Archived Materials and Local Industry and Organizations

The Archives contain material about Saddleworth people at work, at play and at prayer.

There are collections of business records particularly relating to the cotton and woollen industries the major employer. These include a large archive on Hutchinson & Hollingworth, of Dobcross Loomworks a major maker and exporter.  Other business records include Saddleworth’s banks and co-ops.  There are papers of the Saddleworth Victorian architect George Shaw.

Sport is well represented, particularly cricket played in the Saddleworth & District League.  There is a comprehensive collection of the poetry and prose of Saddleworth’s writers including the works and papers of Ammon Wrigley.  The musical events of the band contests and the Saddleworth Festival are well covered.  Time away from work was also spent participating in mutual benefit societies.  There are records of the Saddleworth Family Burial Society and other similar Societies.     

Whilst church records are usually held elsewhere the archive does hold the records of Delph Independent Chapel.  There are many church histories and individual items such as bazaar programmes and service sheets.

Saddleworth Museum is independent and we are reliant on volunteers for a lot of our work. If you want to visit the archive please e-mail us with your enquiry and what you are looking for and we will arrange a time.  

At Saddleworth Museum you can:

VISIT THE FAMILY HISTORY ARCHIVE

DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF SADDLEWORTH'S INDUSTRY

VIEW THE SADDLEWORTH VILLAGES OF OLD

SEE THE ORGANISATIONS OF SADDLEWORTH

MEET THE PEOPLE OF SADDLEWORTH