Publications and other gift items
The society sells a variety of booklets and publications, many of which are researched by members of the society.
As the Heritage Centre is currently closed, a limited number of the publications that were available in the Hertitage Centre are currently only available by mail-order. Please send an e-mail with your requirements, and we will reply with the cost of postage.
We hope to expand the number of publications available when the Heritage Centre re-opens
The publications available are
| Title | Description | Cost | Stock | |
| 1 | 40 FACTS ABOUT RAMSBOTTOM | A full colour booklet | £1.95 | Plenty |
| 2 | AROUND RAMSBOTTOM | 100 years of photographs with an excellent text | £11.99 | limited |
| 3 | RAMSBOTTOM REMINISCENCES | Volume Two | £3.95 | limited |
| 4 | 1908 O/S map of Ramsbottom | £2.20 | limited | |
| 5 | Trade Directory Reprints 1818 - 1888 | Essential for tracing your family tree | £2.65 | limited |
| 6 | The Forgotten Valley - Cheesden, Deeply Dale and Birtle | A.V. Sandiford and T.E. Ashworth | £3.85 | limited |
| 7 | A Family Historian Puzzle Book | Andrew Todd | £4.00 | limited |
| 8 | The Kirk at Ramsbottom | Carmyllie / St Andrew's PCC | £1.00 | plenty |
| 9 | Ramsbottom Recollections | £2.50 | limited | |
| 10 | Peel Bridge Toll Bar and Railway Crossing drawing | Middleton | £3.00 | plenty |
| 11 | 19th Century Ramsbottom | see below | £4.00 | plenty |
limited stock means less than 10 copies are still available, plenty means more than 10
Also we have a plentiful stock of the following Ramsbottom Heritage Society Magazines only
| Issue Number | Cost |
| 25 | £1.25 |
| 27 | £1.25 |
| 28 | £1.25 |
| 29 | £1.50 |
| 30 | £1.50 |
| 31 | £1.50 |
| 32 | £1.75 |
We also have a large number of the Ramsbottom Heritage Video priced at £14.99 and a limited number of the DVD also priced at £14.99
A popular book is 'NINETEENTH CENTURY RAMSBOTTOM' priced at £4.00
The book is in response to many request for information on the Town's early days, when it was indeed a microcosm of the great Industrial Revolution, with it's many textile, papermaking, soap and metal works which attracted numerous workers - many from Scotland - to the busy Mills which were powered by the rushing river Irwell, and presided over by by men of calibre such as the Ashton Brothers, the Grant family and the Porritts, and by worthy men of the various church denominations.
One such was the Reverend Hulme Elliot who served at Minister at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1874 to 1907. He wrote his 'Country and Church of the Cheeryble Brothers" - a reference to the Dickens novel which featured two do-gooders allegedly based upon William and Daniel Grant.
The Ramsbottom Heritage Society have chosen to re-print an extract from this deservedly famous book which is now well out of print and is virtually unobtainable at any cost. it is a fascinating account of the towns' early industrial history, and will be greatly sought after, an ideal gift for everyone with an interest in the past, whether born in Ramsbottom or a newcomer, or indeed for the many people who live away but still retain links with the town of their birth.
Prices correct as at 26th August 2007