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The Burnley and District Weavers', Winders' and Beamers' Association was a trade union representing workers in the cotton industry in the Burnley area of Lancashire, in England. As cotton manufacturing dominated the town's economy, the trade union played an important role in the town, and several union officials became prominent national figures.
The Borough of Burnley (/ ˈ b ɜːr n l i /) is a local government district with the borough status in Lancashire, England. It has an area of 42.9 square miles (111 km 2 ) and a population of 95,553 (2022), and is named after its largest town, Burnley .
The Burnley Building Society was founded as a permanent Building Society named the Burnley Benefit Building Society. The town had previously had "terminating societies" which were wound up once they had reached their goals. The earliest of these being the Hall Union Club prior to 1800 and Burnley Benefit Society in 1815. [3]
By 1920, the Burnley and District Weavers', Winders' and Beamers' Association had more than 20,000 members. [21] However, the First World War heralded the beginning of the collapse of the English textiles industry and the start of a steady decline in the town's population. [20] The Bank Parade drill hall was completed in the early 20th century ...
In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, with its territory going on to form part of the districts of Pendle, Ribble Valley, Burnley and Hyndburn. The offices of the Rural District Council were in Reedley Hallows, Reedley at what is now the Oaks Hotel on Colne Road. Prior to becoming the Council offices, the building was a ...
Advert for a Butterworth and Dickinson calico loom. The Saunder Bank works was founded by Samuel Dickinson. It was inherited by his nephew William Banks from Tosside, Bolton-by-Bowland in 1871 and he went into partnership with John Butterworth, of "Oak Bank".
Dunnockshaw or Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge is a civil parish in the borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. The parish is situated between Burnley and Rawtenstall. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish had a population of 185. [1] It contains the hamlets of Clowbridge and Dunnockshaw, both located on the A682 road.
Towneley Hall in Towneley Park, Burnley. The Towneley or Townley family are an English family whose ancestry can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon England. Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire, was the family seat until its sale, together with the surrounding park, to the corporation of Burnley in 1901. Towneley Hall is now a Grade I listed ...