Ramsbottom Heritage Society

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MAG-062-COVER.jpgDraba Street and Brow - old sign funded by the Ramsbottom Heritage Society62 views
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MAG-066-P21-02.jpgLetter from America from Rachel Nuttall - Ramsbottom52 views
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MAG-066-P22-01.jpgLetter from America from Rachel Nuttall - Ramsbottom49 views
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MAG-066-P17-02.jpgClock that possibly used to be in the Grant's arms46 views
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MAG-066-P20-01.jpgBattersby & Co Ltd, Stockport. Front view of factory August 1907 which had the clock that possibly used to be in the Grant Arms46 views
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MAG-066-P21-01.jpgLetter from America from Rachel Nuttall - Ramsbottom46 views
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MAG-060-P10-01.jpgAlbert Street C1910, probably taken by John Wallis Hutchinson who lived at no 6 in the 1911 census. Carr Fold is on the right and Springwood Mill and Rose and Crown44 views
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MAG-066-P17-01.jpgClock that possibly used to be in the Grant's arms44 views
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MAG-064-P22-01.jpgIsherwoods Trolley Possibly photographed on Ada Street ready for a parade.43 views
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MAG-066-P10-01.jpgWorkmen with horse drawn carts, Hazelhurst Engraving Works ; taken in works yard43 views
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MAG-064-P04-02.jpgApprentice House on Crow Lane sign funded by the Ramsbottom Heritage Society41 views
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MAG-065-P03-02.jpgTree removal in Nuttall village as part of the United Utilities' work - after41 views
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MAG-065-P14-01.jpgBike rake up the Rake in 1993 - photo by Dorothy Moss41 views
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MAG-066-P09-01.jpgThe road leading to Fletcher Bank Quarry, 1898. - from Ramsbottom Volume 2 by Ken Beetson41 views
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MAG-060-COVER.jpgThe base of Nuttall’s mill chimney, an important reminder of the lost village, comes back into view. - Photograph by Ian Smith40 views
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MAG-061-P16-02.jpgBird Hall on the 1844-47 OS map published in 1850. The places mentioned in the article span 3 Lancashire maps, 79,80,88 taken from www.nls.uk40 views
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MAG-066-P13-01.jpgSpring View, Eliza Street from a dated postcard 1902, although the datestone between 41 and 43 is 1903 . The photo is on page 86 of Around Ramsbottom40 views
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MAG-063-P23-01.jpgFront Cover of new book Burrs Country Park by Mark Fletcher39 views
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MAG-064-P13-01.jpgA 10 ton stone quarried at Fletcher Bank en route to Manchester to be installed in Manchester Corporation Gas Works, most probably as an engine bed or as a base in retorts. It is interesting to note the reinforced back wheels. 39 views
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MAG-065-P11-01.jpgopening the Nuttall Park bandstand on the 1st October - photo by Barry Aldous39 views
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MAG-065-P19-01.jpgView of Holcombe church39 views
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MAG-066-P07-01.jpgBurnley and Edenfield Turnpike Road - Table of Tolls - original in Whitaker Museum39 views
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MAG-060-P05-01.jpgRamsbottom War Memorial Project38 views
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MAG-060-P08-02.jpgNorthern Whisper on Bridge Street - closed early 2024 - Alan Seymour38 views
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MAG-066-P12-01.jpgGladstone Terrace Date Stone from Stories in Stone - Datestones in Ramsbottom - John B. Taylor38 views
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MAG-066-P12-03.jpgSpring View and Sunny Bank Date Stone from Stories in Stone - Datestones in Ramsbottom - John B. Taylor38 views
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MAG-060-P06-01.jpgRamsbottom Co-operative Hall, 51-53 Bolton Street with Indian Lounge37 views
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MAG-062-P02-01.jpgBook cover for Ramsbottom's Revolutionary Doctor by Nigel Jepson37 views
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MAG-065-P03-01.jpgTree removal in Nuttall village as part of the United Utilities' work - before37 views
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MAG-065-P16-01.jpgBike rake up the Rake in 1998 - photo courtesy of Ramsbottom Library37 views
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MAG-065-P17-02.jpgOld map of the Rake dated 181837 views
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MAG-065-P24-01.jpgH.J Whitworth - cyclist - photo from John Simpson37 views
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MAG-066-COVER.jpgPhoto by Ian Smith taken on a visit in 2008 by a group of RHS members to Scout Moor Quarry to choose the Nuttall Park Stone. (It carries the replica plaque which commemorates Lt Col Porritt?s gift of the park to the people of Ramsbottom.)37 views
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MAG-066-P04-01.jpgArtists impression of the Nuttall site after completion of United Utilities' work37 views
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MAG-060-P07-01.jpgThe Ramsbottom Cottage Hospital Weathervane relocated on Cobden Mill, Square Street36 views
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MAG-060-P12-01.jpgFrom Around Ramsbottom Page 27, maypole dancers outside the Empire Theatre on Railway Street 36 views
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MAG-064-P16-01.jpgThe station yard was to the east of the station, alongside Holcombe Paper Mill. The Goods Shed stood at the south end of platform 2, alongside Railway Street. Credit to Chris Littleworth, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society36 views
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MAG-065-P12-01.jpgColonel Porritt opening Nuttall Park July 1928 - RHSBA-159336 views
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MAG-065-P20-01.jpgSteam roller running down the Rake36 views
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MAG-066-P08-01.jpgGeneral Booth in the Valley - Ramsbottom Observer article 26th August 190436 views
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MAG-062-P07-02.jpgGrant's Entry old sign showing John Ireland and Brenda Richards - funded by the Ramsbottom Heritage Society35 views
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MAG-062-P17-01.jpgLower Summerseat in the 1940s, and the Long Row (arrowed). The tiny black dots are likely the outdoor toilets. The railway had recently arrived, and the layout of this part of the village was soon to change dramatically with the introduction of steam in t35 views
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MAG-064-P17-01.jpgExtract from 1908 OS Map showing extents of sidings north of Bridge Street35 views
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MAG-064-P24-01.jpgFront cover of new book Ramsbottom Reminiscences by Andrew Todd35 views
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MAG-065-P17-01.jpgOld map of the Rake dated 1786 35 views
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MAG-066-P12-02.jpgAlbert Terrace Date Stone from Stories in Stone - Datestones in Ramsbottom - John B. Taylor35 views
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MAG-060-P05-02.jpgWar memorial in St Pauls' Gardens34 views
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MAG-060-P08-03.jpgGraze - ex Eclectic Deli - then closed in 202234 views
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MAG-060-P09-01.jpgLash and Brow on Bolton Street - ex Toppings Butchers34 views
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MAG-062-P06-01.jpgRamsbottom War Memorial Project - St Paul's gardens34 views
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MAG-062-P10-01.jpgDraba Street - Draba is a white or yellow plant34 views
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MAG-064-P04-01.jpgDungeon Row sign funded by the Ramsbottom Heritage Society34 views
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MAG-064-P09-01.jpgCrow Woods toll house 2023. Turnpikes had toll houses at various intervals where charges were displayed and collected34 views
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MAG-064-P20-01.jpgisherwoods Furniture shop before closure - by John Leyland34 views
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MAG-065-P03-04.jpgWall in the main compound at Nuttall Village - photo by Joe Crompton34 views
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MAG-065-P16-02.jpgthe Old Rectory, the Rake - Date Stone from Stories in Stone - Datestones in Ramsbottom - John B. Taylor34 views
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MAG-066-P03-01.jpgNuttall weaving mill exposed as part of United Utilities' work - Photo by James Leyland34 views
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MAG-060-P08-01.jpgStephen Redfern Photographers on Bolton Street - taken by Alan Seymour33 views
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MAG-060-P08-04.jpgRBS bank closed in 2020 and then reopened as the Old Bank bar in 202333 views
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MAG-060-P16-01.jpgThe highest corner of the 18ft wall at the Rose and Crown33 views
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MAG-061-P04-02.jpgNuttall Mill Chimney Remains; tree pruning to reveal the chimney which was part of Nuttall Village33 views
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MAG-063-P08-01.jpgField above site of Nuttall Village during United Utilities? excavations - Ian Smith33 views
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MAG-060-P15-01.jpgRose and Crown - photo by Heather Ryder32 views
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MAG-061-COVER-01.jpgDavid Malin; author of article on Bird Hall32 views
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MAG-061-P07-01.jpgThe garden of Ramsbottom Civic Hall taken at a meeting in 201632 views
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MAG-062-P08-01.jpgChapel Gate on 1840s Ordnance Survey Map32 views
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MAG-062-P09-01.jpgGutter Lane on 1840s Ordnance Survey Map32 views
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MAG-062-P16-01.jpgThe view along Railway Street, Summerseat c1920. Long Row is the terrace on the right believed to have been built c1795. It was demolished in 1965.32 views
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MAG-063-P04-01.jpgBook sale at Ramsbottom Library December 2022 - snowed that morning so event wasn't well attended32 views
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MAG-064-P21-01.jpgA datestone & inscription near the gutter of 44 to 48, Bolton Street, Ramsbottom reads ?Court No 901. A.O.F. 1847? - from Stories in Stone by J.B. Taylor32 views
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MAG-065-COVER.jpgBesses o? th? Barn Brass Band playing at the Nuttall Park bandstand re-opening day Sunday 1st October - Photograph by John Leyland32 views
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MAG-065-P03-03.jpgWall by Nuttall Road sign before removal - Photo by John Leyland32 views
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MAG-065-P04-01.jpgBarbara Park who died in 2023 and was a long standing member of the society32 views
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MAG-065-P13-01.jpgFinished Nuttall Park bandstand in August 2023 - photo by John Leyland32 views
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MAG-065-P22-01.jpgCycle club 1859 - part of the article on the Rake32 views
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MAG-066-BACK-01.jpgFront Cover of the Railway Town of Ramsbottom by Nigel Jepson32 views
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MAG-061-P05-03.jpgGrant's Entry old sign erected by John Ireland and Andrew Todd - funded by the Ramsbottom Heritage Society31 views
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MAG-063-P09-01.jpg1893 OS MAP superimposed with United Utilities infrastructure locations31 views
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MAG-063-P13-01.jpgWar memorial in St Pauls' Gardens - taken by Ian Chapman31 views
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MAG-064-COVER.jpgphoto by Joyce Sellars: The Flying Scotsman, just north of Ramsbottom station in 2016. It had been painted in wartime black after a ?4m, ten-year overhaul. In March 2023 the famous engine returned in its familiar Brunswick Green livery to the East Lancas31 views
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MAG-065-P15-01.jpgBike rake up the Rake in 1998 - photo courtesy of Ramsbottom Library31 views
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MAG-065-P23-01.jpgCycle Advert from Ramsbottom Observer Friday 18th September 189131 views
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MAG-066-LOGO.jpgRamsbottom Heritage Logo31 views
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MAG-066-P06-01.jpgPerspex Violin produced by ICI in the 1940s - part of an article on working at the factory31 views
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MAG-060-P15-02.jpgMassey's Burnley Brewery Ltd’s original windows in 2018 at the Rose and Crown. These two have now been replaced.30 views
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MAG-061-P04-03.jpgNuttall Mill Chimney Remains; tree pruning to reveal the chimney which was part of Nuttall Village30 views
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MAG-061-P06-01.jpgPlan of the Civic Hall showing land leased to the late John Wild30 views
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MAG-061-P08-01.jpgSt Paul's classroom C1928 - also in Around Ramsbottom30 views
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MAG-061-P17-01.jpgBird Hall highlighted on the 1893 OS Map taken from www.nls.uk30 views
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MAG-062-P03-01.jpgNuttall Park bandstand installation day 14th February 2022 - Photo by John Leyland30 views
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MAG-063-COVER.jpgPhoto by Gary Pemberton - part of the collection of photographs documenting the construction of the War Memorial in St Paul?s gardens in 2021 and 202230 views
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MAG-063-P16-01.jpgView from Holcombe Hill by Ian Chapman30 views
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MAG-064-P06-01.jpgFront cover of new booklet Local Heritage Trails - Volume 1 by Keith Burroughs30 views
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MAG-065-P07-01.jpgBarwood House in 1988 - Photo taken from Bury Archive RHSBA-166530 views
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MAG-061-COVER-02.jpgBird Hall, Rowlands Road Summerseat29 views
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MAG-062-P04-01.jpgNuttall Park bandstand - Photo taken by Keith Burroughs as part of the Photo Day project. 29 views
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MAG-062-P07-01.jpg1908 map showing Spring Cottage29 views
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MAG-063-P14-02.jpgRememberance Sunday in St Paul's gardens - taken by Ian Chapman29 views
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MAG-061-P05-01.jpgNuttall Mill Chimney Remains; tree pruning to reveal the chimney which was part of Nuttall Village; Drone shot by James Leyland28 views
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MAG-061-P13-01.jpgLodge View, 67-73 Bolton Street houses built by Arthur Bentley28 views
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MAG-061-P16-01.jpg Bird Hall after its conversion into one dwelling28 views
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MAG-063-P19-01.jpgHolcombe Rovers took the scouts and cubs on Summer camp 193928 views
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MAG-063-P19-02.jpgHolcombe Rovers took the scouts and cubs on Summer camp 193928 views
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MAG-064-P10-01.jpgTransporting the Pilgrim's Cross stone 190228 views
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MAG-060-P09-02.jpgBaby Gaga - ex Dream Doors 0n Bolton Street - closed in 202327 views
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MAG-061-P05-02.jpgNuttall Mill Chimney Remains; tree pruning to reveal the chimney which was part of Nuttall Village; Drone shot by James Leyland27 views
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MAG-062-P05-01.jpgThe Jubilee of George the Third photo27 views
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MAG-062-P09-02.jpgGutter Lane sign being erected by John and Michael Ireland27 views
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MAG-062-P12-01.jpgThe Grant's Barrel Organ 27 views
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MAG-064-P02-01.jpgPoster for Coronation in the Park in Nuttall Park Sunday 7th May27 views
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MAG-061-P12-01.jpgRailway Foundry, Scotland Place and Lodge View, Bolton Street, are in red. Taken from the 1892 OS map26 views
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MAG-064-BACK-01.jpgAdvert for new exhibition 10 Monarchs and 8 Coronations26 views
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MAG-061-P04-01.jpgNuttall Mill Chimney Remains; tree pruning to reveal the chimney which was part of Nuttall Village25 views
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MAG-063-P14-01.jpgRememberance Sunday in St Paul's gardens - taken by Ian Chapman24 views
   
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