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Old Smallwood

Description

A full colour booklet illustrating over 30 aspects from Smallwood’s past, including the earliest days, place names, the Wedgwoods, the Lowndes family and Cambridge University, village shops, industry, the Fodens, Home Guard, Popties travelling show and Smallwood church.

Authors: Colin Jones and Margaret Meeke

Booklet size: A5

The Chemists of Lawton & Moor Streets (1834-1968)

The chemists who operated in Lawton Street and Moor Street, Congleton, in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Museum Guide

BRAND NEW museum guide, complete with word search and colouring activity.

Congleton Town Halls

The various town halls that have existed in Congleton since the fifteenth century.

Some Seventeenth Century Congleton Innkeepers

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

The Old Mill 1752-2003

A history of Congleton's largest and oldest silk mill

Early History of Congleton Pt 1: Prehistoric to Roman

Congleton from Prehistoric times to the end of the Roman era.