Lancashire and the Roman frontier: Betrayal and Venutius’s revenge.Lancashire and the Roman frontier: Betrayal and Venutius’s revenge.
The Brigantes rule the North In the Iron Age the Brigantes ruled the north of Britain as a confederation of[...]
Author: Geoffrey Whittaker BSc MA
September 1848: When the First Train Pulled into BurnleySeptember 1848: When the First Train Pulled into Burnley
Burnley grew rapidly between 1848, when the railway arrived, and the 1890s. In this article OS maps are used to[...]
Preston’s Tramways: From Horse‑Drawn Beginnings to Electric ModernityPreston’s Tramways: From Horse‑Drawn Beginnings to Electric Modernity
Preston’s tramways developed from modest horse‑drawn routes into a fully electrified urban network before finally giving way to buses in[...]
Haslingden’s lost Station: The Rise, Decline, and Disappearance of a Pennine Railway StopHaslingden’s lost Station: The Rise, Decline, and Disappearance of a Pennine Railway Stop
Haslingden station opened in 1848 on the East Lancashire Railway’s Accrington–Stubbins line and closed to passengers in 1960. The entire[...]
Turton Tower: From Medieval Stronghold to Victorian RetreatTurton Tower: From Medieval Stronghold to Victorian Retreat
Turton Tower is one of Lancashire’s most distinctive historic houses — a rare survival of a medieval pele tower that[...]
Lancaster Castle: Power, Justice, and Survival Across a Thousand YearsLancaster Castle: Power, Justice, and Survival Across a Thousand Years
Lancaster Castle is one of England’s most historically significant fortresses — a site where Roman military strategy, medieval power, royal[...]
Rome’s Northern Supply Hub: The Story of Roman PrestonRome’s Northern Supply Hub: The Story of Roman Preston
The Romans in the Preston area formed one of the most important industrial and logistical hubs in Roman North‑West Britain.[...]
The East Lancashire Railway (ELR) Origin and RebirthThe East Lancashire Railway (ELR) Origin and Rebirth
Origins: Railways for an Industrial County (1830s–1840s) The East Lancashire Railway story begins amid Lancashire’s explosive industrial growth. Cotton mills,[...]
Accrington Tramways: A Local History of Steam, Sparks, and Street TravelAccrington Tramways: A Local History of Steam, Sparks, and Street Travel
Accrington trams. Accrington’s tramways shaped the daily life of the town for nearly fifty years. From the hiss of steam[...]
Colne’s historic battle of the railwaysColne’s historic battle of the railways
Colne and the battle of the railway companies. Colne’s railways. Notably, due the the piecemeal way that UK railways were[...]