This page details all the research carried out by members and others since the society formed in 1987.
Other resources on the website which can be used for research are
How to search various resources , i.e. Facebook, News Magazines, Bury Archives, Various websites such as BMD, War Records - includes links to external resources
Bury Archives All the Heritage Society records have a prefix of RHS - there are also articles on how to search and a regular blog
News Magazines - Members have received 2 magazines a year since 1990, and all but the latest are available online.
Oral Taping - 67 cassette recordings of residents from 1987 - 2011 - now digitised and available to listen.
Photographic Database - nearly 9,000 photos of Ramsbottom from 1900 until 2024
Maps of Ramsbottom - over 100 maps from 1840 to 1983
Facebook - Most of the current research is on Facebook - with contributions from members of the group, and questions and answers to queries received by the Society
Ramsbottom Now and Then There is also another Facebook Group not managed by the Heritage Society that have old and current photographs and memories
The documents below are either pdfs in an embedded web page, or which can be downloaded for offline viewing.
There are also links to other areas of the website.
| Research Type | Description | Link to page with embedded PDF viewer | Direct link to PDF | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazines | The first 62 magaines are on the Magazines page, and this pdf is a low quality version of all issues combined to allow references to be searched | Magazines Issues 1-62 | 1-62 | Members of the society and others . PDF created by John Leyland |
| Date of Build Register | Date of build of many houses and buildings | Date of Build Register | Date of build register 2024 ver 21 | Keith Burroughs |
| 200 Years in Picture Exhibition | A booklet to celebrate the Art exhibition from 2019. Includes history of the scenes | Art Exhibition | 200 Years in Pictures | Keith Burroughs |
| Mill Research | Mill research carried out in 2009 | Mills Research | Kath Haddock | |
| Streets | History of occupants of streets in the area | |||
| Ramsbottom | Bolton Road West Odd 1 to 475 ; Bolton Street ; Bridge Street; Buchanan Street ; Callender Street ; Carr Street ; Cemetery Road ; Crow Lane ; Dundee Lane ; Geoffrey Street; Ramsbottom Lane ; Regent Street ; Return Street ; Rostron Road ; Scotland Place ; Smithy Street ; St Pauls Street ; Union Street ; Verna Street | Ramsbottom Streets | Ramsbottom | Keith Burroughs |
| Ramsbottom | Bolton Road West Even | Ramsbottom Streets | Bolton Road West | |
| Edenfield | Coach and Horses ; Edenfield Brewery ; Edenfield Streets and Buildings ; Horse and Jockey ; Horseshoe and Quarryman Inns ; Market Place ; Market Street ; Pack Horse ; Rostron Arms ; Volunteer Inn and Bird in the Hand | Edenfield Streets and Buildings | Edenfield Streets and Buildings | Keith Burroughs |
| Holcombe Brook | Holcombe Brook Road Holcombe Brook Lower Redisher Farm Park Road Pot Green Workhouse Pot Green Redisher Farms Woodhey Road | Holcombe Brook | Holcombe Brook | Keith Burroughs |
| Holcombe Village | Alba Street Emmanuel Church Clock & Church Cross Lane Moor Road Peel Tower Shoulder of Mutton | Holcombe Village | Holcombe Village | Keith Burroughs |
| Stubbins | includes Chatterton and Strongstry Dale Street ; East View Greenmount ; Stubbins Street Stubbins Vale House, Mill and Terrace The Cliffe Chatterton Road Buckden Cottage, Strongstry Road North View ; West View | Stubbins, Chatterton and Strongstry | Stubbins | Keith Burroughs |
| Shuttleworth | inludes Turn | Shuttleworth and Turn | Shuttleworth and Turn | Keith Burroughs |
| Summerseat | Beech Street ; Brooksbottom Mill Hoyle ; East View ; Garden Street ; Goods Shed Summerseat; Hamer Terrace ; Higher Summerseat ; Holly Street ; India Street ; Plantation View ; Queens Place ; Railway Street ; Robin Road ; Summerseat House ; Summerseat Railway Station ; Thorn Street ; Waterside Road | Summerseat | Summerseat | Keith Burroughs |
| Edenfield Churches, Pubs and Shops | Posters including images includes Edenfield Primitive Methodist Church, Wesleyan Methodist Rostron Arms Market Place Market Street Volunteer Inn & Bird in Hand Horse & Jockey Inn Edenfield Parish Church | Edenfield Churches, Pubs and Shops | Edenfield Churches, Pubs & Shops 2020 | Keith Burroughs |
| Ramsbottom Conservation Area | Ramsbottom Conservation Area 2011 | Bury Council | ||
| Redisher Wood Local Nature Reserve | Redisher Wood | Bury Council | ||
| Older Research | This section has research since 2000 using the original websites | original web pages | Lead Researcher | |
| German Zepplelin Raid on Ramsbottom | The night of September 25th 1916 was clear and bright with stars. Suddenly there was a boom, boom, boom coming gradually nearer; bright flashes turned night into day. It was a German Zeppelin carrying a deadly load of bombs | Zeppelin Raid | ||
| Dickens and Ramsbottom | As part of the 25th Anniversary exhibition in 2012, members of the Heritage Society researched the relationship between Dickens and Ramsbottom, and whether the Cherryble Brothers were based on the Grant Brothers. | Dickens | ||
| Kibboth Crew | The dig took place for 3 weeks in April and May 2007. 49 volunteers were supervised by The University of Manchester Archaeology Unit | Kibboth Crew – Introduction | Kate Slingsby | |
| Crow Lane Project | The Crow Lane Project was set up in January 2003 by members of the Ramsbottom Heritage Society to research the history of the houses and other buildings and people of Crow Lane, Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. | Crow Lane Project | Kate Slingsby | |
| Photographing Scout Moor | In 2004 and 2005 members were encouraged to photograph Scout Moor before the wind turbines were built | Scout Moor | ||
| Heritage Gallery Archive | The Heritage Gallery has copies of some of the articles in Bury Archives | Research | Brenda Richards | |