http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=26999 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:18:00 EST Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:11:56 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com Lee Wolf 60 Thomas Langley was born in 1363 in Middleton. He was the third son of Alice and William. His great Uncle William was the Rector of St. Leonard's Parish Church, Middleton. He attended St Mary’s Abbey at Thetford from 1375 until 1381. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217386 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217386 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:35:00 EST The Borough of Middleton was inaugurated on 21st July 1886, in forming the new borough the former townships of Middleton and Tonge, Alkrington and parts of Hopwood and Thornham were incorporated. The Middleton Coat of Arms was granted by the College of Arms from the time of the town's incorporation in 1886. The Middleton Coat of Arms was in use by the town until 1974 when the borough became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale and Middleton Council was abolished. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217385 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217385 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:35:00 EST Leonard of Noblac or of Limoges (also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard) (died in 559), was a Frankish noble in the court of Clovis I. He was converted to Christianity along with the king by Saint Remigius ("Saint Rémy"), Bishop of Reims. Leonard secured the release of a number of prisoners, for whom he has become a patron saint, then, declining the offer of a bishopric, he entered a monastery at Micy near Orléans, under the direction of Saint Mesmin and Saint Lie. Then, according to his legend, Leonard became a recluse in the forest of Limousin, where he gathered a number of followers. Through his prayers the queen of the Franks was safely delivered of a male child, and in recompense Leonard was given royal lands at Noblac, 21 km from Limoges, where he founded the abbey of Noblac, around which a village grew, named in his honour Saint-Leonard de Noblat. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217384 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217384 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:29:00 EST The brewery was formed in 1828 by retired cotton manufacturer John Lees. John Lees purchased some land at Middleton Junction (or Jumbo as the area was known) and set up the brewery. The Greengate Brewery, which it became known as, is fully operational today, and is where the company still operates from. In 1876, John William Lees assumed control of the company from John Lees his grandfather and renamed the company J.W Lees & Co. Brewers. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217281 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217281 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:29:00 EST The Olde Boar's Head is thought to date back to at least 1587. The building itself has a fireplace with that date inscribed, although there are dates inscribed elsewhere, for example a stone lintel in the cellar has 1632 marked. The building itself has had many additions made to it during it's long history so these dates may suggest different phases of building work. It is known that the building was part of an ancient row of cottages and operated as a coaching inn on the former Chester to York highway. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217280 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217280 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:28:00 EST Middleton's original conservation area was established in 1978 and covers an area of approximately sixteen hectares, the existing area is to the north of the town centre. The area extends from the Assheton Arms at Market Place and up Long Street and on to Rochdale Road. To the west the area covers Jubilee Park, New Lane, Saint Leonards Church and Graveyard, Saint Leonard's Square, Middleton Cemetery and Spring Gardens. To the east Mellalieu Street, The Old Rectory and Durnford Street Health Centre. To the south the area ends at the Market Place Roundabout but proceeds on to Market Place and Lodge Street. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217279 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217279 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:27:00 EST Edgar Wood was an architect, artist, craftsman, conversationalist and town planner. At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, he had a national and international reputation and was regarded as the most important avant-garde architect in the north of England. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217278 http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217278 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:27:00 EST The Parish Church in Middleton was erected around in 1096 by Roger de Montbegon the Norman Overlord and was probably dedicated to St. Leonard by Robert de Limesey, Bishop of Durham. The church contains two arches made of stonework from the Norman church. However, a wooden Saxon church is believed to have occupied the site long before the Norman conquest. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217277 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217277 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:26:00 EST After many years of decline Middleton’s Town Centre is being redeveloped and regenerated. Rochdale Metropolitan Borough has finally realised that our Town, the second larger town in the borough after Rochdale, is overdue considered and sustainable regeneration. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217276 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217276 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:25:00 EST You can still hear folk, especially older born and bred Moonrakers (a person who is born and raised in Middleton) say the odd word or phrase, and it gives one a warm feeling, but it seems that many of these words and phrases have been and are being lost forever, perhaps we should all try to include a few words and the odd phrase in our 'modern' conversations and help to keep our heritage and tongue alive! http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217275 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217275 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:24:00 EST Long Street Methodist Church was known as the Wesleyan Chapel and School when it first opened in 1901. The buildings were designed in 1897 and built between 1899 and 1901. The site was previously occupied by several cottages, these were demolished and the land was purchased for £830. The church and ancillary buildings were designed by the internationally renowned architect Edgar Wood. It is the largest of the churches designed by him. Wood was a renowned architect of the Arts and Crafts movement. Both the church and school buildings were completed in the Arts and Crafts style and have may features which represent this. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217274 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217274 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:24:00 EST The Old Grammar school building in Middleton was erected around 1586, it was funded by Alexander Nowell, who was the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral London during most of Queen Elizabeth I's reign. Nowell's building replaced a school that had previously been held in St. Leonard's. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217273 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217273 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:23:00 EST Middleton Band had humble beginnings, originally made up of a small group of six youngsters in 1876. The original group used to play their tunes in exchange for ale or lemonade. This earned the band the nickname of “The Pop and Ale Boys”. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217272 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217272 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:22:00 EST Joel Halliwell was born in Middleton on 29th December 1881. Lance Corporal Halliwell served in the 11th Lancashire Fusiliers during the Great War. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217271 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217271 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:21:00 EST Edgar Wood (1860-1935) practiced from Manchester about the turn of the century and gained a considerable reputation both in Britain and abroad, notably in Germany. British design was then of European significance. His work is principally domestic, but he designed several churches and small commercial buildings. He worked as an individual designer, mostly with only one assistant, and confined himself to the smaller type of building that he could control personally. Although he was active in Manchester for over twenty years, most of his work is in nearby towns, such as Rochdale, Oldham and Middleton, and in outlying districts such as Bramhall and Hale. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217270 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217270 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:21:00 EST Samuel Bamford, was born on 28th February 1788 in Middleton. Samuel's father, Daniel, was a handloom weaver of muslin, part-time schoolteacher, and a composer of religious songs. Daniel and his wife Hannah, the daughter of a local shoemaker, were both staunch Methodists. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217269 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217269 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EST The Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter's Field in Manchester on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 gathered at a meeting to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217268 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217268 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:19:00 EST Middleton's old School House on Long Street was built in 1842 and substantially added to over the years, with the oldest part of the original building facing onto Long Street. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217267 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217267 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:19:00 EST HMS Middleton is a Hunt Class Mine Counter Measures Vessel. It is the second Royal Navy ship to bear our town's name. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217252 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217252 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:17:00 EST Welcome to the town of Middleton and thisismiddleton.co.uk! This websites purpose is to tell the story of Middleton, it's history, it's buildings and of course it's people. Middleton is a truly ancient place with it's roots stretching back 1,500 years, maybe even further. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217247 webeditor.middleton@live.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=4217247 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:18:00 EST