Welcome to BRINDLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY website
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND VISITORS
Our meetings are held every fourth Monday at 7.30 in
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 January meeting is on 26th January when Malcolm Tranter will tell us all about the rise and fall of commercial vehicle giant Leyland Motors.
Go to our NEWS page for full details and to find out more about OUR YEAR’S PROGRAMME OF TALKS
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
