By the end of the First World War, out of a Lowerhouse membership of around 400, 80 were in uniform, although we do not know all their names or what happened to all of them. We have as yet almost no records of Lowerhouse men who served in the Second World War, and would welcome…
Part of the current display “On the Shoulders of Giants” at Burnley Library, has the stories of some of the men from Lowerhouse CC who went to war and didn’t come home, and happier stories of those who did. William Whittaker was mourned as one of the finest cricketers the club had known when he…
Background and early years Tommy Shutt’s story starts with his parents, William Shutt and Sarah Holden living in Lowerhouse in the second half of the 19th century. People were coming into Lowerhouse village from all over to work in the textile industry, often living in overcrowded, insanitary conditions. The Shutts came from the Colne area…
As this is the last home game of this 2018 season, Lowerhouse CC invite you to join us in remembering the men from the club who served in the Great War, which 100 years ago was slowly grinding to a close. In his 1917 report, the club secretary said: “ Matches are being arranged again…
I was born in March 1947 so just after the War ended. All my early life was in the Rosegrove area and I don’t think I ever went out of Burnley until I was 11 or 12. People didn’t in those days. It is difficult to pinpoint when I first started following Lowerhouse, probably around 1957…
1920: AGM booklet 1919: AGM booklet 1919: Lest we forget By Anne Cochrane 1918: William Whittaker – A Tribute By Paul Hargreaves 1918: AGM booklet 1917: AGM booklet 1916: AGM booklet 1915: Annual Report by Anne Cochrane 1914: From Cricket Field To Battle Field and back again – a long hard road By Anne Cochrane 1914: First Team Photo By Anne…
Lest we forget. There are many commemorations as we live through the centenary years of the Great War. At Lowerhouse C.C. we need to remember the loss of one of our very best amateur cricketers. William (Billy) Whittaker was killed in France in 1918. He was such a good player that he qualifies as one…
2006-2007 Saw the retirement from the Captaincy ranks of Joe Beneduce and the accession of Jonathan Finch. Many thanks to Joe – the first ever Lowerhouse captain to lift the Lancashire League championship. Outgoings and incomings saw the transfer of Bharat Tripathi to Burnley and Chris Astin to Read , and the acquisition of County…