Welcome to Brindle Historical Society website. Kindly hosted by ITMedics.
Follow this link to an article on Chorley Historical Society website about Ian Whyte, a past chairman of Brindle Historical Society and one of our founding members, who passed away in 2019.
http://www.chorleyhistorysociety.co.uk/nwsvws19/nwsvws1910.htm
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the remaining meetings in our 2020 Programme due to the current Coronavirus situation. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. We will update you about our future events in due course.
Our meetings are held every third Monday at 7.30
and are held at
Brindle Community Hall, Water Street, Brindle, PR6 8NH
Everyone is welcome – become a member and enjoy a
discount on every meeting. An informative talk is
followed by a question and answer session and tea or coffee and
biscuits.
Our next meeting is a talk about William P Hartley, Jam Maker and Philanthropist on Monday 20th April 2020 at 7.30pm.
Why not follow us on Facebook
https://en-gb.facebook.com/BrindleHistoricalSociety/
Read about the History of Brindle and about the people that have lived here.
Formed in 2002, our Society exists to preserve the history of Brindle, one of the oldest Parishes in Lancashire, dating back to c1190.
Our website features all the latest news from the Society, details of our future meetings and events, information and news articles, and details of the local War Memorials.
As well as finding out about the past, you can read our book reviews and find information about the interesting places in the local area we have visited.
History of Brindle
Brindle is a small and ancient village set in farmland and bordered by the towns of Preston, Chorley and Blackburn
A Titanic Connection
Second Officer Charles Lightoller was the last Titanic survivor taken aboard Carpathia
Brindle Schoolmaster
In the summer of 1871, a young man set off to make the train journey north to the distant village of Brindle
