Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 64: Mass-Observation returns to Bolton & Blackpool, 1960

64/A Bolton By-election

Letter from Nell Umney to THH, ts, 1p, 21.11.60, enclosing report "Bolton By Election", ts, 10pp, 11.60, NU, report on the election, index card attached

Letter from Raynor Atkins to THH, ts, 8.12.60, enclosing report "Bolton East By-election", ts, 42pp, RA

"Bolton - Election Results", ts, 1p, election results for Bolton East and Bolton West for 1959 and 1955

Untitled document, ts, 2pp, statistical data on voting patterns for 1951, 1955 and 1959 [no source cited]

64/B Leisure

"Comments on changes noted in Workers' Educational Association since about 1935", ts, 1p, by Miss Alice Foley, President, Bolton Branch, Workers' Education Association

Booklet After Work leisure and learning in two towns, Bolton and Rochdale

Newspaper cutting about the Crowther Report

Sport: observer account

"Ryton Wrestling Stadium", ts, 1p, 28.7.60, NU, conversation with Mrs Bowman, Director of Ryton Wrestling

"Wrestling Bolton 1938", ms, 2pp, 7.60, RA

"Municipal Golf", ts, 1p, about Bolton municipal golf course

"Bowling and Tennis in Corporation Parks", ts, 1p, newspaper cutting attached

"Impact of television on sport", ts, 1p and newspaper cutting

Note signed by Haydn Berry, sports editor of the Bolton Evening News, ts, 1p, referring to attached notes about sport

Index card (1), reference to yachting

Special interest clubs observer accounts

"Bolton Allotment Society", ts, 1p, 7.8.60, [NU], background information

Programme Flower & Vegetable Show, Ainsdale Road Allotment Society, 20.8.60, ticket attached

"Cactus Society", ts, 1p, 7.8.60, NU, background information

"Bolton Canine Club", ts, 1p, 7.8.60, NU, background information

Charities observer account

"Cruelty to children and animals", ts, 1p, phone conversation with an NSPCC inspector and an RSPCA inspector

Arts observer accounts

"Bolton Art Circle", ts, 1p, 7.8.60, NU

"Miss Stayon music teacher", ts, 2pp, 7.8.60, NU, interview

"Music trends.. Pearl radio and music shop", ts, 2pp, 11.8.60, NU

Programme, Little Theatre, for Twelfth Night, 5.58

"Amateur Theatricals 1837-1960", ts, 2pp, 11.8.60, NU

"Report from the secretary of the Bolton Amateur Theatricals", ts, 2pp, 11.8.60, NU

Kewyed observer account

"West Houghton Kayed" (sic), ts, 1p, 27.7.69, NU

"A slight case of totemism", ts, 6pp, [THH]

"Car licences", ts, 1p, number of vehicle registered for 1938, 1950 and 1959

Billy's Weekly Liar, newspaper (2 copies) 23rd and 24th editions, Bolton's Publishers, 1958

Letter from [?] to THH, ms, 1p about material on Blackpool and Liverpool

64/C Markets and shops

Letter from [?], Secretary, Bolton Chamber of Commerce to Mr Currier, ts, 2pp, 4.8.69 about industrial trends in Bolton

Booklet Centenary of the opening of the Market Hall Knowsley Street, Pendlebury & Sons Ltd., Bolton

"County Borough of Bolton - markets undertaking", ts, 3pp, 8.59, report planning and administration of Bolton's markets

Untitled document, ts, 1p, 16.7.[60], THH, about repeats of 1940s shop counts at Woolworths

"Steels Whoesale(sic) Grocers", ts, 1p, 20.7.60, NU, conversation with Mr Roger Steel about changes in Bolton. Reference toTom Harrisson having worked at the wholesalers as a warehouseman

Repeat observations of 1937-40 M-O shop and market studies (see Box 29)

"Crossley Corner Shop, Little Lever High Street", ts, 20.7.60, NU, conversation with Mrs Crossley about business and bowling. Two newspaper cuttings attached about Mrs Crossley's bowling activities

"Shop Comparisons", ts, 35pp, 21.7.60-11.8.60, NU

"Observations in Fish and Chip Shop", ms, 1p, Palace, Newport St and Savoy Churchgate

64/D Pubs

"Pubs change and not-change. Some basic statistics", ts, 1p, JS, memo from D.M. Peacock, Lintas Limited, to JS, ts, 1p, 21.7.60, and newspaper cutting attached

"Drinking", ts, 2pp, [JS], 4.8.37, pub in Blackpool

Note from [JS] to THH, ts, 1p, referring to pub reports

Repeat observations from M-O pub studies (see box 3) at the following pubs:

"1937-60. Change and not-change in pubs", ts, 2pp, 7.60, JS

"Peel Hotel", ts, 1p, JS

"Saturday mid-day drinking", ts, 1p, 16.7.60, [JS], also photocopy of original pub observation, (see Box 3, file D)

"Parkfield (Arms) Inn", ts, 2pp, 23.7.60, NU

"Star and Garter, Bow Street", ts, 2pp, 25.7.60, NU

"Man and Scythe, Churchgate", ts, 2pp, 25.7.60, NU

"The Wheatsheaf", ts, 1p, 27.7.60, NU

"The Saddle, Bradshawgate", ts, 1p, 30.[7].60, NU

"Hen and Chickens, Deansgate", ts, 1p, NU

"The Crofters", ts, 1p, NU

"Waterloo Hotel", ts, 2pp, NU, illustrated

"Greyhound, Deansgate", ts, 2pp, NU

"Lower Nags Head, Deansgate", ts, 1p, 3.8.60, NU

"One Horse Shoe, Bank Street", ts, 1p, 5.8.60, NU

"Duke of Cambridge, Bark Street", ts, 1p, 6.8.60, NU

"Duke of Clarence, Clarence Street", ts, 1p, 6.8.60, NU

"Bark Street Tavern", ts, 1p, 6.8.60, NU

"Tarts. Bolton", ts, 1p, 12.8.60, NU

Untitled document, ts, 1p, JS about the pub reports

Leaflet: Offences of Drunkenness, 1959, Home Office, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London

Booklet: General Annual Licensing Meeting 11th February 1959, Report of Chief Constable, County Borough of Bolton

Booklet: A Story of 700 Years - Ye Olde Man and Scythe Inn, James Bland production

Magazine cuttings,Harpers Wine & Spirit Gazette, 3.6.60, 5.8.60 and 28.8.60, about wine and spirit trade

Booklet: Sherries The Wine Merchants, price list, business card attached

Newspaper cutting

64/E Trades Council and employment

Booklet: Annual Report and Directory 1959, Bolton Trades Council

"Observations on changing textile trade unions since 1935", ts, 1p

"Trades Council", ms, 1p, information supplied by Councilor Glyn

64/F Religion

Letters

From Rev J. Kenneth Lawton to NU, ms, 2pp, 22.7.60, enclosing membership record for Bridge Street Methodist

From Eric Shivell Price to NU, ms, 1p, about some material for the Bolton survey

From E.M. Williams, Senior Captain, The Salvation Army, Bolton to NU, ms, 1p, 30.8.60, about permission to publish material

"St Lukes Old Chorley Road, Electoral Roll", ms, 1p, 28.8.60, NU, membership figures and brief note about accuracy of numbers

Paper folder containing

"Baptist Churches in Bolton and District", ts, 2pp, 12.8.60, NU, statistical data on church membership

"Anglican Church Figures", ts, 1p, 26.8.60, NU, statistical data from the electoral roll

"Congregational Churches", ts, 2pp, NU, statistical data on church membership

Observer accounts of services at the following churches and details of any changes and visits to churches and places of worship

Report by John Sommerfield on St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Bawkers Row, Maudsley Street, Bolton, ts, 1p, 16.7.60, JS

"St Augustines Anglican Church Tonge Moor", ts, !p, 17.7.60, NU

"Belmont Congregational Church", ts, 1p, 17.7.60, NU

"St James Church", ts, 1p, 17.7.60, NU

"Visit to the Roman Catholic church near the railway station at Bolton ....", ts, 2pp, 17.7.60, BH

"St. Augustines Anglican Church Tonge Moor", ts, 1p, 17.7.60, NU

"Independant Methodist Church and Sunday School", ts, 1p, 9.8.60, NU

"Claremont Baptist Church Bolton", ts, 2pp, 12.8.60, NU

"Recording of general impressions by Barbara Harrisson", ts, 9.7.[60] 3pp, BH, Parish Church, Bolton

"Recording by Julian Trevelyan ...", ts, 3pp, 9.7.[60] JT, visit to Victoria Hall

"Recording by Humphrey Spender ...Maudsley Street Congregationalist Church", ts, 4pp, 9.7.60, HS, visit

"Recording by Francis Huxley on visit to Bank Street Unitarian Church", ts, 4pp, 9.7.[60], FH

"Summary of Sunday morning church observations, 1960 compared with 1937", ts, 2pp, THH

"Sunday afternoon - (continuation of Sunday morning)", ts, 2pp, 10.7.60, THH, around Bolton

"Report by Humphrey Spender ... on the St. George's Congregationalist Church, Bolton ...", ts, 2pp, 10.7.[60], HS, evening service

"Report by Barbara Harrisson on Methodist Church in St. George's Road ...", ts, 2pp, 9.7.[60], BH, evening service

"Seventh Day Adventist Church, Nelson Square", ts, 1p, 24.7.60, NU, background information

"Bolton Hebrew Congreation, 12a Wentworth St", ts, 2pp, 1.8.60, NU, background information

"Salvation Army", ts, 1p, 14.8.60, NU, attempt to interview Army staff, attendance at meeting

Interviews with clergymen

"Mr Lawton ... Minister Astley Bridge Methodist Church", ts, 2pp, 15.7.60, NU

"Rev J.N. Mitchell, St. Philips C. of E., Swan Lane", ts, 2pp, 18.7.60, NU

"Rev M. Rhugi, St. Pauls, Halliwell Road, C. of E., ts, 2pp, 18.7.60, NU

"Rev Joseph Needham", ts, 1p, 18.7.60, NU, Superintendant of Bolton Wesley Circuit

"Rev D. Glyn Evans, Congregational Church, St. Georges Road", ts, 3pp, 19.7.60, NU

"Rev R.C. Craston, St Pauls, Deansgate", ts, 2pp, 19.7.60, NU

"Rev D.E. Carr, Presbyterian Church, Somerset Road", ts, 2pp, 19.7.60, NU

"Rev G. Farrand, Congregational Churches, Mawdsley Street and Derby Street", ts, 2pp, 20.7.60, NU

"Rev W.J. Evans, Tonge Moor and Edgeworth Congregational Churches", ts, 2pp, 20.7.60, NU

"Rev Lawton Astlay (sic) Bridge Methodist Church", ts, 1p, 21.7.60, NU

"Father Ashworth, St. Edmunds R.C., Edmund St.", ts, 1p, 22.7.60, NU

"Father Ford, St. Patricks, Great Moor St. R.C.", ts, 1p, 22.7.60, NU

"Rev C.D. Warrnan, Queen Street Mission", ts, 1p, 22.7.60, NU

"Tonge Moor Congregational Church, Bolton", ts, 2pp, report by J.W. Evans

"Counts of colour in womens clothes", ts, 2pp, 16.7.60, THH/BH

Letter from Geoffrey Farrand to "Dear Friends", ts, 1p, details of church services, diary for July 1960 and thanking his congregation for their support during his ministry

"St. George's Road Contregational Church proposed coffee bar", ts, 2pp, 7.60, a report

"Chuch Missionary Society - Bolton Deanery Association", ts, 2pp, financial statistics and report of the annual meeting 17.5.60

Untitled document, ms, 4pp, research notes and 3 index cards

"A Unitarian's Notebook", ts, 1p, reprinted article, Bolton Evening News, 24.9.58

Church magazines and religious literature

64/G Crime prevention - Blackpool

Observer account

"Blacpool", ts, 1p, about the new Chief Constable, interview with the enquiry office sergeant

"Crime & Poster 1960", ms, 1p

Booklets (2): Give them an inch and they'll take -, about crime prevention

Poster Is yours to be a pleasant holiday?

Crime prevention literature

64/H Youth and education

Letter from W.T. Selley, Chief Education Officer, County Borough of Bolton, Education Department, to R.J. Currier, ts, 4pp, 24.11.60, enclosing "Significnat changes in educational provision in Bolton since 1945", notes

Copy letter from RJC to W.T. Selley, ts, 1p, 30.11.60, thanking him for the notes

"Footnote", ts, 1p, about changes in education since the war

"Names at Bolton School", ts, 3pp, Bolton surnames

Letter from RJC to Arthur Catherall, ts, 1p, 10.8.60, eight questions about the Scout movement

Letter from Arthur Catherall to RJC, ts, 2pp, 11.8.60, replying to questions about the Scout movement

64/I Entertainment

Brochures, newspaper cuttings and programmes for shows, exhibitions and the theatre