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Introduction

Bamber Bridge is a village to the south of Preston, Lancashire, England. The name derives from the Old English 'bēam' and 'brycg', which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". It is mentioned in an undated medieval document.^[2] The village is often referred to as "t’Brig" by residents. People born in the village, are known as "Briggers". Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â€“ on the European continent() â€“ in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 967 AD Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 estimate... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon[1], Old English: ) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ...

History

Textiles

By 1764 Calico Printing had been established in the village and this was the first example of calico printing anywhere in Lancashire. Prior to the establishment of calico printing in the North, it was predominantly carried out in the south of England, before spreading to Scotland and the northern counties.^[3]^[4]

In 1857, the effect of the downturn in the cotton trade was such that a large manufacturer and spinner (unnamed) in the village reported liabilities estimated at £40,000 to £60,000, and were about to go on short time.^[5]

At approximately 19:00 on Monday 31/10/1859, a catastrophic fire burnt down the Withy Trees mill in the village, owned by Eccles and Company. Contemporary reports said that the spinning-master and engineer had stayed on after the mill had closed at 18:00 in order to effect some repairs to machinery on the third floor. A spark from the lamp they were using for illumination is said to have dropped upon some cotton waste, igniting it. Nobody was killed or injured in the fire, but between 16,000 and 17,000 spindles and 270 looms were destroyed and 250 hands were rendered unemployed at a stroke.^[6]

Reporting on 07/06/1862, The Times stated that 600 hands had been thrown out of work with the stoppage of Dewhurst’s mill. The same report also gave some indication of the economic strife that shopkeepers and other villagers now found themselves in – it was said that 1 in every 5 people in Bamber Bridge and Walton-Le-Dale and the surrounding area were now reduced to pauperism.^[7]

A petition against the recognition of the Confederate States was presented to the House Of Commons on Monday June 29, 1863, by a villager, Mr. Barnes. No mention is made of his first name or what organisation he represented.^[8]

The trade unionist George Woodcock was born in the village on October 20 1904. He was a Voluntary official of the Bamber Bridge branch of the Weavers Association after a spell of tuberculosis. He won a TUC scholarship to Ruskin College, Oxford University in 1929. He was awarded the CBE in 1953 and appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1957. He was General Secretary of the TUC in 1960 and a member of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers’ Associations in 1965 and served as chair from 1969 to 1971. He died on October 30, 1979^[9]^[10] George Woodcock (May 8, 1912 - January 28, 1995) was a Canadian writer. ... Trades Union Congress headquarters at Congress House in Great Russell Street near Tottenham Court Road, Camden, London. ... Ruskin College was established in 1899 to provide educational opportunities for working class men, who were denied access to university. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ... In states that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government public inquiry into an issue. ...

Railways

The railway came to Bamber Bridge around the same time as the first cotton mills. The stretch of track through the village was first owned by The East Lancashire Railway, then the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway following incorporation in 1847.

In March 1859, a Hurricane engine bolted off the rails at Bamber Bridge and ran across the level-crossings and caught the end of a house knocking down the gable end. The accident did not end with any death or injury, even though a woman was washing in the kitchen of the house.^[11]

The railway was then amalgamated into the London & Northwestern Railway in 1922 and twelve months later became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (citation). The LMS plaque was still in existence on the station subway buildings before their demolition in 2005 due to their dilapidation. The railways were nationalised in 1948, first becoming part of British Railways and then British Rail when rebranded. The railways were privatised in 1994 by the Conservative government. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ...

The 'Battle' of Bamber Bridge

During World War Two, Bamber Bridge played host to a number of American Servicemen. Their base was situated on Mounsey Road (part of which is now an Air Cadets base). Trouble began on the evening of 24th June 1943, and it was largely an all-American affair that helped to highlight racial tensions within the American forces.

Two white Military Policeman had entered the Hob Inn on Church Road to arrest a black soldier, who was out without a pass. An argument ensued between the black soldier and the white MP's, with local people and British Servicemen siding with the black soldier and the small group of comrades he was with. The MP's left the pub to seek reinforcements and intercepted the soldiers as they returned to their barrack rooms. A melee broke out, guns were drawn and several men were shot.

Rumours abounded at the camp that the MP's were going to shoot the intercepted men and a crowd gathered at the gates of the camp. A party of armed men then commandeered a vehicle and drove out into the village, where more shooting broke out. White Americans were chased down the street and passing Army vehicles were fired upon. Military reinforcements were brought in and a machine gun ambush was set up along Station Road. The local Police stayed away from the area and locals were warned to stay indoors.

At midnight, a large group of MP's arrived at the camp armed with machine guns. A general panic broke out resulting in black soldiers arming themselves from the camp gunroom. There was then general chaos. Groups of armed men were stalking each other in the fields and back lanes of the village until around 4 am the next morning, when an American General arrived. The only black officer was placed in charge of the situation and the rifles were then all handed in. One man was killed (Pte. William Crossland), three were injured and thirty-five arrested.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Geography

Location Grid

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Economy

Culture & Recreation

Public Houses

Ye Olde Hob Inn, Church Road. A seventeenth century coach house, built c.1616 and originally smaller than its present dimensions. Before it was known as the Hob, it was called 'The Black Horse'.
The Black Bull, Station Road
'M' In Brig Antony Mcdermot lives here!! (I'm one of his mates) (formerly the Mackenzie Arms), Station Road
The Lancs & Yorks, Station Road
The White Bull, Station Road
Last Orders (chain-pub formerly known as 'The Blue Ball'. The building was also the old police station), Station Road
Ye Olde Original Withy Trees (formerly Withy Trees farm), Station Road
The Top House (formerly 'Shifty O'Sheas', an Irish theme bar and prior to that the Withy Trees), Station Road
The Pear Tree Tom Costello lives here! I'm his enemy!, Station Road
Tommy Tuckers, School Lane
The Woodsman, School Lane
The Hospital Inn, Brindle Road^[15]

Clubs and associations

Bamber Bridge Band Club, Station Road
Bamber Bridge Conservative Club, Cranbourne Street (Opened by Lord Cranbourne)
The Trades Hall, Station Road (formerly the Liberal Club)
Bamber Bridge & County Catholic Club, Aspden Street
Bamber Bridge F.C., Irongate, Brownedge Road
School Lane Working Men's Club & Institute, St. Aidans Road
Bamber Bridge Scooter Club, The Pear Tree, Station road Club logo Bamber Bridge Football Club are an English football team based in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire. ...

Politics

Local

Bamber Bridge is at present in the district of South Ribble council. It is represented on the council by two councillors in each of three wards; Bamber Bridge East (Cllr. James Owen & Cllr. David John Watts (Mayor), both Labour Party (UK)), Bamber Bridge North (Cllr. Stephen Bennett, Labour Party (UK) & Cllr. Carol Ann Chisholm, Conservative Party (UK)) and Bamber Bridge West (Cllr. Thomas George Hanson, Labour Party (UK) & Cllr. Mick Higgins, Idle Toad).^[16] South Ribble is a local government district and borough in Lancashire, England. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Idle Toad is a registered English political party, fighting elections in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. ...

County

The village is covered by two electoral divisions on Lancashire County Council. The first, Bamber Bridge & Walton-Le-Dale covers the majority of the village and is represented by Cllr. Graham Davies, Labour Party (UK).^[17] The second, South Ribble Rural East, covers the southern part of the village and is represented by Cllr. Tom Sharrat, Idle Toad.^[18] The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The Idle Toad is a registered English political party, fighting elections in the South Ribble district of Lancashire, England. ...

Parliamentary

Bamber Bridge is currently represented in the commons by Mark Hendrick, the Labour Party (UK) / Co-operative Party Member of Parliament for Preston. In the UK General Election on 5 May 2005, Hendrick polled a total of 17,210 votes (50.5 % of all votes cast), a clear majority of 9407 over the Conservative Party (UK) candidate, Ms F. J. Bryce.^[19] Following their review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Ribble Valley seat in which the three Bamber Bridge parliamentary wards; Bamber Bridge East, Bamber Bridge North and Bamber Bridge West, will move at the next UK general election. The decision to move the wards was made despite objections raised by the Labour Party in Bamber Bridge.^[20] At the last general election, the Ribble Valley was confirmed as a safe Conservative Party seat and is currently represented by Nigel Evans MP. Mark Phillip Hendrick (born 2 November 1958, Salford) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... This article is about the British political party. ... Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... Nigel Martin Evans (born November 10, 1957) British politician. ...

Demographics

Population. The 2001 Census data for the three wards that make up Bamber Bridge listed the entire population as 12,126. Of this number, 5,882 are listed as male and 6,244 as female.

Age. The population was divided into the following age groups; 0-4 years, 5.86%; 5-15 years, 14.64%; 16-19 years, 4.19%; 20-44 years, 34.34%; 45-64 years, 25.21%, and; over 65 years, 15.75%.

Ethnicity. According to census returns, the ethnic make-up of the village was; White, 98.10%; Mixed, 0.50%; Asian or Asian British, 0.66%; Black, Black British, 0.23%, and; Chinese or other ethnic group, 0.51%.

Religion. The percentage of people listing themselves as; Christian, 86.68%; Buddhist, 0.10%; Hindu, 0.32%; Jewish, 0.00%; Muslim, 0.21%; Sikh, 0.11%; Other religions, 0.07%; No religion, 7.91%, and; Religion not stated, 4.60%.

Housing. In 2001, there were a total of 5027 households in the three wards. Of the total 84.14% were owner occupied and 15.86% were rented. Expressed as a percentage of the total; 34.50% owned their property outright; 48.47% owned their property with a mortgage or a loan, and; 1.16% of householders had shared ownership of their property. Expressed as a percentage of the total; 0.86% rented their home from the local authority; 10.22% rented from a housing association or a registered social landlord; 3.05% rented from a private landlord or a letting agency, and; 1.73% rented from another source.

Health. In 2001; 67.28% of people were listed as 'in good health'; 22.89% in fairly good health; 9.83% not in good health, and; 19.74% of people were listed with a limiting long-term illness.^[21]

Transport

The village has an ummanned railway station with frequent and direct daily connections to Preston, Lytham St Annes, Blackpool South, Blackburn, Accrington and Burnley and various stations in between. Daily trains for Bradford, Leeds, York, Clitheroe, Morecambe and Blackpool North also depart from the station. In the summer months, one can also board infrequent trains to Scarborough, Settle and Carlisle. The current operators through Bamber Bridge are First North Western and Arriva trains. Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. ... Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. ... Blackpool South can refer to Blackpool South (UK Parliament constituency) Blackpool South railway station Both of these meanings relate to Blackpool, a town in North-west England. ... This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... Arms of the former Accrington Municipal Borough Council Blackburn Road near Church Accrington is a small former mill town in Lancashire, England; situated in the North West. ... Burnley is a large market town in the north-east of Lancashire in north-west England with a population of 89,542[1] (2001 census). ... The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... York is a city in North Yorkshire, England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. ... Arms of Clitheroe Town Council Clitheroe is a small civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. ... Morecambe is a resort town in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. ... Blackpool North railway station is the terminus of the Blackpool branch line from Preston. ... A View Of Foreshore Road Scarborough . ... Statistics Population: 2420 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD817639 Administration District: Craven Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: West Riding Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance: Yorkshire Post office and telephone Post... Carlisle is a city in the far north-west of England, and is the largest urban area in Cumbria. ... A train in the livery of North Western Trains, which became First North Western. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ...

Worship

St. Mary's & St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, Brownedge Lane (completed by Peter Paul Pugin (and with a neo-gothic altar by him), son of Augustus Pugin)^[22]

St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Station Road. Founded in 1895^[23]

St.Saviour's Anglican Church, Church Road. The church was built in 1837 on land given by Mr. R. Townley Parker (Guild mayor of Preston in 1862) and was considerably altered and enlarged in 1886/1987, when the altered church was opened by Lord Cranbourne. The land for the churchyard was donated by Mr. R. A. Tatton of Cuerden Hall.^[24]

Wesley Street Methodist Church, Station Road^[25]^[26]

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Citations

^ 2001 census returns for the three Bamber Bridge Wards. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&c=bamber+bridge&i=1001&m=0&enc=1&areaSearchText=bamber+bridge&areaSearchType=14&extendedList=false&searchAreas=Search
^ Bamber Bridge" A Dictionary of British Place-Names. A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003.
^ The Times, Friday, Jun 27, 1913; pg. 31; Issue 40249; col B
^ The Calico Printing Industry of Lancastria in the 1840s by K. L. Wallwork. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, No. 45. (Sep., 1968), pp. 143-156.
^ The Times, Wednesday, May 27, 1857; pg. 10; Issue 22691; col F
^ The Times, Friday, Nov 04, 1859; pg. 4; Issue 23455; col E
^ The Times, Saturday, Jun 07, 1862; pg. 12; Issue 24266; col F
^ The Times, Tuesday, Jun 30, 1863; pg. 7; Issue 24598; col D
^ The Times, Monday, Nov 19, 1979; pg. 25; Issue 60478; col C
^ Geoffrey Goodman, ‘Woodcock, George (1904–1979)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
^ The Times, Monday, March 14, 1859; pg. 9; Issue 23253; col F
^ 'A History Of Preston', By David Hunt. pp. 246-247, Carnegie Press 1992
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/85/a3677385.shtml
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/03/02/240305_north_at_war_event_feature.shtml
^ http://www.hospitalinn.co.uk/
^ http://www.southribble.gov.uk/srbc_councillors_info.asp?orderBy=[wards].[ward]&header=wardname#Bamber%20Bridge%20East
^ http://www.councillor.info/lancashire/gdavies/0/Default.aspx?init
^ http://www.councillor.info/lancashire/tsharratt/0/Default.aspx
^ http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/election-data/index.cfm?epage=s&PCID=455
^ News Release dated 19 January 2005, The Boundary Commission for England
^ 2001 census returns for the three Bamber Bridge Wards. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&c=bamber+bridge&i=1001&m=0&enc=1&areaSearchText=bamber+bridge&areaSearchType=14&extendedList=false&searchAreas=Search
^ http://www.stmarysbrownedge.org.uk/
^ http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=248,FT=Bamber%20Bridge%20St%20Aidan%20Station%20Road%20Church%20of%20England
^ http://www.genuki.org.uk/cgi-bin/churches?CCC=LAN,GR=249,FT=Bamber%20Bridge%20St%20Saviour%20Church%20Road%20Church%20of%20England
^ http://www.bamberbridgemethodistchurch.org.uk/
^ http://www.bamberbridgescooterclub.com/

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