Bolton Archives present a talk by the author, Gareth Winrow on his new book: 'Past Lives, Forgotten Stories: Cobbled Patchworks of History'

Gareth Winrow is an author and researcher born and raised in Bolton, now living in Oxford. His latest book is a local, social and family history. Many of the stories in the book are linked to Bolton - including the brother of his great grandfather, who narrowly avoided the Pretoria Pit Disaster, and his 3xgreat grandfather who, in a rags-to-riches tale, climbed the social ladder to become manager of Pin Mill in Bolton.

Northern Life magazine - 'This is family history done proper, rooted in the North and full of cracking stories'.

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