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AN OLD FOUNDATION! STONE


M,D -WEEK saw me live miles bevond Slaidbum


in familiar territory noted for its sheep and as wild and remote as any to be encoun­ tered in this, or Ribble valley.


You stand, at Catlow, over­ £375


looking the birthplace of Hod- der from whence it meanders


skirted by alders to enter Stocks reservoir before hastening on to Slaidburn.


The day was pleasant, typical


of March, with a fresh, almost searching, wind from the east.


Spring is late at all times in


coming to these parts and in consequence I was surprised to see two oyster catchers not far from Rock Bridge.


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attractive birds have extended their nesting territory during the past twenty years. Indeed if a couple of decades ago you had the good fortune to see such a bird, your observation would no doubt have been ridiculed by the ornithologists of that time. Now they arc well distributed by the Hodder and its tributaries.


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in late February or March when the individuals c la im the stretches of shingle by the river for nesting. However great my surprise at seeing these birds in such an isolated spot I should have been prepared, for in this delightful watershed, surprises are frequent.


Surprise in the present and of


the past as I was soon to dis­ cover as I approached Slaidburn. It all happened as I met my friend Mr. O. Hully who, in our conversation, mentioned the re­ ference to the Bee boles in the "Advertiser and Times" in a recent issue. These as we can expect, are rapidly declining and falling into obscurity. Not that they are rare but chiefly because country people of a generation ago or more have ceased to talk on these things. Others of a more sophisticated age go into the country scarcely giving them a glance as they race along. But they are fairly common and Mr. Hully spoke of these at Ham- merton as did Mr. J. Leeming who drew my attention to those at Brooklets, Slaidburn.


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most important point of our con­ versation concerned tile recent interesting discovery Mr. Hully


made on his farm. A convenient small quarry is a common and useful place in which to dump rubbish of all sorts and much of


the rubble of ill-fated "Slaidburn House” has found its way to this


particular spot at Woodhouse Gate.


Passing the site one day he


noticed a huge stone lying as it had been tipped by the demoli­ tion workers. There was, how­ ever, something quite different about the stone for on one face was a rectagonal shape which made him curious. He decided to investigate and. Io and behold the obviously foreign patch was in fact a brass plate which, on being removed and tinned, re- vealed its secret. It was in fact forming the Ud o f a cavity con­ taining all sorts or papers, etc


associated with that once fine and dignified building. On the under­


side of the plate was inscribed or etched a picture of the building and this was evidently the foun- dation stone. Etched in bold type we read “The Foundation Stone o f tills building was laid' by Leonard Wilkinson, of Dun- now, Patron of the Parish Church o f Slaidburn, on the 2nd May. 1863. The Rev. David Jones, M.A., Rector, the Revd Jonathan Ellerbick, B.A., curate and master of the Free Gram­ mar School"


OLD NEWSPAPERS Then J o h n Slater, Parish


Clerk, and the names of Church Wardens followed by the con­ tractors—James Riley and John Walker again followed by tho words "God Save the Queen.” Within the hollow of .the stone was laid a glass jar 'containing several newspapers of the day A distinctive hand-scribed parch­ ment also informs us that the stone was laid in the 26th year of the Reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria in the presence of the under­ signed. Whereupon is a list of signatures of people including: Robert N. Whitaker, Vicar of Whailey, tire Vicar of Gisburn and My ton, the incumbent of Clitheroe, and many others, ending by those of Henry Dug- dale, schoolmaster, and Thomas Marsh, reporter for the “ Preston Herald.”


The newspapers I find of particular interest. In an article


in the "Preston Herald" of May 2 1863, we read of the laying of the foundation stone of the new mansion for the rector of the ancient rectory of Slaidbum,


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prodution depend, - . . - - in tlie Nauouu. Agricultural 4 * visory Service it is the soil chemist who is trained most fully f ^


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Chemistry does not, however,


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tage or excess is now an imp:- tant part of the soil chemisY work.


not be solved on the spot ad need longer-term investigatta. while changes In the pattern il fanning due to economic pre- suras also bring the need fa fresh information on manuriij and soil treatment. To met these demands and to test net materials (of which liquid feni- Users are a recent example) , big programme of field expei. ments is carried out each year. The result of these are passe) 011 to other scientists by paper: in scientific journals, to N.A.Ai. adviser in the field and to fa:, mers by talks, press article, etc. The aim of the soil chemist is


to keep abreast of current deve- lopments and thought botli here and in other countries and to pass on anything of value to the farmers in his area. Frequent meetings with colleagues in other N.A.A.S. Regions help to main­ tain contact with work through- out England and Wales,


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S / l t e £ l from Ihe subj.ct teaches the Mm. If too much light is admitted, —


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result of achieving just the right


combination of three shutter .sliced, aperture, and film speed. Let’s examine these one bv one to see how they affect the overall exposure. The camera's shutter not only controls tho amount of movement


recorded on the fllm> bu* amount of light reaohlng the hhii. The faster the shutter speed, the less light is admitted.


in other words, if an exposure


of 1/500th of a second is g yen. much lass light will be admitted tmm with an cxposuic of 1/30LU


of a second. The aperture control works in


a similar way. The aperture is sintplv a hole which can be made ial.Rer or smaller. I f the aperture is a aide one, recognised by a low “ f ” number, a lot of light is admitted; if tire hole is made


THIS WAS NEWS


75 YEARS AGO Maroh 29, 1889


pLAYING on a water-logged ground at Shaw Bridge,


Clitheroe were beaten 5—4 by Peel Bank Rovers in the first round of the East Lancashire Charity Shield competition.


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TT/TIALLEY Vocal Society gave • f their second concert of the


season to' a large audience in the national school. The soloists were Miss Mitchell of Clitheroe, Mias Duckworth of Blackburn, and Mr. Sharpies of Sabden.


A


jy£R. JOHN MITCHELL presid­ ed over the annual meeting


of members of Clitheroe Cricket


and Bowling Club held at the White Lion Hotel. The Mayor. Alderman William Garnett, was re-elected president.


"Ct ROM the proceeds of a three d days sale of work at St. Paul’s, Low Moor, a sum of £150 was forwarded to the mission in Sicily.


\,TESSRS. J. H. Carke. William dlJ- Harrison. Joseph Norcross and John Watson were re­ appointed overseers for Clithcroc.


rjiHE three year-old son of a Bawdlands ma.11 was cross­


ing the road In front of a rail­ way lorry when be was knocked down by the horses. He received severe head injuries.


50 YEARS AGO March 27, 1914


T H E Lancashire Automobile Club made application to


th e Bowland Rural District


Council for permission to hold a hiU-climbtng contest on Wadd-


ington Fells. Mr. W. Garnett chairman, said lie would like the competitors to drive through Waddington at a reasonable speed, as there had been com­


plaints previously. *


*


cer of Health to the Bowland R.D.C. at a salary of £75 per annum.


D


and Mr. N. Wood, champion of the Darwen area, was played at the Whallcy reading room. The game, 500 up was won by Mr. Peters by a margin of nearly 200.


A BILLIARDS match between Mr. J. Peters of Whailey, # M * #


r . r . c . a s sh e to n , j .p „ C.A.. was appointed chair­


man of the parish of Downham,


and Messrs T. and R. Robinson were appointed overseers. *


«= *


rruiERE was a somewhat severe epidemic of mumps In the


district. The complaint was wide­ spread, but Whailey appeared to be most affected.


* * *


t a meeting of Clitheroe Board of Guardians, a letter


was read from Lancashire Asy­ lums Board, stating that the weekly rate of maintenance for patients had been increased from 9s. lid. per head, to 10s. 6d.


*


r . W. H. Ross of Chatburn, was appointed Medical Offi­


3d. in the pound. *.


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small and a high “ f " value is selected, less light will be let in. To obtain correct exposure, the am a t e u r photographer must


arrange for the shutter speed control and the aperture control to be so set that just the correct amount of light is allowed to reach the film via the lens. Here wc must introduce the third governing factor, the speed, or sensitivity, of the film itself. The sensitivity of light of var­


ious films differs enormously. Some films arc very sensitive to light, and are called “ fast films. At the other end of the scale we have the films that are less sensitive, and these are call­ ed “ slow" films. The "speed” of a film is denoted by a number preceded by the letters "ASA a slow black-and-white film will be rated at about 50 ASA, and a


fast one at 400. th r e e fa c to r s


So three things have to be


25 YEARS AGO March 24, 1939


IN spite of their efforts to 1 restrict the rate advance to 6d„ members of the Clitheroe Finance Committee found them­


selves with no alternative but to recommend an increase of 9d- And so Clitheroe’s rate for the ensuring twelve months was 13s.


*’ V STAINED glass window with


A the inscription “ In memory n£ Harry Bottomley ” was dedi­


cated by the Rt. Rev. Bishop •Cfnimscy, at Mitton Church. It $ r X yVift of his two sisters.


Hannah and Edith. ^


rrHE Borough Engineer submit- 1 ted the Analyst’s report of


0 sample of the town’s water recently examined, which stated water-to be chemically and


bacteriologically pure. #


* * rnHE Town Clerk submitted a


J letter from the Girl Guides Association, stating that consid­


eration would be given to the proposed purchase by the Coun- ' of the field on the nortli- olislcrly side of Waddington S i which lies between the JdVCT and Bningerlcy Pork.


. PROMINENT person in local


A musical circles, as much m the brass band world as in the


choral, was Mr. Thomas Birch, who died at Accrington aged 77. was in his younger days an overlooker at Sun Street and


other local mil’s. *


* *


riUTHEROE’S new air raid L j warning sirens wore sound- for the first time, for a couple of minutes. One was at Commer­


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cial M1U. another on the Castle a n d the Ihird on the fire station.


taken into consideration when, working out an exposure—shut­ ter speed, aperture, and film speed. Not forgetting, of course, the brightness of the object or scene being photographed. For really accurate measurement of light reflected oft the subject, an exposure meter should be used. This handy instrument tells you at a glance the various combina­ tions of shutter speed and aper­ ture that can be used when photographing a given scene. First the flint speed Is set, then


the meter pointed at the scene to be recorded. A needle will then point to a figure known as an “ exposure value,” and the various combinations of shuttor speed and “ f ” number can be read off and transferred to the camera. Many cameras today


have light-meters built in Some, indeed, are coupled


directly to the controls and set the e x p o s u r e automatically: others are non - coupled. _ I f


neither you nor your camera has a light meter, then you must, rely on the information about exposure printed on the slip of traner supplied with every roll or^assette of film. It will tell you how to set your cameras controls according to the type of subject being photographed and the weather conditions. Many cameras have an EV (exposure value) scale. You de­


cide which shutter speed to use, and then rotate the aperture ring until the indicated EV num­ ber appears; or you can set the aperture first, nnd rotate too shutter speed ring. Some cameras have a coupled system which automatically gives the right exposures throughout the com­ plete range of shutter-speed/ aperture combinations. In other words, if the exposure value gives you a setting of l/500th of a second at 1/8, and you wish to use 1/125th of a second instead, you set the shutter speed to 1/125th, and the cross-coupled mechanism automatically sets the new aperture of 1/16.


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which, favourable opportunity affords * i8Va short historical for gi'®gthis ancient village,


sketch “ h in the wappentake


hen L when the parish of W , „ . «as dismembered. The


after


. was sold in 1660 to the benemis of Warrington to be purchase in 1747, to


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ffif&Swwrth s of Slaidburn. ™e w|»d in whose possession


until 1860 when the was purchase by the


dS Patron' Ml' Wil,km' POWERFUL FAMILY


tl-fe Hanimertons, of Hammerton, omnwerful family in the parish, concluding with mention of Shddburn Grammar S c h o o l ,


• mhe article gives mention to


founded in M17 hY John Bren- nand who bequeathed £200 to its


erection also leaving in trust an estate out of which £50 per


. -jam was to be paid to a ..aster, and £30 to an usher for


teaching classics and English mammar to all the children of the parish. The population, we


are tod, is not on the increase but they are contented, frugal, and industrious, being princi- naily employed in agricultural pursuits. The land is well culti­ vated and fertile.” in the "Preston Guardian" of


May j, 1863, price 2d„ a great deal of soace is taken by small


proprietory adverts. " j Fells, Compound Anodyne


fluid and pills, a sure remedy for Pain in the teeth, face, nerves, etc. Supplied by J. Fell, Bawd-


lands, Clitheroe." Another concern — Clitheroe


Agricultural Society: “That a meeting will be held at the Brownlow Arms.Hotel at which persons interested in the re­ establishment of the a b o v e Society are invited to attend.” Other interesting features are the Time Tables showing the various omnibus runs. These horse vehicles connected most of our towns and seven journeys were made between Clitheroe and Blackburn. In the district news, Clitheroe Congregationalists commenced their teachings in their new school and notes from nearby towns spoke of the Relief funds when bread, flour, bacon, soup, and coal, were given to the poor.


of Dunnow. The rectory


S?valued in the Kmgs books at,£32per annum.


ofstiS?® and 016 " berty °£ T we read of its formation illey


CHASED SHEEP


QHEEP chased by three dogs 0 from a field in Clttheroe were later found in the River Ribble, in a disused tunnel and in a field two miles away.


The owners of two of the dogs,


Dudley P. Williams, of New Row, Low Moor and Henryk Kleszcz, Union Street, Low Moor, were each fined £3 at Clitheroe yes­ terday week.


Kleszcz was ordered to keep his


dog under proper control. The magistrates were told that


William’s dog had been destroyed since the incident.


Botli of the defendants


pleaded "Guilty." Kleszcz said he now kept ills dog on a chain.


The owner of the third dog,


it was stated had not been traced.


“Crisis averted”


A H’M pleased to report com- monsense ’as prevailed,


The strike of the women down our way ’as failed,


They’d med their demands ond their plans were complete,


They were all to start on Satur- da’ neet,


Ond nowt as we fellows could do, or could say,


Would mek ’em see reason ond do things our way.


We’d a last minute meeting on Albert Brown’s plot.


Once more tempers frayed, ond discussion grew ‘ot,


Albert was bitter, "They’ve for- getten” ’e said.


“The vows as they med on the day they were wed,


They all on ’em sed as they’d love ond obey,


But what good is love, when they won’t mek thi tay?”


Then as zero ’our came, things couldn’t be worse.


There arrived in the street that new District Nurse,


1’ twenty-five minutes the doctor came too,


Ond that was the end—the strike 'ad fell through,


All’t plans went for nowt, defeat was complete,


The minute the stork flapped ’is wings in the street!


So, yo’ fellows listen, tek ’ced what Ah say.


There’s ’isfry been med in our village today,


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