Talk:Whitworth, Lancashire

New Civic Center

It seems there is a lot of activity on the new civic center, can we ensure this is kept up to date and that correct links and dates are used in the article. I have created a new section for this so we can keep all the info in one place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonathandavis (talk • contribs) 09:37, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

I believe "Red Lion Sqaure" is actually called "Whitworth Square" - although the pub pictured there is called the Red Lion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.64.2.70 (talk) 14:32, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Geography

Superb comprehensive page but watch out for mistakes in geography.

Whitworth is not in the Rossendale Valley so you could do with removing that as it is misleading.

Probably a confusion to do with the local government link to Rossendale Borough Council. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.163.168.240 (talk) 10:55, 3 May 2007 (UTC).

Some reference to this being a glacial valley and the stone quarried would be nice, I was led to believe that the stone was used in the foundations for the Eifel Tower and also for some paving in Trafalgar Square...

Note: Whitworth valley was created by a glacier and the stone from local quarries was used extensively during the 18th and 19th century in Europe. A substantial number of buildings and structures in Whitworth were built from local quarried stone including the Viaduct at Healey Dell. One of the main reasons for the creation of the railway to Whitworth was to ship stone from Facit Quarry Brent Cutler (talk) 20:14, 30 August 2008 (UTC).

Also there is a small wooded area refered to as the "Doctor's Wood", which is supposed to be from a time when the famous whitworth doctors treated patients.

"In 1819, eight-year-old Archibald Campbell Trait, who in later years became Archbishop of Canterbury, was being treated by the famous Whitworth Doctors. During this time he lived at the Red Lion and attended school and chapel. In his autobiography, written in 1871, he recalls: "Camie (his brother, Ilay Campbell, who was also receiving treatments from the doctors) and I, with dear old Betty (their nurse) lived in the Red Lion, a common public house, but the best in the place." : Quoted from - [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.217.252.91 (talk) 13:48, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Dated buildings

I spent some time in Whitworth a while ago and I think I recall some buildings bearing seventeenth century dates up towards Whitworth Square. I'm unlikely to go there again but if anybody's nearby it might be worth a look. Also there was at one time a railway line up the valley - single track I think but available to quite heavy locomotives eg Black 5s. BTLizard 07:48, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I have not been for some time, but the Red Lion Pub in Whitworth Square has a dated stone plinth above the rear exit (now access to the toilets) dated sometime in the 16th century. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.217.252.91 (talk) 13:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC)