Anna Watkins – Double Olympian
Anna was born and raised in Leek, Staffordshire, where she attended Westwood College. She studied Natural
History of Rudyard
The village of Rudyard as we know it today is largely the result of the
Golf at Rudyard Lake
Rudyard Lake Golf Club was formed in 1906 and was the first golf club in
Captain Webb
Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the Channel in August 1875. Two
History of the Dam
The Dam was designed by John Rennie and construction started in 1797 with Hugh Henshall
Churches of Rudyard
Rudyard falls within the parish of Horton but has always shown an independent streak in
Local People
The Rudyard Lake archive has many pictures of the people who have lived round the
Canals
Rudyard reservoir was the fourth reservoir constructed by the Trent and Mersey Canal Company to
Rudyard Railway Station
Rudyard railway station served Rudyard, Staffordshire and was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1850 on the Churnet Valley
Dave Clarke – Transatlantic rower and sailor.
Dave Clarke from Macclesfield came to the Lake in 2007 saying that it was his
Tearooms of Rudyard
One has to imagine a time when what was really quite an isolated community in
Day at the Lake
On the 30th April, 1st & 2nd of May 2016, Wild Rumpus, producers of the award-winning
Carlos Trower – The African Blondin
Carlos Trower, an Afro-American tight rope walker who called himself ‘The African Blondin’ was born
The Visitor’s Centre
The Rudyard Lake Trust (founded in 1996) has as one of it’s key Objectives ‘to
Houses of Rudyard
Rudyard village consists primarily of four roads which meet at the mini-roundabout in front of
George Orwell
George Orwell visited Rudyard in the inter-war years during his research for The Road To
“Delaney’s” – Café Extension
The Rudyard Lake Trust are pleased to announce the completion of the extension to the
History of the North Staffordshire Railway Company
The following extract is taken from the 1908 edition of The Official Illustrated Guide to
