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Waddington old hall secrets


OPEN DAY


ATTRACTS 600


the house and gardens, and . local residents were stationed around the building to explain the history and point out the


a. residential home for retired business and professional people, and the . present owner, Mrs. Janet Fildes, agreed to it being opened in aid . of the St. Helen’s Parish Church tower and‘ bells fund The open afternoon attracted between 500 and 600 ‘ people, and it' is hoped that about £100 will have -been raised . for the fundi Visitors were able to inspect


VISITORS to Waddinglon on Saturday had a rare opportunity to step back into, history when the Old Hall was opened to the public for the first time for many years. ' The hall is soon to become


IN the 'cool• garden of the .Old. Hall, :wlth nothing modern i n sight, it is easy to picture life • !


•'


and sideshows were. in ■ opera­ tion.


served in the beautifully laid- out gardens, and various stalls


IN HIDING


and . downs in. its /tong-history —it was a farm • at one time, and the dining hall was a shippon, with the present bil­ liards room, directly above, as a hay loft. The hall is, how­ ever, most famous for its association with Henry VI. Henry was not outstanding


The hall has seen many ups


interesting features of each room. In warm sunshine. • tea was


• as lit was in the time of Henr y VI.


as a king, but\ his reign- was a tragic one. He’ became king of both. England and-France: when he was nine,‘but gradu­ ally, he . lost ‘:the -rule of France,-except -for Calais.


Pudsay- family,' of Bolton-by- Bowland, but Sir -Ralph de Pudsay, :who was the king’s host,-was no’ recluse, and his three wives and 25- children caused th e ‘king-to move on,


battles, Henry was forced to flee with some of his hench­ men, who-were later- captured, and thus he came to spend -a year in : hiding in Bowland. He first stayed with • the


After-a series of disastrous,


. eating dinner, he received word, that he had been


and. so he arrived at Wadding-, ton Old,Hall, then the home of Sir- John-Tempest. He remained there for • several weeks, until, whilst


, betrayed; by a Thomas Talbot, of Bashall.


• stones at Brungerley, • before lie was captured and taken to London and -the Tower,


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DURING their visit to the Old Hall; Waddington. these two guides Linda Thompson, left, and Linda Barrow, were intrigued by the secret..staircase. It is likely - that- this- staircase was in constant'use


when the Old. HalL was a farm,-as'it would have been the most direct route , to the hay-loft,, now a billiard, room. * ■


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Lancashire debut Tor


JAZZ, fans should have, an en­ joyable night tout' on' Tuesday when about ten: members: of- a West: Riding ‘‘big band” , line-up will be playing at, the Well- springs, Inn,;'Nick’ o’ Pendle.


, The band plays every Mon­ day evening in-the Anchor. Inn. Brighouse to a capacity , crowd and . a good "attendance is an­ ticipated for,-their Lancashire “debut”.


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are professional players and others are “keen amateurs”. Some Leeds University stu­ dents,-are ; expected to complete the lincrup. It- is expected that the, Duke . Ellington classic ‘Take the A. Tram” will* be steaming out of the -Wellsprings soon- *after’9\p.m!'


Some -ot the instrumentalists


'Woman was depressed


A WOMAN .whose -body was


found -in -the grounds of Wad- dow. Hall, Waddington, had consumed about 19 ■ tablets of the,, barbiturate amytal."v A -normal dosage was'one or.'two tablets- and a fatal dose 10- or more,, said- r.fhe Leeds■ Public


.


the inquest, on-- Mrs.- .Joan' Hikins, (49).; .of- South Mosley Street Road, Liverpool, at Skipton, : *■. ' - ’


He was giving evidence .at


■verdict -of. death" - by. amytal: poisoning, self-administered,: during-a-per|od of depression.


The'-,Craven ... Coroner, Mr.- Slcphen-E. Brown,- recorded a


discovered in-.a wood - by- -a: parly of Girl Guides.


ins-said over the- past- few years his- -wife: had become Steadily-more-depressed." . ■, 'Th'e body of Mrs.-Hikins was’


. Mr. Harold Raymond ’Hik­


: Was the guest speaker at the •weekly meeting of the Ribbles- dale Club. There: was a good :attendnce, to hear Mr. Taylor speak on “Drama",' and he gave his own life story in this dir­ ection from being nine years old.


Ribblcsdale C lu b Mr. K,.Taylor, of Downham,


to .the present day. Members


, floor in that room is the original one. still bearing the marks of the adze which created it. - Another mome n t o of


• 1901 by John Waddington. who went to live there in 1900. when it was still a farm. An


noon were also shown the dining room where Henry had his meals and the secret staircase from the dining room to what is now tile bil­ liards room upstairs. The hall was restored in


Henry’s stay which visitors were able to sec was a cabi­ net whose panels are carved to depict scenes, from his flight. Although the carvings only date back to 1900, they are both intricate and unusual One of the panels shows the hall itself and the king steal­ ing away by moonlight. Visitors to the open after­


bedrooms at the hall is known as the:King’s Room, and the


To this day. one of- the


. . Henry immediately left the ; ball by the back door, but he only got as far as the hipping


1929 as “one of the choicest examples of restoration . • . preserving and recovering the spirit of the past.”


uled building, strict restric­ tions mean that the -beauty of the hall is unchanged." and most of the old interior-will remain.


has been added' to the hall’s long history, for extensive rcdecoratiqn and modernisa­ tion has just been completed prior to the opening -as a residential home. But as the hall-is-a sched­


SCHEDULED


• i t_ was bought, by Miss M.- R. Vintcn. managing director of the Vinten nursing homes at


provide private accommoda­ tion , for about a dozen people and it is hoped that tho first residents will be moving in in the near future.


Winkley Hall and Oak House, Leyland. Waddington Old Hall will


: jjp ,X-^T 5> S riGrS . , WhalSey


and bring and buy stall at Whallcy School raised £17 for the Whalley church organ res­ toration fund. Prinzewinncrs were: Whist,


For organ fund A whist and domino drive


Ladies: 1, Mrs. Watehouse; -2, Mrs. B. Hanson; .3, Mrs. K. Ombler.


Mrs. M. A. Ormiston; 3, Mrs. Richardson.


.Gents: 1, Mrs. Holgatc: 2,


ber; 2, Mrs Frances Crook; 3, Mrs. E. Broderick. • A competition was won by Miss M. Hindle.


Dominoes: I. Mrs. M. Thom-


•-‘.•village football team. - • About 35 ‘ people attended, ‘ and.after details: of initial out­ lay and annual'running . costs .had been given, i t ‘.was decided


unanimously to,form a club. ■ Mr. -. N. Keighley’ and Mr.


P.; Brennan were elected as a nucleus of a commitlee which is-to be completed at a further • public meeting.


Dance .A dance, organised by New-


Proceeds were for institute funds. ■


Waddington


Rounders .During the last two or three


weeks, Waddington Brownies have met on the playing field to play rounders, under the supervision of their leaders, Mrs., J. Barrow and Mrs. I. Greenwood. Although .defeated by Clitb-


croe St. Mary’s company of Brownies, they were pleased to


Analyst,. Dr.’ Richard’ Arthur- Dailey.- • . , •


■be: able to notch 20 rounders against their opponents’ . 20J, Since then they have played games against Brownies stay­ ing at AVaddow -Hall, and,


weather’permitting, are looking forward to further games.


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Y2-t discotheque, and the ladies’ committee provided hot dogs- and hamburgers.


■ Music was supplied by the


Team formed . .A,public meeting.in Riming- ton Memorial Institute dis­ cussed -the .formation of. a


were very interested - and: their attention was held all- the time by the- exceptionally good story he unfolded. Mrs. Bowskill in­ troduced the speaker and Mrs. Palmer thanked him. ■ Refresh­ ments were served.


correctly reported that a-coftce evening organized by Chatburn Ladies’ Club was held at -the home of Mrs. Yates, . Ribble I.ane. The coffee evening was in fact-at'the home-.of Mr; and Mrs. Bretherton, Ribble Lane, and regrets arc expressed. for any inconvenience the terror may have caused. : :


from Southport' were .visitors at tile Methodist ChaperChatburn, cin Sunday evening. ; .Ufey*Ar­ rived about 4.30 p.m. and- were given cups of . tea.,— .Having brought their own sandwiches— by Mr. and Mrs. .T..; Hudson. Some of the .young people aug­ mented .the chapel choir-at -the service, which was -led-, by -Mr. Mr. E . . Braithwaite, of Clith- eroc.


Visitors A group of young •.people


• ■ l Langho Newton in Bowland Extension fund


tute committee in the institute last weekend was attended by about 230 young people.


ton-m-Bottland village insti­


in aid of the school exten­ sion fund, the prizewinners’were: Ladies—Mrs. W. Hargreaves, Mrs. E. Smith, Mrs. "E. Pen­ nington. Gents—Mrs. Whitaker, Mrs. M. Kirkham, Mr. H.-: M. Bullock. Dominoes: Mrs. M. Ellis, Mr. R; Gregson, JMr. J.


At the last of whist ■ and domino drives :for this session,


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Wrong venue In a recent issue it-was in­


King. The event was organised by the ladies’ committee.


Mothers’ Union held their an­ nual festival.. Among the visi­ tors were members of Mothers’ Union branches of Great Har­ wood (St. John).,- Rishton Parish Church and Salesbury (St. Peters). The vicar. Rev. 11. Kirkham, conducted the service and. four new members were enrolled. After the service light supper, was served in the school.


Festival . On Tuesday the - Langho


Bashall Eaves


the July meeting * of ’Bashall Eaves WI. Mrs. Spurgeon pre-, sided ‘.at.the’".meeting in the assembly room: Arrangements were made -for; the- mystery drive on August 4th,. at .6 p.m. The speaker -was "Mr. Swift, of Preston, on “Problems of youth”. He was thanked by. Mrs. Fox. Tea was served- by Mrs. Hind, Mrs. Lee, and- Mrs, Thistlethwaitei : ■: '


Attendance cut Hay time, cut attendance at


Siaidburn


Hillcrest, Slaidburn. who- last year obtained a Bachelor of: Science Degree with, distinction has this, year gained an Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Computational asd Statistical


Degree Mr. Andrew Jomes Todd, of


Science at. Liverpool- Univer­ sity.


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under 12 hours to fly Second were H. and four minutes behind t and third A. and J Pa just behind that. Only a month ago,


THE Nantes race., on was a very big impro’ the'last two races fro The birds were libera: a.ni. in a light north and flic first to arrivcl croc belongs to Tli<[ Loftliousc. Il took the winniiiil


has been installed, but most of the building was in excel­ lent condition - already. When hall was up for sale recently,


Fire prevention equipment Recently another chapter


archway in the gardens bears the inscription, “I will raise up his ruins, I' will' build' it as in the days of old.” ■ Using only members of the Waddington family as workers on the estate,' Mr. Waddington fulfilled his ■ pro­ mise, and no- .expense, --was spared in -the renovation.. The hall was described in


Sandra takes up Iter royal duties


,Church Cbatburh:’Sunday ‘school, queen. was held in- the vicarage ‘grounds instead'of in the school.


" to see the, retiring queen,-Miss .Georgina -Clark, ■ and . her attendants: "lead -a> procession - from the, -house, followed "by the •. new, queen, - Miss Sandra


: . There was, a good‘attendance;


' Jehovah”, and “Now ;thank we: ,- all our God”.


. .Harrisonan d: her. retinue. The'1 vicar, .- Rev.- <N. ■ -Mad-


: hymns—“Youth- is the. time,of joy and gladness .


' At - all ' the ^services the anniversary choir sang special


. love of Jesus ’S “While I m . J , .


’ mony. Mrs; , Clayton • thanked: the


. especially. Mrs. F. Clayton, ’ wife of the .chairman, of Clitheroe Rural. .District-,'.Council; who. performed the'erowning cere-


dock,; welcomed •’ the ; visitors,-


...and expressed the hope .that- the new queen’ would have a very happy year. .


retiring queen for her'work-


and returned to: the:.vicarage, this time led by Sandra in her new .role.


The .procession: reassembled •


and: competitions - were, enjoyed and, there was also a-book-and bottle stall, refreshments, : ice cream.and minerals;: ■


• FANCY-DRESS


■ A fancy dress competition was judged by Mrs. G. -Taylor, of-Crow Tree Brow.-


Jeanette Wignall (Queen and Knave of Hearts); • Della Brewer (Diddy " Man); Alan Hodgson (Pearly King); Karen Brewer (Miss Muffet), and Dorothy ’ Quayle (Bargain Hunter). Other prize winners were: Tony Ridgway (treasure hunt); Nigel • Quayle (quoits); Mrs. Graham (guessing the weight of a chicken).- and Philip Hodgson (clock golf).


Winners were: Judith and


occasion of the Sunday school anniversary services. The ser­ vices throughout the. day were conducted by the vicar and at the morning and afternoon services • the special preacher was the R ev . T. J. Stretch, Vicar-of Poulton-le-Fylde and Rural Dean of the . Fylde Deanery—one time Vicar, of Chatburn.-


The following day was the


Stretch spoke - on, ’Three influences in the: life of a child”—day school,-church and, home.


many ways in which -we can hurt children other than black eyes a n d broken - bones, and one of these ways was to deny them the opportunity of. know­ ing the Love of God and'His Salvation in Jesus. Christ.


He said that there are- so


witness preceded the family service in the afternoon. Attendance was very ’ good indeed at this service and once again Mr. Stretch gave the address — this time mainly directed to the children.


gave two short talks on hymns sung during the service — "Guide. me, O . Thou Great


At evening service the vicar


By the way we will be OPEN AS USUAL


during the Holiday Fortnight! NO T1PP


A ‘NO TIPPING’ sifl erected at the cutrancl dington recreation fiel ing several incidents f ing garden rubbish waste, on.the held. Members of tlio Pa:


cil decided at their r Monday that tile ex ing of the sign slioul tipping of mbbish recreation field, by oi parishclcrk.”


H O M IN G 1 2 - I i o u


The annual procession of In his morning address, Mr,. Afterwards, various.- r games, SALE OF FABRICS


T.T.D. towelling was 62p NOW 42p yd. Seerloop Osman was. 42p NOW 38p yd. C.T.N. prints was 24p NOW 16p yd. Binca dyed 42in. was 92p NOW 68p yd.


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‘young I feel I . need Th*e • “Make me a blessing, and , a


vesper “At the. close of the day”..


■ Paul: Brewer, Diane Frankland ■and .Sandra Harrison (Sunday School queen). The organist throughout the day was: Mr.


Lessons were read by Janice Tomlinson, June Mary. Clark,


. ■ , _ • N. Lawson. . FOR: ihe;firet‘tim^£or>maiiyiyears the .crowning, of . ‘h®.Cbris‘


REWARD FOR 25 YEARS SERVICE


A CLITHEROE man who has worked for* -Pye’s printing works in York Street for 25 years-is to be presented by the firm-with’, a. pair of binoculars in recognition of his service. ’ He is Mr. Dennis Birch, of


Brownlow Street, who joined the-firm as apprentice, when he left school in 1946, and later -became a qualified printer.'


- Th presentation will be made by the managing director, Mr. Ronnie Pye.


made by Clitheroe Social Club to C l i t h e r o e Physiotherapy Centre.


A donation of £25 has.been ;


GRAM P L A (


Riddiough, Divisi. tion Officer for tha


head teachers'from area at a .privatc


FEWER- childre places at Settle this: is-causing c On Wednesday,


ally, , about the sch cation of schoolchi area but declined press statement afl The meeting \\


at their,, request. • Mr Riddiough ,


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being done for the c were eligible for place and who- were pushed to one side \ were not available ft


QUOTA


known as the 'Ihorn based on the assessn dividual schools, wrn porter. The quota is the number of place In previous years. In the case of children, they are ass panel of independen who note their capabi are given tests in Engl matics and art and thi[ general suitability is . scd.


report, the subject c was discussed m priv further statement w; The scheme used ii


After, hearing Mr


and Times that lie felt children in Bow being “squeezed out’ places at Settle Hi: were going to children Jificld and Settle.


Mr. Sauer told the


Sauer would like to the selection schcn Bowland . worked in the allocation of pla schools such'as his. Mr Sauer had askc


Sauer, had told her children due to Icavl at the end of term, allocated places t County Secondary S' dlcton. Mrs Watson sail


grave concern over selected places am case of BoIton-by-B Primary School. The headmaster,


after the matter bat by. a member of District. Education tec, Mrs Doreen ft She told the ci


by and Loftliousc 11 H and K Seed 1127-151 J. Parker 1126-33; 4, Seed 1125-23; 5, Thc| Lofthousc 1108-73; 6, Addison 1102-07; 7 1089-32; 8, G Wilkinl 06; 9, \V Fratiklami 10, G Wilkinson tOT 11, R.: Savin 1067-21 Aldersori 1055-96.


Mori, a distance. of miles. It is the last I race. The young birds | racing in two weeks’ Nantes race result:.


Parker's bird won the Avranchcs. and out 4,000 birds from all - cashirc this bird took tion in the Lancasli| bine. Tomorrow's race


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• 16', J. Sherliker. 21, 8; Mrs. Wright 15, j l ; H. Knowles 20, 21; Mrs. Wright Robinson 12; T. 1 Mrs. Firth 15; W.


; i 2,. G: Baldwin 21; ‘ T. JUuddcrs


- Castle ' Veterans visiting Todmordcnl majority of 41. Dotal 407, Todmorden Murphy 21, A. Tayll Cohvill 21, H. Easl S. Edmondson 9, 1 1 21; J. Taylor 18. J C. Blundell 21, M wood 10; W. Harris Baldwin 7; H. Wiggii Houghton 21: J. H Cunliffe 21; T. Par T. Smith. IS;.H. 1 D. Lewtas-21;.-G. L. Raby 15; H. 1 H. Hutchinson 18; shaw .18, Mrs. Smit| Grimshaw 21, L.


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