Haslingden and Helmshore Through Time
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- ISBN 9781848686564
- Weight: 310g
- Dimensions: 165 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jul 2010
- Publisher: Amberley Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Haslingden's motto, 'Nothing without labour', is clearly demonstrated in this selection of old and new photographs of the high Pennine town and Helmshore, its picturesque village neighbour in the valley below. Both places were among the sturdy offspring of the Industrial Revolution, which transformed a thinly-populated corner of Lancashire into a thriving manufacturing district, famous for its woollen and cotton goods. This book records the coming and going of the mills, which once dominated the skyline; the switch from railway to motorway; and the changes of the last half century, which have made both Haslingden and Helmshore popular residential areas for people working in Manchester and other large towns. The municipal and spiritual life of the district along with sports and pastimes also feature.
Chris Aspin is a retired journalist with a lifelong interest in local history and the early cotton industry in particular. John Simpson has written a number of books on the history of the area and is archivist for Helmshore Local History Society. Both authors live in Helmshore. John Simpson was born and brought up in Rossendale, where he still lives. He is a graduate of the University of Durham and works in the local studies department of a small town library. He has written a number of books on the history of the area and is archivist for Helmshore Local History Society.
