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Cowling or Coaling – The name of our parish and how you say It.

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Mark Barnes Collinge Road, Cowling, old parish name spellings, Parish name pronunciation

In this article I discuss the two ways of saying our parish name, show some of the ways it has

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Cowling Village Leisure Leisure Uncategorized Work 

The Foresters Hall

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Mark Barnes entertainment, financial assistance, Foresters Hall, friendly society, Moonrakers

The Foresters Hall, the large building in the area known as Cock Hall on Colne Road, was one of several

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Cowling Village Ezra Laycock People Road Transport Work 

The First Motor Bus in Yorkshire

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Mark Barnes Ezra Laycock, First Bus in Yorkshire, Milnes-Daimler, Moonrakers

Below is an extract from the small booklet First Bus in Yorkshire by Philip Lingard (1975) It covers the text

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Daniel Binns Ickornshaw People Uncategorized 

Daniel Binns Artist

October 7, 2019October 9, 2019 Michael Green Cowling, Dalesman, Daniel Binns, Moonrakers, Paintings, watercolours

Daniel Binns, Cowling’s famous water colour artist of the 20th century was described by his son David as “ A

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Areas Ickornshaw Uncategorized 

The Emmotts of Revel Knoll

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 Mark Barnes Cowling, Emmotts, Moonrakers

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

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Ickornshaw Textiles Work 

Ickornshaw 1800, Conditions of Work

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Mark Barnes Cowling, Ickornshaw, Moonrakers

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

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Areas Uncategorized Wainman's Pinnacle 

Tow’d Pinnacle – Poem by Jacob Rigg, Keighley

May 22, 2019February 19, 2020 Mark Barnes Cowling, Moonrakers, Wainman's Pinnacle

It wor nobbud a pile a stones Built on a jutting rock; It faced all weathers around, And stood rude

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Ickornshaw Work 

Town End Farm 1787

September 14, 2018May 20, 2019 Mark Barnes Ickornshaw, Town End Farm

Picture shows plan of “Town End Farms” in possession of Wm Wainman in 1787. Name “Town End” simply means “on

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Cowling Village 

A Brief History of a Pennine Village

September 10, 2018January 9, 2019 Michael Green

PREPARED AS A SIXTH FORM PROJECT in 1954 revised by JUNE M. HARGREAVES MBE, D.Univ [York ]; Dip.T.P; MRTPI. October

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Cowling Village Leisure Leisure Uncategorized 

The History of Cowling Village Hall for the Centenary in 1985

August 16, 2018 Mark Barnes centenary, history, old village hall

1885 was the year when land was purchased in order to build the Cowling Liberal Club and Institute, and eighteen

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Cowling or Coaling – The name of our parish and how you say It.
Areas 

Cowling or Coaling – The name of our parish and how you say It.

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022 Mark Barnes

In this article I discuss the two ways of saying our parish name, show some of the ways it has

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John Binns

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes
Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey
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Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes
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People Gallery

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Michael Green

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  • Cowling or Coaling – The name of our parish and how you say It.
  • John Binns
  • Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey
  • People Gallery
  • John Binns 1810-1880 The man who led Cowling into the steam age.
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