Below is some recommended reading to add to your journey through Haughton Green and delve into a fascinating story of the area’s hatting industry – Bow Garret.

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"WHERE'S OUR LIZZIE", a book written by my mother about her childhood in HAUGHTON GREEN LANCASHIRE between 1909-1923.

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South Denton & Haughton Green 1904: Lancashire Sheet 112.02 (Old O.S. Maps of Lancashire)

 
 

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Denton and Haughton (Archive Photographs) 

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Annals of Hyde and district : containing historical reminiscences of Denton, Haughton, Dukinfield, Mottram, Longdendale, Bredbury, Marple, and the neighbouring townships

 
 

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Denton Then & Now (Archive Photographs: Then & Now) 

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The Story of the Village Green
by
Margaret Smethurst
(PDF Document)

 

 

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The Bow Garret Story

Click Here to read Andrew Gwynne's  fascinating story of how an unspectacular brick outbuilding turned out to be a significant piece of Denton’s pre-industrial history