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Category Archives: Bury Remembers the First World War
We will remember them…
To commemorate Remembrance Day this year we have selected two photographs of soldiers from our archive to share with you. These images, along with newspaper obituaries and related documents guides our understanding of not only the sacrifice made by these … Continue reading
Timberhurst: a Military Hospital
Shortly after the outbreak of war in August 1914, local paper manufacturer, Oswald Wrigley offered his late father’s residence, Timberhurst, to the authorities for use as a military hospital. This grand mansion, situated at Heap Bridge, Bury was soon adapted, … Continue reading
Posted in Bury Remembers the First World War, Image Gallery
Tagged Archive collections, Auxiliary Hospitals WW1, Bury Archives, Bury Council, Bury Guardian, Handwritten comics WW1, Red Cross Society WW1, Soldier art WW1, St John Ambulance Brigade WW1, Timberhurst Auxiliary Hospital, Timberhurst Military Hospital, WW1 amateur dramatics, WW1 in Bury
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A Soldier’s Memorial and a Mystery Colonel
To commemorate Remembrance Sunday this year, we have chosen this distinguished portrait of an unknown gentleman in military uniform. The photograph was brought into the library along with an accompanying memorial card which made their way down to the archives … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Manchester Regiment, Bury Archives, Bury Cricket Club, Bury Remembers the First World War, Colonel in WW1, F. A. Fitton Accountant Manchester, Holgate Fishwick and Leather Bury, Holmen Villa Walmersley Road Bury, John Norman Leather, Lowes Park Golf Club, Paradise Street, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Tassell of Carlisle, The Leather family, Union Street Chapel Bury
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A Box of Photographs
What could be more delightful than a box of photographs? Did someone just shout chocolates? Well maybe … but working in an archive we’re not allowed chocolates; sticky fingers and culturally precious documents don’t mix! One thing’s for sure though … Continue reading
Posted in Bury Remembers the First World War, Photograph of the Month, Voices from the Archives
Tagged 2 5 Lancashire Fusiliers, Corporal Fred Edwin Hitchon, Ducie Street Ramsbottom, Fred Edwin Hitchon, George Haworth photographer Ramsbottom, H Slaney photographer Todmorden, King's Royal Rifles, Margaret Alice Hitchon, Margaret Alice Robinson, Plane Street Todmorden, Ramsbottom Lancashire, The Boer War
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Unveiling the Radcliffe War Memorial
Most of us will pass a war memorial every day, as we drive or walk to work; as we take a leisurely stroll on a sunny Sunday morning – they are part of our community and our heritage; they are … Continue reading
Posted in Bury Remembers the First World War, Voices from the Archives
Tagged Dr George Scarr, Floral trubute, Heber Street Radcliffe, Radcliffe, Radcliffe District Council, Radcliffe Guardian, Radcliffe War Memorial, Remebrance Sunday, Spring Lane Radcliffe, Stand Grammar School, Unveiling of Radcliffe War Memorial, War Memorials
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Lost Treasure: Missing WW1 Medal has found its soldier’s Archive
Last November we marked the Armistice Centenary of WW1; it was an intense and emotional time for everyone who helped the borough remember local military personnel who had lost their lives during the conflict. For us it really felt like … Continue reading
Posted in Bury Remembers the First World War, Donations
Tagged archive, Archive collections, Archive Donations, archive work, British World War One Medal, Bury Archives, Bury Lancashire, Bury Remembers the First World War, Bury Times, family history, First World War, Great War, Rifleman Edmund Kaye, Royal Irish Rifles, World War One, WW1, WW1 medals
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Captain Charles Sydney Parsons 1891 – 1957
Ahead of the WW1 centenary over four years ago, we put a call out for donations of WW1 documents and photographs. What we aimed to do was gather together as many records as we could to preserve in our archive … Continue reading
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Tagged archive, archive assistant, Archive collections, Archive Donations, archive role, archive work, Bury, Bury and WW1, Bury Archives, Bury at War, Bury Greater Manchester, Bury Lancashire, Bury Libraries, Bury Remembers the First World War, depositing records, family history, First World War, gallipoli, Helles, Sulva, The Great War, World War One, WW1, WW1 Photographs, Xmas 1917
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Donation of the Month: Rifleman Edmund Kaye
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Back in October last year we were contacted by Mr. Bernard Kaye who requested information on how to donate documents and photographs relating to his grandfather, Rifleman Edmund Kaye (from Radcliffe) who was…
East Lancashire Railway Armistice Exhibition
We could never have imagined, when we began our WW1 project four years’ ago, just how far and deep the sentiment (Bury remembering the First World War) would spread into our community. The extracted newspaper images, obituaries and articles have … Continue reading
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