A Brief Introduction to Bolton Archives (Tom Larner)

Upcoming Talk - November 2026

7.30pm at Harwood Methodist Church
Thursday 26th November 2026

Speaker: Tom Larner

The AGM will be held at the start of the meeting, so the talk will be shorter than usual.

Tom Larner, the Access Officer at Bolton Archives, will give an overview of the kinds of collections held there, and what researchers can expect to encounter at the archives.  He will also have a look at the recent accession of deeds relating to Davenport Fold in Harwood.

Bolton Library

Edgworth Protestation Returns 1641

The Protestation of 1641 was an attempt to avert the English Civil War. Parliament passed a bill on 3rd May 1641 requiring those over the age of 18 to sign the Protestation, an oath of allegiance to King Charles I and the Church of England, as a way to reduce the tensions across the realm. Signing them was a necessity in order to hold public office.