Bradshaw, Harwood and Tottington Archive Material

We have recently been given a small batch of material relating to Bradshaw, Harwood and Tottington.  A summary of the documents, and reproductions of the two old Harwood photographs follow.

Christ's Church Harwood

First vicarage built 1840, adjacent to the church

Reginald Dart's Town Plan for Turton (David Lloyd)

Upcoming Talk - April 2025

7.30pm at Harwood Methodist Church
Thursday 24th April 2025

Speaker: David Lloyd

In 1947, Turton Urban District Council published "A Town Plan for the Urban District of Turton", which was the work of the Council's Engineer and Surveyor, Reginald Dart.  It showcased Dart's vision of what Turton could look like, with a new town centre, complete with civic buildings, cinemas, shops and offices.

Turton's proposed new civic centre
which was to be situated opposite Turton High School