Take a look at some of the changes to Brindle and the surrounding villages over the decades. Let us know if you have old images you’d like us to include. Many of the monochrome images on this page are from a book called Over the Five Barred Gate, written in 1967 by George Birtill, a local reporter and historian.
Brindle Village
Smithy Lane, Brindle
Cross Keys, Brindle
St Joseph’s church, Chapel Fold, Brindle
Denham Hall, Brindle
Radburn Brow between Brindle and Clayton
Post Office, Clayton Green
Lower Copthurst
Denham Hill in the distance beyond the Top Lock pub
Birchin Lane, Whittle-le-Woods
Lock keeper’s cottage, Top Lock, Wheelton
The Lancaster canal (left) and the Leeds-Liverpool canal (right) meet at Whittle Springs
Holy Trinity church, Hoghton
Dolphin Brow, Whittle-le-Woods
The tower on Dark lane, Whittle-le-Woods
Shaw Brow, Whittle-le-Woods
Alms houses on Shaw Brow, Whittle-le-Woods
The war memorial in Wheelton
St Chad’s church, South Hill, Whittle-le-Woods
Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods
The Navigation Inn, Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods (The bridge was over the Lancaster canal, now filled in)
Town Lane, Whittle-le-Woods
Moss Lane, Whittle-le-Woods
St. Barnabas Parish church, Heapey
1970 Range Rover. Although it was 1″ longer and 4.5″ taller, it was also 2.5″ narrower and had a 9.5″ shorter wheelbase than the 2026 ‘Mini’ Countryman
1970 Quality Street tub – 2500g compared to 550g in 2026 – 4.5 times heavier. Cost in 1970 – £1-10s – 2026 equivalent is £23.50 In today’s money, 1970s chocolates cost 0.94p/gramme – today 1.27p/gramme
