Introduction  to  the  Crow  Lane  Project.

 

A wealth of unexpected and fascinating facts have been discovered about Crow Lane

 The Crow Lane Project was set up in January 2003 by members of the Ramsbottom Heritage Society to research the history of the houses and other buildings and people of Crow Lane, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England.

 

FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH

CURRENT BUILDINGS

34 houses, some of which were once shops,

St Paul’s School

The  Drill Hall

The Undertakers, the only modern building in the street.

 

BUILDINGS  WHICH HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED

Crowtrees farm (demolished before the church was built in 1850)

The old Vicarage which later became a police station.

 

VICTORIAN FAMILIES WHO LIVED THE STREET

            HEAP- Joseph Heap lived in Crow lane from1851 onwards, he was a

 farmer, owner of Fletcher bank Quarry and a member of the

 Ramsbottom Local Board

            WOLSTENHOME a family of cotton workers who lived for generations

 at no 27, 29/31 and 33

            WILSON. Robert Wilson and family lived at no. 10 and later at no 44

 

MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE RESIDENTS OF CROW LANE

·        to tell them about the history of their lane, 

·        to keep them up to date with the project

·        to help them research their own houses. 

A talk by the curators of Bury Museum and Art Gallery on Victorian housing  was made especially relevant to Crow lane residents as it was illustrated by photographs of  features from their own homes.

RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH

Mysteries have been solved and fascinating facts have been found about :-.

           HISTORY OF THE LANE

HISTORY OF EACH HOUSE AND BUILDING

RECONSTRUCTION OF EACH TYPE OF HOUSE

from plans and from current buildings and lot of information

has come to light in houses being renovated

HISTORY OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES

MEMORIES – both audio-taped and written

            Including buildings, people and War Time

MAPS and PLANS of the street and the houses

CENSUS  returns for the Victorian period with a data base

            POPULATION SURVEY OF THE VICTORIAN PERIOD