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Expand 5 - Ramsbottom Heritage Society Procedural Matters5 - Ramsbottom Heritage Society Procedural Matters
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Expand 1 - Cotton Mills of Ramsbottom1 - Cotton Mills of Ramsbottom
Expand 2 - Development of hospitals 1850/1950.2 - Development of hospitals 1850/1950.
Expand 3 - World War II Display3 - World War II Display
Expand 4 - Nuttall4 - Nuttall
Collapse 5 - Brooksbottoms Mill - 'A Family Affair'5 - Brooksbottoms Mill - 'A Family Affair'
1 - Title of exhibition and organiser
2 - Plan for position of items on exhibition display boards.
3 - A1 - Display text showing payments made and amount. Possibly extracts from chequebook stubs 1874.
4 - A2 - Photocopy of front cover of ledger entitled 'The Brooksbottoms Estate. Mr I Hoyle & Anor.'
5 - A3 - Notice entitled 'To the Workpeople employed in these mills' written by Isaac Hoyle & Edward Hoyle. Bacup
6 - A4 - Envelope addressed to Messrs Joshua Hoyle & Sons, Limited
7 - A5 - Extract of report from Manchester Guardian regarding partnership shares
8 - A6 - Photograph of No:5 Weaving Shed
9 - A7 - Photograph of No:1 Weaving Shed
10 - A8 - Photograph of river and bridge at Summerseat showing Brooksbottom mill beyond and Mission Hall in foreground.
11 - A9 - Display text regarding building of brick houses and Mission Hall.
12 - A10 - Photograph of children in nursery
13 - A11 - Display text reporting a memory of the nursery June 1951.
14 - A12 - Photograph showing children eating at tables in nursery.
15 - A13 - Display text relating to infection of cuts by way of a poem entitled 'Adolphus'
16 - A14 - Photograph of 2 nurses in medical room
17 - A15 - Letter to Mr Hargreaves, Bacup from Welfare Officer at Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd, Summerseat listing details of nurse.
18 - A16 - Display text regarding the Surgery
19 - A17 - Photograph of brick houses from Bury Times
20 - A18 - Photograph showing inside of empty mill
21 - A19 - Photograph entitled 'The ghost of the weaving shed built by John Robinson Kay in 1829'.
22 - A20 - Two colour photographs entitled 'Brox railway warehouse, Miller Street 1985'
23 - B1 - Plan/map showing River Irwell and the mills in Summerseat in 1845
24 - B2 - Plan entitled ' The 'Old Mill', Brooksbottoms, sketched in 1873 after the death of J.R. Kay the previous year'.
25 - B3 - Display text describing new mill in 1889
26 - B4 - Drawings of 5 mills of Messrs Joshua Hoyle & Sons, Limited
27 - B5 - Colour photograph/text of Summerseat Gorge by kind permission of Bury MBC
28 - B6 - Letter to Mrs S.E. Bowell, 98 Hill Street, Summerseat regarding her retirement from H. Holland Departmental Director, Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd.
29 - B7, B8 and B9 - Photograph of a group of 2 men and 3 ladies, workers at Brooksbottoms with information on two sheets display text
30 - B10 - Display text regarding old Ben Watson who worked at Brooksbottoms Mill. His death reported in Bury Times 1957 .
31 - B11 - Colour photograph of Brooksbottoms Mill and surrounding area looking over to Holcombe after snowfall.
32 - B12 - Colour photograph of 'The Spinnings'.
33 - B13 - Colour photograph of Beech Street, Summerseat.
34 - B14 - Colour photograph of side view of 'The Spinnings'
35 - B15 - Display text acknowledging people who have taken photographs for the display.
36 - B16 - 2 Colour photographs entitled 'Victoria Lanterns 1994'
37 - C1 - Photograph of front cover of a chequebook.
38 - C2 - Display text showing details on chequebook stubs with information regarding the payments 1874
39 - C3 - Display text regarding Social Evening held to mark Joshua Hoyle & Sons becoming a public limited company in 1917.
40 - C4, C5, C6 & C7 - Leaflet for Social Evening in Athenaeum Hall, Bury on Saturday 2 March 1918 relating to Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd.
41 - C8, C9 & C10. Two photographs of works trips from Brooksbottom Mill c.1930 with display text.
42 - C11 & C12 - Photograph and display text regarding Festival of Britain Activities 1951.
43 - C13 & C14 - Photograph of League Champions and Cornall Cup Finalists 1944-45 with display text naming people in photograph & information.
44 - C15 - Extract from Brox Bulletin September 1944 regarding formation of a football team
45 - C16 - Two photographs mounted for display entitled ' Demolition (Photos Bury Times)'
46 - C17 - Colour photograph entitled 'Plantation View 1985.
47 - C18 - Colour photograph - no title
48 - C19 - Colour photograph of building work to streets and houses at Summerseat - no title.
49 - C12 - Colour photograph - no title
50 - Handwritten Sheet showing extra items for exhibition with categories.
51 - Display text regarding 'Comfort Fund
52 - Display text regarding The Day Nursery
53 - Extract from 'The Brox Bulletin' September 1951 regarding the day nursery.
54 - Copy of front cover of 'The Brox Bulletin' showing photograph and text relating to schoolchildren in schoolroom during summer holidays.
55 - Photograph of young children at day nursery
56 - Display text entitled 'The Schoolroom'.
57 - Display text regarding school trip to Southport.
58 - Display text entitled '1889' with information about Messrs Joshua Hoyle & Sons Ltd.
59 - Front cover of Programme relating to 'Social Evening'
60 - Display text regarding entertainment at social event.
61 - Display text of invitation to children of employees to a Christmas Party 22 December 1944.
62 - Display text regarding children's Christmas Part 11 Dec 1948
63 - Display text entitled 'Medical Prescriptions 1948'
64 - Display text regarding medical officer
65 - Display text regarding chiropodist
66 - Display text with information regarding John Robinson Kay
67 - Display text regarding sale of items relating to 'old mill' and information regarding 'new mill' built 1873.
68 - Display text relating to the canteen menu and prices.
69 - Display text regarding meals for children
70 - Display text relating to 'The Laundry'
71 - Display text relating to 'Evening School' for employees.
72 - Display text entitled ' 1950 Brooksbottoms Mill Library
73 - Display text with extracts from 'The Brox Bulletin' Aug 1944 regarding Bowling Club and report of bowling match.
74 - Display text entitled 'Wartime Production April 1945'
75 - Display text with information regarding makers of 'mules', 'throstles' and 'looms' installed at Brooksbottoms Mill
76 - Notice regarding persons taking items of cloth, brushes coal etc from premises which will result in prosecution.
77 - Display text relating to The Joshua Hoyle's combine the year 1951 giving the towns where their 16 mills were situated.
78 - Display text giving information about 'The Brox Bulletin'.
79 - Front cover of 'The Brox Bulletin' showing the mills of Joshua Hoyle & Sons
80 - Display text regarding the 'Perfect' family's move from Eaton in Norfolk to Nuttall Lane and later Summerseat to work in the mill.
81 - Particulars of two employees who have completed 50 year's service at the mill
82 - Letter showing details of two employees who have completed 50 year's service at the mill
83 - Letter giving names of six employees who have completed at least fifty years service at the mill.
Expand 6 - Display by Ramsbottom Heritage Society - event unkown.6 - Display by Ramsbottom Heritage Society - event unkown.
Expand 7 - Charles Dickens and The Cheeryble Brothers7 - Charles Dickens and The Cheeryble Brothers
Expand 8 - School visit to Morada (Hope Mill, Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom).8 - School visit to Morada (Hope Mill, Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom).
Expand 9 - Bye Road, Shuttleworth9 - Bye Road, Shuttleworth
Expand 10 - Around Ramsbottom' Then and Now10 - Around Ramsbottom' Then and Now
Expand 11 - Processions associated with Ramsbottom churches.11 - Processions associated with Ramsbottom churches.
Expand 12 - Some Sources for Delving into the Town's Past'12 - Some Sources for Delving into the Town's Past'
Expand 13 - Display to commemorate Ramsbottom Heritage Centre Opening Day.13 - Display to commemorate Ramsbottom Heritage Centre Opening Day.
Expand 14 - Display - Ramsbottom Heritage Centre 1991-1995.14 - Display - Ramsbottom Heritage Centre 1991-1995.
Expand 15 - Photographic Competition15 - Photographic Competition
Expand 16 - Display showing copies of the will and inventory of James Kay of Shipperbottom16 - Display showing copies of the will and inventory of James Kay of Shipperbottom
Expand 17 - Display material - River Irwell17 - Display material - River Irwell
Expand 18 - Commemoration of Peel Tower 150th Anniversary18 - Commemoration of Peel Tower 150th Anniversary
Expand 19 - Dr Peter Murray McDouall, a Chartist leader19 - Dr Peter Murray McDouall, a Chartist leader
Expand 20 - Nuttall Park Stone and Plaque Project20 - Nuttall Park Stone and Plaque Project
Expand 21 - Conservation Areas Around Ramsbottom21 - Conservation Areas Around Ramsbottom
Expand 22 - Kibboth Crew mill archaeoligical dig22 - Kibboth Crew mill archaeoligical dig
Expand 23 - 72 - 78 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom23 - 72 - 78 Bridge Street, Ramsbottom
Expand 24 - Library Stained Glass Windows24 - Library Stained Glass Windows
Expand 25 - Ramsbottom Libraries25 - Ramsbottom Libraries
Expand 26 - The Crow Lane Project26 - The Crow Lane Project
Expand 7 - Ramsbottom Heritage Society Gallery Exhibitions at Ramsbottom Library7 - Ramsbottom Heritage Society Gallery Exhibitions at Ramsbottom Library
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Expand 19 - Animals and Plants19 - Animals and Plants
Expand 20 - Maps, Charts and Plans20 - Maps, Charts and Plans
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