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    • Hitchinstone Poem.
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    • Philip Snowden
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    • Cowling County Primary School WW11 Log Book
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      • Donna Peters Gallery
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  • Places of faith
    • St Andrews Church
    • Bar Chapel
    • Cowling Hill Baptist Chapel
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People

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Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Mark Barnes Arnketil, Doomsday Book, Moonrakers, Roger de Poitou

The first name in history that we can associate with Cowling, then spelt Collinghe, is Arnketil. According to the Doomsday

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Daniel Binns Farming John Binns & Sons Ltd People Textiles Uncategorized Work 

John Binns 1810-1880 The man who led Cowling into the steam age.

March 18, 2021March 22, 2021 Mark Barnes Camlet, Croft Mill, John Binns, John Binns & Sons Ltd., Moonrakers, Textiles

Much of the article below has been taken from Weaving a Century 1852-1952 – John Binns & Sons Ltd page

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To show th subject of the text.
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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Philip Snowden 

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

January 24, 2020January 27, 2020 Mark Barnes Liberal Club, Middleton, Philip Snowden

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

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Daniel Binns Monthly Reports 

Daniel Binns – Life Story of an Artist.

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Mark Barnes cricket, Daniel Binns

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

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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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People Philip Snowden 

Philip Snowden – The Proudest Day of My Life.

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 Mark Barnes Cowling, Moonrakers, Philip Snowden

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

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People William Marchbank 

The Marchbanks of Cowling

May 21, 2019March 16, 2021 Mark Barnes Binns, Marchbank

Much of the information in this article comes from ‘John Binns and Sons Ltd A Weaving Century 1852-1952’ I discovered

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Daniel Binns Monthly Reports News Work 

Jobs 1841-1901, WW1 Book? Dan Binns and 2019 Programme Planning

February 28, 2019 Mark Barnes Dan Binns, jobs, WW1 Book

In December and January work was continued on people involved in different occupations in the census from 1841-1901 to show

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People Philip Snowden 

A collection of Press Cuttings on Philip Snowden

July 29, 2017 Michael Green

This was the final farewell to a village lad who went from a humble weaver’s cottage to Downing Street. Philip

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

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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