
Accrington Town Centre in the 1970s, Then & Now.
Lots of changes have taken place in Accrington over the last Fifty years. The Lead Image […]

Accrington’s Lost Engine Sheds, Then & Now.
Accrington actually had two engine sheds. The original shed, built in 1848, proved to be inadequate. […]

Joseph Briggs, from Accrington to New York, Short Histories
Joseph Briggs was born in Accrington and would become the managing director of Tiffany Glass in […]

Accrington in 1848, a new railway and massive population growth
In 1811, the population of Accrington was 3,266; by 1851, it had ballooned to 10,374. In […]

Accrington women work on the trams, 1918
WWI accelerated Accrington women’s suffrage and more women were employed on the transport network. Accrington Corporation […]