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.
Prices vary from 50p - so please email to confirm the cost, and also
p&p
charges.
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)
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of our publications, please email for
details of postage and packing costs.
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