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Colne
 Kirkbride "Colne 2000" Mural on Parliament Street Click image to enlarge (91k). |
Books on Colne |
Colne is an ancient market town steeped in history (parts of the parish church date back to the 11th century). Birthplace of Wallace Hartley (band master on the Titanic) and home of The Great British R&B Festival. Colne, along with Nelson, were at the heart of the Lancashire cotton industry, there are many signs of this still around. Close to the motorway system (the M65 terminates in Colne), it has many shops, an indoor and a lively outdoor market, and several mill shops to whet your appetite.
Key Features
 | 1 Parish Church |
| 2 Municipal Hall |
| 3 British In India Museum |
| 4 New Market Hall |
| Books on Colne |
Places of Interest
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| Colne Parish Church
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Albert Road |
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| Municipal Hall
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Albert Road |
Run by Pendle Leisure Services.
See What's On for details of other events. |
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| 1 Newtown Street, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 0JJ | Houses a fine collection of
model soldiers, paintings, postcards, stamps, uniforms and other military regalia from the
era of the British Empire from early
17th Century to 1947. One of its claims to fame is that it holds the clothes
worn by E.M Forster
during his time with the Maharajah of Dewas Senior, a Japanese flag captured in the 1944 Battle of Kohima
(not sure what this has to do with the Brits in India!), the last Union Jack flown at Lucknow, the skin of a tiger, a working model of
the Kalka-Simla railway, and a
number of regimental neckties. There's also a display of photographs from the royal
archives of Queen Victoria and her Indian servants. Opening Times Monday to Friday (except Tuesday) 1300 - 1700. Saturday 1100 - 1700. Closed during Christmas Holidays. Adults: £2.00, Children (under 16): £0.50 Telephone: +44 (0)1282 613129, 870215
Check out a recent book on the British in India and see a review of the book. |
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Albert Road | Although built in the 1970s, the Market Hall had a £167,000 facelift in August 1999. It saw the construction of an eye-catching glazed colonnade, the erection of new canopies for stalls, and essential lighting and decoration work. |
Books on Colne
"The History of Colne", Dorothy Harrison, Paperback (November 1988)
"The Skipton-Colne Railway and the Barnoldswick Branch", Donald Binns, Paperback - 52 pages