Visit to Bolton Town Hall

Upcoming Visit - May 2026

7.30pm at Harwood Methodist Church
Thursday 28th May 2026

Commencing with a reception in the Mayor's Parlour and including visits to the Council Chamber, The Albert Halls, Festival Hall, Hall of Memories and Banqueting Hall.

This is a rerun of the guided tour of Bolton Town Hall from 2024.  Visitor numbers are limited, so the event will be ticketed, and preference will be given to members who did not attend the previous visit.

A Bronze Age Treasure from the Turton Moorland

Article reproduced from TLHS Newsletter No. 109 (April 2026)

In 2020, a remarkable discovery was made on the uplands near Turton: a delicate gold armlet dating back around 4,000 years to the early Bronze Age (c.2100–1900 BC). The object, now known as the Turton Armlet, is one of only a handful of prehistoric gold artefacts ever found in Lancashire, making it a find of considerable archaeological importance.