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Railway documents, Entwistle etc

Catalogue reference: DP 456

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DP 456
Title
Railway documents, Entwistle etc
Description

The documents in this collection also include an unrelated agreement concerning Heywood's land in Little Lever

Held by
Lancashire Archives
Language
English
Immediate source of acquisition

Purchased from Mr E H Rose, Newark, 30 October 1984 acc 5462

Administrative / biographical background

In 1896 the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway wished to buy land from George W Heywood esq of Southport and later Failsworth for widening the railway at Entwistle Station. After some protracted negotiations with the owner, this was finally agreed and the railway made various improvement works to compensate the two tenant farmers.

Heywood also agreed an easement with the Black Hill Brick and Terra Cotta Co Ltd for a tramway linking the new brickworks near Broadmeadow Farm with the station and also a cartroad nearby which apparently was not built

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