


Celebrating 160 years
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Little North Western Railway
in Long Preston
A booklet recording how the arrival of the
railway affected Long Preston & Hellifield.
Includes maps of the growth of the villages,
charts showing the types and volumes of rail
& goods traffic, and old photographs.
£3.50
A twenty one page, A5 booklet, with colour diagrams, maps and photographs, printed on high quality paper. An ideal memento or gift for anyone with an interest in railways.

A walk around
Long Preston
A brief history of the village and
illustrated guide to the
interesting historical features of the older buildings.
£2.00
A ten page, A4 booklet, with drawings of selected features of the buildings, printed on high quality paper.



Eight Walks in the
vicinity of Long Preston
Illustrated guides to eight circular
walks from the village,
Ranging in length from 2 to 9 miles.
£3.00
Eight separate, A5 booklets, with detailed descriptions of the walks and a colour map of each route, printed on high quality paper.


These publications can be purchased at any of the Heritage Project Events,
Or you
can order them using the online Publications Order Form,
or by telephone on 01729
840729.
If you live in Long Preston then we can arrange delivery or collection.
The “Eight Walks” can also be purchased at the Long Preston Village Post Office.
Thank
you to Julie and Arthur for providing this service.
The charge for postal delivery to the UK Mainland will be charged at cost;
between
£0.80 for the lighter items, to £2.00 for all 5 publications.
Please contact sales@longpreston.info for a quotation if you require
multiple publications,
or for post to outside UK mainland.
Click here to complete the online Publications Order Form
When you click on [Submit] it will be sent to sales@longpreston.info
They will usually be ready to collect within a few days,
we will contact you to arrange
collection / delivery.
Note: there is a separate Order Form for the Calendar -
The Heritage Project is pleased
to offer the following publications for sale:
Yeomen, Monks, Drovers
and Handloom Weavers -
800 years of Long Preston’s History
By Tony Stephens
A booklet discussing the detailed history of Long Preston and the occupations of
it’s residents.
It examines the records from the Domesday to the early stages of
the Industrial Revolution.
Included are detailed Tithe Maps & Surveys together with tables of land holdings,
the
tenants and occupations.
£5.00
A sixty four page, A5 booklet, with colour diagrams, maps and photographs, printed on high quality paper. An ideal memento or gift for anyone with an interest in local history.

Long Preston Heritage Group DVD
Our first DVD is now available, containing two items:
Mr B. Bowman's film of Long Preston and area events, shot on 8mm film in the 1960's.
A video recording of the Re-
Bells of St Mary's Church service,
from April 2009.
The first contains footage of a snowy winter and tobogganing, holiday scenes in Morecambe,
scheduled steam trains at Long Preston and Hellifield, baling, concrete laying, an
auction, sports day fun, ploughing and the football team in action.
The second is
prefaced by footage of the bells being removed for repair, and then returned to the
church tower, followed by the full Service in St Mary's, with a full congregation
led by the Bishop of Bradford and the Reverend Rachel.
Both items are in colour, the first is silent, the second with stereo sound. Both
are in 4:3 format -
The total playing time
of the DVD is 100 minutes.
£5.00




The Long Preston Heritage Group
Calendar for 2010
May Day celebrations have taken place in Long Preston for many years. This year we
celebrate
40 years of the modern day event.
The 2010 calendar has photographs of the celebrations going back to 1919.
The calendar is printed in A4 landscape format, with the majority of the pictures in colour.
Price is £5
Some still available for £1
You can order them using the online Calendar Order Form,
or by telephone on 01729
840729.
If you live in Long Preston then we can arrange collection.
The charge for postal delivery to the UK Mainland is £0.80.
Please contact sales@longpreston.info for a quotation if you require
more than one
calendar, or for post to outside UK mainland.
Click here to complete the online Calendar Order Form
When you click on [Submit] it will be sent to sales@longpreston.info
They will usually be ready to collect within a few days,
we will contact you to arrange
collection / delivery.
Note: there is a separate Order Form for the Publications -

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