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e d f o r C b h t r b l a n y


N A PPING A G A IN ” ,


.


Ire coVe ank.


. i-


ily mean great loss of [life and ttdennes


ample. eight 0


and to attack from the the frontal attack I could


rail results. Ru^stedt’s Irecent ofienslvg i was a perfect By massing la] great


^oke through, but were cpnblned. Id lost practlcallyl the yfliole of jeir tactical reseryes. ! , ussla’s experiencesj had bpen In- [restlng. Despite Ijthe fapt that ilr man-power was almost un­ ited, .they' were: |' comparatively


___ armour,: the^Germans


fme-back in military history, and bw they, were fighting Inside Ger- lany. Beiause'they'hadthe arms tid men necessary !tb do the job,, hey were e n t i rie 1 y Invincible. Jothing stopped them. 'The men


fcelvlng i.igreat de^l of help from' pis count|y .and th^ U.S.A. jin.the tocess, they suffered enormous Isualtles, but in spite of it all they ad staged the ! most i apiazing


it the Russians fohght bapk and iprovisec all types of equipment,


larmed, and the (^rman panzers int through then! like! al flood,


lere probably not so good a,s when ley were fighting for their own 111; but the arms!were'Indredlbly Etter,


I Wl ln a way, we In th is ,country INITIATIVE. I 1 | ; | ■ i'!'"— ! •


hls was to a l war.jfdr we! were not Imdamenti.lly concerned w ith 'a ^ofessional army. 1


d congratulate i ourselves that


II Again atiq again! individual Inltl- the Army had been


I of all walks of life—men !trained I by their experience in civil life to I think for themselves. : |


Our army was drawn from men


llscipllne, had made ans.imposslble Ituatlon possible Ivllians Int dmmens


tlve, combined with a sense ,of -The: .Influx of


uethods h [uthority 61


llus


.le lowest, ! livldual led arms! d


.uuiuuij VI the lance-corp6ral, .but lothlng mbr 3. Now, both in battle nd In traih ng, the lance-corporal rould quite readlllv! take charge of company! Frorii| the highest to ■ wasireallsed that Ih-


Ip-servlce I was aAvayu 1 iaa


!(|ership and Mtlative, ihd tactics,' meant vic-


lobot warfaie wo.uld be the war iare of the future. Larger .-am nproved types of V weapons wouu Cl produced, which could be dls


lact, this; countrjt thlch was attacked,: iwbuld bb


■oops. Unless we ............ 3U ‘


iarn the;ffedson’ bf the war. .The Irlmary lessen of this war was that


The tlmeiljad nbw come when we| ad to;pla|i for.tpe futurq and ! “to


advahtage. ; Tlrainlng been: revolutionised.


lwvtvjs paid'***'* to t ‘*e'h*v I T OW N


L a n d S e c u r e d 1 '


n t e r e s t in c ^ I : SftUnV liils, suggestions


LTaWishinent of a museum,! ultimately agreed that, the i


the flrsti floor at iMltton o'rtoerlylused by the Fire


fo|;; the


. tary assistance Is to be obta receiving and catalogiilng! aiid remp^dng to the room ay Hbuse and cleaning and mainjtaln ing exhibits at present! stored Ip the Gastle Hyuse.


Officer, bp utilised for the receptibn of exhibits for a museum,


Ebuse, 'Cnard


'


i The Mayor, Alderman Bentham, and the Town Clerk reported to the Watch : Committee oh a hideting felth representatives! of BIbble jaotor iSbrvlces .Ltd.: with regard to the petition to the Council | for the altferafbh of the biis stop near Highbrake,' when suggestions were> made which the representatives of fee Company promised to subipit to fee Company.


.,


■ ition ub^h the Chief ‘ Gopsi 'alternative Schemes for ima hut the! land in King Latii parking,,of vehicles, for pa: ivehicles! to that' street,


instructlbns to , the agineerl to prepare !(ln op:


lii; suh-commi'ttee has on the street and Bb:-ough ■ given


lulba-. ■able) iking'


'erection'of suitable sighs or'nbtlc.es' 'for the guidance of persons vehicles land.


parking; on the


'ted to:.Blackburn jInfirmary the Borbugh.,


ance of dny maternity cases


Increase day,in


The


Council has agreed from 10s. 6d.ito la , 6| /he payment: for mal


0 an per


teri- mit- frbm


iMtolstryof Health for the.apiioint- !ment of Mr. J. Bolton as Additional iSanitary Inspector: to be extended,


■'Application Is to be made ' o the


for a further period "Of not; exceed­ ing 12 months from . 1st April; 1945, subject 'to Mr. Bolton oonsqn'tfng :to: such extension. ! ,


'establishment of a ... ,


(The Health Committee coi as,'torthe. desirability


[resolved^that the!Medlcal Ofpeer of j Health report onithls mattep' * Health'Sub-Committee, !


Hospital In the Borough, ail3 It vva's


pdered the .


.'with regard to the 'repair ib^ _ , I pipes arjd.for remedying the present Inacceesibility of the water stop taps ; In a ntiinber of Council hbuses.


Iharged by an laggressor, nattop lithout the jnoblllsatlo-njOl all her


recognised that or ally I country


biped out I in a couple of days. If ! having iah armed leaguq. because' .the damagg


iccupy Gerrhanyi eflectlTCly, to Ihat we Rebuild cdptrol; completely Ml her centre^ of! Industry! Almost ouldibe converted tp ,,


Uuld be':|doie before that Army iould strike. The real lesson to be earnt wasithat ve shouldrhave tq


lilitary prqductibn In a' very short tpabe, of tlfee


ny factory lilit


........ . ......liL-


I o th e r kindlyidisposed pressure will be broightjto bear upon us, but we ^hm ldjoe mad to allow


“ I am quRe sure that after the war a gteati dbal of neutral.and


UUl aiivi,.vA Ml./ -----' Grey declared.


Idid try to learfi ri(s lesson. He wgs


Germany to reorganise, Lt.-toi. He was: not a militarist, but 1 e


,


.quite sure]that the rising genera­ tion of, Germalny iwas so grounded in the gospel of fptoe and.hate that If they were glyeri any chance at an W they would start Isi thlrtf woi'Jd


Ivise the whole I i The thqnks Ipressed by Mr


Imade t o r -


Ijilde a trough for the "water 'he ■ ■


I heeds, or for.rb-laymg toe drain I its original position.


■ ■ ’ '


I Regional, Tov Imittee, the C . '■otectite of


PRESERVING! THE 'TREES. Reporting o


I which were w. I under the Tov jan amenity t I Surveyor was fa schedule of I land each me


1 late trees' an<i As a result o


will be aSked meeting! bf' th.


. were left! in th The iiedlca


J Inated by dead shegp jand appeajeo l .to farmets, in toe interests of puu' i lic health; t) carcases !ln|a' p •(ipermanher.


water siipply Association cor icernirt'g the Bpupar


XilU ViCiXV It ^[1 tt iium ouc> ivuiai


ary - Comriilsstiril which! appointed by the', Government. | -iw Council I decid'id to I: suppori ,,tw


bE


recommendatic hs. Amongst tnew were suggestiois!that the commis­


sion must lric:u!de persons, havm* 1 administration'.


........ ......... .. ...... Tl ^


knowledge of fee rural w^y-hl and ofjpractlc -rural idistriefe-; Minlstfe shioul ■tlons to ibe glv wlt'h represenl


authorities whoto ,bound,anies mi|o. be affected by \toe declstons of iju- Commissilon Isnouldl be ‘given


feat all uomm;ssco


ri •g • • ■ht to de'fearifea ■ itj.......... and feat “ no'fbjcal autfeorlty cou*^


ouiQ o ai


have ctefldenCi.............. Commlqsion. g ■doors. Iwlthout enquiry, which oonsldered nec


In the decision pfj the interests ! f Its consbituejife huii-"j --i .


ven I behind the iputiucity of ffi such ap authoriw essary to safeg|J®J?


* t i{fft


I arid I that ! :fes t discuss I the ferec-


o the Commission


'hiOns of docAl ljAuthorltles. . otoer‘ :pomt Wite


itoes of assoclS' : All!


lalte'red. : ArrangCtrients l^ave been ' ‘ r |the owner either to prp-


cUCt _uavui6 ,''X’ ttftiirt


bent uponi us t3 occupy' and'pper- ' ‘ ■ of German industry,


hatever happenfed. It wqs incum­


)f|the club were ex- W. KllnerJ i


The Housing Committee accepted !the;Borough Englne'er’s suggestions burst


:of the ^ temporary bungalo'vs.! It- : was resolved that toe lay-lowt pro­ viding tor a through-road from Hayhur, >t-street' to!! Goosebu tt s-lane be! approved-and forwarded' to the Ministry lof 'Health, The Town


! The Borough Engineer submitted to the housing - Committee Itern- atlve lay-out plans for the| election


j Clerk toported oh action; he had I I taken ijfor tibe acquisition !|')f the.


land on which lt :iwas proposed | to erect ifie tenjporary bungalows.:


I No ■objection has been offered' to !the proposal to ebect an oi\( :rhead ! electric ty line to‘Slddows Farm.;


inthe'BoroughEngineer’s Off.eehas '! , .'


'The present extension of: fee tele- phonei from the Borough Engineer’s


--- b -- ■ 'i


, transferred !to the: residence, of 'the ; Hlghwajys Foreman, and a; stearate at the


telephone Is to be installed} Borough Engineer’s residence.


attend!]the aniiual conference! of the Institution of Muil.lclpal Obunty


; Thq Borough Engineer. ,:|s to Englneers. ■and


Iferp water drilns’ having been .! tb fhe Parks Comirilttee a qub'tato Idtc W,ier


in


a meeting of 'the ' Planndig Com-


erlt referred to the rets and woodlands, rthy of!preservation


' 'Planning Acts 1^ , fee district. Tjhe <


iferucted to preparp ,rees in 'eabh parlsn- iber of, the Council


report' to touncil.


schedule


.Merchant NavijesiWeelt is in the district


Lord Mater of London, a 3| « '


(Dr, J .Fairweii ither) repbrted op:A _____ having beeri contain'


; hands of iGfflcer


The (Jierk rf ad a circular lefete from :thb. Rufel i District YT jfe: j


(tounbljs


; dispose of . silch * LllB


appropfi- the next


in-1 appeal fr.om,fe6 iThe arr mto be hL


gemepts


the Clerk-: )f ', Health.


!,for the supply of fish forisfeckln'g r the River Elbble.'! It was proposed j and seconded that actipni !be i deterred tor'12, months. Anamend- I'lnent \hs proposed-, and ] seconded I that the quotationfebr 560 four-inch I yearling brown troiit be Actepfed, and 'the fish placed in the River. .On


The Borough Engineer sub5m:itted ' fnr cirnnltr ir»f fieii fnt»! cfW


■ats H


: being- put to the 'vote a largetoajor- ! ity voted for toe amendment, which


I was declared carried.-,


inifavour of'removing thej present tiirf And re-seedlng thell roUnd bowling green at the castlei It has been decided to begin the wbi'k next August!


A sut-committee having re ported I '


.Mlnistfy of Heafih .and itp; loan- sanction being ofealned.


.gas bo -tiding 'Librarb


heater hot water for the Town- Hall :arid a


the Bbrough Engineer' submitted tenders-forlthe sinking of gee logical core boreholes Iri.'connectio:!' with proposals lor construction.'| of ^ fh® Unpoutiding reservoir on thb S'imp- toey site. ! The tender , of Messrs. Thoma's Matthews' Ltd, was' ac'cep- J«ti; subject to the appr-oval of ithe


' To the .Waterworks .Committee, a' Thetje -is to be! installed ' in -the


ler is to be;installed! fpfpro- hot water at toe: Free


, : Consideration Is' now belrlf given Carter


'Rawdlands to Low Moor Tcp ’ls to je replaced by a! larger mam, and the Eiiglneer hasibeen Instft.cted to , Ptepafe estimates of the!host of


■and Sons,' Ltd. 'if ,' -'i'ne existing water m-ainj from


f,o the renewal of'fee leasel-jqf Salt hill Quarry to Messrs. James


: tbr cobsideratlbn! In due. cbfese: mains


Other .necessary renewals bt in thelBorough, and to subiill


i. : b^ctlon with the' F r e e Library, for i , the year ending ori 31st Marcfh. 1915, and ab to an esthriated expenditure


I Comtrilttee, the Borough Tfeasurer ( tfiporied on the precept allow^fi


meeting of the Freb,„ ■' '.we Council for expenditurb'|in bon- these [flbrary i s S ' S c t e & i


ing. ! committed coirimittees, - |viz.:—F: Confivittee, FjnAnce Putposes !Sub-Cbmmlt Education! ■ Subj-Comnflttee,


appointed! a -ee, Rati ug Committee


mitiee was supmHted ■'* to request which


ferfeWd^PosYrnfeter, Blackburn, ^ i Tb A meeting oi the F.


......— .let’tor fwm TCSUlt had bfen made by


nance Co)n-


Mr. jOouncilrir Drive) has ioccu the follow-


eir.ber


Library General Higher and


[been GUb


nte rbqm in the'Mayor’s Pajrlour a flve-ga,llbn automatic electric .water for the purpose of pfbyiding


A ft'nVfriicr 1_ ,


he,'(ohairirian,.the Elect -iclty Goml- itteb sanctioned supples of,elec- foT UuYe'lfill]^


1-0 hls Sub-€ommlttee o i enquiries l or a supply oftolectricltj at.Newton


rid Ifeesketh End pa-rm, Chippi|ig.. Th^ Electricity ^gineer reported


T7\v,j IPo.il.w Phirtn ricr


Corporation' Waferworkjs Scheme, ""fs resolved that tojej Electricity


llTn 4 /l»iTTrfti»lr ft GpV YI O j DT ilefln[te actjion.


i)n tequiries which, had been-made :or tepplies of electricity to tw® ndu£ trial concerns in the borough. And! the costi of affo:dlng such supplies. I The Chaiiman : the :3orough.Ttoasurei and tie Electric- ,ty Engirieex are .to con linue nego-. siatibns fob affording sfipplies,


Th^ Electricity Engineer reported


Th; Electricity :ilngin(er reported hatf-Grindleton Parhh! Council


lesirte ar scheme for 1 ghting the rillage to be 3ubmi;ted when: material was aviilable. He wte authbrdsedi' to; suriply i Ithe details


FuerOffleer, havir g reRorted on the position of coal si ppUes during the ^ast month and as to eiforts wtoch. had oeen made to: dealers to utilise


required, i , ! | ': Thb Borough Eriginefr, as Local


THE RESULT Nothin* hnpi^


wreck. Yon grov sleep!and worry not want [to wor^, has become so


help it—you are | flU


unlesi prompt si. of nclirasthenia.


The trouble is i


be’ directly reach, throum-the blooc iTorremcdy ne:


increased energy. nervA and robus j hcaltL


trouble in many thousands of cases. of Dr. .Williams jPink pills will quic


in' ...r.'* . _ .4..' ■•II- L__awarvftn«


5itarvtd nerves just thi elements tb/y n ^ keen .appetite, stron;: st ady


it' is I Dr.: Williams Fink Pills. The n blood created by |thest| pills supplies


DiOOU


iQ iiic u.uuuletlriching and pi uj


^aaa^ wv.cr*','- ” M •


'this way these i pills have banished nervous A course


0r. -itTilliams brind Fife Pills. All sell them. Is. Sdij a box (triple size including purchase tax.


lianV>t authority, 6,000,000 of


Sir William .jV


also! cattle,


'bf the everal hundred -thousE nds


two So' build up your nervous system b;f .taking .


themisU Is. 54),


125 W o o she;p have been .lost as a Tyeais’ drought,- -as


n.Sfli a leadhig ,Austra- 'the


has estimated that Common veato’s


give


connection with the .Manchester _i


Ingiil-eer prepare and .submit a eport on the poss'ibllitiei of afford- ng a supply, subject to i egotlatlons eaching a stagle justifying more


Subject to terms! belrig agreed by Office to hls. residence ls[ to ibe


I been left fo' the:| Chalrmari; (Aid. Benthajn) and’i the, Bprough Engneer. i


:rk!tog''of; arid! for:


;:was m on


yplun-, nedfor (Iblts tWn-


would H: also


eidlh agreed' incr


s l -W a r H m i s e s M IN U T E S


Mr R. C, Musson attended a neet- dnrinr fle yfear which showed there of the Museum CommitteLand


al)le ujjpenditure during the year on 31st -March, 194:1. I t was to recofpmend- thu Council ■ease the jpffecepjt to -£1,250;


qe substantial overspendtog. submitted estimafe of prob-


;Thf aemte:


sllered ibra-y',


Thei


om li t January, 1946. Free Llbrliry are,[to


Increased to 3s, per qnnum 'as


fees: payable by country s of the


authors, tlOE!


Free Library Oomm .ttee con- •as to obtaining for the Free books written The Cialrman


postmen in Clithbroe for an earllen afternooni delivery .on Saturdays to allowiipostmen|to!finish duty earlleri on one aftemood each week. The letter:stated that granted, the fie]


}]*,________


men<|e 'at 1.15 with; a- corresponding early finish and Asking if '.tne proposed change was acceptable to the Council. I was resolved to bfier no objectioi to the I proposal, but that the Pos Office'Authoritlej be asked to allov people I expecting | Important letter, to call rfor such letters at the Pos lOfflce,


suggestions by ipe Chief Regloml Eire Officer .that should the Counc l


iFinahce.Ctonunl); the Fire Force


Commander as


, 'I '! i 1


^ ’ ' - |


. . i


" C U T H E K O E A B V E R T I S E R & T IM E S . F E I D A T , E E B E T T A E Y 2 3 . 1 9 4 5 .


If the.reqqest was very would com-J m. on Saturdays,


NEW U G H t ON STOR OF ICLITHEliOE CAST


How the Forkess was Built


CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK [BY ARTHUR LANGSHAW] ,


The Town Gle : r submitted to th| ee a letter


!desire' the pref ent' arrangements; whereby perspnit mnfel 1 " ^ of the Nation; 4 Fire Service jopbrate


m fippowered to obtair all such ■to revert to the"practice operating bioks]


with j the Acting [jibrarlan,


op enqpiries'which had been made 1th regard!, to laflordtog a supply electricity'to punsop fi Idge. The Matter! wasi referred lojthe Sub- cohsiperf tion and


The Electricity Engineer reported


Committee repori.


Electricity Engto-eer reported lie Gasworks Sub-Station was ig overloaded. (a) That a


Seed pat istall'


apd' Stat


traiisfermer! be : rbplacec by the tranttorraeri ,ai present in the "'--’‘^ll-averiue | Sub-^Stat Ion, and transformer in! stock be


.tlbn:' Cb) That the existing be installed: In j the Sub-


d In Ithellat tl


V


sfprmep .'the estlmatJd cost of .Qw voltage switch and the! ons to Upe Sub-Station being These! recommendations


e low voltagl swit(h and the merl to replace tl e existing


be pxtonded to'lpccommo- a,dopted.


eklsferg loan sanct on Id respect of mete rp was! nearly exhausted and lobrinended that subject to the


Tp; Chairman rbportep that the


but [bfl reserve and ut-lHs;d for the puri^n^e of meters. Tpe recom­ mendation was adopted'.


per quarter. Id. p 11,000lunits per qua


Chairman of the nrlttee (Oouncilloi Engineer, ;


Aftbr negotiab: ___ _


Supplied toiClitheroe inlbulk. Electricity Engineer having if electr iciity t Badkridge and the


to Power Co, charges


feported on appllca tyto


agreed to i afford the terms agreed.


epbrted qn application creaied load


Electric:


! The, appointment of a junl^clerk Afforded, that toe esjtimate be for : too work be pur-


.apitAl cost involved; ■esofved toat'the .ncrea! ed load be


o liec rks, submitfed based., eria


r recommended the installation of a ■to.' '


m liricreasbd oad ., I


l ua q in: --------- transformer.:


. . -jijjig ;^a3


Afforded to ' jLoed ; S de Farm, Heskqto-lane. phtoping, on agreed


lierms.


S I L B ! A S T H M A T A B L i


Gratified suCfcrdts Certify that there id, no


renjcdyiqiiltd s. Once YOU Imv need nny otlijlr nmiizcd; at the | idek topj small to o.vj layr 1 have licipcd itliciisajKis of suffcreis.


Rood tried


vincc. yourself. neareii Clieihiil


astuma-remody ipon


anfetoj cut|shii nttacka! which ' Take, this chanj. day yoil follqwo Brapd Asthma | by! Sllten Ltd.


;nst,thc choice to leam to know lor It li. si bhiliioil The odds are


have c and you will bless oiir iuggestlon. " Silbe "i


.ttoqulckly and safe Lo!' >doh, N.W.5. rallcl4


which yon can already developed,


ts are manufactirci Wcedington EaadJ


>'Ti the


rc iiedy—you will relief. This spade is Silbe " Tal- hti


as “ Silba ” Tat i t i them you will iijivcr


8inip:y walk itralght W


<4


or any bran d & Taylor's


An-J electricity Aupply Is to; be SVfFEmS-


The Eleclricity Engine Jr reported lAdrf at Slamburn and


m r 4 w f i f m


Chipplng Chair estimate of 'the It was


pprqved, and' that thd laterials


<-v,Uf .4.v,d no/.occ.arw ecess y ationi tor sup-


arifidl Holme iPaijms; Hi has been ■ supplies on


ty Englntor having to,.


for an:in- firramg will be;—First: .,000 units


ons Electf:


v.jnser.t of the Electrlcit'y,>Oomm|ls- sjioripi, a sum |of |£il.0()p be taken


cori:_____


to the Asljfrom !4st Jahuaryjl 1945, the electricity unit chirges lor poultry


;r unit; all over rter, |d. per unit,


____ .. . electricity


'Dewhurst) and :jancashire agreed to


with the city 'Oom-


e ijr Su )-Station; Gasworks'.Sub-


arid recom- Ibw. voltage


by local n consul-


service, such pi retrospective as The Tpwn Clerk! Fire Force Coinm


bridge,! to continue a payment :(f £1 ls.!0d. pbriweek be made to th |


Is to interview the ander.


learn toe meth^^A by-which the earliest Norhian- Castles were built in this rioun-tirir- First Is diig.a deep


the weigh 4-


ayment being made from 1st July, 19411


Thei'Town Council has decided


the supply of [materials required the various ! departments of the Council tor the year ending on 31; it March'; ,1946.


beforb'the outbreak of war by Iflvh'f- ing tenders l?y advertisement


If we: watch children bulldtog their sand caAtles at thfe sea-side we


.tower set Up on the flattened ; nalddle of theTmound. All defences ■were thus of timber and were thus easily sent up &


Finance Committee report by tl b Distribt Valuer of the terms of con‘j pensation provisionally agreed fqr the acquisition qf land tor housing. The terms were accepted, subject fb the approval 'of the ’ Ministry


The Town "Clerk submitted to tl e


Health and to loan sanction beifig Obtalnbd. ■; ! ! ,


; member of the Borough Surveyoi S ' Department entitled to have ' h s 'Service pay made up, but who haq ! entered other employment since 4 Is fiischarge from I the Forces on 19 ih October, 1943. It was decided that the sum which hod accrued m ■respect'bf the pbriod he was servdii, in UlelPorcesj be paid to this formiC: employ'pe. ’ |


The Borough Treasurer asked f qr linstructlons on the case of a form


to thfe'Fln!a.nce! Sub-Committee tbe names of five boaployees who had died during 'War Service, and't provisidri of Section-1 (3) of . the


The! Borough | Treasurer • report ed ■I'll! 1 ^ ’■ >


Local I iGovernment Staffs CWar Service) ; Act, 1939, whereby • th,e Council! may, dprlng a period of pot


exceedlrig twerijty-slx weeks, -edrij- tlnue to pay to for for the benefit of


the wife perlodiio' amounts etc.) ! similar,! to those paid


to enable the Borough Treasure! obtain partlcul|ars of any pensl: paid inlTeSpecfl of any of the p-ve decease!^


deceasefi before death, ’ The S Committee deferred considerat


rils SJ.C.A


39 coitvoBtlOhs for- cruelty-.to animak This boinpares Iwlth 49 for Janu 1944, anu 29 for December, 1944. this tpral! of 39, Lancashire contribu three.!


During IJanuafe, the R.S.P.C.A,


were convicted Of cruelty -against foWf. ■and two against pigs. One rabbit ■ * a sufferer, Thfee was also one 'through betting I a spring trap hi:


horses 10, and cats six..


feogs hefeed the list with ,,. Four people


open, and four for pei-mi-tting the ting


Five perbons were disqualified keeping a dog. lAlso in the mont’r Januaiy,' Lancashire was


of buch feaps to cause anunal .


bronzb dedal fer bra-very in rescjulng flats


awarde.


orujlity Irom ' t d'la


i


procedure at cAtheroe. • Here there was already! 'the fortified English settlement with its stockade and ditches.! ' Ifee mound was, ready made towerihg up some six or: seven feove, the torr-oubding


It . was unnecessary to follow this ■ flame's.


.well trbdderi' down ari'd firaiefi and s6 solidilfiedlfeat It will provide a sound toundalion tor the buildings w-hdeh are to|be placed-^n itl The ditch Is theinl filled with water, a stout tiiriberi stockade Is built round toe inner edge of it, and a wooden


ditch, more; or less circular In out­ line,' which! wlU'mark out the bouridari.es of the (^astle enclosure. The earth ■won from toe ditch is thrown ririd carried to the centre to torma mound. This mound Is then


and on one occasion of the tempor­ ary confinement of Welsh prlsopfes’ -Of war, as they passed aloilg long and tollaotae road to fee 1 castle at Pontefract,


, | ■;


toe ead


score ftet countryside.! fehe original Norman, garrison, after the expulsion of Orme,’Would I have toe.neceslsary protection- -and could also be horised


In trie hall anfi the huts of theidife possessed English peasanty.! The rock Itself was a quarry, and' from It would be'won the limestone from which toe keep and the walfe could be built, and the chapel and,stables, and other doriiesKc building^ erec­ ted. It :1s alnliost certain, therefore, that Roger’s Cfastle at Clltherbe was from its orltoi constructed of stone and not of itlmber. The writer ori. the place In the Victoria County History! of Lsncashlre is doribtless correct' whep he states thAt the Castle at IClitheroe Is especially hiteresting'ifqr two reasons; “first because it Is an undoubted example of mound and court .castle whose defences we'rei from toe first, owing to local circumstances, of stonb- work, instead of toe usual earth­ work And' timber; and to^ond because we are able to date its origin witlfin fifteen years.’ An­ other point of interest aboi t it is that since fee space tor building on the top of fee cra'g is so limited and confined, it Is, with possl oly one' exception, I toe smallest keep in the country. ! ■ f


,


REFUGE IN TIMES OF ', 'iSTRESS. ■ , |!,'


have servefi fee Lord of the Honoui of Clitheroe ;n diverse ways) First; the whole , sy>tem was undioubtedly set up to keep In awe ‘I'the i nferior subjects of toe glade,”' but It also served them|as a refuge, for therq triey came, ■with the Lord’s beasts whenever barids Of’prfedatory Scofe- Doamed'fioWri- the valley; ,as they did oni occaslori. Next It served him aA a residence Off hls rare vilslta to the town, and) f-or hls Constable and Steward, one| of whom would conj ‘tlnuolly be ,there. Here, too, the weapons of lyar were stored gainst time they Were-needed for the wars with Wales,] Scotland or feance]. Its chief use, however, was]as a centre from which the whol^ bf thb Honour could be administer'd; foi: the buslnefe conineoted w! th toe townships! and the vaccaries, of cattle breeding grounds to the forest;, with the buying and selling of stock and commodities, teth the collecf tlon of rents' to lieu of servl building opefetlons In toe different parts of -the slderable.


From the very earliest period of Norman lilsteiry these buOdingE


:e, with


tenants who owed suit and servlcb to the LordA Courts, wherel justice was admitodstered and grlfeancef settled, arid where new; were admitted to their' lari where -the village officerA appointed to their voluntary dubieA yearly, It was als) used as a, prlsfe,. an.


large estate, m s conj- Here too cane toe


;enan


Is, and Were


there are several references to me being confined 'for trespasses In thb forests against the Lord’s gamq,


prominence In ,ony of toe mterrial wars of too ephutry until thb days of toe, jgreat: Civil War bbtWelen Charles arid hils ParHAment to Wth- century.! The|Hundreds of Bltek- burn and Salford were the Btriong-i holds of toe: supporters iof toe Parliament, while in toe fesVof toe County toe King’s friends had toe pre-eminence. ' The leading Lanpa- shlre landowners In this eastern part were opposed to the King; By the laitter part of the year 1642 toe whole County was organised by toe Parllamentarltes for military pur­ poses, companies of soldiers being raised by Oolbrie-ls Appointed' for each Hundred, arid it is quite clear that toe men of Clltherte were enlisted for that side. No Import­ ant encounter Is recorded 'fc hav­ ing taken place in toe diiimediate vlcijnity of toe town, th-oufe raid­ ing parties from Yorkshire kerit toe militia of toe!Blackburn Hundred on toeHr toes, and on one bcc-aslon certainly, CUtheroe suffbrte ftom one of these ifeids. Nor! does' i'ti appear that any attempt w is made to seize the GAstle by the Royalists until Rupert marched through toe fatbful


, RARELY If| PROMINENfe The Castle i rarely ooinfe' into


toe neighbouring had. commissions'


to then for toe


When-long-distance omnibus and coach r'


servicies were suspended, you were asked I


to suffer this inconvenience to enable the i!


national war effprt to be p r ^ e d still more !- fe.- •


intensely. J Those servifes; played a n : important


County on his way to toe field of Marstbn Moor. Up! the Uastle had been, held! Parliament by gentlemen who for that purpose. Whether' ori !the approach of-'Rupert’s force ,to the town the 'lopal garrison wAs wlthr drawn, or Whether a struggle took place -f-or its possession, Is not qrilte' clear. But it:is clear that for one shiart; inglorious spell, toe Prince’s forces dijd occupy it, until | toe Royalist cause in toe^ north 'was shattered outside-the Walls! of York. It Is known : also that (iromwell passed through toe 'town or. hls way to and from his shattering victory over the Soots at Preston.] When thp end of toe war came In


part in the lifeiof the nation, anfeyou promised that,]when the need: for suspension no longer existed, they would be restored. That promise! hasi not been forgotten.


and the time is near when it will be redeemed.


w m m i


'S’,I i’ n ![ [ ( T H E E E )


' k I I * ' 1 1 .ii ^.1. . f t


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II U-


cn-i6i,


Lancashire, came also the question of de-mobblng ithe oounft militia and'the locAl levies, andi'theri. as now, there was difficulty about pay. The militia set out from Lancaster,' marched Rowland,


strong line; toemlli-Ma wafe quickly .ted


attempted to ! fortify themiselves to the Castle. The Qovernmleeripit took a


through the TfeugH ol reached Clitheroe, And ■m ,


suppressed,:and submitted to |dls- band and vacate the Castle.- After this It was resolved, “that should be put into such a condition toat It might be n-edther a charge to! the Cemm'onweajth 'to keep It, ribr a danger - 'to havej -it kept against them,” and its tens were ordered to be sent tb|Liverpool, fe conse­ quence of this it was shortly after dealt with .to such a -way as to render it unfit and dncapable of any further military use. And||thus,was the,Castle of Roger slighted!and ■turned -toto a' ruin, Aftte nqarly three hundred years.'and fe toe end of toe Great War, it and i the grounds surrounding it were pur­ chased by toe town for fee use' of the town, arid set apart as a memor­ ial for ever of those who 'vilent from the town to play their pm to toe end iln that!war, and who never again returned to it.


delight- -to iconcrete facts land figures, the ' following comparative heights of various points |ound the Castle above! sea-level Aire taken from toe Ordnance Survey Map of the tow n' Castle Gate,! Castle-streel The Castle Keep Stockwell [Meadow Playlnfc


For the.edification of toose 'who


Old Hall, Brdw Bottom , Wllbln Bridge L..'.........'... St. Mary’s!Tower base...


-Field '........... ......... ■ ! icro be continue^). LOOKING iBACK


notified the Town Council th4t h hah been decided to’ cease pig-keeping, for


(Prom oUr 'ifSues February 27t The Farm


itable.


25 Years Ago. ________ find Sewerage Ck-mmlttoe


h, 1920


trie reason'that increased wa;es pa^d erimloyeei had made the [venture


Court award.


reduction of 8d. per 1,000 to-jail housf industrial co benefit.


I ,Comment m VMANDAH


tmie? iu inflilenci Ijron boon, become a i^cryous ycanhot


a neattr strain It I plays such hav


even over trifles, but your nervous


Jeprfecd, irritable,


aUderves.", ue td nerva starvatnn, ana


rganised that you


:cmember, the nerves %ith medicine. "It


are taken there is


up the blood, and!|th direct to the - bio w,


jthat the nerves can trouble you mm


dnbdosystem -cannot


e one medicine wbi :lch goes


is only t be fel


danker cannot


i build


died At fee'Age of 85. A formfe cotton manilfacturbr, he had long SOTCd qn


Mr; Henrj ___ _ H. Stuttard..Read Hall,'


trie Giltherfe County Bench of;Magis­ trates.


Stte!a w a ie to Far Eastern watefs. i on the surface’| of water.” y . .•brie shipping jei.y»ce


!' iMn Jack Forrest; son of Mr. and Mfe. Hy. Forrest, [Pimlico-road, arrived home


had 'entered Messto. pursuer,


Alfred Holt and rf" ■


town by the arrived. The


Cj., as !A- Germafi gun, presented to the


were re-appointed ; auditors - of the n— .accounts.


:: Messrs. :E T. Welch ! and ll. Corporation


■ '


M.M' of Wilson-street, and Miss Elsie Sims, Brook-street, wdre mArried fen


Mr Geofge' -Waddin'gton.l D.C.M-',


the ,25th lat brie Erunibive Methodist Church.


recent floocs was repudiated by Surv6yor ] oi i th6 instructions of -Town Cduncil.


Liability fer! damage caused by the thefee


' * .


Longworbh; Whalley, aged 76.i and Nelson, also of TOfeew ageif 80;,


aged 72._ Local deAths includedr^Mrs. Mi


ffary Mrs'. Mr.


iWllliam Coulthurst.' West iBradfo; aged 86; and Mrs. A. Driver, Dewnh


East Lancashire Itogimeiit, tank was awaited.


Aftei! four'ytars to the Roy-al -Navy, he Robinson was [chairman. ,- .


■ " —


the 28 th, 105 .candidates from the par­ ishes of St. Mary’A and St. ■ J Ames’s were presented for confirmation by the •Rt. Rev.'Bishop Pearson.


At St. James’s, Church, Chbrieroe. on Mr. TMEMM is A 'well-known temperanefe -lecturer,


Books Mri W. R. [ DUxhury,' who -had resided for some time! at-the'Friends Meeting


Loweigate,: Grind’.eton. 75-


son.


Jane Lee.'Russell-stoeeri 25 y^ars; Sarah Bowker, Salford. 17; Uvin'Porter Rob- m Plmlico,-76; Thomais Bramley,


total abstinence. Deaths


recorded were-ktlifeeroe


Oddle, died very sudde: ife,


A Low Moor farm-


Isabella Waddington, ir. Henry


House. Sawle^i died ontoe 24th Febru­ ary It' was stated that he had /been the means 'of Staking 30,000 pledges for


'anning tor gour o o,


inly on the 28th.


-Another death wiri-lch came with un- expected suddenness wag feat ’


ijoiner and: builder, Lowergjate, at the age of 64.


Whalley, wife of -Mr. .'osebh Whalley, of Mrs.


\ ' Ci 0 . A .! North -w e s ie rp Befl:Iqn


' f J'l ! ,1.' l! •u- ■ I .w, I 1


Cllther.oe GaA Works were increased to four shining: i a week.


' g


was made regart.ing the gas charges. A, rebate of cubic feet was to be givein


old consumers, whereAs umers were to'c.erive no


Ip. accordance with an Didustrlal ____ wages to workmen at -toe


CATTLE 50 Years Ago.


.opposed as. representative fo: on the -Lancashire County C DuncU.


-brated this yearly feast. Apprentices had: their usual !half-hdlidai, and the


falien-i into'decay. Shrove, o Tuesday continued"to be ce. the time-honoured hearty. 1 ■that in ■ which our forefathers, cele-


Unlike many old customs manner


which had Pancake, ebrated in


dlfferenri-schoois indulged fe the same reiaxaticn.' ij


i The great frost ended. :TiiIe welcome thaw occasioned some surprising spec­ tacles'on the Ribble. where huge blocks of ice were piled against foungerley


-Bridge and thr-o-wn on to both banks of the Ribble. I Plumbers had an ardu­ ous time in .filling their lists! of waiting repairs to -Household water pipes;


’The fourth of the series qf Giloriti^


lectures was'teeri in the by Professor L._ C. Malll, pfj shire Co>ge, I Leeds. Subj. «t;, “ Life ilbnel A, I.


tebUo HaU, the York-


LOUSE P0WD(I on’t taint milk


I COOPER’S


URGE 0RS1EB TINS B/ O (Also'siflfr toj) tinj J/B) ,J


CbOPEIL KliiDOUOAU & . ' I


Q'POUonous . Noo*imts(r W


The danger of lice InfeslAtion re­ mains serious until the late spring. It is essential therefore to continue monthly; dustings of all cattle for control to be fully effective. If in­ festation is severe, give two dustings a fortnight apart, then go on with the normal monthly routine.


lOBIRTfON LTD., BERKHAM I t o w uiLiauBotstz


STEO,! HERTS.


(Prom our issues March lit, 1895) Mr. !R, C. Assheton was dectetflun-


Clitheroe I !>’£ il'-tn


'' l' In'!’; 'bU !•


,1 '■;!('■ i


t '1'* If ' •‘' i f


a ■'t.-'K ; I - I u t I'j


i!!':;,:::::; ;


liii Wi I-,! . :816.2ft.


255ft; 274ft. 234ft.


i:


1.


- ■! i I ' jtr ■ i I ‘i b i<


Potatoes should!be ^ven as mucH'^armyafd manure I


’l


applications of fer ilizers are also essentia not enough nitrogen Is given. In trials at 1 cwt. of sulphate 6 increased yield cropping, 31 ewt. anunonia per ac harrowed in just jbel are set. Order nitjoten


as possible, but all . -I i:


joije the potatoes now


E99.9ft. 385.4ft.


'{(The word "Nilro!-Cltai combining nitrogen m


]’ is the registered trade mark for the fertilizer c k c lm carbonate, made only by l.C.I.


t ' ' 'i'


I'ecenti research shows that balanced - , I '■ I


Generally! j; f


Rdthairisted! ammonia per acre gave an average


of 2(1 cwt. per acre. For practical farm 0^ sulphate, o f i' is advisable,


sr;f ' 11 'U


’; i(‘bil: 'm r


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