Mark Barnes, Author at Moonrakers

Philip Snowden: First Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer – High Office without Privilege

PHILIP SNOWDEN (1864-1937) British politician and the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer. He married ETHEL ANNAKIN, a prominent member

The meeting in December saw a continuation of research into the various shops and small businesses in the census for

The main item at our November meeting was to commence work on researching the various shops and small businesses that

Fans of the late Daniel Binns, famous 20th century Cowling born artist can now read a new life story on

Our last summer outside meeting was on an unusually dry evening in August. The Riley family of Knoll Hill were

The June meeting was outside, at Ridge Mill Bridge and area. This was mainly to look at how the course

A Key figure in this history of the Emmotts of Revel Knoll is James Emmott who was born at Wilsden

The following is an excerpt from a local paper describing the story of the infamous ‘Broughton Hall Affray’ of 1859

The evidence relating to Ickornshaw Mill given on June 2nd 1832 before the Committee of the House of Commons on

The proudest day of my life was not when I attended my first Budget, but a month later when I