Hurst Green, From Sandrock c.1950

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Photo of Hurst Green, From Sandrock c.1950

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Between Preston and Clitheroe lies Hurst Green in the Ribble Valley, backed by Longridge fells. It was always a popular tourist village, and there were two ferries over the Ribble, Trough House and Hacking Boat. The Shireburns were great benefactors here; Richard Shireburn provided almshouses and a school, and the family lived at what became Stonyhurst College. Farming was long a way of life, but handloom weaving occupied many villagers, with local bobbin mills supplying the industry.

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A Selection of Memories from Hurst Green

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Hurst Green

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Pypers Tea Shop

My mother was Frances Pyper and was evacuated to Hurst Green during the war. Her uncle owned the tea shop .

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Bayley Arms

My grandfather Joseph Bolton was the landlord here from 1925 to 1929

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The Old House

This is a picture of the house I lived in as a 8year old boy, I used to catch trout and eels by hand in the stream/creek. It was called the old mill house, to the left was the old bobbin mill. The driveway was directly opposite to the Bayley Arms.