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Welcome to the Newspaper
Cuttings Page
Here I have placed a few newspaper cuttings that I
have come across, dating from the 1800's.
I have also added some that are more recent
that I thought you may be interested in seeing.
The articles relate to happenings in
Summerseat, and I thought you may find these of interest,
just click
on the article to view a larger picture of it, the image will open
in a separate window.
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The Leeds Mercury.
Saturday 29th August 1840.
Drowning.
Titus Brook, John & Mary Mills with their
daughter, and Thomas Ashworth all drowned. |
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The Manchester Times.
Wednesday 1st January 1851.
Caution to Beer sellers.
John Greenhalgh of Wood Road. |
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The Manchester Times.
Wednesday 17th August 1853.
Inquest at Hamer's Arms Inn, Summerseat.
James Southworth aged 4 years, Drowned. |
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The Manchester Times.
Wednesday 25th October 1854.
Fatal Accident on the Railway.
Alexander Donaldson Sutor, was killed on the railway line.
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The Daily News, London.
Tuesday 30th March 1858.
Warehouse fire at Brooksbottoms.
Building completely gutted. |
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Jackson's Oxford Journal, Oxford.
Saturday 20th September 1873.
Railway Accident on ELR in Summerseat. |
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The Pall Mall Gazette, London.
Wednesday 9th June 1875.
Cockfighting. |
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The Manchester Times.
Friday 10th October 1890.
Ramsbottom and its Sewage Scheme.
proposed sewage works at Summerseat. |
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The Leeds Mercury.
Tuesday 17th May 1892.
The foundation stones of a Primitive Methodist Chapel, were
laid at Summerseat.
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The Manchester Times.
Friday 31st March 1893.
Assault in Railway Carriage.
Thomas & George Dawson,
from Nuttall, Ramsbottom.
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Preston Chronicle.
Saturday, June 28, 1834.
Opening of St Andrews Church, Ramsbottom. |
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Jackson's Oxford Journal.
Saturday, May 6, 1826.
This piece covers some news regarding the Loom
Riots, Mills in Summerseat were affected by this riot. |
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Manchester Times.
Saturday, January 17, 1852.
Assault under extraordinary circumstances. |
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Manchester Times.
Saturday, November 17, 1866.
Matrimonial Hoax. |
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Manchester Times.
Saturday, January 8, 1876.
Policeman Convicted of Theft.
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The Bury Times.
Friday 21st July 1972.
Showing some of the pupils from
Summerseat School For Delicate Children.
This cutting was kindly sent in by
Steve. |
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Bury Times.
Thursday 8th May 2008.
This article relates to the War Memorial
at
Rowland's Church. |
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Bury Times.
31st July 2008.
This article is regarding the
updating of
the War Memorial in the Village Graveyard. |
If you happen to have any newspaper cuttings regarding the
Summerseat area,
then please send me a copy attached to an email, by
using the 'Contact Us' button.
It would be lovely to be able to
gather a nice collection of these.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Many Thanks - Peter
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