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Businesses (49)
- Ainsworth Industrial Co-operative Society Ainsworth, Lancashire
- Andrew Greenhalgh Ltd, Radcliffe, dyers and bleachers Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Arthur Lomax, joiner and undertaker Ainsworth, Lancashire
- Arthur Murray Removals, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Bensons Confectionery Ltd, manufacturing confectioners Bury, Lancashire
- Boots Co Ltd, pharmaceutical manufacturers and retailers, Nottingham Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Bury District Co-operative Society Ltd Bury, Lancashire
- Charles Walmsley & Co Ltd, paper makers, engineers and pump makers Bury, Lancashire
- Crown Brewing Co Ltd Bury, Lancashire
- East Lancashire Paper Group Ltd, paper manufacturers Radcliffe, Lancashire
- East Lancashire Paper Mill Co Ltd Bury, Lancashire
- East Lancashire Railway Co Lancashire;Lancashire
- George Whitehead, solicitor Bury, Lancashire
- H Haworth, builder Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Hampson Mills, cotton manufacturers, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Hippodrome Theatre, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Holgate, Fishwick & Leather Ltd, calico printers' machinery manufacturers Bury, Lancashire
- James Greenwood Ltd, builders Bury, Lancashire
- James Hall, decorators Bury, Lancashire
- John Castle, builder Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Joseph Webb & Sons Ltd, (later Park Webb Ltd), iron manufacturers Bury, Lancashire
- Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers Bacup, Lancashire
- JR Crompton Ltd, paper manufacturers Elton, Lancashire
- Lancashire Cotton Corporation Ltd, cotton spinners and manufacturers Manchester, Lancashire
- Metcalfe Bros (Ramsbottom) Ltd, packing case manufacturers Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Mondi Packaging Paper Sales (UK) Ltd Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Parker-Walker Ltd, tripe dressers and tallow manufacturers Elton, Lancashire
- Prudential Assurance Co Ltd London
- R Lord & Sons Ltd, boilermakers Bury, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Paper Mill Co Ltd Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Ramsbottom Industrial & Provident Society Ltd Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Richard Bealey & Co Ltd, bleachers Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Richard Seed & Co Ltd, brewers Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Robert Battersby & Sons, woollen manufacturers Bury, Lancashire
- Robert Hall & Sons (Bury) Ltd, loom and weaving machinery manufacturers Bury, Lancashire
- Samuel Gregson & Sons, tinplate workers Bury, Lancashire
- Samuel Mason, farmer Prestwich, Lancashire
- Summerseat Co-operative Society Summerseat, Lancashire
- Thomas Barlow & Sons Ltd, woollen manufacturers Bury, Lancashire
- Thomas Holt, draper, Bury Rochdale, Lancashire
- Thomas Robinson & Co Ltd, dyers and bleachers Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Tottington District Co-operative Society Tottington, Lancashire
- Turnbull & Stockdale Ltd, calico printers, Ramsbotom Stubbins, Lancashire
- Unsworth Conservative Club & Building Co Ltd Unsworth, Lancashire
- William Falshaw, physician Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Woodcock & Sons, solicitors Haslingden, Lancashire
- Woolfold Co-operative Society Ltd Woolfold, Lancashire
- Woolpack Public House, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Wormalds Timber Co Ltd Bury, Lancashire
Organisations (167)
- Affetside County Primary School, Tottington Tottington, Lancashire
- Ainsworth Road Methodist Church, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Allies Bazaar, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers: Radcliffe branch Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers: Bury District Bury, Lancashire
- Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers: Bury No 7 branch Bury, Lancashire
- Answorth parish Answorth, Lancashire
- Bealey Memorial Convalescent Hospital, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Bethel Independent (Congregational) Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- B'nai B'rith: Manchester Lodge 3361 Manchester, Lancashire
- B'nai B'rith: Whitefield and District Women's Lodge Whitefield, Lancashire
- Bolton Road Methodist Church, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Brandlesholme Residents Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bridge Street Methodist Church, Heywood Heywood, Lancashire
- British and Foreign Bible Society: Radcliffe Branch Minutes Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Brittain Hill Unitarian Church, Heywood Heywood, Lancashire
- Bury (Central) Conservative Club Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and District Amateur Football League Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and District Free Church Federal Council Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and District Group of Unitarian Churches Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and District Mineral and Lapidary Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and District Operative Cotton Spinners Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and District Pawnbrokers Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and Elton Amateur Swimming Club Bury, Lancashire;Elton, Lancashire
- Bury and Heywood Methodist Circuit Bury, Lancashire
- Bury and Radcliffe Conservative and Unionist Association Bury, Lancashire;Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Bury and Radcliffe Labour Party Bury, Lancashire;Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Bury and Radcliffe Women's Unionist Association Bury, Lancashire;Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Bury Angling Association and Elton Sailing Club Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Archaeological Society
- Bury Art Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Arts & Crafts Centre Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Arts and Crafts Centre Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Athenaeum Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Athenaeum Operatic Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Athletic Club Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Auxiliary Bible Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Board of Guardians Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Business and Professional Women's Club Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Childrens' Holiday Home Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Choral Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Circulating Library Bury, Lancashire
- Bury College No Barriers Project, HLF project working with refugees and asylum seekers
- Bury Community Health Council Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Council of Churches Bury, Lancashire
- Bury County Borough Council Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Cricket Club Bury, Lancashire
- Bury District Chamber of Trade Bury, Lancashire
- Bury District Teachers Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Family Welfare Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Grammar School Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Industrial Archaeological Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Labour party Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Magistrates Court Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Metropolitan District Labour Party Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Music Circle Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Natural History Society Bury, Lancashire
- Bury North Conservative Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bury North Liberal Association Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Relief Committee Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Sports Club Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Unitarian Church Bury, Lancashire
- Bury United Reformed Church Bury, Lancashire
- Bury Women's Unionist Association Bury, Lancashire
- 'C' company, 21st County of Lancashire [Tottington] Battalion, Home Guard Tottington, Lancashire
- Castlecroft Independent (Congregational) Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Chesham Unitarian Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Christian Social Union: Bury branch Bury, Lancashire
- East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society Lancashire
- East Ward Council School, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Electrical Association for Women: Whitefield branch Whitefield, Lancashire
- Elton Sailing Club Elton, Lancashire
- Elton Ward Labour Party Elton, Lancashire
- Fairy Street Methodist Church, Elton Elton, Lancashire
- Freetown Congregational Mission, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Friends of Chesham Woods, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- General Union of Associations of Loom Overlookers Lancashire;Lancashire
- Greenmount Cricket Club, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Heap Bridge Brass Band Heap Bridge, Lancashire
- Heywood and Radcliffe Liberal Association Heywood, Lancashire;Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Higher Lane County Infants School, Whitefield Whitefield, Lancashire
- Holcombe Brook County Primary School Holcombe Brook, Lancashire
- Holcombe Old English Game Fowl Club Holcombe, Lancashire
- Invalid Tricycle Association: North Manchester group Prestwich, Lancashire
- Irwell Vale Rotary Club Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Lancashire County Council Lancashire;Lancashire
- Market Place Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ramsbottom Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Methodist Local Preachers Mutual Aid Association: Bury and Radcliffe branch Bury, Lancashire
- National Association of Local Government Officers: Bury County Borough branch Bury, Lancashire
- National Clarion Cycling Club: Bury branch Bury, Lancashire
- National Union of Townswomens Guilds: Bury branch Bury, Lancashire
- New Crumpsall Methodist Church Crumpsall, Lancashire
- New Road Independent (Congregational) Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Old Standians Football Club, Whitefield Whitefield, Lancashire
- Park Lane School, Whitefield Whitefield, Lancashire
- Park United Reformed Church, Walmersley Walmersley, Lancashire
- Parkhills United Methodist Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Prestwich and District Disabled Drivers' Association Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich and District Local History Society Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich and District Local History Society Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich and District Nursing Association Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich Carnival Committee Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich Cricket, Tennis and Bowling Club Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich Local Board Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich Local Board, Urban District and Borough Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich Residents Association Prestwich, Lancashire
- Prestwich, Bury and Radcliffe Turnpike Trust Prestwich, Lancashire;Bury, Lancashire;Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe and Pilkington Bowling Club Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Borough Council Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Bridge Wesleyan Methodist Church Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Close schools Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Close Wesleyan Methodist Church Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Congregational (United Reformed) Church Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Cricket Club Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Literary and Scientific Society Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Local Board Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Local Labour Party Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Manufacturers Association Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Methodist Circuit Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe parish Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Public Library Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Society of Friends Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Radcliffe Wesleyan Chapel Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Railway Street Methodist Church, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Ramsbottom Conservation Club Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Ramsbottom Conservative Association Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Ramsbottom Heritage Society Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Ramsbottom Industrial and Provident Society Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Ramsbottom Labour Party Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Rochdale Road Primitive Methodist Church, Edenfield Edenfield, Lancashire
- Rochdale Womens Liberal Association Minute Book Rochdale, Lancashire
- Shuttleworth Mechanics Institute Shuttleworth, Lancashire
- Sir Robert Peel Monument Committee, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ramsbottom Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- St Johns Free Church of England, Tottington Tottington, Lancashire
- St Mary parish, Prestwich Prestwich, Lancashire
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- St Paul's Church of England School, Ramsbottom Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- St Pauls Wesleyan Methodist Church, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Stand Grammar School Old Standians Association Whitefield, Lancashire
- Stand Independent School Whitefield, Lancashire
- Stand Lane United Reformed Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Stand Unitarian Sunday School and Chapel Sick and Burial Society, Whitefield Whitefield, Lancashire
- Stubbins United Reformed Church Stubbins, Lancashire
- Summerseat Rowlands Methodist Church Summerseat, Lancashire
- Tottington Higher End School Board Tottington, Lancashire
- Tottington Methodist Church Tottington, Lancashire
- Tottington Rifle Corps Tottington, Lancashire
- Tottington township Tottington, Lancashire
- Tottington Urban District Council Tottington, Lancashire
- Union Street Methodist Circuit, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Union Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- United Association of Powerloom Overlookers: Ramsbottom district, no 3 branch Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Bury branch Bury, Lancashire
- Unsworth Comprehensive school Unsworth, Lancashire
- Unsworth North Methodist Church Unsworth, Lancashire
- Walmersley and Ramsbottom School Board Walmersley, Lancashire;Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Walmersley and Shuttleworth School Board Walmersley, Lancashire
- Walshaw Lane Methodist Church, Bury Bury, Lancashire
- Walshaw Mission Church Walshaw, Lancashire
- Whitefield & District (Evening) Townswomen's Guild Whitefield, Lancashire
- Whitefield New Church (Swedenborgian) Whitefield, Lancashire
- Womens Co-operative Guild: Bury branch Bury, Lancashire
- Women's Voluntary Service: St Paul's, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Zion Methodist Church, Warth Bury, Lancashire
Persons (9)
- Barlow, John Denman, (1898-1986), 2nd Baronet MP
- Boden, Derek, (b 1937), Labour councillor
- Burt, Alistair James Hendrie, (1955), MP
- Carmyllie, Robert Roy , (fl1967), Revd, vicar of St Andrews Church, Ramsbottom
- Cooper, Graham, (fl 1960-2014), artist
- Hawkins, William, (fl 1940), soldier
- Howarth, Florence, (1904-1970), Methodist Preacher
- Hull, R, (fl1949-1956), photographer
- Jackson, Charles, (fl1950-1960), photographer Bury, Lancashire
Diaries (15)
- Allen, Mary, (fl 1924-1968) Bury, Lancashire
- Boden, Derek, (1982-2006), Borough Councillor Whitefield, Lancashire;Bury, Lancashire
- Gibson, Jean, (1944-1946), Bury Youth Organiser Bury, Lancashire
- Grundy, John, (fl 1908-1946), teacher Bury, Lancashire
- Hallam, John, (fl 1961-1971), archaeologist Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Haworth, James, (fl 1832-1844), diarist Bury, Lancashire
- Hutchinson, Mary Joanna, (D1887) Bury, Lancashire
- Hutchinson, Mrs H, (1914-1918) Bury, Lancashire
- Mather, John, (1848-1856) Bury, Lancashire
- McAlpine, Ian, (fl 1986-2010), local historian Prestwich, Lancashire
- Openshaw, E, (1820-1840) Bury, Lancashire
- Slater, F, (fl 1953-1989), amateur naturalist Walmersley, Lancashire
- Slater, R, (fl 1953-1989), amateur naturalist Walmersley, Lancashire
- Woodcock, Jane, (1832-1858) Lancashire;Lancashire
- Wrigley, Rebecca, (1836-1942) Whitefield, Lancashire
Families (4)
- Bealey family of Close House, Radcliffe Radcliffe, Lancashire
- Grant family of Ramsbottom Ramsbottom, Lancashire
- Hutchinson family of Bury and Prestwich Bury, Lancashire
- Wrigley family of Bury Bury, Lancashire
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (31)
- NRA 39344 Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers: Bury District and Bury No 7 branch link to online catalogue
- NRA 30195 Robert Battersby & Sons, woollen mfrs, Bury link to online catalogue
- NRA 27970 AC Bealey & Son Ltd, bleachers, Radcliffe link to online catalogue
- NRA 38213 Bethel Independent (Congregational) Church, Bury link to online catalogue
- NRA 36023 Bury (Union Street) Methodist Circuit link to online catalogue
- NRA 39686 Bury and Radcliffe Constituency Labour Party link to online catalogue
- NRA 36101 Bury Archive Service: misc accessions
- NRA 39343 Bury Athenaeum link to online catalogue
- NRA 15364 Bury Board of Guardians link to online catalogue
- NRA 39345 Bury Choral Society link to online catalogue
- NRA 36378 Bury District Co-operative Society Ltd link to online catalogue
- NRA 36389 Bury Family Welfare Association link to online catalogue
- NRA 28631 Business Archives Council: Company Archives Survey
- NRA 38211 Castlecroft Independent (Congregational) Church, Bury link to online catalogue
- NRA 38210 Freetown Congregational Mission, Bury link to online catalogue
- NRA 34905 Robert Hall & Sons (Bury) Ltd, power loom mfrs link to online catalogue
- NRA 30197 Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd, cotton spinners, Bacup link to online catalogue
- NRA 38274 New Road Independent (Congregational) Church and Bury United Reformed Church link to online catalogue
- NRA 38209 Park United Reformed Church, Walmersley link to online catalogue
- NRA 15026 Prestwich Borough
- NRA 15027 Radcliffe Borough
- NRA 40381 Radcliffe United Reformed Church link to online catalogue
- NRA 15071 Ramsbottom Urban District Council
- NRA 30196 Thomas Robinson & Co Ltd, dyers and bleachers, Ramsbottom
- NRA 36019 Stand Lane United Reformed Church, Bury link to online catalogue
- NRA 13888 Stand Unitarian Sunday School and Chapel Sick and Burial Society, Whitefield link to online catalogue
- NRA 39342 Stubbins United Reformed Church link to online catalogue
- NRA 15076 Tottington (Lower End) Urban District Council
- NRA 36024 Union Street Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bury link to online catalogue
- NRA 38212 Walshaw Mission Church link to online catalogue
- NRA 18105 Whitefield Urban District Council
Accessions
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