A
wide selection of books, videos and DVD's about Horwich and related
subjects are available to purchase from Horwich Heritage at the
Heritage Centre, including several
published by the society itself. Publications can also be ordered
via the website horwichheritagesales@hotmail.co.uk
PUBLISHED
BY HORWICH HERITAGE
'Rivington
Parish Church Records'
Baptisms, marriages and graveyard inscriptions for Rivington
Parish Church are arranged alphabetically. Marriages can be
searched by both grooms and brides surname. Baptisms
cover a period from the late 1600s to the 1870s;
marriages 1639-1766 and 1777-1874; graveyard inscriptions from
the 1600s almost to the present day.
Price £10.
'The
Parish Records of Holy Trinity Church Horwich Lancashire from
1860'
This CD contains transcripts of Holy Trinity baptism, marriage
and burial records for the period 1860-1920, thus covering
the opening and heyday of Horwich Loco Works. It is obtainable
through the societys website for £8, which includes
free postage and packing within the U.K. Please make enquiries
about overseas shipment.
'A
Tribute to Horwich Loco Works''
This fascinating production documents the chain of events
that brought the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Works to
Horwich.
This exlusive documentary is one hour and forty minutes long
and is available both on VHS video and DVD.
£12.50
'Horwich
- Past and Present'
A fifty minute video guide to Horwich and its history, produced
for Horwich Heritage by WTN Video Productions.
£9.99
'Horwich
and the Locomotive
Works (1884 - 1914)'
by D. A. Green
£2.75 (Click on image for larger version)
'Murder
on the Moor -
The Death of George Henderson - 1838'
£2.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'The
Headless Cross Ghost'
by D. A. Owen
£2.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'The
Ridgways of Horwich'
by I Short
£2.50 (Click on image for larger version)
'Wilderswood
- Birthplace of the Lancashire Textile Industry'
A guided walk by John Smith
£2.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'Bottom
o'th Moor'
A guided walk by John Smith
£2.50 (Click on image for larger version)
'Wilderswood
Trail'
40p (Click on image for larger version)
'Town
Centre Trail'
40p (Click on image for larger version)
BOOKS
FROM OTHER PUBLISHERS
'About
Anglezarke'
by M. D. Smith
£20.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'More
About Horwich'
by M. D. Smith
£20.00 (Click
on image for larger version)
'Horwich
Locomotive Workds'
by M. D. Smith
£20.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'Leverhulme's
Rivington'
by M. D. Smith
£20.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'About
Haigh and Aspull'
by M. D. Smith
£18.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'About
Blackrod'
by M. D. Smith
£12.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'Old
Rivington and District'
by M. D. Smith
£12.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'Rivington
Pike - History and Fell Race'
by P. L. Watson
£9.95 (Click on image for larger version)
'Anyon
Kay's Horwich'
by Anyon Kay
£12.00 (Click on image for larger version)
'Horwich
News'
Five months local news from the Seventies
compiled by Brian Smith
£7.50 (Click on image for larger version)
'Five
Short Circular Walks around the West Pennine Moors
Book 1: Turton Heights, Entwistle Reservoir, Wayoh Reservoir,
Jumbles, Affetside'
by Kenneth Field
£1.30 (Click on image for larger version)
'Five
Short Circular Walks around the West Pennine Moors
Book 2: Darwen Tower, Roddlesworth Woods, Hollinshead Hall,
Winter Hill and Belmont'
by Kenneth Field
£1.30 (Click on image for larger version)
'The
Ribble Valley by Car'
by Kenneth Field
£1.30 (Click on image for larger version)
'Lancashire
Lives 1: Ribble Valley'
by Benita Moore
£4.95
'Lancashire
Lives 2: Rossendale'
by Benita Moore
£4.95