Catalogue description Cleckheaton Library Local History Collections

This record is held by Cleckheaton Library and Information Centre

Details of CLC
Reference: CLC
Title: Cleckheaton Library Local History Collections
Description:

Spenborough Forget-me-not Fund: correspondence, invoices and bank books relating to relief of soldiers and provision of a war memorial, and leaflet 'Their Finest Hour', 1919-1920

 

Spenborough War Memorial Trustees minutes, 1920-1958

 

Roll of Honour of Spenborough men, with Army roll, 1949

 

Newscuttings relating to Spenborough, 1939-1979

 

Papers relating to the building of the library, with plans and correspondence, 1928-1930; later plans for extensions to library

 

Hightown Darby and Joan Club records, 1965

 

Petition for, and papers relating to, the charter for the incorporation of Spenborough, 1953-1955

 

Copies of tithe maps and apportionments for Cleckheaton, Scholes and Oakenshaw

 

Ordnance Survey maps for the area; plans of Cleckheaton town developments and cemetery, c1935-1980

 

Collected notes, newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, local programmes, transcripts of documents and photographs relating to the history of the Cleckheaton district comprising Cleckheaton, Spenborough, Liversedge, Heckmondwike, Roberttown and Gomersal, covering topics including churches and chapels, education, health reports, industries, public affairs, Romans, Spen Valley, transport

 

The Hartshead Ballad

 

Thesis 'Education and Society in the Spen Valley, c1750-1902, by E Phillip Mallpress, 1988
Date: 1920-1990
Held by: Cleckheaton Library and Information Centre, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Cleckheaton Library
Physical description: c20 boxes
Subjects:
  • Cleckheaton, Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
  • Spenborough, Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
Administrative / biographical background:

The library was opened in 1930 and for the first period of its life was known as Spenborough Library. In its planning stages it was referred to as the Mowat Library.
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