme of talks on village history and development has covered denshaw, delph, diggle and dobcross. The station was opened on 1 september 1851 as the terminus of the london and north western railway branch from greenfield the station closed on 2 may 1955, when the delph donkey passenger train service from oldham to delph via greenfield was. Ammon wrigley from delph books browse recent arrivals biblio. Delph, saddleworth and greenfield to oldham book law. Saddleworth, yorkshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Delph community association is a charity which aims to maintain and improve life in the village for the benefit of all delphers. Historically within the west riding of yorkshire, it lies amongst the pennines on the river tame below the village of denshaw, 4. The old bell inn is situated in the beautiful saddleworth village of delph, we are only thirty minutes away from the centre of manchester, five miles from oldham town centre and ten minutes from the m62 between manchester and leeds. Delph news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2012 learn how and when to remove. Linfits, and delph, where it is joined by hull brook. Photograph of the delph mechanics institute which had been opened in 1883, the star picture palace was located in the tea room in the basement. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A poorhouse also existed at daisy hill on knarr barn lane, thurston clough, near delph. The village stands at the terminus of a branch of the l.
This is a 20 page reprint of the polling register of the new delph district of saddleworth it actually includes voters who lived quite a long way from the area which is now known as new delph. A history of the parochial chapelry of saddleworth e. Landlords at several legendary historical saddleworth pubs are. Anyone who lives in the area is welcome to come to the open quarterly. Photographs, additional text and highly detailed captions relate the history of the delph branch and the routes into oldham with the majority of photographs from the british railways steam age. The books have had over 200 pages painstakingly translated from their original latin and contain lots of local place names. Delph community association delph community association. See more ideas about yorkshire, lancashire, oldham.
Dobcross is a village in saddleworth a civil parish of the metropolitan borough of oldham, in greater manchester, england. Browse and buy a vast selection of saddleworth books and collectibles on. A well written and nicely illustrated account of the history of this rural scottish parish. A historical perspective on the provision of a water supply to saddleworth. Edgworth book fair the barlow institute, bl7 0ap on. The principal settlements are austerlands, delph, denshaw, diggle, dobcross, grasscroft, greenfield, grotton, lydgate. A history and description of saddleworth link4life. Step back in time and take a historical tour down uppermill high street thanks to an illuminating new book by the saddleworth local history group. Denshaw, delph, dobcross, diggle, uppermill and greenfield can be found in the valleys, and towards oldham, the more urban villages of scouthead. The star picture palace, delph saddleworth independent. I shall be exhibiting at the forthcoming fairs depending on the situation regarding the covid19 virus bakewell p. The union operated a workhouse on running hill lane near dobcross see below. Denshaw, delph, dobcross, diggle, uppermill and greenfield can be found in. The saddleworth historical society bulletin has been published quarterly since 1971.
From manchester take the a62 oldham rd out of manchester, turn right when you reach the oldham bypass. It is divided into 5 columns including name of voter, place of abode, nature of qualification, etc. The history of the region clearly dates further back than the domesday book however. Connected with the church, and a fragmentary by saddleworth greater manchester and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Containing the marriages, baptisms, and burials, from 16 to 1751, with supplement and appendix, containing additional information connected with the church, and a fragmentary history of saddleworth. Giving women of all ages interesting speakers, social events, demonstrations, trips and activities to stimulate, challenge and help build friendships.
The nature of the building means that full flexibility is possible for any event, be it a board meeting, product launch or conference. Go exploring with saddleworth village trails delph trail. A book fair the agricultural business centre, de45 1ah on saturday 11th april 2020 cancelled market harborough p. The saddleworth hotel is the perfect choice for business gatherings and conferences, with a selection of meeting rooms and full facilities available. It is divided into 5 columns including name of voter, place of abode. The saddleworth with quick gilbert union was in operation from around 1810 until 1853. Saddleworth is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of oldham, greater manchester. Heritage pubs left out of book saddleworth independent. Buy saddleworth and its people by millett, freda isbn. It also includes suburban areas to the east of oldham. It lies between the town of oldham and the pennine hills, and it is largely rural, with agricultural land and moorland. The books cover a wide variety of local topics and would make excellent christmas or birthday gifts.
Saddleworth mourns our barrie villagers turn out in large numbers to pay respects. Published by saddleworth historical society, uppermill great britain 1972. New book takes readers on historical tour of uppermill. In the county of york, containing the marriages, baptisms, and burials, from 16 to 1751, with. Firefighters are now battling five separate moorland blazes. The number of engines present at blazes on land at diggle, denshaw and delph, near saddleworth, uppermill in oldham and in shaw moor, stalybridge have all. Delph, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and. Listed buildings in saddleworth from 1800 wikipedia. Two years later in 1758 the publick horse bridge called saddleworth bridge at delf was noted as being ruinous and the inhabitants of saddleworth were threatened with. Started in 1979 by a group of 7 mothers to display their craftwork, we now have around 20 members with a diverse selection of handcrafted. It is in a valley in the south pennines, along the course of the river tame and the huddersfield narrow canal, 4. It was simply not sufficient for the number of carts and carriages passing every day. Delph is a village in the saddleworth civil parish of the metropolitan borough of oldham.
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