Radcliffe is an industrial town to the north of Manchester. This is a documentary photographic record of Worktown Radcliffe (and Ainsworth) has been produced by Ken Howarth who was born in the town. The earliest images start around 1850 and coverage is to modern times.
RESEARCHERS & LOCAL HISTORIANS - Additional Infomation
ALSO TRY this link http://g.co/maps/su955 This brings up a satellite image of Radcliffe and there are many features tagged in addition to the photos in this Gallery - such as unrecorded place names. This can take up to 30 seconds to load - but the wait is worth it!
Sir Robert Peel built a water-powered cotton spinning mill at Radcliffe in 1780, and coal was mined from at least medieval times if not earlier. A short video on the site of Peel's Mill can be seen by clicking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwgxivD43M&feature=share&list=UUxNVGAIh8cokjl555I7xWag
RESEARCHERS & LOCAL HISTORIANS - Additional Infomation
ALSO TRY this link http://g.co/maps/su955 This brings up a satellite image of Radcliffe and there are many features tagged in addition to the photos in this Gallery - such as unrecorded place names. This can take up to 30 seconds to load - but the wait is worth it!
Sir Robert Peel built a water-powered cotton spinning mill at Radcliffe in 1780, and coal was mined from at least medieval times if not earlier. A short video on the site of Peel's Mill can be seen by clicking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwgxivD43M&feature=share&list=UUxNVGAIh8cokjl555I7xWag
Ainsworth Village and environs
Visitors 9
48 photos
Radcliffe, AC Bealey Bleachers etc
Visitors 1259
34 photos
Radcliffe, Buildings, housing etc
Visitors 7046
148 photos
Created 1-Aug-23
Modified 1-Aug-23
Radcliffe, Churches, Sunday Schools etc
Visitors 1370
46 photos
Radcliffe, Coalmining
Visitors 1565
20 photos
Created 14-Mar-22
Modified 14-Mar-22
Radcliffe, Engineering
Visitors 619
23 photos
Radcliffe, Farming
Visitors 1718
40 photos
Created 2-May-22
Modified 2-May-22
Radcliffe, Market
Visitors 1451
8 photos
Radcliffe, Miscellaneous and other industries
Visitors 2628
45 photos
Created 19-Jun-23
Modified 19-Jun-23
Radcliffe, Mount Sion Works & Waterwheel
Visitors 595
30 photos
Created 18-Nov-18
Modified 18-Nov-18
Radcliffe, Paper-making etc
Visitors 2096
20 photos
Created 25-Mar-22
Modified 25-Mar-22
Radcliffe, People
Visitors 2927
76 photos
Created 26-Apr-22
Modified 26-Apr-22
Radcliffe, Places
Visitors 6880
124 photos
Radcliffe, Quarry
Visitors 562
12 photos
Created 20-Nov-12
Modified 20-Nov-12
Radcliffe, Stand Lodge Photo Survey 1969
Visitors 391
15 photos
Created 31-Oct-12
Modified 31-Oct-12
Radcliffe, Stopes Pottery
Visitors 252
5 photos
Radcliffe, Textile Industry
Visitors 1782
126 photos
Radcliffe, The Black Cat mystery
Visitors 239
7 photos
Radcliffe, The Great Trespass Case 1904-1906
Visitors 882
14 photos
Created 30-Oct-12
Modified 30-Oct-12
Radcliffe, Transport
Visitors 1893
33 photos
Created 15-Jun-23
Modified 15-Jun-23
Radcliffe, Whitehead & Poole Engineers Collection
Visitors 486
35 photos
Radcliffe, Danby, F Photographers
Visitors 214
11 photos
Radcliffe, Harry & Ken Halliwell Photographers
Visitors 340
14 photos
New Gallery
Visitors 0
0 photos
New Gallery
Visitors 0
0 photos
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