old hall Street. bolton.

[rob g]

Hi all.i have done most of my family tree.  But would like more information on the living conditions etc.of the time.and street.  have a great ggg. G. father peter mitchell b. 1831. Living with his family. Sister Catherine. Mother phobe.step dad William dale. In old hall st bolton.1841 census. Are the any photos of the time? Or articles on old Hall Street. Just trying to get a rounder picture of things in the area. Don't want to put anyone to any kind of trouble. But if someone has a site. or information. That I may be interested in.this would be great.  Rob. ..

[heatherjulie]

Hi

You could try these people.


http://www.boltonhistoricalsociety.org/

 

Heather

[rob g]

Hi. Heather. Thanks for the feedback. I think the site is in   U.S.A Bolton.? But many thanks for your help.  Rob. ..

[heatherjulie]

oops 

This one might be a bit nearer.

http://www.halliwell-lhs.co.uk/

[Mrs. AB]

There's an article in a 2008 issue of the Bolton News about how some Bolton streets got their name...Old Hall Street is mentioned..

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/historyben/3688889.How_Bolton_s_streets_got_their_names/

"The street situated at the side of Whitakers department store was named after the Old Hall, which once stood where the town hall now stands. Old Hall Street ran through to where the Octagon now stands.

In 1785, the Old Hall was Bolton’s first poorhouse, but in 1820 the poorhouse moved to Fletcher Street.

The Old Hall was granted a license and became known as the Three Arrows Inn, until it was demolished in 1865, prior to the building of the town hall."

and from
http://www.bolton.org.uk/history.html

"In 1838 Queen Victoria granted Bolton Chartered Borough status on the 11th of October. Neighbouring districts were embraced at the turn of the century, enlarging the town.

 There was considerable distress in Bolton at this time, due to the high cost of food brought about by the Corn Laws and other taxes, unemployment was severe. The Chartists, workless people who banded together to secure rights of government, rioted in the town on August 16th 1839 and the Parish Church was occupied causing considerable damage. They also went on to attack the Police Office at the former Little Bolton town hall where the mob leader was imprisoned after his arrest, using a lamp post as a battering ram forced entry to the building, and further damage stopped only when a troop of Grenadiers from the 96th Foot Regiment arrived to disperse the rioters. Conditions continued to deteriorate, and in 1842 Bolton was involved in the Plug Drawing Riots, bands of rioters pulling the plugs out of boilers causing costly and crippling damage to factory machinery. A public fast was declared on March 12th 1847 following the failure of the Irish potato harvest. In the summer of 1848 an outbreak of cholera ran until the spring of 1849"

and on here..
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/sites/documentcentre/Documents/TownHall.pdf
on page 35 is a very clear part of a map of 1847 showing the location of Old Hall Street in Bolton.

You might find some info from Bolton Library on
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/website/pages/AskBoltonLibraries.aspx

Hope these bits help.
Anne