Irlam,Cadishead,Rixton with Glazebrook old photos
Horse patten and water jar 1966, Irlam and Cadishead.
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian 1966.
Irlam's history is an 'eye-opener'
A collection of more than 350 photographs and about 50 other miscellaneous items depicting the district's past and more recent history have been on view in the reference department of the Irlam Branch Library this week - and have been "opening the eyes" of people, young and old, who have been to see them.
The exhibition, part of the National Library Week, has been made possible by the willingness of many people to respond to an appeal which was made by the organiser, Mrs M. Beeston, Librarian-in-Charge,for the loan of interesting keepsakes.
"I am very grateful," she told the "Guardian", "for the support and co-operation given by local organisations, firms, churches and members of the public." A number of items have also been loaned by the Monks' Hall Museum at Eccles. In all, 430 photographs have been sent to Mrs Beeston, but there is not enough room for them all to be displayed.
Loving cup
Mrs Beeston has managed to assemble together, under one roof, a fascinating and certainly unique picture of the Irlam of yester-year which will seem unbelievable to a newcomer to the district. It is so compelling that anyone slipping into the room for a casual glance will be surprised how long they are actually in there.
Many of the exhibits are so unusual it would be impossible to single any out as the highlight. For example, there is a two-handled church "loving-cup" which was filled with tea or water and then passed round for each member of the congregation to sip during a "love-feast" - a simple meal, something similar to the Holy Communion service which was held up until the last (19th) century.
This item has been loaned by St Paul's Methodist Church, Irlam, but the Rev. H.A. Dodd, minister, told the "Guardian" the cup had probably not been used in their present building.
Water filter
There is a 19th-century water filter - which looks rather like a pitcher mentioned in the Bible - used on Irlam Moss to provide the farmers with fresh water from the streams. This is one of the interesting items which originate from Oakfield Farm, and it is understood that at one time, cinders were used for the filtering process.
The now-famous cannon-ball, found in Platt's Brook, Irlam, last year, occupies a pride of place under a glass case along with sets of commemorative medals, horse pattens, a section of Baines 1833 Tramway line across the Moss (loaned by Mr James Johnson), and a silver key presented by the late Clr F.J. Melville when Princes Park was opened (in 1931???) (loaned by Mrs Webster.
There is also a "firemark - a metal plate which was fixed to buildings to show that they were insured against fire in the days before the National Fire Service. If there was a fire, the owner had to contact the insurance company (one wonders how in the days before the car and telephone) who would come and put it out.
A self-poring tea-pot manufactured at the turn of the century by Royles Ltd, a pair of wooden nutcrackers, pewter mugs and decanters from the Boat House Inn, Irlam, the rib of a boat dug up when the Steelworks were being built in 1912, two pieces of fustian - the cutting of which was once a major local occupation - are just a few more of the items.
The reference room walls are decorated with a large number of heraldic arms painted by Mr Cyril Wheaton, 36, Francis Road, Irlam, and there is also a selection of photographs of Irlam Hall which was demolished just after World War II.
Visitors have shown a great deal of interest in the large number of old maps which are on display including one of the earliest road maps which includes Irlam, Cadishead and Hollins Green on what is now the A57.
Pictorial
What the main road looked like before the advent of the horseless carriage is also contained in a number of photographs, and there are also many old views of now-defunct streets, the mossland, and old buildings such as inns, &c., and the district's ferries coupled with the development of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Bygone carnivals, celebrations, sports teams, amateur dramatic societies, bands and choirs, school events, walking days and rose queens, transport, and also the history of the stations, the St John Ambulance Brigade, thew W.V.S., the Scouts, the telephone exchange, the River Glaze, and the library itself, are some of the subjects given special pictorial treatment.
A talk on local history was given in the Library by Mr J.R. Bleackley, headmaster of Patricroft C.E. School, and another, on the Bridgewater Canal, was given by Mr F. Mullineux, of Monks Hall Museum.
Image:
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian 1966: LIKE many other visitors to the local history exhibition in Irlam County Library this week these two (Mrs W. Lees and Mrs H.E. Grindley) found of interest these unusual objects which were once familiar to people on the Moss. The jar type object was used as a filter to obtain fresh water from streams and the circular ring is a patten worn by horses to prevent them sinking into boggy land. Cadishead Library 2015
Horse patten and water jar 1966, Irlam and Cadishead.
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian 1966.
Irlam's history is an 'eye-opener'
A collection of more than 350 photographs and about 50 other miscellaneous items depicting the district's past and more recent history have been on view in the reference department of the Irlam Branch Library this week - and have been "opening the eyes" of people, young and old, who have been to see them.
The exhibition, part of the National Library Week, has been made possible by the willingness of many people to respond to an appeal which was made by the organiser, Mrs M. Beeston, Librarian-in-Charge,for the loan of interesting keepsakes.
"I am very grateful," she told the "Guardian", "for the support and co-operation given by local organisations, firms, churches and members of the public." A number of items have also been loaned by the Monks' Hall Museum at Eccles. In all, 430 photographs have been sent to Mrs Beeston, but there is not enough room for them all to be displayed.
Loving cup
Mrs Beeston has managed to assemble together, under one roof, a fascinating and certainly unique picture of the Irlam of yester-year which will seem unbelievable to a newcomer to the district. It is so compelling that anyone slipping into the room for a casual glance will be surprised how long they are actually in there.
Many of the exhibits are so unusual it would be impossible to single any out as the highlight. For example, there is a two-handled church "loving-cup" which was filled with tea or water and then passed round for each member of the congregation to sip during a "love-feast" - a simple meal, something similar to the Holy Communion service which was held up until the last (19th) century.
This item has been loaned by St Paul's Methodist Church, Irlam, but the Rev. H.A. Dodd, minister, told the "Guardian" the cup had probably not been used in their present building.
Water filter
There is a 19th-century water filter - which looks rather like a pitcher mentioned in the Bible - used on Irlam Moss to provide the farmers with fresh water from the streams. This is one of the interesting items which originate from Oakfield Farm, and it is understood that at one time, cinders were used for the filtering process.
The now-famous cannon-ball, found in Platt's Brook, Irlam, last year, occupies a pride of place under a glass case along with sets of commemorative medals, horse pattens, a section of Baines 1833 Tramway line across the Moss (loaned by Mr James Johnson), and a silver key presented by the late Clr F.J. Melville when Princes Park was opened (in 1931???) (loaned by Mrs Webster.
There is also a "firemark - a metal plate which was fixed to buildings to show that they were insured against fire in the days before the National Fire Service. If there was a fire, the owner had to contact the insurance company (one wonders how in the days before the car and telephone) who would come and put it out.
A self-poring tea-pot manufactured at the turn of the century by Royles Ltd, a pair of wooden nutcrackers, pewter mugs and decanters from the Boat House Inn, Irlam, the rib of a boat dug up when the Steelworks were being built in 1912, two pieces of fustian - the cutting of which was once a major local occupation - are just a few more of the items.
The reference room walls are decorated with a large number of heraldic arms painted by Mr Cyril Wheaton, 36, Francis Road, Irlam, and there is also a selection of photographs of Irlam Hall which was demolished just after World War II.
Visitors have shown a great deal of interest in the large number of old maps which are on display including one of the earliest road maps which includes Irlam, Cadishead and Hollins Green on what is now the A57.
Pictorial
What the main road looked like before the advent of the horseless carriage is also contained in a number of photographs, and there are also many old views of now-defunct streets, the mossland, and old buildings such as inns, &c., and the district's ferries coupled with the development of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Bygone carnivals, celebrations, sports teams, amateur dramatic societies, bands and choirs, school events, walking days and rose queens, transport, and also the history of the stations, the St John Ambulance Brigade, thew W.V.S., the Scouts, the telephone exchange, the River Glaze, and the library itself, are some of the subjects given special pictorial treatment.
A talk on local history was given in the Library by Mr J.R. Bleackley, headmaster of Patricroft C.E. School, and another, on the Bridgewater Canal, was given by Mr F. Mullineux, of Monks Hall Museum.
Image:
Cadishead and Irlam Guardian 1966: LIKE many other visitors to the local history exhibition in Irlam County Library this week these two (Mrs W. Lees and Mrs H.E. Grindley) found of interest these unusual objects which were once familiar to people on the Moss. The jar type object was used as a filter to obtain fresh water from streams and the circular ring is a patten worn by horses to prevent them sinking into boggy land. Cadishead Library 2015