Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 21, 1961.


History in the Churchyard


Tombstones give a glimpse of old Clitheroe


IN inspection of the tomb- stones, in St. Mary’s


churchyard reveals Interest­ ing glimpses of life in 19th century Clitheroe. Most of the stones are dated after I750_the earliest legible one is 1715—and there.are very few later than 1861, when the cemetery was consecrated.


There is nothing in the lower churchyard before 1834 as the old Grammar School stood there until that year, when It was removed stone by stone and rebuilt in York Street, The old site was then taken over as a burial ground.


Eleg an t eye -c atch in g lines a t t r a c t a t te n t io n and br ing new t ra d e .


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HAYHURSTS OF CLITHEROE


Bridgewater Garage . Duck Street "’EL.: CLITHEROE 547


Details of • the town’s past inhabitants can be gleaned from the stones themselves. Old Clitheroe names appear time after time and many stones record the person’s occupation.


There are a number of sur­ geons and solicitors, a grocer named William Har­ greaves, two Thomas Sum­ ners—one an ironmonger and the other a plumber


It is easy to imagine Clith- eronians’saying “We don’t want our' water tampering with,” or “You have to drink a bit of muck before you die,” but today we would think twice about washing clothes in the well, let alone drinking from it.


While on the subject of tombstones, a most in­ triguing one is to be found not in the churchyard at all but in the car park. Lying on its back near the door­ way into White Lion entry is a stone inscribed “Lady Nettle, born 14 Sept,, 1904, died 16 July, 1914, Mac Callum More, died August 5, 1916.”


Presumably it was uprooted when the car park was made and came from one of the gardens now covered by the tarmac. No doubt it refers to some pet animals, perhaps Mac Callum More


ZIPH-A TRUE COUNTRYMAN


THIS WAS 25 YEARS AGO


JULY 24th, 1936


■jVTR. F. A. HERON, son of "L


Street dentist, passed the final examination of the Institute of Bankers. Mr. Geoffrey Shaw, elder son of Mr. H. B. Shaw, Clitheroe Parish Church or­ ganist, passed the same exami­ nation.


V -i- Mr. F. Heron, a York * * ’ *


TNMATES of Coplow Insti- "*■ tution were to have an ex­ cursion, part of the fare to be


provided by the mysterious anonymous benefactor who had sent sums totalling £182 from various towns in Eng­ land.


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Sanitary Inspector to Bowland Rural District Council at a salary of £250 a year.


(THERE were 27 applications x for the post of additional


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was a Scottie or Cairn terrier but who was Lady Nettle—a h e d g e h o g or a particularly independent cat?


and glazier, a timber mer chant and an Officer of Inland Revenue.


L‘— !


There are men who held office in the borough — mace- bearer, in bailiff, a town clerk who died at 28—and those connected with the church . and Grammar School, which was also the Sunday School at one time.


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Salmon steer by stars


COCKEYE salmon steer by the ° stars. So scientists of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada have discovered. Canned sockeye is one of Canada's important exports.


shown the sockeye pursuing a consistent direction only when the sky is clear; otherwise it heads at random.


Experimental s t u d i e s have


and city lights interfere to some extent, but by and large the sockeye overcomes these obstacles and, when the stars are clear and bright, swims by their guidance.


Moonlight, sunset afterglow


(THE Queen’s Birthday next x year will be marked


officially both at home and abroad on Saturday, June 2nd.


One of the stones remembers Ephraim Garthwaite, an usher of the school, while another records .that the Rev. Edward Boden was for 34 years headmaster of the G r a m m a r School. The Boden prize for mathe­ matics still rewards scholars for diligent figuring.


SUPPOSED MURDERER


A 19th century organist was Thomas Hayhurst and the


parish clerk was John Read. The Rev. Joseph Anderton was Vicar for 43 years and is said to have received the confession of Dr. Herd, supposed murderer of Old Battersby.


There are two women with unusual Christian names, Hager Dugdale and Tabitha Tomlin. Tabitha also has an odd epitaph:


“ Look on this Stone O man as thou goest by,


Reflect on Death for thou must surely die;


Those Eyes of thine which read this letter’d Stone


Like mine shall be obscur’d and quickly gone,


I’ve paid the Tribute which to Nature’s due,


That Debt must likewise soon be paid by you.”


Tombstones are very reticent about causes of death and it is definitely stated only


once, in the case of William Southworth, a Waddington innkeeper, who “ suddenly. expired having been stabb’d by a Neighbour in a moment of ungovernable passion, Leaving a Wife and Eight Children to Lament his untimely Death.”


The ' large nu mbers of children’s graves found in every churchyard are also evident at St: Mary’s. They" are,; usually put down to’ large families, but-' in the last century diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles and whooping c o u g h killed thousands of children every year. Nowadays even one death from these diseases is a cause for alarm.


In the lower churchyard are buried a number of victims of the 1849 ch o l e ra epidemic. This affected large centres of population throughout the country and morfe than 53,000 people died:' The Clitheroe out­ break was blamed on infected water supplies and' was practically confined to those drawing from wells in the Whalley Road area.


Among the victims were two schoolmasters; one of them, Mr. George Grimshaw, was Sunday School superin­ tendent as well as head­ master of the National School. Mr. James Bold, master of a school in Marl­ borough Street, and his wife and 20 - year - old daughter also succumbed to the plague.


TOO LATE


STEPHEN CLARKE tells ^ how, after burying his wife and daughter, Mr. Bold departed for the clearer air of Blackpool, but it was, too late. “ He was seized and died the day after.” The two schoolmasters are buried near each other but neither tombstone mentions a plague—the only clue, is that all died the first week in September, 1849.


The danger of drinking con­ taminated well water was part of the reason for the formation of the water­ works in 1854, although the scheme was not welcomed by everyone and there was bitter controversy at the


time.


lyfORE than 700 Clitheroe -LTX people went to Blackpool for a week during the annual holidays. Several venturesome persons travelled to the Conti­ nent. There were nearly 1,000 day-trippers to Blackpool.


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TVTANY 'Clitheronians en- joyed a visit to the choco^


COMMUNISTS AND STRIKES


T WONDER why Western x Germany with 20,000,000 workers, lost only 37,723 work­ ing days through strikes last year while Britain with 24,000,000 lost over 3,000,000 working days.


issued by the respective governments but whereas in Germany the figures were the lowest since the war, in Britain they . are rising ominously and already in the first four months of this year no fewer than 1,403,000 work­ ing days have been lost through strikes. I t is hardly surprising that


These are official figures


“ If there’s owt going on, there’s nowt like being in it,” says Mr. Ziph Robinson, of 3, Wood Terrace, Chat- burn, who was 87 last week.


Probably one of the best known people in the Clith­ eroe district, Ziph certainly


lives up to his word for he takes a keen interest in the life of Chatburn, where he


has lived for 16 years. “ Company keeps you young


the brunt of these stoppages has been felt in the motor car, shipping and transport indus­ tries which, next to textiles, are hardest hit by foreign competition.


pany reports to stockholders, last year’s seamen’s and tally clerks’ strikes cost the Cunard Steam - Ship Comp a n y £900,000, the P. and O. about £500,000 and the Royal Mail Lines nearly £300,000. But these balance sheet


According to recent com­


he told an “ Advertiser and Times ” reporter last week. One way in which he achieves this is by being a frequent attender at Chat- burn Village Hall functions.


Born at Dale Head, he moved t0 Westmorland with his parents for a spell before returning to the district, going to reside at Brock- thorn Farm, Tosside. Later he moved to High Head, where he had a 28-acre farm and also ran another farm of 33 acres.


items are barely a fraction of the damage done to our over­ seas trade by these constant disruptions and delays.


be less effective if more industrialists and politicians were as outspoken as the following: “ Our disabilities include


The trouble-makers would


While he was at Tosside he founded the institute, he and a friend travelling to Skipton to buy a large wooden hut, which became the first institute building.


HOME GUARD


what seems to be an industrial fifth column determined upon disruption.”—Sir Patrick Hen- nessy, British chairman of the Ford Motor Company. (“ Daily Mail,” May 15th, 1961)


Labour M.P. for Swindon, has told the workers of the Pressed Steel factory in his constituency to beware of the insidious activities of small Communist minorities in the works, seeking to exploit their problem for political purposes. Leaders of the recent un­ official strike there of 1,200 skilled men had done Swindon and their workmates a grave disservice by their irrespon­ sible trouble-making, he said.” (“The Guardian,” May 15th 1961)


“ Mr. Francis Noel-Baker,


scratch an unofficial strike leader and you’ll find a Communist.


The moral is obvious- T. P. HAWORTH


Plan for church improvements


St. James’s Church, Clitheroe are planned by. the Parochial Church Council.


T/ARIOUS improvements to • the inside and outside of


church is about 60 years old and, comments the Rector] the Rev. H. D. Chapman, "is looking very worn and un­ tidy.”


The present carpeting in the


bought at a cost of about 30s” per pew and two sides of the chancel are to be curtained In co the same material which now


New carpeting is to be


aluminium and rubber treads on the gallery steps.


vers the east end. A third improvement will be


of painting on the outside and the Church Council would also like to clean the stone­ work at the front and gener­


The church is also in need


ally improve the looks of the building. A sub-committee has been


appointed to consider these. £35m. IN SIXPENCES


(THE number of sixpenny -1 pieces in circulation has doubled in the last 10 years to 1,400m., says the annual report of the Royal Mint.


During the second World War, he was a member of Tosside Home Guard and during a mock attack on Waddington he was taken prisoner.


Once at a Chatburn festival, he appeared as “ John Peel,” and later astonished the villagers by riding his horse through a village inn.


Ziph has seen many changes in the district, and one of his chief regrets is that people do riot walk so much as they used to do.


“They would sleep better and


eat better if they walked further ” lie says.


When asked if changes were for: the better, he replied with a laugh “ Well, it just depends what folk make of it.” He added, however,


Vicar retiring after 50 years


Townsend, Vicar of Langho, is retiring at the end of Septem­


A FTER 50 years in the ministry, the Rev. Herbert


leaving Langho, however, for he has bought a house in the parish where he has been’ Vicar for 22 years.


ber. Mr. Townsend will' not ue


in,” he told a reporter this week. Mr. Townsend was ordained


“It’s a grand parish to work


in March, 1911, as curate at All Saints’, Hamer, Rochdale, and later he married there.


He was then curate at St. Peter’s, Chorley, although he


left for a time to serve in the R A M.C. during the first World War, and shortly after his de­ mobilisation he became Vicar of nearby Wrightington.


INDUCTION DAY


Hoddlesden, and he laughs when he recalls that the day of his induction there was also the day Blackburn Rovers won


In 1928 he became Vicar of


after he became Vicar rf Langho in 1939.


the F.A. Cup. His wife died a few years


at«own considerably, and, writ- Ine in this month’s’“Deanery” magazine, he says: “Now the benefice income and amenities have increased I consider it a splendid parish for any young experienced married priest.


Since Mr. Townsend has'been Langho the. parish has


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CUTHEROE 23


MOOR* LANE Clitheroe 796


|that life had change;* on the whole, for the better.


Always ready to “ have a do,” he was on the lorry which represented one of the village public houses in the Clitheroc Torchlight Pro­ cession last September.


He has always been a regular church-goer and attends services at Chatburn Parish Church as often as possible.


Ziph has a keen interest in gardening and loves to potter about in the small patch in front of his house. He had an allotment at Chatburn for many years, but gave it up about two years ago.


He is extremely active. “ I like to be out,” he says, “ it’s not often I’m inside.”


“ ZiplAs recipe for long life?


“Don’t worry, and take everything in moderation.”


late factory and model town at Bourneville. Nearly 50 were left waiting at the station as the special train was fully booked. =


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-tA country children on the use of the road, P.S. Under­ wood visited the Hurst Green, Chipping and Thornley schools to give advice to the scholars on road safety.


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-“ ■ reported to be moving up Ribble at the quarterly meet­ ing of the Ribble Conservators’ Board at Clitheroe. The fish were shorter than the usual long, thin Ribble salmon, and had powerful and thick-set bodies. Fish up to 151bs. were


A NEW type of salmon was


running in large numbers. * * *


antics of the town’s public clock, which for the past two weeks had been chiming when not called for and mixing-up the quarter-hour and hour chimes.


pLITHERONIANS were con- siderably amused by the


A S part of a plan to instruct


NEWS . . ■ 50 YEARS AGO


JULY 27th, 1911


SPECTATORS er oe Rt.rppfo


Keep and the Parish Church tower to watch a dramatic race between two aeroplanes. Ace pilots Beaumont and Vedrines raced across country for a £10,000 prize, and spectators on high ground could see the pilots’ faces. ♦j* :{:


streets, the Castle


(THREE wagonettes provided x by Mr. J. R. Garlick trans­


ported overlookers, ware­ housemen and others em­ ployed at Brooks and Jubilee mills to Settle for their annual outing. The overlookers at Holmes Mill went to Chipping and Longridge.


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(THERE had been so much x delay over -the erection of


the proposed hew secondary modern school that Mr. C. M. Henderson, headmaster of the Grammar School, speaking at the annual prizegiving, said that “ steady progress,” as applied to school work, could not be used in regard to the new school.


A of Colne, burst into flames when travelling between Wad­ dington and West Bradford and was badly damaged.


A CAR driven by Capt. Hyde, v.:j


T>ARROW scored 221 for the •*-* loss of six wickets against Clitheroe, G. H. Walmsley hitting an undefeated 102. The town team were dis­ missed for 82.


TN his 17th annual gasworks A report, Mr. R. Barrett said that gross revenue amounted to £11,371. Sales were £8,297, a decrease of £693 owing to a reduction in the selling price. Some 6,469 tons of coal were carbonised.


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TUiITHEROE were repre- ^ sented with many other ambulance detachments at a church parade held at Read, the service being conducted by the Rev. J. Robinson, Vicar of St. John’s.


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at Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Church.


(THE Rev. G. R. Russell x inaugurated his ministry


filled Clith-


CLITHER WIC


T)ESP1TE the wet co entertaining cricl


victory, which would but they were thwart:


eroe played host to Sc The North Ribblesds


the table, leading by point ahead of Clithen


Wanderers, who had


fifth position. Thus, ( pied by local teams.


Whalley have impro


he is not being engage formerly played with ] plays with Whalley as


Whalley have notific


So far this season, } average of 11.5.


Yorkshiremf foiled at


Chatburn Ro


and made a draw in a scoring match at Clu Road. Highlights were a ing, undefeated innings . by Settle’s Erie Mitchell masterly 74 not out by tb theroe professional. Ing


v


their teeth when Clitt reply appeared to be Ini' and claimed the extr; overs. The home side he however, and at one tint tory appeared to be v their grasp.


Settle took the bit be


by holiday absences, am theroe were without opening fast bowler Slinger. Ingham and V opened the bowling for ( eroe and the professiona an early success whe Wiseman was sent back out scoring.


Both sides were wea.


particularly when three flashed from his bat wit short time, but In claimed his wicket aft; had been at the crease J minutes.


Fairhurst looked dang


ings was a one-man Mitchell’s hard-hitting sent the ball to the boui on numerous occasions,


From then on Settle’s ONE-MAN SHOW


and, considering Mit-c form, quite economically sent down 158 deliverie the loss of 65 runs.


he included three sixe good measure. Ingham bowled tire


first for a half-centur then for a century.


18, B. Horn 12 and Davidson 5, during whjc Mitchell had been app


tay long. T. W. Goad s Mitchell’s partners d


six, and Mitchell walked a well-deserved ovation.


Settle declared at 1(


task ahead of them \ Entwistle and Speak wer. the crease, for they had 107 minutes, discounting extra five overs, in whic score 167 runs, and their ; tion was not improved Speak was caught wi scoring.


Clitheroe had a difi A GOOD LENGTH


length, and Ingham alon the home team was abl play him with any degre confidence.


Davidson found a


together for a profitable nership, until Entwistle caught off Hayton for 33.


Ingham and Entwistle


'cure, particularly when ht a mighty six and followe shortly afterwards with a placed boundary, but Da son claimed his wicket w he had scored 19.


Westhead seemed fairly


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