Rossendale

Properties and events in Rossendale

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A Church through Time: People in the life of St Thomas Musbury

St. Thomas Musbury, Helmshore Road, Helmshore, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4JR
In person
Pre-booking not required

Talks, tours & trails telling the stories & characters of this Pevsner-recommended Victorian church. Whisky bootleggers, textile innovators, Rose Queens, whip rounds, processions, bazaars, community cooperation & dissent - all village life is here!

Crawshawbooth Quaker Meeting House and burial ground garden

Quakers Friends Meeting House, 13 Co-Operation Street, Crawshawbooth, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 8AG
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Historic 18th C Quaker Meeting House and burial ground which has now a beautiful garden with borders. Original setting in Meeting room which is still in use. The stable underneath the cottage has been converted to an accessible toilet and kitchen.

Grane Mill Haslingden

Grane Engineering Museum, Grane Mill, Laneside Road, Haslingden, Lancashire, BB4 5PP
In person
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Grane Engineering Museum is a community project in development where volunteers are bringing their Edwardian Steam Mill back to life after decades of neglect. See the mighty 500hp mill engine, looms, cars, bikes and other related exhibits.

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum

Helmshore Mills Textile Museums, Holcombe Road, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 4NP
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Pre-booking not required

Tread the tracks of mill workers past!

Stand and Deliver

Bacup Museum, 24 Yorkshire Street, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 9AE
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Pre-booking not required

The story of the infamous Bacup Highwaymen tells of a desperate gang of robbers executed in September 1827.

Welcome to Valley Heritage at Alliance

Alliance Rossendale Ltd, 18-20 Market Street, Bacup, Lancashire, OL13 8EZ
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Join us at Alliance to find out more about the exciting projects and historic sites Valley Heritage have been working on

Work, Rest & Play

The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery, Whitaker Park, Haslingden Road, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 6RE
In person
Pre-booking required

The Whitaker brings a selection of Contact magazines out of the archive store and into the spotlight. Produced by David Whitehead & Sons, this in-house publication offers a fascinating glimpse into the everyday lives of Lancashire textile workers.