History of Crane Valley

Friends Of the River Crane Environment

The pumphouse in Craneford Depot © John Inglis

The Crane Valley area is rich in history. FORCE is collating information on the history of the area and has an archive of photos and maps.

Overall, however, there is not much documented history of the River Crane area. We would be grateful for any further historical information, photos and maps that you may have.

We intend to make available any documents of general historical interest.

Local History Notes	An introduction to the history of the River Crane Gunpowder Mills at Crane Park Island.
Chris Hern November 2003	The Duke of Northumberland's River describes the history of this section of the River Crane, including details of its construction and the various industrial uses made of the river and its banks over the centuries.
David Rose October 2003	A Brief History of the Marsh Farm Area from 1635 is a draft paper by a local historian providing some background historical information on the Crane Valley area. David would be very interested in further information on the area and any corroborative or contradictory evidence on any of the points made herein.