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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Clog Fighting in West Riding, Yorkshire
« on: Sunday 28 January 18 16:44 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends, who has any memories about the clog fighting/shin kicking/purring/pawsing contests in West Riding, Yorkshire please be welcome to share. I will highly appreciate that. Recently I found on BritishNewspaperArchives reports of regular clog fighting matches at Castle Hill, Huddresfield in the 1800's. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Ruslan

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Lancashire / Clog Fighting in South East Lancashire
« on: Sunday 28 January 18 16:40 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends, who has any memories about the clog fighting/shin kicking/purring contests in South East Lancashire please be welcome to share. I will highly appreciate that. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Ruslan

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Lancashire / Annual Fair at Stonefold, Haslingden
« on: Sunday 28 January 18 13:23 GMT (UK)  »
My inquiry is about wrestling contests which were part of Annual Fair at Stonefold, Haslingden Rossendale Valley, Lancashire few decades ago (in 1970s-1980s).
According the info provided those contests it was advertised as "Cumberland Wrestling Competition".
Location was most likely - "Winfields, Acre, Rossendale", which is on the A680 near Haslingden. A few farms are behind Winfields. I am not quite familiar with local geography. I would highly appreciate any info on that subject. Thanks.Kind regards, Ruslan

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Lancashire / Cross Guns Inn, Deane Road, Bolton
« on: Tuesday 23 January 18 14:06 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends,
I am trying to get in touch with Cross Guns, does anyone know if they have email address or facebook page. I am in America, so those two ways of communication are the most preferable.
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
R

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Lancashire / Cotton Industry of Greater Manchester - Migrants from the South
« on: Saturday 20 January 18 17:17 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends,
during Middle Ages cotton industry in Salford and Blackburn Hundreds was growing rapidly. Lancashire mill owners used to send recruiting teams to other counties in the South of England Somerset, Berkshire Devon etc. because there was a shortage of labor locally.  And the oppressed laborers from the South moved to Lancashire as to a new world. Bolton, Blackburn, Oldham, Burnley, Ashton, Wigan, and other South East Lancashire towns grew quickly. At first cotton manufacture was a small home-based business. The South East Lancashire area became the powerhouse of industrial activity  in England in the period 1780 to 1820 when the Industrial Revolution took hold, with inventions such as the  weaving loom changed the textile work from a domestic industry to factory-based one. I would highly appreciate any info on the migration of laborers from the South to Lancashire.  My main concern is when (years) immigration reached it's peak and where (locations) in Lancashire the South settlers established their new homes. Any statistics would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, R

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Lancashire / Images/Photos of Victorian athlete Henry Counsel (1843-1900)
« on: Friday 19 January 18 14:58 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends,
I need help with trying to find any images of the famous Lancashire champion wrestler from the 1860's-1880's Henry Counsel. He was born on 7th of March 1843, and baptized at St Mary's church Bury on July 9th, 1843. Son of Elizabeth Counsell, Spinster Freetown, Bury.
In 1864 he won Lancashire Wrestling Championship at Copenhagen Grounds, Newton Heath, Manchester. He was only 21, the youngest champion in history. His primary occupation was coal miner. He married Ellen Lord in 1862 at Bury. They had 6 children together. Ellen died in 1888.
Henry married Alice Bent - who already has 6 children from her first marriage.  In 1891 they all are living in Atherton with 11 children in the same house. Henry dies in 1900 at Horwich - n. of Bolton -  and his widow returns to her birthplace at Westhoughton and opens a coffee shop. I would highly appreciate any help on this subject. Thanks in advance. Kind regards, R

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Lancashire / Newberry near Bolton in the 1840's
« on: Thursday 18 January 18 22:38 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends,
would highly appreciate any info on the current location of settlement known as "Newberry near Bolton" from the 1820's-1840's.
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
R

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Lancashire / Seth Holden of Bolton
« on: Thursday 18 January 18 22:24 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends, would highly appreciate your help on Seth Holden a "Bolton Hero", who was famous local strongman (weight lifter) and champion wrestler in the early 1840's. His primary occupation was a saddler (master of stirrups and leather). Thanks in advance. Kind regards, R

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Lancashire / Eye of God...
« on: Thursday 18 January 18 14:09 GMT (UK)  »
Dear Friends whats the tradition about the so called Eye of God at St Mary's Newchurch in Pendle?
Thanks Ruslan

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