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From Congleton & District’s Past, part 6

Description

A sixth collection of stories relating to Congleton and the surrounding district, including the Bulls Head, Congleton’s oldest gentleman of 1953, Congregationalists and the Masonic Hall, the open air swimming pool, the coming of the telephone, fairs and traffic problems of the 1920s and 1930s.

Author: Peter Boon

Booklet size: A5

The Old Mill 1752-2003

A history of Congleton's largest and oldest silk mill

Some Seventeenth Century Congleton Innkeepers

Congleton was on two main transport routes in the 17th century, making innkeeping a profitable business.

Congleton in the 16th and 17th centuries

How growing prosperity influenced the development of Congleton and the surrounding area.

My Grandmother’s House

The story of life in the author's grandmother's house, a Victorian "Tunnel-Back" terraced house in Congleton.

George Sandbach: Letters from a Soldier

Booklet telling the story of 3776058 Private George Sandbach Somerset Light Infantry, from his letters.

The Chemists of Bridge Street (1832-1946)

The chemists which operated in Bridge Street, Congleton, in the 19th and 20th centuries.