Historical Articles written by Our Members and External Contributors for 2011

Sadly due to austerity cuts we are short of funding to produce our History Alive- Tameside magazine for 2011.

We have, however, created this space where articles will shortly begin to appear. Anyone wishing to contribute ahould send their articles in electronic format to Jill Cronin for pre editing at: jillc4@btinternet.com. We will no longer be limited on space and can include large good quality images. Remember though, that people reading articles on-line prefer short paragraphs with lots of white space and good images.

To make Jill's job as Editor and mine as Webmaster easier, please download a copy of our suggested quidelines. articleguidelines.pdf Please get writing.

Gay Oliver November 2010

Articles

• Annie Marland and the Womens Trade Union League - Alice Lock, Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre read   or download and print
• Tameside and Peterloo - Pat Greenwood read   or download and print
• Bell Ringing - Rebecca Glenn read   or download and print
• Ashton Parish Church read   or download and print
• Stalybridge Snooker League read   or download and print
• The Story of John Metcalfe - Road Builder commonly called 'Blind Jack' - a most extraordinary Yorkshire man, told in three parts:  His Story   His connection with Gee Cross,   The History of Spout House Farm.
  These are quite long articles and may take a little time to download.
• The Story of Dr Catherine Emslie Anderson MB, the first female doctor in Ashton-under-Lyne read   or download and print
• Rebellion in 1711 against Governor Hyde of North Carolina - taken from notes at Lambeth Palace by Valerie Bowker - August 2012 read   or download and print
• The Story of the STORRS Family of Stalybridge, their connection with Taylor Langs, and the Gorse Hall Murder  Storrs of Stalybridge

Book Reviews

• Athetics in Tameside - 1837-1939 by Glenn Piper click for more information

Anniversaries

• 31 January 1912 - Centenary of the first performance of Tipperary in the Grand Theatre, Stalybridge.
• February 1912 - Centenary of the opening of St Gabriel’s church, Cockbrook, Ashton.
• Good Friday 1862 – opening of Albion Sunday School, Penny Meadow, Ashton-under-Lyne.
• March 1912 – start of Newton Cricket Club, Hyde.
• 1862 – start of Charlestown Congregational Church in temporary premises.
• July 1862 – Stalybridge Mechanics Institute opened on High Street.
• 1812 – bicentenary of the Luddite riots in Ashton, Dukinfield and Stalybridge.
• September 1912 – opening of the new building for Hyde Grammar School on Clarendon Road.
• March 1862 – Hyde Co-operative Society established.
• November 1912 – Ada Summers elected to Stalybridge Council.
• June 1832 – opening of Cheetham Park.
• 22 April 1862 Randal Munday, poet and traveller, born in Stalybridge.
• 7 September 1912 Opening of West end School, Ashton – the first Ashton Council School.