Millbrook Cottages, near to the junction of Millbrook Lane and Mill Brow, are some of the oldest housing left in the area. We have had two different families contact us who have lived in those houses over the 20th century, and we are learning more all the time. The houses are now rendered, but here we can see how they looked originally.
We produced this fabulous collection of recollections of life in the local area from local people at a number of community venues, as part of a Heritage Lottery Funded project. Ordinarily, copies can be bought from the Smithy during open … Continue reading
These fans were amassed by a collector who later donated them to The Atkinson. The fans are a mixture of silk and paper. Some have wooden guards and sticks (the “skeleton” of the fan), and others are made of bone … Continue reading
