LOCAL INFORMATION SHEETS
A series of information sheets have been written which will be of interest
to researchers,
visitors, locals, and also students involved in school projects.
Prices vary from 50p - so please email to confirm the cost, and also p&p
charges.
1.
John Wesley and Ulverston, 1753
2.
Sir John Barrow and the monument on Hoad Hill
3.
Ulverston Canal
4.
Ulverston and the Quaker movement
5.
Travellers, Guides and coaches across Morecambe Bay
6.
Furness Abbey and the origins of Ulverston as a market town
7a.
Important dates in Ulverston's history - 1033-1832
7b.
Important dates in Ulverston's history - 1834-1994
8.
A history of Ulverston schools
9.
Ulverston Market Charter of 1280
10.
Forgotten army, forgotten battle - Piel landings of 1487
11.
Ulverston and the US Civil War 1861-5
12.
Ulverston and the Slave Trade
13.
Conishead Priory
14.
A Century of Cotton
15.
Ulverston Victoria Cross holders:
i. Private Harry Christian
ii. Lt. Basil Weston
iii. Fusilier Frank Jefferson
16.
Lord Birkett of Ulverston
17.
The Ulverston and Lancaster Railway 1857
18.
Stan Laurel, Comedian
19.
The Romans in Furness
20.
Sir Christopher Urswick
21.
Pre-history of the Furness Peninsula
22.
Scottish raids on Furness, 1316 & 1322
23.
Furness during the Civil War, 1642-1646
24.
Walker's Tallow Candle House on The Ellers, 1882-1940
25.
The Ulverston Theatre and Harriet Mellon, 1777-1837
26.
The Printing Press in Ulverston and John Soulby & Sons
27.
Thomas Salmon, Town Crier and other colourful characters from the past
28.
The Parish Church of St. Mary, Ulverston
29.
The Fells of Flan How
30.
The Coronation Hall site (includes info on Neville Hall, Little Croft, and
the
County Hotel)
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