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  • Baggaley Family

    Selina Laidler (nee Baggaley) has kindly provided a selection of her family photo collection. Some are provided below. the full collection is available from the following link Baggaley Family Album  Do you recognise anyone? Selina would be delighted to hear from any one who knows the identity of the people shown in the collection. The main picture is…

  • Project evaluation survey

    The survey is open to everyone who lives in and around the village of Stoney Middleton. Your feedback is very important to us and will help us to evaluate the success of the project in achieving its objectives as part the HLF grant awarded to the village. It is a condition of that grant that periodic reports and evaluations are submitted and this…

  • A working man’s life in the 1940’s

    I have been asked to write this little bit of history by my nephews David and Colin Hall, as my father was their grandfather. My story is written with great respect for the workmen of the past, and the conditions they worked under in our village. I am telling the story about my father and…

  • Margaret Edith Holt Woolley (nee Lennon)

    Edith was the sister of William Lennon ,founder of Wm Lennon & Co Ltd bootmakers in Stoney Middleton. This is an account of her life after leaving England for America written by her great niece. When my mother Charlotte (youngest daughter of William Lennon) died at the age of 103 in 2011, I had the duty…

  • William Anthony Lennon – Founder of Wm. Lennon & Co Ltd

    The only remaining heavy duty safety footwear manufacturer in the UK is Wm Lennon & Co Ltd based in Stoney Middleton. The company was founded in  1899 by William Anthony Lennon (1873-1940). William was born in 1873 at 53, Caton Street, Hulme, Chorlton, Manchester, the second of four children born to William Nelson and Hannah Gibson Lennon. When William was 11…

  • Heritage trail boards in place

    Volunteers complete installation of last heritage trail board. The nine boards have been located in strategic places around the village, each containing specific information about its location. They have proven to be very popular with both local people and visitors alike. The boards were designed and erected by SMHCCG volunteers, but funded by British Fluorspar…

  • Stoney Middleton

    Stoney Middleton is a particularly quaint and interesting village, packed with fascinating heritage and intriguing legends. Once the industrial centre of limestone quarrying, mineral processing and boot making it is now home to heritage trails, numerous intriguing listed buildings, quaint cottages, stunning limestone crags and an extensive underground caving systems. Visitors come to enjoy the well dressings, climb,…

  • Village Cross

    The Village Cross was erected in the village in 1846 to commemorate the repealing of the Corn Laws, Laws first introduced in 1815; they imposed expensive duties on imported corn and other grains for grinding from other countries protecting the English and Irish farmers. The Cross The village cross, locally known as the Corn Cross is an important symbol…

  • Roman Bath House

    The Bath House known locally as the Roman Baths, perhaps became known as such, due to the find of Roman coins discovered at the site. The water is believed to have healing powers benefiting sufferers of rheumatism and other illnesses, which gave rise to the foundation of the local church and its naming as ‘St…

  • Limestone Quarrying

    Limestone has been quarried in Stoney Middleton dale for centuries, a principle industry and employer during the last century. Thousands of tons of rock have been removed to produce vital minerals and metals and to simply provide stone for construction.The village had many quarries along The Dale, spreading from Darlton quarry (opposite Lovers Leap Garage)…

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