Did you know :
In 1731 an Act of Parliament was passed to prevent the stealing of flannel whilst in the fields to dry.
In 1734 the road over Blackstone Edge was turnpiked.
Charles Wesley visited the town in 1745.
In 1752 St. Chad's Vicarage was rebuilt by Dr. Dunster.
£40 a year was the stipend of the curate at St. Chads in 1765.
Healey Hall was rebuilt in 1774.
Tim Bobbin died in 1786 aged 76.
In 1788 the fare to Manchester by the York Royal Mail Stage Coach was 5s.
The canal from Sowerby Bridge to the town opened in 1798.
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