Blackleach and North Walkden, by G Atkinson, P Hagerty and A Surtees

Blackleach and North Walkden, by G Atkinson, P Hagerty and A Surtees

Booklet published by Neil Richardson in 2001, 62 pages. A4 size booklet (N4834)

From the introduction: This book traces the progress of North Walkden from rural isolation to urban and industrial sprawl, and through the worst of the pollution to the creation of Blackleach Country Park. The entire industrial and social history of North Walkden was affected by what went on at the Blackleach site and by the people who lived and worked in the local area. Chapters include:

  • The Resovoirs
  • Coal Mining Operations
  • Chemicals and Cotton
  • Farming and other Industry
  • A Growing Township
  • Work and Play
  • The Twentieth Century
  • Creating the Park

The booklet is illustrated throughout with several black and white photographs, drawings and maps

Condition of the booklet is generally excellent. The cover is clean and bright, the staple spine is tight and intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. Has an old price printed on the front cover, a small price sticker on the rear side cover, and a very small 'bump' in the bottom left hand corner, which has caused a tiny amount of creasing.

Condition New