Councillor - Adlington Town Council. Local & Military Historian, Chorley & District, Lancashire. Fellow- Royal Historical Society. War Memorials Trust member.
Joined September 2014
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Anniversary of the Battle of Festubert: 15th June 1915. Men from across Chorley & District fought in what became affectionately known as the Chorley 'Terriers' - 1st/4th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment π΅οΈ
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#chorley #chorleyterriers #festubert
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Anniversary of the Battle of Festubert: 15th June 1915. The battle was locally described as "Chorley's Darkest Day" and was second only to the Battle of the Somme in 1916 in terms of local casualties.
#chorley #Lancashire #chorleyterriers #festubert #loyalnorthlancashireregiment
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Today marks the 44th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War (2 Apr - 14 Jun 1982). 255 British military personnel lost their lives, including local young man John Stroud.
We will remember them.
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#Chorley #Lancashire #armedforcescommunity #falklandswar #wewillrememberthem
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Military issue Bible that belonged to #Adlington Soldier, Gunner James 'Jimmy' Sprowell (1914-93). He joined up in May 1942 and served in the Royal Artillery until April 1946.
Chorley & District Armed Forces Community π«‘
#Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #WW2bible
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π· Separated by over a century:
Views looking down Shaftesbury Place, Chorley.
#Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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A wartime photo from Royal Ordnance Factory Chorley showing part of the Ammonium Nitrate Breaking Up Shop.
#rof #rofchorley #royalordnancefactory
#chorley #localhistory
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Stuart A Clewlow retweeted
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A close up of the mechanisms inside the genuine ##WW2 time recorder from ROF Chorley, now back in use at the Chorley & District Support for Ukraine 'Ukraine Unit' donation centre in #Chorley. You can find out more by clicking below β¬οΈ
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#rofchorley #rof
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π· Separated by more than a century:
Euxton Then & Now -
Not the most exciting comparison...views of Both Brow, Euxton, showing the eventual widening of the road where the bridge is.
#Euxton #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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π· Separated by over a century:
Views looking down Southport Road, Chorley.
#Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #heritage #lovewhereyoulive
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π· Separated by over a century:
Views looking up Market Street towards Market Place, Adlington; just out of view to the right is the frontage of the Methodist Chapel.
#adlington #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #lovewhereyoulive
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During #WW2 Chorley packed bombs and bullets for the military. 85 years later #Chorley now packs humanitarian aid and supplies for #Ukraine. Supporters can now clock on using the actual WW2 time recorder used at Royal Ordnance Factory Chorley.
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#ukraineunit @DefenceU
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31st May 1924: Memorial Arch, Cenotaph, Park and #Astley Hall, were all opened to the people of #Chorley & District. The estate we all enjoy today is available to us because of the sacrifice made by so many men and women of Chorley & District during #WW1.
@ChorleyCouncil
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π· Pre-World War One: Before the opening up of Market Street and the area in front of the Town Hall. The building jutting out in the centre was Chorley's original Town Hall.
#chorley #Lancashire #localhistory #heritage #townhall
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π· I posted a similar Euxton Then & Now view of this junction last week, but on this one you can see that the bend in the road has been taken out over time and the building to the right was demolished.
#Euxton #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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π· Separated by a century or so:
Views along Ashfield Road, Chorley.
#Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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π· Separated by a century or so:
Views along Weldbank Lane, Chorley.
#Weldbank #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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π· Separated by around 60 years or so:
Views looking up towards Market Place, Adlington; showing the Clayton Arms and Adlington Co-op (centre).
#Adlington #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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A rare photo of a Canary Girl at @ROFChorley, hard at work during #WW2. She is shown hand filling 40mm shells. No gloves, no PPE, no wonder they earned their nickname, being stained by the chemicals.
#chorley #Lancashire #buckshaw #canarygirls #rofchorley #royalordnancefactory
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π· Separated by more than a century:
Euxton Then & Now -
Views of the Wigan Road / Bank Lane / School Lane junction, Euxton.
#Euxton #Chorley #Lancashire #localhistory
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