Lest we forget.
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…
The 1914 Bazaar Programme
We are proud to be able to show you a fully digital version of the programme from the 1914 Bazaar. We, luckily have 2 original…
Bazaar – Postscript and aftermath.
The Bazaar was a very successful event. However, Arthur Dugdale’s warning came true, in a way, for at the AGM on 2.3.1915, “owing to wretched…
Three Bazaar Days, Success, Hopes and Fears
Three Bazaar Days, Success, Hopes and Fears (including some words of warning, and a hint of what was to come.) Each day was opened by…
April 1914: The Bazaar to end all Bazaars – an Introduction
When the Committee and gentlemen supporters of Lowerhouse Cricket Club gathered in the Junction Hotel for their AGM on 12.12.1901, (no ladies of course), they…
From Cricket Field To Battle Field and back again – a long hard road
When you remember the fallen on Remembrance Day, spare a thought also for the survivors and the horrors they faced and had to live with…
1914 – Billy Cook took all 10 wickets!
Paul Kaye has been in touch after seeing our post of the 1932 team which included a photo of his Great Grandad – Billy Cook….
More from the history books – Stan’s Grandad
Anne Cochrane has kindly found these in the archive. We thought you might be interested in the attached images. Both of them are related to…