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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 Heritage 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

The Kirk at Ramsbottom

Carmyllie / St Andrew's PCC

£1.00

plenty

8

Ramsbottom Recollections

£2.50

limited

9

Peel Bridge Toll Bar and Railway Crossing drawing

Middleton

£3.00

plenty

10

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 24th February 2010

A publication priced at £3 celebrating 80 years of Nuttall Park. Click here for full details

A new CD is available for £6.50 plus £1 postage

Singing for Ramsbottom was presented by the Friends of Ramsbottom Civic Hall and recorded at the venue on October 24th 2009 by Barry Aldous, who also produced the CD. It illustrates, through historical songs and story, the experiences of northern folk during and following the industrial revolution. The music is by Mark Dowding and Chris Harvey and Jonathan Ali is the narrator.