Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey
The first name in history that we can associate with Cowling, then spelt Collinghe, is Arnketil. According to the Doomsday
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People
John Binns 1810-1880 The man who led Cowling into the steam age.
Much of the article below has been taken from Weaving a Century 1852-1952 – John Binns & Sons Ltd page
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The First Motor Bus in Yorkshire
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: First Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer – Attained 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
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Daniel Binns – Life Story of an Artist.
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 Artist
Daniel Binns, Cowling’s famous water colour artist of the 20th century was described by his son David as “ A
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Philip Snowden – The Proudest Day of My Life.
The proudest day of my life was not when I attended my first Budget, but a month later when I
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The Marchbanks of Cowling
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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Jobs 1841-1901, WW1 Book? Dan Binns and 2019 Programme Planning
In December and January work was continued on people involved in different occupations in the census from 1841-1901 to show
Read moreA collection of Press Cuttings on Philip Snowden
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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