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BELieS OF THE PAST IN TIIE


CLITHEROE DISTRICT.


j^T'l’iiKESTlNO KAiMBLE WITH MR. W. S. WEEKS,.K.R.H.S.


niovemeiio Society weif: agaur alielU, and an tie t\tis occupied by tho Troops of Parliament, ;.vcccdmgly pltasmg tmm they had oi it.


in coiiiiKCtion----- - with tlie St. Mary’s iVIutual iin- ■ - , .


On Sii-tui'day afienioon. last, itlit; lainiblexs ^


was caused by Oliver Cromw-eU wlio thev


inveiitioH of cannon^ it ocQupied an exceed- iiigly strong positiou:, though, present-dhy ap* pliconces of warfaire would; ir*ake liglit work of it. Onei of the most interesting features abouit tlie Castle :was tliat its keep was the smallest Norman keei>:iir England... As to the origin of the hole thatAS’as to> be seen at the opposite side cf the keep, it was staled with emphasis by odd Clitlieronians that this


THE CLITHEROE TIMES, FRIDAY, JULY 21^__189c EDISPORD. •


had to be to. a great extent ^ f supporting. - Arriving at Edisford Bvidgpi Mr. Weeks, in- When winter was approacliing, tlie. faimer


mg a different ma.rk, so as to readily distm- through the Icng wm er mo ^ cite man’s work from anotlier, and, so P?7°lChUieroe wus oMy a


said planted his guns on Salt Hill and from. ™ there firing, broke the hole in tlie side. This. “^ 1


The route selected was by Jiddistord and ^yell shcnld besiege;bis'owo men. Another


Miuuii, returning over Plartlnill, the naturo of reason why they should disbelieve this piece iue out temg Antiquity. ’i Jie party, tliough of tradidon was that thei camion in those days nut veiy numerous, was select, and what was were not able to tlirow a. ball such a long dis-


note poxes,


boxes bundle.


utekiu" i" ooniOer was counterbalanced by tance. .The reason tlie Castle was in ruins the lact duit a> number ot the gentler seoc avi^- was tliat ddringithe tirne of the Cemmen- d themselves of the e.\cursion.


wealth, it was feared that the adherents of Wiiii idt- Weeks at tlie head, little was to Charles II might cause a second Civil War,


1 ■ ft.iteil as to the success of the ramhle,aiid niid so efforts were made tOi lessen the number •'^vis imder the guidance of this gentleman of strongholds in the country', several being '1 't we naide a suii't front tlie MaiKet Place ordered by the Parliament to he dismantled, Trtlv alter two'o’clock.


amongst them being Clitheroe Castle and


^*1'oteeiiing up Casclo Street with old Sol Skipton Castle. As tO’ the possibilities of • il^e nlenaude of his splendour, wo take the there ever ha ving been a ditch or moat, he did


*" 't the right and proceed down Parson not think that tliere ever had been such a turn 0


house no iKCj Oi


Joor, was at one lime the" advantageous to Castles built cn level ground. q'lmmas Wilson,former- Another interesting feature of the Castle was


ly hcad-i the time the school was under 1^ supep


tcsuleHcd ^^^^^^ Grammar Scliooi. Dur- that although it was in the centre o f the Bor- ’


” 4n our iruide informs' us that it had d tidier repumion that it cyei' had hi aU itS; ? 4 i t l Oaihcring. round our genial friend 4 , ,i to relate a story wldch hau, been


: , ^ d 4 " 4 h im b y t4 l a t o M i s s ^ 1 I,111 Clitlieroe resident. . Inc


fh he 00 people had, andolthough our guide £


well worth repeating. UliATlNG TU B D B V IL .


Whilst Mr. M'ilsun was ha,ving a ” snooze lyoveicJs,anU


R OPES


Iral elopes


ow, TOE. Id ih am


'’ater Co. Ld. J. COE, SecreUip


T ^ l a s s well-understood


wTslwira the suiiei-stitio-us beliefs the old not vouch for, the truth ol it, the storj’ is


ough, yet up to. a few yeare ago'it was not a part of the I5orc..ughi No. ratesi were paid to­ wards the town, the Castle being a township c f itself. There w^as only one gentleman, who


was an Elector of tliis to.w^iiship— Col. Rcbiii- son—the only person in the towriship eligible to- be its Guardian, was regularly returned to the Board o f Guardians; as the representa.livc for tlie loimiship of Clitlieroe Castle. ■


OLD ROADS OF THE BOROUGH. Having been benefitetl by such interesting nimblmg m tin-s >, i^iust be-wrong ninie I


.und bim. yiiig the


loai’s Prayer luiekwtod^ of the position ^ “ ^^^i^lemo.ister.diey


riie a wkwardness as that Uiough ihoy Ikid sue-


: S fo 4 ” [ dtpamire.


miaa forlher


knots out of a strike .. -■ toap the Devil, and lie


plish tlie woik lie vams Slow W.as readily belte ' ,


1 nwlc ills departure. ’POW-V’S WELLS.


the time, and it was sriul ■ t ‘ hartlistiaio could be seen tim.u,,


Till-', I We pre.ss on and slioi lly


linullaiids bridge we take to w fc load, and. looking down l^y Chai'el we see what was iiit


the Public Wells. Our Wore Clithcroc


pW by water irom M Water Ale, iranteed)


ir Stout onade


of .


fe iiihalilaiits of the old Bo g _ ^ j- from these public wells, 01


I sci-eral of die larger houses ^ (wn. Of the three wells one


aiv’s Well,” the well down dld-Sir'Nicholas \Vell,”


1 takeforSt iMi.ui'i".'------ - by the We.slcv Cliaiiel was known by


Itf''Stocks MTll.” THE STOCKS-


i studs once stood near tins we , r ^h" nam


He had no doubt Aitit ivbat the ^public e. ,\s a further proof of this, be 0.0 the


iailiv.iv was laid, the old rotwl wa.s by th*-' •


LfllUi well, and -as the stocks were mj n i> placed in public places, it wa.s P"b;tUo; ^ Stixal here. -Stocks arel at present 1 ■ - > though they have not been done aiway "Mk


I Act Gf Varliamcnt; merely o'use when the Police force


He did not know whether any of * em ccuia I ever re -i bm mher seeing seeina anybody in the. . oo I though hetc h id several times heard hu- fo her ay he hailad seen a man In tbe Slocks \u li a


‘'^‘^bhshet. be St^k -.


|iiie of halfpennies by the’side of him, 5' ' “ ty persui.s who symjxtthised with lum. tas the kind of thing, ISIr. IVeeks thoughii


, .t .-vf Imitil mven


j'vWch was largely the reason for the stock I falling into- disuse.


1 Rubbers, W " ” ards,


faling Wax, Labels, etc.,


[MES THE CASTLE. a . l’as.ring over the. bridge, our piide points


I out the rnurse taken by the oUl higb revaujan*. ^ jwtim.uss tluit it errsEed oo’er wh.at is now thf I railwu.y, ruvl ran in front of tlis Houses belo w i


iron raiilim^ in BlTwrUanlflfl Here ^^e ,T frraivl view of at fine old memcrial in


1 ftuidal power and boronia;! tym.nny the Cas- plt*, and Ivji'e ^\r. Weuks intimates Lha.t ilia dalL- wheiv the Cistle was built is not


1 hiowii, though it was soon after the Norma.n K'Onqiiest and before the year i io o . Dr. ^l.'uktn- ascrilxis its rrca,tir.m to Roger of 1 foitoii. Of Djursci in those day5, b^OJt the'


-."i'-n-d unenclosed down to the ye, . -i -


S t Nicholas Well, and thswelldo'WA .,i,.»name


:,h',-h there were at one time three, thou„ tes lind wells of their


u lime three, tnougn “St.


,,.cre sum thoirch,


,^.^5 4 -otdi not make hini, to^^h.s


Tliis4piieated_ . ,


jiccom- , , pe


j „g j , . Thir. in the


iiifonv-ation, 'our guide tlien informs us that t ie road tlirouglii Bawlands, was .formerly the main road to Preston. The. tc-wn, in. 1780 cciisisted of that road from Eddisford Bridge, wdiich ran I.y the- Castle foct, down Castle St., and over Chiirch. Brew, where it divides- into- tw’o- branches, one; towards Chatbum, and liis other to. IVaddingtcii. 'I’ liere also existed at that time IVellga,te,the roa.d ever Slaw Bridge Brook tc. Four 'Lane Ends, Lo-wergate, King Lane, Back l ane cr Blabk Lane, .and! Duck Street, .as f,ar a.s 'M!r. Tillotson’s brewery, but no read through what is now' called IFaterloo, the road turning at the brewery' up the bed cf Ibo brook towards IVorston. When tho com­ mons were inclosed in 1786, the road rcaind liy Tillotscn’s breivciy, through Waterloo,was Laid out and made a public road. Mr. Weeks went on to .say thait King Lane wa.s so calliM after Dr. King, in cumbent of Clithei"c in tlie middle of last century, who. resided at the- Browailcw Arms, then a jirivate house. .‘\t tills time, there was a parish foo-tball whicli. wa.s kefit in the custody r.f the parson, so lliat it slioiild not be jilayed with on Sundaiys until the afte’Tlioon -service wh.s oveit After the service the ball was brouglvt out and' kicked off by tile iiaiaon himself from the gates.


HENTHORK COl-LN MIL!.. W’e now- ]iroceeiled to tiie- comer of Hen-


tlioiai Lane, and IN’eeks expilains- that this lane was tlie public mad do-wai. to tlie Hen- Ibom Ce-rn Mill. .Ml the com- that was grown in the township i;f Clitlieroo w-as obliged to be gr<:mi'.l at Henthorn- Corn .Mill. At o-no time nearly every- village had its own corn suiipiv. ’Pliere were then, no lailways, a,nd the reads were very bad. indeed. In fact they were so bad that most of the conveyance had to be dona by the means of pack horses. They could imagine what the sta.te of tlie roails must have bzen frem tlie fact of a bigh-


wav goiiig up brook, from -Air. Tillc.tson’s breweiy


necessity of each district grewing Intviiig a mill wherein to.


grind it. Many cf tho.se mills had originally been built by the lords of the manor for the


u-^er.f their'tenant.s and the latter were re- by tbs lords to. grind theircorn at these


mills. Siich mills were c.alled Soke Mills. 'I’he miller wa,s not paid in money for the grin.bng of the com, but bi-S remuneration was a cer­ tain ntmiber c f mea.stire.s of metil taken fiom


the jirodtice. TH E .. MOORS.


'W'e agaiu trudge r>n, and arriving at Low- Moor lop.ot"' attention, is dra.wa to- tho lumier-


ons places that exist in and about the Bor- ouMi


in the name of wbiclii Moor .aippear.^.


We huA-e High Moor, Low Moor, Little Moor, Back Conunen, etc. In early time the town was an agricultural! tcwai and not a manufuto


^fr IVecks uxmt on to say that .1 y„^e, put of tirc land c-f well


arable 'land, and the residue foimed conv mons, upon which each oocupier of land haxi


*. .. 1 .1_.-.-vr^y-ittru f/'n'm-oH feature c f Hie sy.st«m I'hmb 'to- . .-/L


meadr.'U'^* ‘ylrip'5 c'«’f «nllotni^*ntSi, ‘


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The n-tahleJaiid-waG split >'1 acre or lialf U


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O'A...... various a.raiblo fielus


- or com-»,.a-o; ;ce ’ 1


Weeks hiforms us that ihei thing. The Castle being at such an elevation w tenanted by Mr. Coundllor„Ci'ab- a mo.at was not necessary as. these were only


" tbrJnrhl


"'as Iwdly probable, for at am time the Cas- much water, wo proceeded tlirough tlie ad- aiij it iras contrairy to all reason diat Crom.


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t*ant roads tliat led out of Clitheroe, because ga.ve to the haspitM four acres of land in B.^d- ^ T was t l i S 4 r r^ ^ ^


S L b f y l f o n e tlme cu^^^ ■


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u » — 1 ____ rrn\*ni l-n, fl-io hA'icrvilnl fniiM c CU . 11.S


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either at Griiidleton, Brungerley O' There was no. bridge sixinning the Ribble be­ tween Sawley and Edisferd. Tim bridge at Brungeiley was built at the beginning of the present centur}'.


!■ Here Mr. Weeks , g » , . . o . . d


time theie was no bridge over the Ribble theroe, but has beeir comipled into Baw'd- iima ineie was no uinge u


fear the inhabitants liad had of the disease, seemed to have been removed, and at tliat time it is recorded that there w'ere no. lepers in the hospital. In the year 1350 tlieie were neither Warden nor Brethreia and the BadliiT J., C l i .h e ,» .e ,u „ . « l .h« A b b . . , ,Vh.d-


Tom-o’-Loiig-Hany’s acccmiplishing the feat, won tho wager. In 1339, the bridge tlien e.x- isl;ing at Edisferd wa's in a very ruinous condi­ tion, and such being the case a charter was obtoined from t ie King allowing the tolls_ to


t o lo.-loi tor


ed to the Hospital. Ah the Reformation when all Chantries vrere suppressed, the lands cf the Hospital were seized’ by the Crowri. The fairmhoiise (which we proceed tc gaze upon with intei'esC minutely) was an o-ld caia, was not quite clear whether itea-eP


S S t o i o f lb . b „ IW ,„ s .o f ih «H o .p t o l i» >


ceiistructed, but. Mr. Weeks iiointed! out tinea _ of the arches, which were pointed in, shape mams of some


and ribbed underneath. Those


were the old 14th, century- arches, bridge wa.s only bttilf its present w-ldthu The traffic not being great, there was no> necesiity for the bridge to- be as wide as at the present time. If they would look at most of the old bridges they- would find th.at they- liad been .doubled in width, tie same rea.son holding gocM all round’. The bridge wa.s probably- w-idened when it was re-constructed in last centin-y-. The masons’ marky were also, to be seen on the stones of tho arclies of tlie bridge. He did not think that many people knew that cf the arches of the, bridge, three of them w-cre old ones. Anybody taking Uie trouble to. visit the underside of the bridge will read­ ily see liy- tiie different metlicds ofunasoiii-y-, the alterations that had at various times liecn made in the bridge In -the ye.ar 1 r.38 tl'd’c wa.s a battle fought .at Edi.sford. IVilliam, a. sou of the bastard brotbei- of David, King cf Scotland, wa.s engaged on one of the bordw raids, and getting so far south a.s Edisfriai, wa.s encountered by- a jiartv of I-ancashire men. Most cf the people lonnd the border at this time existed entirely- on plunder,liiang on the piroducc of a raid until that was. done, and then making anothei'. Tlte custom, was thajt when the wife wished her husband to go- in sea-rcb of more iilmider, instead c f provid­ ing him with a breakfa.st, he would put under Ihe dish set opiio.site bim a pair of :i.i.."F,‘'bi ^ being a hint for him to set off in search of more food for tlie larder. In fact, it w.ss the motto roun.1’ tlie border tluit “ He .should get who has the jinwer, and be should keep whe- oaii.” It wa.s cn one of ti.ese raids that the Sotclmien found thcni.selves so' far south as Eilisford. 'nie fight which, took pla,re lasted for three hours, but lieing overpowerLvl liy lumiliers, tlio Lancastrians wx-re defeated, the Scotchmen getting away witlt a htrge .share, i.t booty- a.s well a.s taking a numbw of pnsoneis. 'J'he fight took place, so. tiadition saly.s, about the bridge, and extended .some distance in the neighlotirhood. There were localities not very- far from Edisford called; Scott Moor andScottI-Iou.se, and he was inclined to tiink that the names were derived from II..1? battle with the Scots. Speaking aiboiit Oliver Cromw-ell, Mr. IVeeks said it wa-s very cer- lain than he was in tl.at neighbonrhcod in c lcy „ t ,^w c 1648, when he wa.s on his way to Prestco. He came with l.is army frcni. Y,3rfohire. Fie ctaved at Gisbume on live 15th .‘Vugus., 1648. 'I’he next night, i6th August he rested at Stony-hursf. In order to get there from. Gis- burne he would have to paAs threngh the .udgbbourhocd of Clitheroe tind most bkely m-ircheil bis men over I'id.sford Bnc p O llv2 17th of .Vugttst i6-t8, Grom,well fotig the battle r.f Preston, in winch the Scott., h armv in support of Charles I, wa.s thoroiigl.ly


ford. defeated and routed. I.EPFTR’S HOSIMT.-VL. .-Vgain emei’giiig to Hie roadway, and aftoi


ti -ivei'sinw tlia .slight rise before reachmg I ho E^sf^dliuhlic ho-u5e, a turn to the Irft brings


US


turi.ig pentrel AgrictJtumwas,,tI.endtsj,nnc,- John 1 lankiand. ;


F,-ankland


to the fami house now cccupietl by Mr. g.n-thenng


Once more


round, Mr. Y’eeks inform.s us -tliait it was here ne-ar this farm, house! th.at the old


for meadoua mitl for mi.lflie -i-es the disease of leprosy seemed to S


scmcwl.— - Leiier’s H(’.s-pital used to simvi.


miiJclle aj,es uie L


the right to p.Tfiture his .sheep mid cattle,a,lon^ 4 th fhore of his neighbounng/armetr. One


aerec.


Ivave been very common n tb., T ' . tc. its exact origin, meiiical authorities did no,.


,


V- .h ‘ ih -iv iwptorlekll It ImH been iiiougne n.io- A ,i,gg.„„ain


ms.vJes. .


• ' ■ - 1. .W ^ ».«» r Ml Itr I II IW «Il» .3I4» •»' « '-I' * * * • - • ' . iU ucre 1 ‘


> mto


.yqrtlv to frequent u.se . ' n


n^t-4>c hi” nrc^Fcnt time Leju uiruci) fh>Ms Kndmul,. and me gicuv,!


vith. so south Id I'-tiioii- iJ k 'io p L !


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uhto. t i r ^ c l c 'c t o ’l'iscd and rlivi'^’d UBtlcf .;iij Act of PajIi’Jimeut.


flesh. The dise.-tse hail -at the csitirely


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i..-,Itoccl by U'l ito." s , '. r. , , - ' .™; . » ' tho vo:ir'. Owing to tho « ■ 'VO--.’ 4,0, ..o.iin’m-


Ill the early A^.


.


it had been brought into England during the ,t


it wa.s siip-poved


was that one m.-'.n did not hate a ulicl.. lie u ..rev.qicnro of tliei disease wa.s due ixtril) I-Ie had his sha,reiof th^Jnl^l,


•'>'3 r<I ■ - I « I III'— ^ out cf


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IV- led Ihoii'di. it still lingereil in N(.iw:iy and in ihe . r ,-.f Fiiron-


... . " “ b - f '- t r - '" ’


-'V-s er.ta.blishing Hv.i id'to- Mr.


eiery^Ltrict a^m'iBqirohable that hefaio lung ve may have rondwayi-and proceed for som o hur.riir..l AT THE. TIMES ' OFITCE.


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wo expiers oiir d-.-Mri; i.t visiting the iidciim- ,-r the ohiireli, iiiid presently Hie verger, who lives liy title, cliurchyar-'l gate, eomes .dong with liis key. and wo enter Hie i-.luireh, wlieix-. on. Ilic north aide, " s le ep in iliill, cold iniublc,’ ’ the kniglil'lv family of tile Slierluiiries of Stoiivlinrsl. JIrs. Hirk, of Alylloii Hall, is. a wai'.l'.'ii of Hie church, and it does not at all


boundary stone to the left, we lake to the oH e tw


It was supposed by many iier.q)lei tin t ..........


supposed that


' t o X u n d U i x h ’ib it .o f t te t ip ^ ^ ’ t food, and e---


unclenie«*■ . «■ '» •'»'»»“ If some fUsco. paintings. ai tin s. There werc ihid tliat theto were leiiers hcsintals


joining field, and take up our stauid directly ^ ccunect.on with nearly ^m-ery old ^^n n under .ilia middle arch. Mr. Weeks informs EnglaiiKk It was no,, e.vactl) laio.wm wlie i a us tlkit there has been a bridae here so. far Lepers Hospital at Edisford was founded,


, ^.epair. ^ The ^raeu ^ dm s l le of ll “


rcinr.ved at the Eefor-


it "'ds in existence in 1211, for in that ter. On the sei-ecu is an; insoriphon recording year Roger do Lacy, Constable of Chester, it to have been made dun.,g. the abbacy


j„ra Gookersand Priory, near Lan«is-


r i 1- 13„, 1 WilT iam'Stajniford.whowa sAbbot'ofCocker- „ „ 5 to 1509. The curiously carved


that 'vM Hill. This name.is stUl preserved in Q i - oak cover, beam U.e date 1593. L,ke Whalley Ihiids. In tlie yeai- 1316, wbatever cause cf


-nlaster ceiling, whioli gave the interior a very lucan appearacee. This has been removed, tho space within the communion rails has been neatly, tiled-; and the stained gU,|» window "slmds a dim, religious light” o’er the chancel. Turning to our right, our guide pcfiuts out a lepers’ window, or a "low side” window. At tho tinio wlien leproiy was prevalent, people


Chiu’ch, tho ookoii roof of this edifice was,-uri- ad a aeoedt 'eVto, cpiic/i.l.etl| behind > low


who were affected by tliat ‘ >=eaS6 w


hv whnm, Tbpv wi=*rr» wnrl'.'r1 pciHi masoiTi hav- Aesh salted, and tlie family lived on tins and -iv© might perhaps not be fiir wrong m by whom Urey were work-tl, eaioli, m ^ n nav


ma&cqs’ , marks oni ' tho. stones of hew many lus sto<^ of ha)MVoiuld provide or^ stated vby Dr. Whitaker to have been built i.i the bi'idge made utxm tl-emi by <tlie inasons,v


. . . , rcmaining lalmniaJs were killed, and uie Vnl, was fornnw^y a Mr. Weeks


forms ua that EdislordmL-ans the Nobleman's liad'Ta calculate how many h ^ t s he wedd Eord, and he 'he-e points out ba able to keep through it, and having relUed ^


rfiancel, instead, of ascendiner, we go down an­ other coupjo of steps. Tile preeenit church is


reiga of EUivard III., tliat isi before l327i


huly Mayors, alderwomen, or lady Membci's cf Parliuiinoiit. A sLiitfiilar feature of tliisi clnmsh is that when- wo enter it, we find we descend, two or tlirce Bibiw* ain.d ■


wIl’ctl . wo enter the .


yards under an aveaue of tre^. Finally emerging wo fijad out progress barred, for some moments by


winter months' At tllis sayiag that the church was builfl about the imd- of an old wnn-side cross, about winch our ^ d o century. Jlitton is now o vicar- imd had soinething to say earlier on. It is


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other taken away. AVe find a. meaas of getting • safely across, • however, and h.aviiife' done so, wo make for the old Roman roadway. Having commen,ted upon the condition, of the road, wo pass on, and eventually come upon the base


whilst resting by. this ©ton© that Mr. Weeks points out tho route .taken by the old r(W<l- ivay, wliich led from Ribchester into Yorkshire, The road' came fro^ni Ribclicster (for tJie canip> crcs.=>ed over the Caldcr, just below Potter’s Ford, passing along where we ;r.ow stacul through. Standen Hey farmyard, crowing the Whallcy road by Hell Hoile Bridge, taking a course di­ rectly between Worston and Chatbui'ii, to four miles south-west of Skipton.. This was'‘‘ono of the main roads, aad was some sover> or cighU yards udde. The Boman roatls were paved with setts, just the same us Woone Lane. Ho had scon one unearthed at Lower Darweii v emc leii or twelve y«trs ago, and the road miM' in good condition. The best oxanuile he had secr.5 wa« not far from Blackstoiic Edge, near Rochdale. Wo now hcn<i for the Cnstlo Toivn, passing tlirouglii Mr. Dickenson's farnij-ard, and ar*^


soon into WFalley Road,' CUtUeroo being reached' abouti 7-30. Thatiks wore passed to !Mr. Weeks for his


er^^^


Sacrament-, <A- to distribute relief to. the lepers wbo by reisou of their disease wer», not allowd


iaside the church. TliSre i-cuin


valuable information on all hands, tho com­ pany dispersing and going their diffCTcnt wtiys


with a f'^ling of gratitude tliey inwardly felt but could xot outwardly sufiicieutly express.


dees aiot, li.owever. miK-h Ground for suc,h an opinion, ami the


W a X 4 S s incline to the riew-that these windows were for the purpose of beaimg cou- fessi-ns The aiicieiit piscina, where the om-


Lath tho iila-stering were found the re- i c,ancel. .


carv’etl stemes about tho building, but these the Abte^^


ley. Thera were some stones wiiich wei'e ex-


.actly the same as the p3.nelled-stc-nes- in the front of the Three Fishes Inn at Mitton. 1 hey would find stones in different buildings all over this district.w'l.itbi had beieiT taken- either from Whailea- or from Sawley Abbey-S'. 1 hese Ah'bey-s had been use-.l as stone' quarries for tile district, with the ad'iaintage over an ordin­ ary qiinrry-, that the stones were shaped ready


for putting up again. CURIOUS ARCHITECTURE.


Pos.sing over the little footbridge,, w'e go>


to llu) front cf .the house, omr guide pointing out a couple o f stenes bearing letteis J.H.S. a,lid M.R. (Marie Regina). These stones be- mg carved 'in the peiiiendictilar sty-le,indicates


ing the roudwii)* Wd take through the fannr .this boy was I'.w'-' for Ms wife ii:i IL ”Dow;apv


that thew are tbs 15th century- work. Haiang ilausUicr of .Sir Isiex catefully noted the stones, we wxnd onr way ’'i®'!* " hack towards the road, but instead of enter-


tlirccfc male


vard, and enter one of tlio barns. Here we ^ir NicWas s oiily ^ notice several peculiarities of the construclio.ion of the barn, chi-efly that it is built on “crocks.” We observe that the roof does not-call any suiipcrt from tho walls, being istirried on Ihess crocks, which are great beams of w'ood which spring from the ground and run up from each .side, meeting at the centre of the ro-af.


wG'odeii framework present walls.


^^r. Weeks was of the opinion that the was far older


than the crcicks was a very old one.


The method of building on It wa.s supjwsed


that this method'was one of the earliest used in tile co-nstruclioii of houses. tlio grealea were built


part of the houses in ,.in this system.


built on crfick.s. rcveml cr..,i,ages at Milton


At on’e tune England


I-een informed by ^r^•. 'I'hcs, Althain tliat ha rccollected Waildiiigton


Our giiii.e- had and


a large bam :U- Hacking Hall buiFt on crocks and that it was a Ir.li-ger and better example cf that s,ty le c f huildiiig than the bani at Edis­


plca.s;,nl roadwa.v, -witli wild rose.':, and sweet- smelling IioiieVAilt-klc in alilinda.aee, tlie -walk an.t tlie beauty o£ the liny are coiiimea'icd upon eii all liainls. dVe take tlic field way at Red Bi-iek irou'-e, and luiving ga.in«l a ratlier bisdwr


tVa regain tlio mail, ami pnseing down the ,


norcatod®«;p\aiul’ Calvarj-. marks the grave of ail ecclesiastic.


, , tton Ctiiinh torif^is


ORIGIN OF THE DEATH BELL. ■ " ' ’ lo batnt


now |)uHc;I down which wer-e MUdmd’s 'cb u reb 'viHd--a_tl,e walls ^Ir. Weeks laiid there; was-


UmrDe.viran<ndB“'fionds nnd^im Ol


nunfe^od^ r b f Mraid' of the sound of b Be. and in oblc.i times the


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...................... have a inagnifice.:it view. Tlic day (wliicli, by the way, is St. SwitUin’s), is remarkably clear, and turning to tlie left we see gig-intic Pendle, with numerous fiirm- lioiisss’ on the hill-side. AVithin the sweep of one’-< vision oac sees V/orsaw Hill, with what iippciirs to he iniiiiediateiy in front tho ancent Castle. aii.-I the tower of St. Jtarj-’s Cliuroh. The dill of St. MarW.s clock was to he seen witli Hie nakr.l eye, but ivas too far distan‘1 to distinguish the wheroahouts of the eJoek fingers. Tnrni.:i-g fiirth-ir to the left we h.ivo the fells of- Wa'.hiington, and immediately on our right, Keinpl" End. Alter having re.stc.l a few miimtes, and anr geni*al rriciid. Air. Bnok, liaving en- tni.‘ded Ins eanicra with the f.r,-.i|,ping of inch a select party, we tnnige on, anil finally emerge an Hie Alittim and AVliitewell roadway.


AVAA'SIDE CROSSES.


stone, with a .square -iadentation in H12 cenf.Ve. onr viiide pointing cut that tli’3 is the ha.se of an. old wayside cross. There- were 111 olden tinwa many of these ^wayside crosse-s 111 thus ^pari v.


Stepping aerosi the read ive notice a futnare


the counlry. There was one on :ICcmp1e Eml, OM


inc<icrn .giich


to stand on tho Cliatbuni old roadw-ay wh..i tho


y„ch crossei were very frequent prior to


footpnth braiibheii os ei


■ ’


toiind ill greal; numbers in Roman Catholic (-'imiries. Tl'e cross was a,n.. enililem of the n ,.i.,tian rcligton, and pcr,plo going on the road-


the Reformation, ami ..................................................... er j


ircqueiiL 11 in Eiiglai are still to he


to oil ’ orais C plo-i


1 England sinpr^d yL'tho X Z


Coplow.


they oaw these eiwtoes, were i-o- „f nieir duty to God, ami ta.-.r mh-


^lie .next slop being .AliUoii Church. jn-'ITON C'HUllCH.


Entering the clinrchyard ahuut five (I’l-loi'k,


vi-ii- tlic niinelcd .-tones .in*


Arriving .out- fo}u 'I'lircc Fishes lun. ,,


front of Boltin Peel Farmhouse, the bus© ot which wa.s ancient, the shaft ami the head bemj; „...;i.u.„. O


....ne.... o.f... th.. ,ese wayside crosses usctl , also -----^......r, -where


^ni^Jl'tnd ehiiridiyarL


H O itE B V THE ROM.AN ROAD. out- ----


about which jur


eiiirie spoke nf-Edisford .similar in sA - t Leavkig l l i l i heliind we pa.ss, tliriugli


t’4 village, and on to Hie gateway wliieh lea:!.-, to Little Mytton Hall, i t wa., opposite Hi.s - i lew av Air. Weeks iiit-.iinis us Unit Hie old Alvtlon corn mill stood. ’I’ li.- mill w a s inn hv tin- means of water, whteh was olilaiTOd lom the Burrow hryok. However, Hie lime is go ~ ling‘ 011, anil as wo do not wish la ki-eii llii- ladTcs ro long wilhoiil tea, we press o-.i. taking the AVIiaUcv Hoad, wliieh we imr.snc mitil wu rcaeh-" Springiide.’’


liaving jiisl pa;:,svd Hm


L A D I E S’ C O jSI P N I O N S LADIES’ BAGS. ALBUMS.


AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS. O in tite greumU of Boltons Hull, anti one in. a calm. bed is rui-.g. but at , , . not


intorming the people they might oltcr !>™toib dying


f i,„„efi|; of the i,o,ve'ver, another


would drive away ^0 pouooe upon


lii^i soul, as it left the botlj. ^ A LOCAL SCHLP'l’OK.


Vii-irk-iiilc Irad'i'jonnry liislory. A) lien Hie inciium-nt“ of Uic Sherhiiii.-ies came down Irom I .uui-m thev wore, of c-eiirse. Hie ivmider and the t Ik of ' Hie Wliole ilistrict. A eoinn.on


the ol an elHiiy of a


“ one incior. employed on the a.-- he s,-it by Hie alelmuse i>«.at


h c i i in - h.'s companiiKiB speaking of them, ex Pt limed " Oh! I ’ ll niidertnke to cut out as S-i'™ to common clone!” Searcel.v one in the


^ e cn , t-’Uage bd.ievM liim. However, the boast wi^


rnrried to the Hull. The man was sent toi, L. > 1_i__1 4-0. .....irra .rnoil Ills, houst umlcr pen.il- i f he failed.


ty of forfeiting hb omployinwit ]Ic was to take only one view of Hic figme p tHt-sa. i,e


Pii-rin- round l>y Hm «>-st wi'uDw .1 ’ilnor of Hie ahcrhiiri.e mailed kniglil. whwli ii-'S a n.


C P I I P P E N D A L E ’ S CHOICEST '


KIEL , BUTTER HAS BECOME A. HOOSEDOI,D WORD


C H I P P E N D A L E IS ALSO NOTED EOB


GOOD MARGARINE SIOOH SUPEBIOB TO COMMON BDTTBn.


IMPORTER OF AND C-INrCNENrAL EGGS


C H I P P E N D A L E . THE CHEAP , GROCER,


S a l f o r d , C l i t h e r o e Closed every Wednesday at One o'clock


AVheu a dcatli occurs time bcioro the


vcrc rung


11,3 mo-t at'inictive. is a wrectad in ipnp^ry^^of^tlm


Francis, -who to tra.litioii,


l,v eatiiur .vew-birr.es n' 'is .repraseiited


"V c iv in g^ H ir i lm tom n e 'c"i.apel briiind we S«Cssys;s«


BRADBURY&G-li= Olomam


THE LEADER 9 i guineas


BEST VALUE IN TOWN. Nothing to approach this


WILLIAM HARDACRE, COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT.


t r y OUR NOTED


CREAM TOFFEE. AGENT FOR


PL'UMTREE’S


TOTTED MEATS SOUTHPORT.


PARSON LANE, CUTHEROE. H-.' S ,;4 aS:,i'ri4 ’ i r ‘lG;7. a::^ »4 e r a S ’’ al 1G89 There tire two inscrip- ?


eHtin- priest washed the. sacramental vessels aftOT Jfnss, and the Cedilea, where they sat dur- the service, are still retaiend inthm the


After liaving duly “ Ul^^ AS


oak case with glass top BileSuane Chapel, ^wl.iali


ClffioM IVe next are’^fim ’tomb;


W. H . BLACKBURN, 2 1 , MOOR LANE, CLITIplROE.


Still Leads! 9 i guineas hearh- l i f iras‘Mastoi- Fmerer” ot


a temporarily-constructed bridge over the Bar- row-Brook, having been; for some reason, or


i'.r


L


lad TME-


fTE-lD


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