Information Sheets  

LOCAL INFORMATION SHEETS
 
 
 

A series of information sheets have been written which will be of interest to researchers,
visitors, locals, and also students involved in school projects.
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        1.        John Wesley and Ulverston, 1753
        2.        Sir John Barrow and the monument on Hoad Hill
        3.        Ulverston Canal
        4.        Ulverston and the Quaker movement
        5.        Travellers, Guides and coaches across Morecambe Bay
        6.        Furness Abbey and the origins of Ulverston as a market town
        7a.      Important dates in Ulverston's history - 1033-1832
        7b.      Important dates in Ulverston's history - 1834-1994
        8.        A history of Ulverston schools
        9.        Ulverston Market Charter of 1280
        10.      Forgotten army, forgotten battle - Piel landings of 1487
        11.      Ulverston and the US Civil War 1861-5
        12.      Ulverston and the Slave Trade
        13.      Conishead Priory
        14.      A Century of Cotton
        15.      Ulverston Victoria Cross holders:
                      i.    Private Harry Christian
                      ii.   Lt. Basil Weston
                      iii.  Fusilier Frank Jefferson

        16.      Lord Birkett of Ulverston
        17.      The Ulverston and Lancaster Railway 1857
        18.      Stan Laurel, Comedian
        19.      The Romans in Furness
        20.      Sir Christopher Urswick
        21.      Pre-history of the Furness Peninsula
        22.      Scottish raids on Furness, 1316 & 1322
        23.      Furness during the Civil War, 1642-1646
        24.      Walker's Tallow Candle House on The Ellers, 1882-1940
        25.      The Ulverston Theatre and Harriet Mellon, 1777-1837
        26.      The Printing Press in Ulverston and John Soulby & Sons
        27.      Thomas Salmon, Town Crier and other colourful characters from the past
        28.      The Parish Church of St. Mary, Ulverston
        29.      The Fells of Flan How
        30.      The Coronation Hall site (includes info on Neville Hall, Little Croft, and the County Hotel)