Colliery in Leigh sunk by John Speakman at Wood End Farm in the northeast part of Bedford in 1875
Bedford Colliery explosion
Explosion of firedamp on Friday 13 August 1886 which caused the deaths of 38 miners at Bedford No. 2 Pit in Leigh, on the Lancashire Coalfield.
Bedford Hall
Late-medieval house in Bedford, Leigh near the edge of Chat Moss.
Bedford, Leigh
Suburb of Leigh in Greater Manchester, one of the three ancient townships that merged in 1875 to form the town of Leigh.
Beerhouse
Type of public house created in the United Kingdom by the 1830 Beerhouse Act, legally defined as a place “where beer is sold to be consumed on the premises”.
Beeston Castle
Former royal castle built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, (1170–1232), on his return from the Fifth Crusade.
Belfry
Structure in which bells are hung.
Bell-cote
Shelter containing one or more bells.
Belle Vue Zoological Gardens
Large zoo, amusement park, exhibition hall complex and speedway stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, opened in 1836.
Belmont Hall
18th-century country house one mile northwest of the village of Great Budworth, Cheshire, England. It has been in the possession of the Leigh family for more than 200 years.
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