Neil Richardson Publications

Local History

This series of books covers topics of general local history interest relating to the area around Manchester including parts of northern Cheshire. See also the following sections for books about Salford, Bolton, Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield.

4002 Just Henry - £4.25, 125gm

H Bairsto. Memories of Bradford and Moston collieries in Manchester. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 40pp.

4003 The Life and Times of Sam Bamford - £4.25, 155gm

J Pimlott. Sam was born in 1788 and died in 1872. Recalls great changes in the area. Well illustrated. A4 56pp.

4008 North Manchester Remembered - £4.50, 145gm

J Kay. More chronicles of a Harpurhey Lad 1914-1950. Well illustrated with old photographs and maps. A4 48pp.

4009 Down Hollow Lane - £2.25, 85gm

C S Jackson. Memories of Higher Blackley from 1908. Illustrated with author's own drawings and old photographs. A4 28pp.

4010 Old Friends Old Times - £3.50, 155gm

J Carley. Manchester Memories 1908-1938 based on a diary of 250,000 words. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 56pp.

4015 Manufactory, Methodism and the Making of a Village - £3.50, 100gm

J Price. Story of Summerseat 1700 - 1988 from early mills to modern times. A4 32pp.

4016 Hulme Memories - £4.75, 125gm

M Jordan. The author's grandparents came to Hulme in early 19th century when the township was just beginning. Well illustrated with family photographs. A4 44pp.

4018 Through East and West, Bury - £4.25, 145gm

F Campbell. A Metropolitan Miscellany, stories from Bury and district. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 48pp.

4020 It's All Different Now - £4.25, 110gm

M Dobkin. Memories of Manchester. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 36pp.

4021 East Manchester Remembered - £3.75, 105gm

F Pritchard. Memories of the 1930s up to the hard winter of 1947. Well illustrated. A4 28pp.

4022 Manchester's Little Italy - £5.25, 130gm

A Rea. Memories of the Italian colony of Ancoats from 1890s to late 1940s. Well illustrated. A4 44pp.

4023 Visitors to Manchester - £4.25, 175gm

L. D. Bradshaw. A Selection of British and Foreign Visitors' Descriptions of Manchester from c1538 to 1865. Thirty one visitors indexed. Illustrated. A4 64pp.

4024 Tales of Manchester Jewry and Manchester in the Thirties - £4.25, 160gm

M Dobkin. Collection of articles covering many aspects of Manchester Jewish history. A4 56pp.

4026 Bury in the 1920's - £3.25, 85gm

F Campbell. Author's schooldays and early manhood in Bury. A4 28pp.

4029 Industrial Revolution & Social Reform - £5.25, 140gm

Industrial Revolution & Social Reform in the Manchester Region. M Bee. Concise and readable account of Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. Well illustrated with engravings, posters, documents, etc. A4 32pp.

4035 The Invasion of 1745 - £4.25, 160gm

Peter C Smith. A detailed description of Bonnie Prince Charlie's advance into Lancashire and Cheshire in his bid to take the English throne. Illustrated with old prints, maps and plans. A4 52pp.

4038 Working Class Housing in Nineteenth Century Manchester - £4.75, 140gm

J Roberts. The example of John Street, Irk Town 1826-1936. The book charts the history of the street, the buildings, the owners and the inhabitants. Well illustrated with maps and photographs. A4, 48pp.

4043 Oxen, Oat-Cake and Ale - £3.50, 105gm

F Campbell. History of Bury in 18th and 19th centuries. Fully illustrated with old maps, photographs and engravings. A4 36pp.

4049 A Most Excellent Dish: Lancashire Tripe Trade - £4.25, 145gm

M Houlihan. Tales of Lancashire: The tripe trade - history, preparation, etc. Plus 60 tripe recipes from home and abroad. Well illustrated. A4 48pp.

4051 Broughton & Cheetham Hill in Regency and Victorian Times - £5.00, 185gm

M.Dobkin. Short account of two Manchester suburbs over 100 years. Well illustrated with maps and 32 photographs. Includes listings of inhabitants in 1825 & 1843. A4, 32pp.

4053 Reminiscences of a Flixton Boyhood 1936-1954 - £2.75, 100gm

B Potts. Story of Flixton. Well illustrated. A4 32pp.

4056 North Meols to South Ribble - £3.50, 125gm

J Cotterall. From early myths to modern times. An historical journey from Southport to Preston. Story of the history of the waterways, wildlife, etc. A4 40pp.

4057 Life and Labour in Victorian Macclesfield - £4.25, 160gm

George Longden A selection of extracts from the Macclesfield Courier. 1838 to 1897, providing a detailed insight into the social and economic history of Victorian Macclesfield, Hand Loom Weavers, Cotton Mill Fire, Emigration to America, etc. A4 52pp.

4060 Hopwood, Heywood and Me - £3.00, 150gm

J. Slawson. The author was born in Heywood in 1920 - describes early childhood and working in Heywood. Well illustrated. A4 52pp.

4062 Memories of Manchester - £4.50, 135gm

C Naan. Account of author born in 1928 in Bradford. Policeman in the Collyhurst, Hulme and Moss Side districts, retiring in 1979 as Head of Cambridgeshire CID. A4 44pp.

4064 My Manchester - £4.75, 165gm

F Pritchard. Memories of Manchester in 1920s and 30s. Illustrated with photographs. A4 60pp.

4065 The Duke's Other Village - £4.00, 180gm

Bert Tyldesley. The Roe Green Story. Early days, the first schools, the Methodists, the Victorian age, the village at work, the Co-op, village worthies, the Tydesleys, wartime, football and cricket on the Green, politics, entertainments, the Temperance movement, modern times. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 60pp.

4068 Church Street, Eccles - from village lane to high street - £4.50, 175gm

H. Wickham. The story of a street from earliest times to the present day. Illustrated. A4 60pp.

4069 A Window on Warrington - £3.50, 100gm

Peggy Beverley. Childhood memories of the author. Well illustrated with photographs of groups, houses, schools, etc. A4 32pp.

4075 This Was My Village: Flixton 1922 - 1938 - £4.75, 170gm

C Royle. Boyhood recollections of Flixton, 1922-1938. A4 64pp.

4079 Childhood Memories of Gorton in the 1920's - £5.00, 110gm

Harry Chadwick. The author recalls the area as he knew it during the first fourteen years of his life. A4 36pp.

4081 A Labour of Love: Holly Mount Children's Home, Tottington - £3.50, 150gm

J Slawson. Towards the end of the last century Herbert Vaughan, Bishop of Salford, was looking for suitable premises for a home for destitute children. He found them at Tottington, near Bury. The book tells of the Beginning of Holly Mount and the stories recorded by those who were there. A4 56pp.

4083 The Manchester Village: Deansgate Remembered - £5.50, 185gm

F Heaton. A book based on taped conversations with some twenty former residents of the area, whose memories stretch from the beginning of the twentieth century to clearance in the 1960s. A4, 64pp.

4085 Memories of Park Bridge - £3.75, 80gm

Jack Marland. The book is a selection of recollections of his early life here, and these are concerned mainly with the industrial aspects of the area together with various events in his family life, many of his relations also living close by. A4 20pp.

4087 Ben Brierley (1825 - 1896) - £4.50, 150gm

David Huk. A century ago the name of Ben Brierley was acclaimed all over the world wherever Lancashire men lived who loved their native dialect. The book traces the life of Brierley from his early days to the rest of his life as writer and publisher. A4, 48pp.

4092 Bailey Wall Memories: Walkden and Little Hulton 1934-1947 - £3.50, 105gm

Joy Openshaw. This book will be of interest to anyone having connections with Walkden, Farnworth and the surrounding area particularly in the 30s and 40s. A4 32pp.

4093 Memories of Wythenshawe from the 1930s to the 1960s - £4.50, 125gm

Bryant A Hill. Recollections of the first 30 years of the life of the author and the development of the new estate A4. 40pp.

4094 Reminiscences of Edgworth 1920-30 - £4.50, 160gm

Arthur Fairhurst. Recollections of Edgworth and Turton in Lancashire, photographs & maps. A4 56pp.

4102 A Stockport Tale - £4.25, 200gm

A.H. Lomas. Childhood memories of Stockport in the 1930s. A4 49pp.

4105 Ancoats Lad - £5.00, 165gm

Mick Burke. The author was born in Ancoats in 1898 and lived there for most of his 88years. In the First World War he served in Gallipoli, Egypt and France. Includes recollections of his childhood and Great War. A4 56pp.

4110 More Memories of the Lancashire Village of Edgworth. - £4.75, 170gm

1920s to 1960s. Arthur Fairhurst. Well illustrated with over 70 photographs of people, houses, schools, buildings, farms. Includes a list of houses and farms in Chapeltown, Edgworth and Entwistle in 1932 with the names of the occupants.

4111 Blackleach and North Walkden - £4.75, 180gm

Glen Atkinson, Philip Hagerty and Annie Surtees for the Blackleach voluntary group. Traces the progress of North Walkden from rural isolation to urban and industrial sprawl, and through the worst of the pollution to the creation of Blackleach Country Park. A4 64pp.

4115 Call Back Yesterday: Northenden Remembered - £5.75, 190gm

Winifred A. Garner nee Payne. Family reminiscences up to 1935, when her daughter was born. Includes 'The Great War Years', 'The Village & River', 'Religion, Sunday School and Trips', school days, children's games and much more, plus many photographs. A4, 68pp.

4116 Bury Memories - £5.00, 220gm

Mainly about the Byroms of Woolfold. James Byrom founded one of the largest building and civil engineering contractors and was Mayor of Bury 1899-1900. A4, 75pp.

4118 Worsley in the Eighteenth Century - £5.25, 155gm

Helen Wickham. Using the Duke of Bridgewater's 18th century estate maps, the author describes the evolution of the Worsley landscape. Includes 1764 Manor Map. Revised edition, 2004, with additional information on such things as agriculture and other industries, villages, hamlets & halls. A4, 51pp. (Supercedes Code 4059.)

4119 People of Hulme - £5.75, 245gm

Collected by Neil Scott. Recollections of life in Hulme in the 1930s-1950s, by the people who lived, worked and went to school there. Well illustrated. A book full of nostalgia. A4, 87pp.

4122 Workhouses and Hospitals of North Manchester - £5.75, 205gm

Susan Hall. A comprehensive study of the workhouses and hospitals in the North Manchester area. This book takes us from the earliest days to the preseent times and is well illustrated with photographs and plans. A4, 70pp.

4123 Time to Stand and Stare - Tottington Memories 1939-1943 - £5.25, 140gm

Sylvia McHale. Recollections of being evacuated from Bradford, Manchester to the village of Tottington near Bury. Well illustrated. A4, 43pp.

4307 The Chronicles of a Harpurhey Lad - £3.75, 115gm

J Kay. Begins in 1920s and covers the 1930s. Recalls day-to-day life. Illustrated with old photographs. A5 84pp.

4309 Yesterday's Naughty Children - £3.50, 155gm

J Rimmer. An account of the Liverpool Reformatory Association, founded in 1855. Illustrated with photographs of the ships, the children and the staff. A5 120pp.

4310 My Preston Yesterdays - £1.75, 75gm

K Davenport. Recollections of Preston in 1920s and earlier. Illustrated with old family photographs. A5 52pp.

4318 Fred Roberts (1884-1982) Recollections - £3.00, 75gm

F Roberts. Memories of Miles Platting as a child and then as a well respected and much loved Manchester headmaster. A5 48pp.

4319 From Hulme All Blessings Flow - £3.75, 125gm

H Watkin. Author's childhood in Hulme, including serving as an apprentice at Metropolitan Vickers. Illustrated. A5 96pp.

4321 The Murders at Bill's O'Jack's - £3.00, 140gm

J Davenport. The story of the murders in 1832 at Moorcock Inn Saddleworth of William and Thomas Bradbury. A famous unsolved crime. A5 84pp.

4325 My Father's Eyes - £3.50, 70gm

F Davies. Recollections of a Hulme man born in 1908 and life with his blind father. Illustrated with photographs and maps. A5 48pp.

4329 Cheetham to Cordova - £3.50, 70gm

M Levine. Biography of the author, born 1907 and one of the first first volunteers from Manchester for the Spanish Civil War. Account of the International Brigade. Illustrated. A5 56pp.

4330 Recollections of Warrington - £3.25, 70gm

H Sheldon. The author was born in Warrington in 1907 and died in 1978. He describes his childhood and parent's shop in Mersey Street. Illustrated. A5 48pp.

Wartime

Manchester, because of its industries, was an immediate bombing target. These publications recapture some of the experiences of those who lived through this troubled time.

4058 For Better or For Worse - Salford Memories 1938-1945 - £3.75, 140gm

Emily Glencross. Her life from her marriage, in 1938, to 1945 when her husband returned home after being prisoner of war for three years. A4 48pp.

4103 The Dark Cloud - £4.75, 210gm

David Kelsal. Stockport Life in the Great War, 1914-1919. The town on the eve of war. Recruitment, conscription and conscience Volunteer Training Corps. Womens Defence Corps, Special Constables. Industry and munitions factories. Food, economy and rationing etc. A4. 74pp.

4109 Manchester Scottish - £5.75, 250gm

Roger J. Dowson. The story of the Manchester contingent of the 15th battalion, Royal Scots, 1914-18. A4 92pp.

4113 Salford 1914-1920 - £4.75, 195gm

Roy Bullock. The Borough and the First World War. Articles from local newspapers of the time. Illustrated. A4, 70pp.

4501 The Way to Glory - £4.75, 95gm

J Bancroft. Men of the North in the Charge of the Light Brigade. Includes biographies of 28 North-West men. Well illustrated. A4 22pp.

4502 Memories of the Salford Blitz, Christmas 1940 - £4.00, 105gm

S Wright. Recollections of people who lived through the 22nd-23rd December 1940 bombing of Salford. Includes Roll of Honour. Illustrated with photographs. A4 32pp.

4503 Home to Stay - £4.50, 180gm

J G Atherton. Stretford in the Second World War: authentic record of the time by a Stretford teenager. Well illustrated. A4 64pp.

4504 Chorley Pals - £4.50, 170gm

J Garwood. Account of 'Y' Company, 11th (Service) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment in the Great War 1914-1919. Well illustrated. A4 56pp.

4505 Fallen in the Fight - £4.25, 250gm

N & S Richardson. Record of over 700 Farnworth and Kearsley men who died in the Great War. Illustrated with maps, photographs and portraits of the men. A4 92pp.

4506 Bill Kennedy, MM - £3.25, 145gm

ed S Richardson. Bill was born in Accrington and served with the 1/4th East Lancashire and Machine Gun Corps (42nd Div.). Account based on war diaries and regimental histories. A4 52pp.

4507 Flying Bombs over the Pennines - £5.25, 150gm

P J C Smith. Story of the V-1 attack aimed at Manchester 24th December 1944. Carried out by KG53 Bomber Unit. A4 48pp.

4508 Zeppelins over Lancashire - £4.50, 130gm

P J C Smith. The story of air raids on Lancashire in 1916 and 1918. All known sites where bombs landed have been charted and interviews with surviving eyewitnesses are included. Illustrated with maps. A4 36pp.

4509 Men of Dukinfield - £4.25, 200gm

Mike Pavasovic. A History of Dukinfield during the Great War. Lists Dukinfield men who were decorated and those who are on the town's war memorial, etc. A4 72pp.

4510 'Gods Own', The First Salford Pals - £5.75, 230gm

Intended as a memorial to the original volunteers of the 15th (Service) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers. It tells the story of the men of the 'First Salfords', from raising of the battalion in September 1914 to its virtual destruction on 1 July 1916. A4, 83pp.

4511 Luftwaffe Over Manchester 1940-1944 - £5.75, 220gm

Peter J C Smith. The story of the air raids which have passed into Manchester's history as 'The Blitz'. Includes lists of casualties in Manchester, Stretford and Salford. A4, 75pp.

4512 Orders Are Orders - £5.75, 155gm

ed. S. Richardson. A Manchester Pal on the Somme. An account of Albert William Andrews. Illustrated. A4, 51pp.

4513 Hell Let Loose - £6.25, 250gm

Neil Drum and Roger Dowson. The story of the 7th Lancashire Fusiliers. It deals with the battalion's service from August 1914 and covers its time in Egypt and then fighting at Gallipoli from May until December 1915. Well illustrated. Shows battles and trenches. Lists casualties. A4; 91pp.

4514 The Recollections of Three Manchesters in the Great War - £5.75, 215gm

ed. by S. Richardson. Second edition, published 2006. Replaces A5 size Code 4551. Contains more information than previous edition, along with maps, photos and lists of casualties, dates of death for each casualty and photos of some. A4, 79pp.

4552 Salford Boy Goes to War - £3.00, 90gm

W Brereton. Account of author's wartime experiences from his enlistment in 1939 in the Royal Artillery and the 81st Welsh Field Regiment. The book is a series of descriptions of incidents he experienced. A5 64pp.

4554 The German Prisoner of War Camp at Leigh, 1914-1919 - £3.50, 110gm

L Smith. Lilford Mill was new in 1914 and converted into a camp for 1800 German POWs. This is a record of the camp until their release in 1919. Illustrated. A5 84pp.

Pubs and Breweries

4603 A History of the Pubs of Denton & Haughton - £3.25, 100gm

F Rhodes. Pubs of Denton and Haughton from earliest times to the 1980s Arranged alphabetically and well illustrated. A4 32pp.

4604 A History of Crompton & Shaw Pubs - £3.00, 135gm

R Magee. History of their pubs from 18th century to the 1980s. Notes on licences & lists of licensees. Well illustrated with photographs, maps and plans. A4 48pp.

4605 Stalybridge Pubs 1750-1990 - £3.75, 160gm

R Magee. A record of 140 licensed pubs which at some time existed in Stalybridge - in 1990 there were only 43 left. Well illustrated with photographs, maps and plans of the pubs. A4. 56pp.

4606 A Directory of Ashton Pubs - £5.25, 205gm

R Magee. Details of all Ashton pubs from earliest times to the 1980s. Full list of all known licensees. Well illustrated with photographs and map. A4 72pp.

4607 Salford Pubs, Part 1 - £5.75, 220gm

Neil Richardson. Includes The Old Town, including Chapel Street, Greengate and the Adelphi. A4, 79pp.

4608 Salford Pubs, Part 2 - £5.75, 215gm

Neil Richardson. Includes Islington, Ordsall Lane, Ordsall, Oldfield Road, Regent Road and Broughton. A4, 75pp.

4609 Salford Pubs, Part 3 - £5.75, 230gm

Neil Richardson. Includes Cross Lane, Broad Street, Hanky Park, the Height, Brindleheath, Charlestown and Weaste. A4, 83pp.

4612 A History of Royton's Pubs - £2.75, 135gm

R Magee. Pub by Pub record. Lists of licensees and well illustrated. A4 48pp.

4617 Old Pubs of Ancoats - £4.50, 145gm

N Richardson. Street by street account of over 300 public houses. A4 48pp.

4618 A History of Chadderton's Pubs - £4.25, 190gm

R Magee. Pub histories since earliest time. Lists all known licensees to 1999. Well illustrated. A4 68pp.

4621 Mossley Pubs 1750 - 1991 - £3.75, 115gm

R Magee. History of all known pubs in the area. Well illustrated with old & present day photographs & maps, etc. A4 40pp.

4622 Old Pubs of Rochdale Road and Neighbourhood - £3.50, 110gm

B Potts. Record of pubs on Rochdale Road, Collyhurst and Harpurhey. Street by street listing. Well illustrated with old photographs to the 1980s. A4 36pp.

4632 The History of Stockport Breweries - £3.75, 120gm

M Ogden. Record of six major brewing concerns in Stockport: Bell's, Showell's, Robinson's, Clifton's, Worrall's, and Clarke's. A4 40pp.

4633 Inns and Alehouses of Oldham 1714-1992 - £5.00, 265gm

R Magee. Includes 134 pubs and their history, photographs or drawings for 88 pubs, room plans of 14 pubs. Also a street plan of Oldham & a list of licensees for each dating from 1700s. A4 96pp.

4635 Middleton Pubs 1737-1993 - £4.25, 210gm

R Magee. Lists over 130 pubs and covers their history over a period of 250 years. Well illustrated with over 60 photographs and a location map of the area, which lies between Blackley and Rochdale. A4 75pp.

4636 A History of the Public Houses of Bredbury & Woodley - £4.25, 120gm

A K Turner. Situated a few miles east of Stockport, in 1756 there were only four licensed houses, and, in the ensuing years, many `alehouse recognisances' were taken out by farmers to supplement their incomes.. Illustrated with photographs. A4 40pp.

4637 Oldham Beerhouses and their Licencees 1828 - 1994: Part 1 - £4.00, 175gm

R. Magee. Albert Hotel to Hunters Tavern: a detailed history of over 150 of Oldham's licenced houses which opened as beerhouses in the nineteenth century. Contains listings of all recorded licencees. A4 60pp.

4638 Oldham Beerhouses and their Licencees 1828 - 1994: Part 2 - £4.00, 170gm

R Magee. 'Ironworkers Arms to Yorkshire Dining Rooms. Covering over 140 licenced houses. Listings of all recorded licencees. This book, together with 'Inns and Alehouses of Oldham' and 'Oldham Beerhouses Part One' completes Rob Magee's history of licenced houses in the town. A4 60pp.

4639 Springhead and Lees Pubs Including 1717-1996 - £3.75, 175gm

N Richardson. The area covered by this directory lies some two miles east of Oldham. A4 60pp.

4640 The Old Pubs of Hulme & Chorlton on Medlock - £4.50, 180gm

B Potts. Some 15 years ago, Neil Richardson published three books by Bob Potts covering the pubs in these two districts, and now, as the Chorlton on Medlock volume is out of print, Bob has taken the opportunity to re-write these and combine the three to form the present volume. A4 60pp.

4641 The History of the Welcome Brewery Oldham - £5.00, 125gm

Susan F. Hyde. The story of how the author's grandfather, Charles Frederick Hyde, became the owner of the Welcome Brewery and the Welcome Inn on Henshaw Street, Oldham. A4, 31pp.

4684 Failsworth Pubs 1731-1995 - £3.75, 155gm

R Magee. A detailed, pub-by-pub account of the old alehouses along the Oldham road and in the surrounding hamlets, 19th century beerhouses and modern estate pubs. The story of the "Failsworth Murder" in 1830 and lists of all known licencees. A4 56pp.

4685 Saddleworth Pubs 1674-1988 - £4.25, 195gm

R Magee. A detailed history of the pubs of Denshaw, Delph, Dobcross, Diggle, Greenfield, Uppermill, etc. Listings of all known licencees to 1998. A4 72pp.

4686 Bolton Pubs 1800-2000 - £5.50, 205gm

Gordon Readyhough. 'Part One is an updated edition of 'Pubs of Bolton Town Centre' (1986). Part Two lists the pubs outside the centre, 1900-2000 and Part Three the other pubs and beerhouses in Bolton which closed between 1800 and 1900. Details of breweries, closure dates, etc. A4 72pp.

Directories and Maps

4054 Lancashire: A History of the County Palatine in Early Maps - £4.75, 230gm

J. J. Bagley & A. G. Hodgkiss. A history of Lancashire from Roman roads and medieval towns to the Ordnance Survey and specialist 19th century maps. Illustrated with over 70 county maps, town plans, etc. A4 84pp.

4055 Origins of Street Names in the City Centre of Manchester - £5.25, 175gm

L. D. Bradshaw. First systematic study of the origins of street names in Manchester. Well illustrated including sections of 1793 Laurent's Plan. A4 60pp.

4801 Green's Map of Manchester and Salford 1794 - £5.50, 400gm

18 sheets and title sheet (16.25" x 11.75") A reprint of the first accurately surveyed map of Manchester and Salford. Showing the towns on the eve of the vast changes of the 19th century. Second reprint, with full index.

4802 Bancks' Manchester and Salford Directory for 1800 - £3.75, 190gm

Names, addresses and occupations of over 6000 inhabitants. List of streets, carriers and officers of institutions. A4 64pp.

4803 Pigot and Co's Commercial Directory of Cheshire for 1834 - £5.00, 205gm

Brief description and histories of towns and villages: Chester, Macclesfield, Knutsford, Marple, etc. Lists of gentry, clergy, tradesmen, etc. A4 68pp

4804 Manchester & Salford Directory 1788 - £3.50, 110gm

Based on Lewis's 1888 reprint. Alphabetical list of merchants, manufacturers and country tradesmen attending Manchester markets. A4 36pp.

4809 The Wigan Directory 1869 - £3.50, 120gm

Wigan Union and Golbourne - short history with alphabetical directory of each section including classified trades A4. 38pp.

4810 Bancks' Plan of Manchester & Salford 1831 - £4.50, 400gm

18 sheets plus title page, 16" x 11"

4811 William Yates's Map of Lancashire 1786 - £4.50, 350gm

W Yates. 15 sheets plus title page, 16" x 11". Reprint of first accurately surveyed map of Lancashire.

4813 Elizabeth Raffald's Directory of Manchester & Salford 1772 - £3.75, 80gm

E Raffald. Reprint of first directory. Illustrated with 24 engravings. A4 24pp.

4814 The Six Inch OS Survey of Manchester & Vicinity 1848 - £9.50, 720gm

45 sheets plus title page. 16" x 11".Reprint in 45 sections of OS sheets: Bolton le Moors, Bury/Heywood, Rochdale, Halshaw Moor, Middleton, Oldham, Stockport, Flixton, Worsley/Eccles, Manchester, etc.

4881 Four Bolton Directories - £3.75, 140gm

Reprint of four directories in one volume: Pigot & Dean 1821/2; Pigot & Son 1836; Slater 1843; Whellan & Co 1853. The 1853 directory contains a short history and a trades classified section. A5, 106pp.

Sport & Entertainment

4032 Preston's Palaces of Pleasure - £3.75, 110gm

J Cotterall. Story of Preston's cinemas from rented halls and music hall shows to the purpose built cinema. Well illustrated. A4 36pp.

4033 Dance Band Days around Manchester - £4.25, 120gm

F Pritchard. Stories of dance bands from 1920s to 1980s. The music of the times. Well illustrated. A4 40pp.

4036 The Manchester Fighters - £4.75, 180gm

D Fleming. A celebration of the famous fighters of the 1920s and 1930s. Boxing booths, the Collyhurst Stable, Belle Vue. Managers and money. Well illustrated. A4 64pp.

4040 Matt Moran's Shamrock Gardens - £4.25, 110gm

N Watson. Matt Watson's (Moran) story of 'fighting' in Barnsley in 1920s. Also story 50 years of fairgrounds and fighting. A4 36pp.

4044 The History of Salford Cinemas - £3.50, 130gm

T Flynn. Records of over 30 cinemas in Salford, their history and recollections from cinemagoers. Illustrated with photographs and cinema advertisements. A4 44pp.

4061 The Belle Vue Story - £5.25, 230gm

R Nicholls. Detailed account of the zoo and the amusement park. Illustrated with maps. A4 84pp.

4066 The History of Eccles Cinemas and Theatres - £3.75, 105gm

T Flynn. An account of cinemas in Eccles from early days in the Town Hall. Illustrated with photographs and cinema advertisements. A4 32pp.

4073 Manchester's Music Makers - £4.75, 160gm

Phil Moss. On leaving the RAF in 1946 the author joined the Joe Loss Band. In 1950 he returned to Manchester, formed his own band and was for many years resident at the Ritz Ballroom. A4 52pp.

4080 Melodrama, Mirth and Make-Believe - £4.25, 155gm

Brian Holland. The story of Oldham's Cinemas and Theatres. A4, 52pp.

4088 Manchester's Dancing Years - £4.75, 185gm

Phil Moss. Phil Moss, as a dance band leader, was at the heart of the ballroom scene in Manchester for more than forty years and in an earlier book, Manchester Music Makers, published in 1994, he talked mainly about the music of the city and some of its characters. In this second book he concentrates on the many ballrooms and dance bands in which he and his band have provided the music. A4 56pp.

4098 True Romances at Manchester's Dances - £4.50, 210gm

Phil Moss. Boy meets girl in the ballroom. A collection of memories of church hall dances, dancing schools, Palais Astoria, Lido, Ritz, Plaza; Oldham, Eccles and elsewhere. A4 60pp.

4107 Brass Bands, Stalybridge and Me - £4.25, 120gm

Fred Wrigley. An account of life in the world of brass bands. A4 40pp.

4112 When Stockport Rocked - £4.75, 130gm

Beryl Lomas. Pop music in Stockport in the late 1950s and 1960s. 111 pictures of artistes and groups. A4, 42pp.

4326 Cricket in My Life - £2.25, 110gm

A Hargreaves. Cricket in the Bolton district 1917-1983. Illustrated with team photographs. A5 86pp.

Transport and Industry

4005 With the Manchester Ship Canal, 1894-1945 - £5.50, 165gm

W J Bruce. The author, born in 1880, recalls early life in Stockport. Memories of the Docks up to being Manager, retiring in 1945. Well illustrated. A4 56pp.

4006 Stalybridge Cotton Mills - £4.50, 140gm

I Haynes. Brief history of Stalybridge Cotton Industry with histories of the 40 mills in town. Well illustrated with photographs and maps. A4 44pp.

4011 Waterways into Castlefield - £3.75, 80gm

J C Fletcher. Story of navigable waterways in Manchester. Well illustrated with old engravings and photographs. A4 20pp.

4019 Coal, Cotton and Canals - £3.00, 60gm

H Malet. Three studies in local canal history by the Bridgewater Canal historian. A4 16pp.

4031 Bury's Two Rivers - £3.50, 105gm

F Campbell. The history of the Irwell and the Roch in the last 200 years. Well illustrated. A4 32pp.

4048 The Canal Duke's Colleries - £5.25, 200gm

G Atkinson. Story of Duke of Bridgewater's collieries and underground canal system over 200 years. Illustrated with maps and photographs. A4 52pp.

4063 Electricity in Manchester - £4.75, 210gm

Roy Frost. Commemorating a century of electrical supply in the city 1893-1993. Illustrated with maps and over 60 photographs. A4 76pp.

4070 Dukinfield Cotton Mills - £3.75, 160gm

Ian Haynes Dukinfield had over 20 cotton mills and this book contains an account of each of them, from Dukinfield Old Mill, to Queen Mill, completed in 1901. Sections on the general progress of the cotton industry in the town, on labour disputes, factory reform & the Cotton Famine. Well illustrated. A4 56pp.

4072 Avro - The Story of Manchester's Aircraft Company - £3.50, 95gm

Harry Holmes. Alliott Verdon-Roe left school at 14 to become a civil engineer. The story tells of this pioneer of aviation and the aircraft company AVRO's, well known in the Manchester area. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 28pp.

4086 Tugs, Barges and Me - £5.00, 165gm

Jake Abram. A fascinating story of the barges and tugs plying the Bridgewater and Manchester Ship Canals. The author, the fourth generation of a seafaring family, started as a cabin boy on his father's tug at the age of 14 and finished up as a skipper of a 900 ton light. A4 56pp.

4091 Mossley Textile Mills - £4.50, 180gm

Ian Haynes. A description of the development of the textile industry in the town, emphasising that the surviving mills provide the merest hint of its earlier importance. A4 64pp.

4108 Hollinwood Canal - £5.25, 180gm

Gerry Fanning. An account of the Hollinwood branch of the Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne canal, 1792-2000. A4 64pp.

4114 Barton's Bridges - £5.25, 150gm

Glen Atkinson. The story of the bridges and aqueducts at the ancient crossing point at Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire. Stone road bridges, stone aqueduct, iron swing bridge and aqueduct and finally a high level steel road bridge. A4, 51pp.

4117 A Spark on the Docks - £4.75, 155gm

Manchester Ship Canal memories, 1954-63. The story of an electrician's nine years with the Manchester Ship Canal Company. Includes many photographs of the docks, ships, advertisements and much more. A4, 51pp.

4120 Worsley Textile Mills - £5.75, 225gm

Glen Atkinson. Chronicles the textile industry of the Worsley urban district. Part One concentrates on the industry: Getting Up Steam, Money & Manufacturers, Spinning Down, Mill Technology, The Employee's Tale. Part Two names and describes the mills, giving a potted history of each mill. A4, 79pp.

4328 On the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal - £3.75, 115gm

A Waterson. Part 1 is an imaginary trip from Bolton to Manchester in 1820. In part 2 the author (the last of five generations of boatbuilders at Ladyshore Coal Co.) describes work on the canal in the 1930s. A5, 82pp.

Salford

4001 Hanky Park - £5.25, 190gm

T Flynn. A History and recollections of Salford District. Well illustrated with old photographs and Maps. A4 64pp.

4007 Under the Smoke - £5.00, 165gm

J Jackson. Memories of Salford 1922 to 1941 including the Blitz. Well illustrated with old photographs. A4 56pp.

4012 Irlam o'th' Height - £4.50, 115gm

B Watson. The Growth & Destruction of a village 1600-1987 Story of the country village, the Heywood family and the Height gentry until the area was destroyed for new roads. Illustrated with photographs and maps. A4 36pp.

4034 Salford in Print - £2.75, 75gm

T Frankland. Short collection of articles, letters, etc, from Salford newspapers between 1862 and 1925. Illustrated with advertisements of the period. A4 20pp.

4052 Radical Salford - £3.50, 105gm

E & R Frow. Episodes of Labour history including Frederick Engels and Salford, the General Strike and Chartism. A4 36pp.

4089 Salford 1940 - 1965 - £4.75, 195gm

Roy Bullock. Many years ago Neil Richardson published Salford in Print excerpts from Salford newspapers between the years 1862-1923. The present book has a similar content for the years 1940-65, but does not include readers' letters as does the former. Even so there are over a thousand entries. A4 72pp.

4095 Where's Mi Chunks, Mam? : Salford Memories 1930-1938 - £3.75, 110gm

John Wynne. John Wynne's father was unemployed and drawing the 'dole' for almost eight years. This book relates how they managed on this for food and clothing. A4 36pp.

4096 Lower Broughton Remembered - £5.25, 210gm

Eric Pegg. Salford from the 1920s to the 60s. Fully illustrated with maps and photographs. A4 70pp.

4099 Salford 1966 - 1990 - £4.75, 265gm

Roy Bullock. Another 25 years in the history of Salford, with some 1,500 items taken from the newspaper stories of the time. Salford Carnival and Salford Show, compulsory purchase orders and the rise and fall of the tower blocks, Manchester liners and Salford quays, cinemas and bingo, pubs, clubs, discos and restaurants, etc. Sport and some famous Salfordians. A4 96pp.

4106 Salford 1900 - 1914 - £4.75, 240gm

Roy Bullock. Salford 1900-1914 is based on material in the collection of the Local History Library at Peel Park...All the items were mentioned in the Salford Reporter, and dates refer to the edition of the newspaper in which the main story appeared. A4 88pp.

4121 Cross Lane - £5.75, 240gm

Tony Flynn. Recollections of Cross Lane, Salford from the 1600s to 2004. Includes the shops, market, pubs, churches, cinemas, Sunday league football, fire engine works, railway station and much more. Well illustrated with old photos and adverts. A4, 81pp.

4124 Salford in the Nineteen-Twenties - £5.75, 265gm

Roy Bullock. Based on material in the collection of the Local History Library at Peel Park. Covers from January 1921 to December 1929. It is the fifth volume in a series covering aspects of the city's history. Well illustrated. A4, 94pp.

4312 For the Love of Ada and Salford - £2.00, 60gm

E M Osman Story of a Salford family from late 19th century to modern times. Well illustrated with family photographs. A5 44pp.

4316 Breakfast at Windsor - £3.25, 85gm

E Glencross. Memories of a Salford childhood, 1914-1928. Well illustrated. A5 56pp.

4323 Salford Boy - £2.75, 70gm

W Brereton. Describes a childhood in Higher Broughton 1923-1933. Illustrated with the author's pen and ink drawings. A5 48pp.

Bolton

4004 Chippy - £4.25, 140gm

N Kenyon. Story of a Bolton carpenter and joiner from 1931 to retirement in 1979. Well illustrated with old photographs of places and characters. A4 48pp.

4017 I Belong to Bolton - £4.00, 105gm

N Kenyon. The author was born at the old King's Arms Hotel 1917. Illustrated with family photographs, views of people & places. A4 32pp.

4046 Bolton Town Centre, A Modern History: Part One - £4.50, 195gm

G Readyhough. Old Bolton remembered by the Librarian of the Bolton Evening News. Well illustrated. A4 44pp.

4047 Bolton Town Centre, A Modern History: Part Two - £4.50, 180gm

G Readyhough. The second volume of the town centre history. Well illustrated with old photographs, together with directory lists of principal streets 50 years ago. Well illustrated. A4 40pp.

4067 Bolton Memories - £3.75, 145gm

Norman Kenyon.. Previous books by the author, - I belong to Bolton and Chippy, give a style of his entertaining memories. Concentrates on Deansgate and Chorley Old Road areas of Bolton from schooldays to the present day. A4 52pp.

4084 Little Lever - £4.50, 125gm

Betty Connor. Contains recollections, some being edited versions of manuscripts written earlier, of half a dozen long time residents. Also a history of the area from earliest times to the present. A4 44pp.

4097 Bolton, Daubhill & Deane - £4.25, 140gm

Norman Kenyon. A Sentimental Journey from Great Moor Street in the town centre, along Derby Street and St Helens Road to Daubhill and Deane... Recollections of the shops, pubs, characters and a way of life. A4 48pp.

4104 A Bolton Mill Village:The Eagley Story - £4.75, 220gm

Denis O'Connor. Eagley Mills from 1782 to their closure in 1972, and their influence on the development of the village. The Greg family, the Lads' Club and other social activities, the Nursing Association, the schools, the Co-op, flood, fire and fever.' etc. 80pp. A4

4304 A Paupers' Palace - £3.75, 110gm

B Connor. History of Fishpool Institute (Bolton District General Hospital) 1860 - 1948. Illustrated. A5 80pp.

4327 Bolton Bred - £3.25, 110gm

B Bradshaw. Story of the Bradshaw family of Haulgh Hall. Bolton and its history. A5 80pp.

Oldham, Ashton, Stalybridge & Dukinfield

4027 No Mean City - £3.25, 150gm

M Pavasovic. A history of Dukinfield from its beginnings to modern times. Well illustrated with maps and photographs. A4 52pp.

4045 Oldham - The Formative Years - £4.25, 145gm

K McPhillips. Story of Oldham during the Industrial Revolution. Includes 1818 directory. Well illustrated with maps and 32 photographs. A4, 48pp

4071 My Dukinfield Childhood - £3.25, 140gm

D Flowers. Domestic routine in the 1920s, outings and visits. Whitsuntide, childhood and school friends. Well illustrated with family and other photographs. A4 48pp.

4076 The Moors above, The Mills Below: Stalybridge & Castle Hall - £3.50, 115gm

Hilda Siddelley. Includes a description of various institutions, pastimes and experiences in many mills. A4 36pp.

4077 I wish I'd asked my Grandad; Heyrod 1947-1963 - £3.75, 135gm

David E King, Boyhood memories of Heyrod near Stalybridge in Lancashire, where the author spent 16 years. A4 44p.

4082 Castle Hall Revisited - Stalybridge in the 1930s - £3.25, 95gm

Mary H Dagnah. The author recalls her memories of that part of Dukinfield in which she spent her early childhood. Details are given of shops and shopkeepers, the entertainments and the games the children played, the houses and the people who lived in them. A4 32pp

4090 A History of Oldham Churches - £4.25, 200gm

John Beever As the town and its environs developed it became necessary to build many more churches. The author has delved into the records from earliest times to present the story of each church together with, in many cases, details of the architects and builders. A4 72pp.

4301 Down Memory Lane - £2.75, 80gm

J Shaw. Recollections of Stalybridge in the 1920s and 1930s. Illustrated with old photographs. A5 56pp.

4306 Streets Away From Paradise - £3.00, 130gm

E Hague. Reminiscences of a Stalybridge lad before leaving the district during the depression in 1932. Illustrated. A5 100pp.

4308 The Dukinfield I Knew, 1906-1930 - £3.25, 90gm

J Brooke. Author's father was employed at SHMD tramways in 1905. Memories of growing up during the lean years. Illustrated with old photographs. A5. 64pp.

4313 Don't Fret My Lad: An Ashton Boyhood - £3.00, 95gm

B Andrews. Recollections of growing up in Ashton's West End from the time of the Great War. Illustrated with old photographs. A5 72pp.

4332 Some Oldham Times - £1.75, 65gm

K Davenport. Account of James Davenport as Oldham coachman at the turn of the century - later to be landlord of the Antelope Inn on King Street 1920s/30s. A5 40pp.