Lancashire
Historic County Borders UK
Great resource of UK County Border data, available to download. This is a super resource for those wanting to take their family history a step further
Read MoreLancaster Maps
Lancaster old maps digitised and made available through Lancaster University, what a great resource for local and family historians
Read MoreLancashire Old Maps for family and local history research
Lancashire old maps what are the best resources available…? How can you include and plot old placenames on modern online maps…
Read MoreJohn Kay 1753-54 House destroyed by machine breakers…keeps inventing
John Kay Inventor persecuted and house destroyed by machine breakers, he didn’t give-up and kept inventing, now that’s entrepreneurial against the odds…and was this the start of organised labour and uprisings?
Read MoreJohn Kay Inventor of the Flying Shuttle
The costs to John Kay inventor of the flying shuttle were significant, as they were to the workers who lost their jobs as a result of mechanisation but his tenacious approach in the face of adversity is part of what made the inventors, visionaries and entrepreneurs of the Industrial Revolution brilliant.
Read MoreFlying shuttle – What is it?
Just what was the flying shuttle and why did it have such an impact on the lives of our ancestors? A simple invention that produced incredible results. A great example of the speed of change during the Industrial Revolution.
Read MoreEverton Football Club 1878
Are you an Everton football fan and would like to know more of it’s histpory?
Read MoreEverton move to Anfield Rd 1884
Did you know Everton were originally at Anfield Rd?
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