Heywood Boundary

In Heywood's Notes and Queries for 19th May Green publishes an answer regarding the boundary of Heywood:


In reply to your note re Thomas Wrigley or the Wrigleys . The township of Heywood
VOL . I .-Part 5.66 does not cross the river about Heap Bridge district, but did so at one time when Wrigley's works, house, and the land extending nearly as far as the inn called the "Seven Stars" were all in the township of Heap . In William Bell's time Bury annexed that portion by Act of Parliament.

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The Heywood Betting Case

In Heywood's Notes and Queries for 12th May 1905 we find reference to"THE, HEYWOOD BETTING CASE" Green comments that this was included in a series of touching stories, lectures, etc., published in a volume entitled "Life among the Masses," by the Rev . John Guttridge, 1884 . Gutteridge was resident in
Heywood from 1818 to 1851, and it was during his pastorate that the handsome chapel in Bethel-street was built . To read more please visit Local History Books Online on the Link4Life website. Here is a link to article itself - you will need to scroll done to the 12th May 1905.

On this day 16th June 1905 Heywood Notes & Queries

JOHN HEYWOOD.

This week's issue of the "Heywood Advertiser" forms the Jubilee number, including a "sixteen-page supplement containing a record of the origin and development of the paper, and many special articles on Heywood fifty years ago and its progress during the half- century." Though this valuable record may be considered a sufficient memorial, it is perhaps allowable to present in "N . and Q .," a brief sketch of the founder of the paper.

John Heywood, printer and postmaster, was born in 1808. He was at first a piecer, but soon after his marriage set up in business as a bookseller and stationer in a cottage opposite the Lamb Inn, York-street. He removed to a better position near the Wesleyan Chapel, Market-street, and added printing to his other business. His name appeared on the "Religious, Literary, and Temperance Advocate" for 1839. About this time he commenced to issue in parts "The Sunday School and General Reciter," of which several volumes were published. He was also the printer of works by Samuel Bamford, and was very friendly with him .

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On this day 9th June 1905 Heywood Notes & Queries

OLD LOCAL MANUFACTURERS: THE ASHTONS.

In a newspaper notice at the time, it was stated in regard to Richard Ashton, who died at Limefield House, on the north side of Bury, April 19th, 1857, aged 53. He was the eldest son of Thomas Ashton of Gooden Lane, Heywood, at which place he was burn in March, 1804. 

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On this day 2nd June 1905 Heywood Notes & Queries

THE LANDLORD'S JOKE. By GEORGE POWER-. The followirig account of an amusing adventure of the late Mr . William Fithian was contributed to "The Alliance News," March 7th,, 1890. The hero of the story was for some years a bookseller in Heywood and Manchester. In 1863 he removed to London, where he acted as agent of the London auxiliary of the United Kingdom Alliance. In 1886 he delivered a lecture on "London at Midnight" in the York-street schoolroom, Heywood, an behalf of the band of hope connected with that place. He died in 1894.


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On this day 1st June Heywood Notes & Queries

LOCAL SPRINGS AND WELLS.

Long before the advent of the Heywood Water Works, Heywood must have been fairly well supplied with springs and wells. For proof of this we have only to notice the variety of local names such as Spring Brow, Spring Cottage, Spring Gardens, Springfield, Pump (Hopwood), Longfield Pump, and many others.

There used to be a considerable spring situated in what was known as "Jim Ogden Hollow" (Greentown), and there was also a good spring near James-street . Information is wanted of the above and of any others wl.ich may be known to your readers.

What is there known of a well of styptic water situate somewhere near Broadoak? The water from this well was formerly in repute for the cure of sore eyes, and it is probably

known to people living in the vicinity . AQUA .

Taken from Heywood Notes and Queries available online at www.link4life.org/localstudies