We are sorry to hear that John Nicoll has died.  We are still engaged in converting his collection of negatives into higher resolution images and will add them to the Low Moor Local History Group website in due course.

John will long be remembered for his contribution in collecting together photographs and memorabilia for Low Moor and especially the Storr Hill and Carr Lane area.

He will be sadly missed.

Low Moor Local History Group have been working with West Yorkshire Acrhives to improve our skills and on Friday 7th September we received our Accreditation Certificate from Rachel Tapp.  Well done to all those in the group who took part in the training.

We're taking part in the Heritage Open Days Weekend for the first time and holding a walk on Sunday 9th Sept 2012 at 2pm. Do come along if you live locally and learn more about this historic area of Bradford

Saturday November 3rd 2012 Book the Date

The South Bradford Local History Alliance will be holding another event at Aldersgate Methodist Church on Saturday 3rd November 10am to 4pm. When you will be able to view their transcription of the 1910 Valuation for North Bierley.

This covers
Bierley
Low Moor
Oakenshaw
Wibsey
Wyke

You can consult the index to occupiers, owners and addresses and you will be able to identify your house or where your ancestors lived and see an image of the return for each property. They often give details of how many rooms there were, if there was privy or bathroom etc. Some larger properties come with small plans of the layout.

Local Maps will also be on display

200 years since Luddites

Some members of the group are involved in the Hammer and Shears production of "Among those Dark Satanic Mills". There will be several opportunities to see it. Locally it's on at Aldersgate Methododist Church Low Moor on Saturday 28th April starting at 7pm. Visit the website for more details

http://www.darksatanicmills.com/home

If you didn't manage to get to the Map and Archive Day, then you missed a great opportunity. There's something facinating about maps as most visitors agreed.

Whilst everyone else was launching rockets on November 5th we were officially launching the website.

Ken our webmaster has done a great job getting the site off the ground. Over the next few months expect to see the images transferred from the old John Nicoll site as well as lots of new material.

Map Day Details