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Welcome to the Web Site for the Leyland Historical Society.Here we intend to place details of our recent meetings, events and research that the members undertake. Visit the Website for Leyland's Museum & Exhibition Centre.
2007 - 2008 Meetings.This is a list of the current meeting season from the first Monday in September 2007 through the next eleven months up to the Annual General Meeting held on the first Monday in July 2008.
Where you can find us.A map and description of the way to our meeting venue in the Shield Room, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland.
News & Views.This is the page on which we place our appeals for information and inform you of any news from the Society. Please contact the chairman with any information.
Our Next MeetingsHere you will find a short preview and details of the next few meetings to be held at the Civic Centre. Other events including rail trips out and Alston Hall nights will also be previewed here.
How to Contact UsIf you would like to contact the Society with any queries or enquires, please double-click on the Leyland Historical Society Heading and send an email to the Chairman or complete the form on this page to send us your queries and comments.If you have a Family History query please contact the Leyland & Chorley branch of the Lancashire Family History Society by sending an email to mailto:Rita@platt43.freeserve.co.uk
NEW - Through the Lanes of LeylandThe Inner Circle. To view the walk around the inside of the town, please click here
The Outer Circle. To view the walk around the bounds of the town, please click here.
VERY NEW - The Festival Route Through Leyland's History
Society PhotographsThese record the events that the Society take part in and special events at our meetings. See the exhibition at the 2002 Leyland Craft Fair with the display on Leyland in 1952.
Old PhotographsHere you will find a small but soon to be larger selection of old photographs of Leyland. We are happy to receive requests for specific pictures. We hope to be able to produce a CD Rom of old photos shortly. If there are photographs held by yourselves, which you could add to the collection, please email the Chairman at peter@houghton59.fsnet.co.uk.
Publications for SaleOn this page is listed the number of publications that the Society currently have for sale and details of how to purchase them.
Rail TripsPhotographs and reports of our trips around Lancashire and occasionally Yorkshire.
Chronicle IndexThis is the Index of the Lailand Chronicle, which has been produced by the Society at least yearly since 1970. The current edition, No 52 for 2006 - 2007 has just been published. If you require a copy of all the articles, purchase the CD covering the first 50 editions of the Chronicle.
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