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Cowling's Local History Group

Cowling's Local History Group

  • About
    • Introduction
  • News
    • Monthly Reports
    • Meeting Dates
  • Archive
  • Leisure
    • Hitchinstone Poem.
    • HARD TIMES RECALLED A WORTHY COWLING OCTOGENARIA
    • Coronation
    • Gala
    • Songs of Cowling
  • People
    • Alfred Teal
    • Arnketil in the Doomsday Survey
    • Daniel Binns Artist
    • John Binns 1810-1880 The man who led Cowling into the steam age.
    • Philip Snowden
  • Areas
    • Wainman’s Pinnacle
    • Broughton Hall
    • Ickornshaw
    • Stott Hill
  • Work
    • Road
    • John Binns & Sons Ltd
    • Poulty
    • Shops
    • Textiles
  • Education
    • Cowling County Primary School WW11 Log Book
  • Gallery
    • Areas Gallery
      • Carr Head
      • Cowling
      • Hitching Stone Gallery
      • Ickornshaw
      • Lund Tower Gallery
      • Stott Hill
      • Wainmans Pinacle Gallery
    • People Gallery
      • Donna Peters Gallery
      • John Binns
      • Phillip Snowden
      • World War One Casualties
    • Work Gallery
      • Farming
      • Mills
      • Shops Gallery
    • Leisure Gallery
      • Amateur Dramatics Gallery
      • Coronation
      • Gala
      • Public Houses
    • Archive Gallery
  • Places of faith
    • St Andrews Church
    • Bar Chapel
    • Cowling Hill Baptist Chapel
    • Holy Trinity Church
  • Links to other sites.

News

Monthly Reports News Uncategorized 

Mark Wilson, ex Cowlingweb,Skiptonweb

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Mark Barnes Mark Wilson, Moonrakers

We are very sad to hear of the death of Mark Wilson (1969 -2020). Mark had been unwell for a

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Monthly Reports 

Shop Research Continues, Equestrian Visitors, an Email Reminder and Coronavirus Cancellations

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Mark Barnes Bridleways, Coronavirus Cancellations, Equestrian Visitors, Shop research

As predicted a few months ago our meetings are still taken up with the research into the various shops and

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Monthly Reports 

Talk to Companions, New Wainman Resources.

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Mark Barnes Shops, small businesses, Wainman

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

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Monthly Reports Uncategorized 

Shops and Small Business Research Begins

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Mark Barnes small businesses

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

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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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Monthly Reports Uncategorized 

Knoll Hill Visit, Pen & Ink Drawings.

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Mark Barnes

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

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Monthly Reports 

Enclosure Act Date, First Member’s Talk

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Mark Barnes Enclosure, Ridge Mill

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

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Monthly Reports Textiles Uncategorized 

Early Textile Information Needed

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

At our May meeting members heard about the progress made in compiling a book of our WW1 research, which will

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Monthly Reports 

Lots of New Developments

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

March and April saw the programme for 2019/20 developed.  Two projects have been planned, two outside meetings in June and

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Monthly Reports News 

WW1 Book Given Go Ahead! Year’s Draft Programme Planned.

February 28, 2019March 22, 2019 Mark Barnes Planning 2019, WW1 Book

In February it was decided to go ahead and have printed five copies of our WW1 research for schools, libraries,

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