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Tfffi FASCINATION OF ANdENT,,.,


And the signs [they [once had BY J. H. W. FISHWICK


I a'Happy Njew Year.- W. Bi CHRISTY I


President,! Rotary Club of I Clifheroe. '


IriLITHEROE is 'an ancl^t borough! |wit|h honourable


traditions re^hliig far backj into past ag;es. Not the lease of these Is' ^'he j proud reooM of :, voluritalry' service among all section^ iof the townsfolk]


In our bW d,'ay, when ouil


sense of] values Is [Changing rapidly arid i ipiterlal are ass^liig ' ever greatei* importancejjl this tradition I must be'gukded tind fostered


I into so-mahy; of our. lives will ■behost; . j|ij | | \


new building ; and Its grounds will make posslbjle, and once agiln it sends Its greetings to former 'students; to parents: anh to all vflici live in Clitheroe and dlstrlcj;' and wishes them


i S.^’-typical ifiickenSiain soenei outside an inn, with the Mm inM tirlflt 4'Tl0


IS,' at this time of the year, can picture ihe >


if.«


beaming landlord, red faced, mutton-chop whiskers lafge gold chain cbvefing even larger; waistline, welcoming toe coach travellers.


j : This inn sign is descended


from ‘the! bush which, centur­ ies ago, !the landlord would hang out to show that he sold'j refreshments. !


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The sign of the bush gayej rise to this oil verse: i| .


“Byght as off a Tavernere [ the green bushe that hangeth out ■'


is a signe it Is no doubte outward ffolkjrs ffor to'telle '


I ' !


that within ih wyne to.selle,” Between the old Inn and the


or, much-oflthii pulet 'happli ness-which has been brought


May. the spirit iof true ser]'


. vice, -which ithe Rotary Move!-; ment defines as ‘i Thoughtful-! ness for an'd Jiclpfulness toj.;


■ wards . othebs ’[ ibe, reneyted and-strengthened during the I codling year!


Seekiii^ safety


rFHE new representative for I ‘ Clitheroe [Rural District Council on, j the Clitherop Borough, arid I Rural Distrlctl Joint Road ^Safety Commltteie Is 'Coun. Ej 'iA. Parkinson, of Chatbum. i|! |'-


He has also jbeen nominate!


as v lc e chaiiman of the coni- mittee. Coun) Parkinson suc­ ceeds Mr. :j. |A. .Pickup, who had left the' district.


t i


f t ijOR I eternity


i


alehouse there -was a distlnd' tlon, the accommodation at the ’inn being superior,


,


compelled by I law to twelve’a traveller as guest at 'hlS house;


The landlord of an inn was


and provide j him wi$h food and lodging^ assuming, of course,, that he could pay. j


But the landlord of i an ale-


house was ijunder pp such.: obligation. He merely provided'


d r l^ . Many Clltheroe inns[ are' I' ■ 'M -'I


mentioned In old . records, biit the names of |some of the older


! ones have, t»een changed apd they are often difficult to'


' trace. j' l! ■ ■ !'i MURDER T R IA L In 1778 three Clitheroe meii ' were mentioned.


were accused at Lancaster p? the murder of George Batters- by, a Slaidbum butcher, and at the trial Ipur Clitheroe inns | [


There was the 'White Bull,


whose landlord, Nicholas Wil­ kinson, was |one of the accused, the Red Lion, the Swan, and the Joiner’h Arms. ,


| The landlord of the, latter at


that time was called Johnny Earnshaw, but I do hot know where it was situated; Thp present Joiner’s tons in Whal- ley Road is of a latef date. |


Other Clitheroe . inus at thpt!


j ' Platinum Wedding rings, ; In plairij


large selecbMl ,of,9ct, 18cU £2ct, gold ana


We carry • r: ! I • •• ■


■ faceted and fancy design*


time were the'Bridge Inn at Brungerley, ^ the Black Bull and the Brownlow, Arms. The former buildings are stUl standing, but the litter wis- pulled down to make,way fpr Barclays Bank,^--'" |


. ran^g frto*U£a»


The flrst>sign to adorn the inn at Downham, when it was ^ called the George and Dragon,


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Above the floor of the inn.vf ciuld be its| sign, ;hlghly decDr- ative but today often: nothlflg more than a plain board wth 'then.ameof the house painted,on It.


was copied from that; c n a public house atj Windsor:


[The second sign was oi .e of


the best I have ever seenl the d e s 1 g p ■ and I workmai iship being of a very high erder. Unfortujiately bhei mater ,al it was made of was not or the same standard and it did not


weatheE well. |I The pame of this inr


now been changed to Asshetohj Arms' 'Many pjeople think tms Is a Unique nanjie for an Innjput there^ Is an: ‘ one at Middleton, j


ch|ange|) I^AMES Seveiial othei- local tons


- Coach ind Hojrses, at Bolton- 'by-gowland, was once the Windmill Inn.


changeh their nanies. T’^ Shoulder of Mutton, at ley, hah beconie the De Arms, land the presem


This village formerly


second Red Lion. It is now a house, j .


ublic horse called the


' The Buck In ihe Vine, at Waddingtori, U now .the Higher Buik in n .; I believe Mr. Nor­ man dxburgh pabited tie sign on the Lower jBiick Inrj.


Anollieriolc inn


called! l^he Boiiny Bl palntlpg of this hou Miss ^yblli Parker, was at a Blackburn exhlbi 1874.


The liobrcocli: Inn, standing


on the fellk above Waddmgton, was built abo It 1830, tlie first landlord bplnj: Tommy Barker.


]|lOYAL ACADEMY


Acad-Sy,' E.,M. Ward, 'ialnted the s l^ whip 1 once st(od out­ side thh White Bull at Cfltoufn. This blgn has been removed,, and c'alnnot row be traced.


A lin'ember of' the [ Royal


£13 for church CHRISTMaWiDE [ ddnee


WhU Is the.mostj.unusual


Inn sign In the district? ly^.that bf th^wan wit Necks, at Pendleton.'


“necksj’ was originally the ivord referring 'tp mark­ ings [made on their wings to denote! ownership.


Some! people say '


Jlltherbe, on: Friday [eve:ling wa,s attended by about' leople'., Organised !by Christmas ' Entertainments Conmlttee, It Iralsed about £ [3 for the Restoration .Rupd of St.-Michael rind'Sp, Jphn’s R.O. Church.! Dancing wps to th; music of the Ambassa­ dors Band.]


at' The Hall, Lqwergate,


180 the


JLlNs fo r •tWo[ bungalows in Whalley!have been re-


'ed jby Cllthproe R.D.C. ._er STown'[ and Country anjnlng 'regulations.


, Pi. 'Roniian! wanted to a prefabricated bunga- ’ |dff Aijcrlngton Road.'


ils plhii has been rejected thi 'grourids that the


ilng would be seriously u:lous to the bmenltles of I area becaUse |of its design 1 external appearance, i


. le reasons fbi! the ban! on bmgalOiv jat Cock Hill for .|H. i?rake, are],


-It


.Icatb that I the. lajnge'd


he zoning 'brovl^oris In development] planj which it, the . present use


t I would liot conform reset


|


tlheI land should remain un- 11


■It| would iserlously Injure amenities Of the 'rural ,. j r " \


. ■[ [ , ■ -it^ conflict^ with! [the


irleral object of the develop- irit plan In securing amenity


well-planned development. ngalpw plahs


Members of tlpe staff Hospital; took' p


as part bf thbl Chrlstohasj festivities. lari in (and volunta^ irs at 'Clltheroe


Fonest, |-Mr. j | Sldter, Mrs. S, Whitesidei Cen;„, , Brierley, Nurse S. M. | LeSter, Sister A. M. Smith.; Front! row: Miss Join Slater, Mrs, W. Hargreaves, NursejN. I. Johnson, MrS. Staff Nurse E. WWtehea,d.


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Peiidle pdWeij: ' '


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TJY servlrig potlce oil land-; ■ owners tliat If they! did


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not agree to wayle[aves| tor mi overhead electricity line from Padlham to Clitheroe compul­ sory poiyers would be sought, the North-Western Electricity a hlgh-


Board has not acted in handed manner.


/The reason:'for the Clitheroe R.D.C. was x)ld on Monday; was to enable owners to put forward their objection at the public Inquiry'oh Janu­


nbtlce. ary 28th. ■' , I [ The Ministry of Power) w^


holding the inquiry bei^ause jbf objections raised by, Ibcal authorities and other bodies.,


Clerk to. Lancashire County Council had written to the Central Electricity Abthority suggesting that ownbrs h and occupiers of land! likely to be affected should be told wheri -public inquiries were proposed


Mr. Rushton said that the


“ Love Match” raised £961


N «w


•erxAd ' iiind oftond A (ft


priftitT rinn t6M


RU^BRIDGE ImeRCHANT,


JEWEUJEriS DIAMOND '


24, KINcj WILLIAM STREET. V BLACijlBURN. Tel. 7920.


Asenta. for: Lpnglnes, Baujnet - Oyma, Trelj«ji| Accurlst, Avia ana j Rotary ^atchee,


'•! Snecial oiit of lncotr|e payment : v c i & I i j u u i


The Perfect Milk j Substitute No |Boiline Water reauired


Cal^ Meal ..'Foi[ particulars ask: '


W. Bambct, i32, Ramsgreave Orlve^ Blackburn. Tel. 48418.


t


Opepi an accoiijit now with the Trustee Savings Bank. 1 All you ihave to do is to give y )u r n,ame and address, jecord yourj signature, ^ n | make


your first deposit, j


, • Sums froni ONE [SHILLINd received. ^ Wlthdrawaii up tp| ^0 on d< mand.


&


• Rates of Ih erest: ' , Ordinary Dejiartment . . . . . . 21 % Spedial Inv^lment De [wirtment


' ro!


Call or write for a free booklet which g ves full inforijiatlon'iof the setvlcp provldec at


youij local branch. i T R I I S r E E liisiai®


RED ROSE 'y*


DPERaX O P B ItE A B


CW SFlOUR■ I ! smm I


Match” by the Clitheroe Amateur Drama Club | £J6! has been given to trie funids; of Clltheroe Parish ^Olihrch. tootrier £10 has been gWerito the church’s stage fund.)


A S a result of thb recent presentation of “ The Love


ROYAL PATRON | '(Jueen ElizabetH, trie Queen


Mother, Is Tatrori of - thp i 18th Antique Dealers' Fair whldi in 1958' is -to be held from June n th to June 26tlt


l! ' ■ 1 P u b U c I n ^ t f y j date fixed h £452


TN less j parlsh^o:


£452 to-pa system a Church.


The Vicla: to


ohurch in less 2 months


than two inbnths iners have given for a new heating Wihalley Parish


Snape, ap; fori about oli|ifired s; out arduoju hbalthy W'


One p


£25, If tribute a


In fact ’ fil e


Jfu, the Rev.,iH. C. ijealed In November £350 to Insljall an


ij(stem, so as [[to cut IS. and often un- fo'r the v|ergef.


fork.


lajrishlorier prcmilsed . others woiild con- ilrfiilar aniount.


forthcomli one or too money hi direct glv^n


[ He add; ^[ateful generous pjeal.”-


:ilne such glfte were ig'and apart from small efforts all trie' been raised liy ,g, saj(^ the. yicar,


“I am , extremely the quick' and


response to the a!p-


I jwork villl start on [the in stallation as soon as possible


School wants


of E. Scriool, CUtheroe, say the nianagerd; because of the In- clreaslng number of children.


A N additional teacher I needed at' St. James’s ,


new tocher I !


This month there are 330 pupils at the school. Trie staff


[corislsts pf a headniadter and eight asE^lstant teachers.,, 1


!; Divisional Educatlriri Ex^u-j tlve No.' 5 has 'referred; the


matter to trie County-[authriW- ties.


I I


an! old-time Iniusic Babk Mr


;ites. Miss Susan Oakey, Nurse M. J. Slater, Nurse S. Smithson- and


hall on Satnrday row: Mrs. 0 H. Parkinson,


OLD-TIME MUaC HALL AT HOSPITAL , '% I I


l^ieW conditions for paying


MEW conditions for payment ■


desith grant i ■ ■ i> '


.


‘•j- of the National Insurance death grant were ^Introduced on January 1st; !l95B.


claimed for funeral or certain other expenses pn connection


I At present the grant can be


jWlth the! death, piich as the purchase of moi rnlhg. , - j


. I Prom January 1st It will be paid as If lit werb a benefit due to thei deceased person at his death,; thht Is to the'personal representatives, legatees, next- of-kln on creditors of the de­ ceased person.;


(executoi) or a f dminlstrator) If one has


the not, to tl ■


penses. I . If there are rio, funeral ex­ are less than the grant, the


for meeting


been anointed or. If he perspn responsible funeral ex-


. thb


penses or they the amount of


grant or [any ba 'anfc'e of It will be paid [to the riext-of-


,___________ banks will be able to dlalm| the, grant In the pame waly as Individuals.


sifch as: local Other minor dlanges include


provision for! payment of, the grant oA the' deatri of certain children arid'of|ceiH;aln people dying abroad wrio are now ex- icluded.


; -, j' The' changes follow recorii-


I [mendattons j. madd ’ by trie I iNational, Insurance Advisory jcommitltee. I ,. j ; i


Under the Naftonai Insur-


I ance (No. p [Act] 1957; the; I strindarfl ainoupt of the death graint will jie Increased from £20 |to £25| foB deaths on and after February | 3rd, 1958.


For rjien |Whri! were between


55 and 65 and women between 50( and 60 on July 5th, 1948, the grant will 'be Increased from £10 to £12 10s. i


No grant Is paid for. men


who - 'were loved [ 65 or womep who were over) 60 on July 5tti, 19^48, wrieni National Insurance cqntrltutioris for dfeath grant first began to pd paid. ,


Hospital gifts


lyTENBERS; of: trie Soroptl- m St ! Club/-'Of Clitheroe


paid 1-rielir arinrial Christmas visit t-3 CUtheroe Hospital last ■ week.


i . . -I The I sang carols In the Fe­


male patients’ Wards and the president!. (Miss .Mabel 'Wil­ liams,! M.B.E.) 'gajfe-each platl- ent gifts of soap and chocolate and -presented each ward with a bowl of bulbs.


sang of thd


The oldest -patient, aged! 94, I • - ! . :' -,


a carol to)the members club. ’


Bellringers meet


irnHIR'TY-SK ,-bellfingersj of' ; Clitheroe Parish Oriilurch


I arid their wives arid friends, attended the annual ’ Iriaac Rushton memorial dlriner, held at [the Station fetel on


'Saturday: .It was followed -by! ; a soc al evening In the Sunday s6hool.


Into The Past 25 YEARS AGO


Items from our issue' of December 30th, 1932


AN' unusual Christos -gift was riecriived by Mr. jand


Mrs. C. E. Forrest, of Accring­ ton, and formerly of Pimlico Road,'Clltheroe.


jj Mr. Forrest’s brother, Mr.


W. S. (Forrest, living in South Australia, took advantage of a neijvspaper sciueme to send an Australian lamb[[ as a Christmas present to' rijs '.bro-


ther. '['■ ' j


along with de-frostlng.


; ■ ■ * 'i I' ' - There was no Uttlellrimuse-;


m ent in th e s tre e t when th e 601b./carcase was delivered


instructions; for * : *


Alderman W- Standring,


J.P., was appointed chairman of! CUtheroe School j Attend­ ance sub-committee, QouncU- lor J.' H. Sattefthwalte being yice-chalrman. |-


' * • *! * Many flowers were! bloom­


ing In the Slaidbrirn I district. In one garden there wep marigolds,' pansies arid prim­ roses, with buttercups In the fields.


* ' ! \ *j '! One of the) best; known


figures in the; Bowl^rid area, Mr. Christopher Carter, of Brook Villas, I Wajdington, died at a Blackburn nursing honle, aged 80. j


| For a good many years Mr.


Carter lived in; , the Slaidbum district,'riecomtog ope of the first' meoi'bers I of trip Parish Council, i


f * * I ] The Christmas hkndlcaps


at WriaUky Conservative Club were coriiplfeted as|Jfpllows: Billiards—1, Jiriies ! Smith; 2, H.' Jackson; 3,! C.


Sarrifleld/ Snodker: T, G. Gar­ rett; 2, jackSmlbli; 3; C. Stan-


4, J. den; 4,- R'- Ohatnley.'


^veii at' The Hall, Lowergate! [ * *


tey; attended the British iLe*; glon club on Christmas mpmi Ing when 300 ohUdren were entertalried to a party. !: ! ‘


The Mayor, Coun. R. Man • ' I The; death; occurred. a:t [rils,


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home, iRbcklng Castle Cottage,' Grindieton, of Mr. WaUer! wmiafnjWard, aged 52. i Hyi was a| native of Cheltenham, and for; six years was butler to Mr. A. J. E. Robinson! of The Rookery, Chatbrim. | f I He had also beenlln private service with Mr. w. Garnett;' at Low Moor, and'with;[Col. Robinson at Clitheroe Castle.


j - * * I* j '■ ! - : : * * .J'


, Marly friends ln[ CUtheroe, rind district heard; with regret bf thb death of Mi'sk Jean [Tay­ lor, who for a numl^er of years Was sister-at Coplow View Hos­ pital; i-'l


* ' I


The dhristmas paritomlme|[ B'a-b'es in ' the Wood,” .wasi


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row epcape from death on New Year’s'Eve. He was lusri- Ing a truck oyer the level crossing, when ' a train ,'bore dowii on him, Ikriobklng | the truck onto the platform. W^ri ton Jumped clear and escaped injury.


-V - aij - I ^ rfr .sc. Th|e 'congregation at Itow


Moor United Me t h o a l s t Churoh| decided to replabe a harmonium, which had jdone service for a long number of yeard, with a two-manual orgari.


* * * ' -


was severely scalded about the dead and shoulders In an accident a t . Whalley Abbey Print Works.'


Hurry Scott, of Lamb Roe, I i - The Rev. S. T. T^yloi^l-Tas- ; '1 i ■!


j A well-known figure In tile ;town,: Mr. John Wilson, of iWoone Lane, who was in part­ nership; as a farrier with his [father, | Mr. Roger Wilson, in 'Lowergate, died at the age t-f |36.


50 YEARS AGO ' i


Item s from our| issue of J anuary 3rd; 1908


' !


TlfR. Richard Hartley; 'of ■


‘•’^^Clareimont Terrace, a wepr known (local musician! and leader of the Orpheus' Ban|li died, aged 39. ■ I' # ' * ' *


Wrieeler, of Criatbum, were'at Chatbum Sunday, School pre- seritbdf with sUypr! candelabra, arid'an iiluinlnated ad^rpsAby. membbrS of’ their classes.; | WUllam Walton, of Hriy-


Mlssj 'Wheeler arid Miss Lily


hurst' Street, a porter | ; [at Cllbherbe Station,' Imd'a; nar­


:


weU) who was at Whalley for six years, an'd who ; was appointed to trie living of Braiewell, ', near! Glsburn, In Juno 1906, dled on December! 30tt,. ;'


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. P c. Entwistle, stationed at


Sabden, -was awarded the badge of merit for rescuing a man from a burning house.:


* i. * ! ■' ' Mr. John- Bleazard, contrac­


tor, of Railway! View,; CUth­ eroe, died, aged; 56.' A native of Slaidbum, he ' cam[e to CUtheroe j-about 1870'j and 'entered Irito partnership with kr . ; R. Jajekson. 1 For abejut 18 years !he (carried on business In'jonjunctlon wdth his [sons.


' * ! , * [ * I


Blackburn, CUtheroe P.C. wbn the Blrickburri Charity Shield.


By defeating Moss Bridgejat ' * ' I i i '’he Rey. James Jackson,


Nilteby, nerir Klrkb'y Stephen. i" I ' V ■ ' i


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wl P! wari pastor' of MbUrit; Zlbn, Primitive Methodist Chutori' from 1891 to 1894-


alt'


! /kccount Bcol^s, viinalysis Books, Duplicate Order Books, Bi!l Books, -Receipt Books, I .ever Arch and F kt Files,: Punches, Stapling


i I Machine^; Rubber Stamps, Stair p Pads. PERSONAL


I We have I a spier ■ suitable ior iprln to see samples a. stamped notepan


STATIONERY


did range of Personal Stationery . ;bd or dlestamped li'eadlngs. Ask


lodl specimens of printed tfnd dle- i^j


I TIMES OFFICE PLACE, CLITHEROE ■-/' Hi i' - ilJi' !'< 6 0 1 ! J f i ■'- ii(. distributors IN LANCS. & 'WEST RIDING INVINCIBLE 15-24 TONS ■I ■ I I ■ ■ M' !■


.OR -MA D E .O W E R ^ O S ] and more opept


troubls free iriilea'ge and sai ' . t , . InUn run' At


£££’s iriari


Our business [or.


: bn 100®/o after-^es sprvj[ce representative \ will


■m J g r iM 'n ■■ Hi H ■ O R LONGlER


IV l‘‘-


better biiy


S?EltilAli IbLEARifccE OF


MEN’S WORKING BOOTS Good ma iegi of shoes plway in stqck-^EE W1NDOWS


t I j I - I ■ ' ‘ 1


DAN LO b & SON IV^OOR LAME, [iXITHEILOE


5,


It will inormally, be paid to personal ■ [representative


LARGEST DISTRIBirrORS CAR AND g


JaNT TYRES


,1 THE DISTOICT. i , REMEMBER WE HAVE A


TYRE FOR yOuRioti.


Order thro Local G direct


F. HARRISO^ ^ S(j)^ UJVlkED


Chatfouni ly r e Depot ■ ! Clitheroe Advirtiser &^Tmei, ]muttry, 3, 1958 ii-- :1!!' i;


'I" ,1 ‘


K'l


5 TTO-DAY for All


.1 ri ; 1 ■' i;


'M-


insist - m Guys for them ^raiji port :Ieet. ' They knottjj that Guy^ vehicles pve jteais : cf


in'the long;run.' |[ C^je ‘ bi;


opera'or, Guy users [can r:l


pleased to suppl)> full ditdlL of


OTTER 7 TONNER


VIXEN 4 rONN i ^


WARRIOR 8 TONNER


TjG.iJ Motors fORi:S, CLirHERok


W)SE


. 784-(4 lines) UR' SERVICE


td.


-I ■ . ANGS


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