Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Visit to Darwen Heritage Centre (Tony Foster)

Upcoming Talk - June 2025

7.30pm at Darwen Heritage Centre
Thursday 26th June 2025

Guide: Tony Foster

Darwen Heritage Centre opened in 2017 and became a registered charity the following year. The Centre is run by 12 trustees, who are all unpaid.  Apart from a £3,000 grant received from Darwen Town Council they raise their own funds.  They have also received two grant from the Lottery Fund.  When the centre first opened, it held a few items donated by members of the committee, but since then many more items have been received from members of the public.

There is on-street parking outside the building. Close by parking on the Market Hall is free for 3 hours which is within 5 minutes walking distance from the Centre.

Darwen Heritage Centre 


Tuesday, 20 May 2025

The Population of Edgworth in 1801

The following list of inhabitants of Edgworth was taken in 1801.  The document below is reproduced from a photocopy in the TLHS archives.

Account of the Population of Edgworth, 1801