You can read much about the village of Summerseat on this site,
before you view the other pages, please take a look at this page
first.
As here I have placed news items about the village,
that I feel some of you may be interested in.
Here is a piece that I have copied from The London Gazette,
dated Friday 9th June 1945.
Central Chancery Of The Orders Of Knighthood
St. James's Palace, SW1
8th June 1945
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve
the following awards of the George Medal in recognition
of conspicuous gallantry in carrying out
hazardous work in a very brave manner,
to the undermentioned:-
No. T/6350368 Driver John William Marshall,
Royal Army Service Corps (Summerseat, Lancs).
Help Needed
Click on Photo & it will open in a new window.
This old Photo was sent to me by Kenneth, whose Gt
Gt Grandfather Robert Becconsall, who lived at
'The Pines' in Summerseat, he was the
station master at Summerseat station for 38 years,
but later came to run the Summerseat Gas Works.
It would be so nice to be able to put some names
to the people who are in this photo,
and I would love to hear from you if you can help
with this.
I have added a few more pages to the site.
Park Independent/Congregational Chapel, Shuttleworth, Bury,
Lancashire.
Although this is just over the Summerseat boundary,
I am sure that many of you will find these pages of interest.
The Chapel was founded in 1798, and was
known as Park Independent Chapel.
It was rebuilt in 1866.
It is now closed, but I do not know
the date that this happened.
The chapel is going to be converted into
apartments
I have also taken photos of 151 grave
headstones from the cemetery of the chapel, together with the full
monumental inscriptions, which I have done.
Please make a visit to these new pages, and
I do hope that some of the information which
I have placed on the
pages, will help many people who are researching their family
ancestors.
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Park Congregational Chapel
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Park Congregational
Graveyard ]
[
Park Congregational Graveyard Part 1 ] - [
Park Congregational
Graveyard Part 2 ]
I have placed Transcriptions that
I have done of the 1841, 1871 & 1881 censuses of Summerseat on this
site, I do hope you find
some of your ancestors here.
There is a great site where you can view many photos of the past,
it has been set up by the Bury Museum + Archives Department.
Bury Image Bank is a comprehensive image library containing a
local history and archives database, showcasing streets and
buildings from c.1850 to the present day. Images are being added on
a regular basis and increasingly show people and organisations from
across the Borough. The database is free to search and for personal
non-commercial use.
I have placed a link here to the Home Page of the site, just type in
Summerseat into the Search Box and it will bring up many old photos
of Summerseat. The site does have many photos of Bury and I am sure
that you will spend some enjoyable times viewing the great photos of
the past.
Bury Image Bank
Why not enjoy a train ride from Bury to Summerseat, I am sure
that you will find the ride very interesting, this piece of old film was taken during
1966, Click Here to see the film.
I have been sent this very good photo which shows the
Summerseat Wesleyan prize choir, 1st May 1920.
We know that the person on the front row 4th from left,
is Emily Haworth (married Daniel Bamford). Then Ernest Heys is the
man on the left (probably the conductor as he is carrying a baton).
He was the Chief Designer at the mill, and was gifted musically - he
retired to Torquay and was the organist at the church in his later
life.
It would be great if we can
place more names of the people who are in the photo, so if you
happen to know any of the choir members,
then please
.
Many thanks to Jen Grady who sent me the copy of the photo, and
also for allowing me to place it on the Summerseat Web Site.
You can now view some very old
photos of the team members of Brooksbottoms Cricket Club of
Summerseat, that date back to the
1800's, together with a few newspaper cuttings. I am sure that you find these of interest.
I would like to thank Mark Richardson, who is the Brooksbottom
C.C Chairman, for sending these to me and allowing me to share them
with you, by placing them on this site.
Here is a link to the
Brooksbottoms Cricket Club Photo Page.
If
you happen to have any information that you think would go well on
this site, including photos, then please contact me, as I would be
only to pleased to accommodate further interesting pieces about
Summerseat.
This
site is a branch from our main Ward Family Website, and I do hope
that you make a visit to our main site when you have finished here,
as we have so much information there for you to see, not only about
our family history, but also there are sections on Britain in the
1800's, also a Military section, plus many census extracts, and so
much more, it is a very popular site.
I have tried to make this site easy to get around, and have placed
many photos to show how our village looks.
Well
I think it is now time for you to enjoy your trip around our
Summerseat website, I do hope that you enjoy your visit, and please
call back from time to time, as this site will be growing all the
time, as I add more interesting information for you about our lovely
village of Summerseat.
If
you have come here via our Ward Family Website, you can easily get
back by using the Ward Family Website link on the navigation bar on
the left, when you have finished here.
You may find the 'Opening of the ELR' page
of interest, as I have
placed a few very old newspaper cuttings that I have come across
which relate to the opening of the railway, and also one that
relates to a fatal railway accident which occurred close to
Summerseat station in 1855.
Click
here to visit the page
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This web site is the place where you can list the
Wills of your ancestors, the site contains a collection of Old England
Wills. This site is going to grow into a great archive of many will
transcriptions in the coming months.
There are now over 3,000 will
transcriptions on the site that you can view, together with a variety of
Miscellaneous Documents that can be helpful in our research.
Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes 1837-2004
Search Census Records Today
Search Military Records
The following details are listed on the
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks web site.
If you are researching your family ancestors who
lived in Tottington, then these are a must to visit when you have
finished your visit here.
Burials at St Anne in the Parish of Tottington
The Register for Burials at St Anne 1799 - 1837 with
Surname Index
There are 1413 Burial Records extracted for this
Parish
Baptisms at St Anne in the Parish of Tottington
The Register for Baptisms at St Anne 1799 - 1812 with
Surname Index
The Register for Baptisms at St Anne 1813 - 1837 with
Surname Index
There are 5539 Baptism Records extracted for this
Parish
Ramsbottom Library hold the records for Baptism's, Marriages and
Burial's
that were carried out at Rowland's Church.
Brooksbottom Cricket Club Summerseat
Here is where you can see all the news about the
cricket club, fixtures, and much more.
Brooksbottoms C. C Web Site
Lazy
like Sunday
Please make a visit to this great site, there is so much
information listed.
It contains sections on Family & People, Places and
Memorials with People,
Objects in Place and Other Stuff of Interest.
I am sure that you will find this a great site to add to
your favourites.
Nearly-Midnight
Loosely based on Jol's family history.
Hopefully to have a
more historical theme to it, covering the Tottington area of
Lancashire.
Summerseat Views
Many photos of the village and surrounding area.
The Geograph British Isles
project aims to collect geographically representative
photographs and information for every square kilometre of the UK and the Republic
of Ireland, and you can be part of it
Ramsbottom Model Railway Club now have a website
-
www.ramsbottommrc.org.uk
We meet
every Tuesday and Thursday Night 7.30pm till 11pm.
At our club house, which is just behind 3,
Bury New Road, Ramsbottom.
New members or Visitors are always welcome
to visit and admire our layout of Ramsbottom in the 1950's.
Are you planning a trip to the
Summerseat, Bury & Ramsbottom area?
Here are a few places that offer B&B.
These are not personal recommendations, and I cannot rate them,
as I have not myself stayed in any of the establishments.
If you have stayed at one of the following places, then I would
welcome any comments, so as I can pass these on to others who plan
to visit our lovely part of England, Thank You.
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The Old Mill Hotel
& Leisure Club
Springwood St, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9DS,
Tel -
01706 82
29 91
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Loe Lodge – Hawkshaw
Loe lodge
Redisher Lane
Hawkshaw
Bury
England
BL8 4HX
Tel -
01204
888860
Luxurious/Contemporary B&B Guest House Near Bury /
Ramsbottom.
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The Loelands - Hawkshaw
Redisher Lane
Hawkshaw
Bury
Greater Manchester
England
BL8 4HX
Tel -
01204
882061
Modern Self Catering Apartments Sleeping Up to 4/6,
Beautiful Countryside Location, Garden & Patio.
Prices From: £195 to £295 per week.
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Travelodge Bury Hotel at Route 66 Leisure Park
near Bury
Little 66
Route 66 Leisure Park
Pilsworth, Bury
Greater Manchester
England
BL9 8RS
Tel -
0871
984 6302
Rooms at £29 or less, must be booked 7 days in advance.
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The Red Hall
Manchester Road, Walmersley, Bury BL9 5NA
Tel -
01706-822476
http://www.red-hall.co.uk
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