The archive is extensive and we aim to make many of these images available online.
*FEBRUARY 2025 UPDATE*
There are now more than 16,100 images on the website and our Other Collections section is growing, with several new collections just published including the CHAPEL AT HAGGATE and ELEANOR AND LEN'S GRAND TOURS - a fascinating look at package holiday tours in the 1950's. We have also inherited many images from the late Brian Hall's estate and we are working hard scanning these with the aim of adding many of them to the existing Brian Hall collection.
Did you know that you can also View our Articles to read longer articles written by our volunteers on a range of historical subjects.
We are now operating without the benefit of Heritage Lottery Funding and welcome donations to enable us to continue scanning negatives and making them available on the website. Donations can be made directly to us or via JUSTGIVING
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We WELCOME NEW VOLUNTEERS and have vacancies on our Wednesday and Thursday afternoon sessions. If you can spare a couple of hours why not contact us and arrange a visit to the archive. All that is needed are some basic computer skills and an interest in local history. PENDLE AND WEST CRAVEN images can be found in the Surrounding Districts pages and we would welcome volunteers from the Pendle area to digitise images and stories about this area as we have no volunteers working on this area at the moment.
We have produced a short history about the project which you can download.
50 years Ago
High-Flying witches hang above the heads of people with witchcraft in their minds at the Pendle Inn. From left to right they are: Anthea Browne-Wilkinson, Mr. Green, Mr Newington, Edgar Peel and Mrs Peel and landlord James Pickup.
Filming of North-East Lancashire's most famous legend, the story of the Pendle Witches, is to take place at the beginning of next month. Last night producers George Green, Anthea Browne-Wilkinson and executive producer Peter Newington arrived at Barley's Pendle Inn at the start of a visit to the area. They will be looking at some of the places traditionally associated with the Pendle Witches. Two films are to be made. A 30-minute documentary, to be shot in April, which will examine the folklore of the Pendleside area and the background to the witches' story, and a 70-minute dramatisation of the legend. Filming of the drama will take place in July and casting is taking place at the moment. News of the filming was exclusively revealed in the Burnley Express some weeks ago.
