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THOSE who would' ignore •the invasion of the coun-


. tryside. by-,motorists ' need only, go .to.'Slaidburn where, as one. local; ;remarked, “More cars-.come down the main road in'one day than in six months some fifteen


; years ago”.1 He was refer­ ring to the week-end traffic when town and city folk eager for a whiff of genuine country a ir1 set their noses


towards the upper Hodder Valley. ' As to what will happen in the


next ten years I would not hazard .a .guess;* come what


raaY invasion will increase. The only solution is in control , areas; those who


imagmc the problem will sort itself out are just' ignoring the inevitable.


Over the last twenty years there have been fantastic


traffic, now assuming ridiculous proportions.


changes- in these parts and like' so many., observers I have been shocked with' the flood of


. an . escape 'hatch for!.; those weary, and tired of the: crow-


, days , before the invasion. Memories crowd of past events


which in the main were very happy.


PROBLEM


; Motors were few and far b e - . tween but those who were persistent generally succeeded. Ingenuity usually produced rendered results.


hall reminded me; of the Stock . Exchange.. The bookstall, ; lit


little red. van came to Clith- croe Station where the booking


tinue my journey via shanks pony. Early . in. , the morning the


paid regular visits mainly to ' check on the wild fowl and so forth' visiting Dale Head. Transport was-, the only prob­ lem and ' I ' was favoured by being able to /go along in the mail* van to Slaidburn and con­


However, at that time I


‘ My thoughts on a recent return were' of Saturday mom-; ings, winter and summer, when I visited the* place. In.winter, twenty years ago it was quite* a problem to get to Slaidburn-


village—like: so many through- out the,-land:—'has provided


Alas,* "the one peaceful


ded pavements'i.and .“batterv houses”. Recall Slaidburn in • the


■ by:the inevitable gas lamp, was a .hive* of activity with the attendant busy, making up small bundles of newspapers' ready for (the. news-boys and the


Hodder Just after six the van left


througli Waddington and over the fells to Newton. Here part of the.mail and other items were deposited in the care of the postmaster Jack Dawson who for many'years fulfilled •the duties in that district.


Clitheroc on . its j o u r n e y


, secret but never found the answer. Flowers also gave him much satisfaction and those displays of begonias in the


• He will long be remembered for that straight-to-ihe-point mannerism and above all as a wonderfull gardener. I doubt if . anyone before or since has grown onions the size of his. I • frequently asked what was the


Hodder. valley and I consider he was one. of the most forth­ right'characters I have; ever met.


Jack "was well known in' the


' front garden will be remem- • bered by a host of people from, far and near.


Clerk. Laithe to Dunnow and Slaidbum. We seldom passed any cars or travellers and Slaid-


The journey continued ’ up'


postman who . collected some of the dailies for the upper


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was as peaceful as' an'island' croft.


van, the slamming of doors and the tinkle of the door bell in the1 stores disturbed the serenity. Items were sorted and some taken aboard including bread and other commodities and as I parted company the po.s tma n , began deliveries which, must have been one of


. some of the -roughest • tracks . imaginable, had .their | parcels,


the most widespread as any in Britain. Farms miles apart along


in the upper Hodder water­ shed.


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the fields near The .Cottage, by' Croasdale Beck' and often in ' the dim light of a winter’s morning hastened across . the pastures crossing Holme Head bridge 'to 'Hammerton ‘ Hall-' ' From - here, . after. a few - words - with- the Parkers, i u p ,the . hill to Black House' farm and


Leaving Slaidburn . I took 'to


been on these deliveries for ten or twenty years and became friends of, the farming families.. Such names as Gilbert Briggs, . Lewis ,'Sehvood and Fred Robinson are still recalled


letters and' papers. Gold-Hill; • Lamb -Hill, * Catlow and 'Hal-:; steads outposts in a wild coun­ tryside. Many of these. postmen had


Only the noise of the mail burn between six land, seven,


I . enjoyed- the delights ’of an area second’to none.


to better advantage than in the autumn light, as . I discovered on a recent mid­ week visit... Not a car in sight and, strange to say, not even a human as we went up the hill to Shay Wood — which must surely rank high on any list of ideal1 English woods.*:


- The village is seldom seen


, variety of finches , and warb­ lers. .' Bird song echoes from * scrub * and • tree top. Now, in : early winter, it is silent save .


In early spring and summer the wood is frequented by a


for the never-ending chatter of- ' Croasdale Beck a few paces , from the -path.


linger—colonies of dog mer- - cury, crosswort, . mosses > and- ■ liverwort 'tell, of * wet places with springs bubbling forth. • Most, impressive, however! arc the giant-trees. :


Remnants .of high summer . * ,. r


meeting such monsters. TALLEST


One ! can travel far before - ;


•tower to a height of-a hundred ■ feet in this sheltered valc.where- V their roots are an .wet ground. * . and heads ■ struggling to meet the light.


Elm, 'sycamore 'add beeches- After' careful consideration ' • • . •' '. i eventually, Dale Head 'where ’


1 watershed. There will'bee those' who may • doubt this,, but .they should think twice before.chal- ’ lenging. The towering giants of ’ Shay Wood are in • a class of


stone’s throw to open fields. We had no time .to linger so head-. ing up the incline*:we rejoined the road; via.the stone stile.-at


their own. From Shay it is a mere


, to'the far north.'Just below the . •horizon; Fell. Side an’


: with,/ dry stone walls snaking across - fields of the richest-


' ground Shay Farm, Miltons .and'Bridge End, set amidst a rolling landscape intercrossed


- bent and - in the near forc-


i pleasure than most. . It .would be-easy , to write a sonnet on such - a place sur-.,


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. proves-that Slaidburn, in spite • of, all the. talk of modernity, 'lias,; something . ,which other :


• charm and attracts visitors from all - parts of Britain. Such merit has its disadvan­ tages .and advantages; it .also


. p la c e so f up-to-date architec- • ture -fail to provide. NATURALIST.


. green..All a mere facet of-'an,- area , which has given me more •


’rounding a .village, which has luckily: retained • its ancient ■


wonderful panorama stretches d 'Merry-


tile crest'of the hill. From this*' vantage point , a •


T believe them to be the tallest -. trees' in1 the entire ■ Hodder'


ch r istm J one of the| of the year 1 dents in thc| it a trage Safety Coul piled a Cl code which'I lowed by e\| Readthescl


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Christmas caij from heat.


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Gardens, Chatburn, o&erwise There would be nowhere for him to iput his model railway—just under 100 feet of it!


Train modelling has been his hobby for about 14 years now;


he found room to expand and fully develop his interest.


had entered an exhibition and he had to build a special piece eight fact long to join onto another piece, 12 feet long, which he has been building for several years.


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modelled on an authentic place and other times it is completely imaginery.


lay-out with a station called Dale Head. Although it does not bear any resemblance to the actual place, it was christened this be­ cause it is the favourite picnick­ ing spot of his two daughters,


tion which has yet to be christ­ ened. To make a lay-out, Mr. Spencer uses chip board for the base, and then the hills and fields are made from fibre board


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porated into a hillside makes realistic cliffs and fine gravel, complete with a tiny tipper truck at the cliff bottom, completes the picture.


Some buildings have working the teams ' ^ ' ‘ h'ghts and there is one building ' ; Ttii> ni, S*


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which the extet^renHca of hf T o U ^ t h f hSfnm'w


tinv window^ !h e h n t !$ n ^ fb:C.-Mr. Graham,/who.uscd to, live the .front., row, , .whom he' bc- ;c


Downhan?^ Road^ rS th S S ^ ^h enY n ^ tn n k ^ thrnna1!!'


,,^Len0r 0f the ,n Quwn'Streri,'Whalley,’and is lieved alter played for cither


wWch there are cdouredIhntt|0n f. resular reader of the Advcr- Clithcroc or Ribblcsdalc'Wari- which there arc coloured bottles User and T im e s , especially the derers,


wood,, embossed paper arid -tnimy Fell sending him an plastic card. ..


the track* have a distinct air of originality. They have been, de­ signed completely by Mr. Spen- cer and are made from balsa


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engines. Some of them were bought in kit form. Some of the houses which line


ested in model trains and they enjoy working the set and making the various engines travel along the tracks. . Altogether, Mr. Spencer has 10


modelling is that you have to be a bit of a joiner and have to know a bit about electricity, or at least you have to pick it up as you go along, so it embraces other- interests too,” says Mr. Spencer. His daughters are also inter­


ling by providing ideas for the landscaping. “The best thing about train


Blackburn and he is considering joining the Three Millimeter Club, in Blackburn, which will also be a help in getting the cor­ rect size of accessories. His wife helps with the model­


some accessories from local towns -like Burnley, Nelson and


obtained through an offer with chewing gum.- Mr. Spencer manages to buy


three millimeter gauge and he has found it difficult to buy accessories of the right scale. Some of his model cars were


cing, telegraph poles, houses, people and animals. Mr. Spencer’s railway has a


and are made from copper wire, steel wool and dried tea leaves! The rest of the scene is com­ pleted by the addition of fen­


Trees look amazingly life-like


leaves A piece of cork bark, incor­


eight-year-old Janet and six-year- old Helen. The second lay-out has a sta­


Mr. Spencer has an impressive


on a landscape for the railway just when he feels like it., “You start off with an idea but then you think of .something else so a different scene starts to de­ velop,” he says. Sometimes, the scenery is


Mr. Spencer prefers to work


has gone from strength to strength as a railway modeller and in October, was invited to exhibit his lay-out at the Black­ burn Model Railway Club ex­ hibition. It was the first time that he


driver for the Lancashire County Council, became ' interested in trains after seeing'a friend’s train layout. He promptly obtained a model engine and track and has never looked back since. Over the years, Mr. Spencer


however it was only when he and his wife moved to their present home 10 years ago, that


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round & about


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Mr. Spencer, who is 37_and a cut out of a women’s magazine. .Mr- Spencer A d his family


and tins. Some orifhis paper was


visit as many nionel train exhi­ bitions.


the next hobbies exhibition to be held in Chatburn and then the rest of the villagers will have the opportunity of seeing his amazing model train lay-out.


Tracing


dia, his mother came from Lan­ cashire, as did her ancestors. She was known as Louise Wood be­ fore her marriage, and was born in Brinscall, at a house called Blackhurst.


and Ellen Wood living at Grindieton, where their eldest daughter was baptised in 1754. They also had a son named Thomas. Members of the same family were living in Wadding- tori and West Bradford at about this time.


There is a record of Thomas


and dental plaster with some ' and-David, still at school. The hessian, painted green.


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have two sons, Peter, reading chemistry at London University,


a missionary in 1907, and there she met and married the Rev. Dr. Mark Salisbuty, who had given up a distinguished career in law to enter the mission field. Mr.* Salisbury and his wife


vicar is ’often to be found in or near Tossidc church and has been busy during the summer months welcoming visitors from many parts of North East Lan­ cashire. .


Mrs. M. E. Salisbury is also


keerily interested in the history of Tosside village and church, and tells us that the hamlet takes its name from two Scandinavian words—Vtod”, meaning fox, and “saetr” meaning hill or summer pasture. There were doubtless


Louise Wood went to India as


forbears VICAR of Tossidc, tlic Rev. J. F. Salisbury, who has many family connections ,wilh this part of Lancashire, is anxious to find out more about his forebears. Although he was born in In­


He will probably take part in


IT is just as well .there is an -extra room in Mr. John Spencer’s home in Shaw .,


form of Tosside about 150 years ago.


Scattered farms


1877, is topped by a fine metal, fox.


fountain erected to celebrate the jubilee of Queen Victoria, in


In the centre of the village, a


two dated 1694 can still be seen in the chancel.


Unusual


1701; the East window, of attractive colour and unusual


tile church are its pleasing pro­ portions; the pulpit, . dated


design Other attractive features of


tcctural gem. The original oak beams (which still remain) were boxed in with pinewood, and the old oak pews removed, though


says Mrs. Salisbury, remains much as it was when it was built, prior to 1650. Its name first appears in a survey carried out in the time of Oliver Cromwell. Tosside was originally the daughter church of Gisburn, probably sharing the same par­ son, and it only became an in­ dependent parish in 1870. During the 19th century, ex­ icnsive alterations were made to the interior spoiling what would be considered today as an archi-


te to


show that the village has always been small, surrounded by many scattered farms, most of the farmhouses dating from about 1660. The old buildings of tile village consist of the remains of the blacksmith’s shop (now ; garage), the old Temoerancc Hotel, and the church. The Tem­ perance Hotel was originally the Dog and Partridge, but was then taken over by the Tosside horse sanctuary. All the horse sanc­ tuary property has now been sold, but the old Temperance Hotel, which has been renovated for use as a licensed bouse once again reopened last night. The exterior of the church,


Mrs. Salisbury’s researches


MR.. SPENCER surveys his layout with daughters . Janet and Helen (centre).


design; and the font. This is dated 1619, and probably came


from. Gisburn.Church. a?


interesting


that ail children baptised heare God gave them good lives to


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terior of the church has ' been given a face-lift. The ceiling-and walls have been redecorated, and four ladies of the. parish, Mrs. Salisbury, Mrs. Calverlcy,. Mrs. Harrison and ■ Mrs. ■ Murdoch, scrubbed the floor and washed


and polished all the church, fur­ nishings.


ijnise anyone here WH


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the children of the ' village school. In-recent few weeks, the in­


ated for -the harvest festival by (nissinst “• • .(k)now | inscription, part


lead the Eternal . God to feare 1619, R.T.” Each year the font is decor-,


It bears see Britain by a distinguished panel. Ah so . . . .


Punch asks how the Chinese


still-warm seat at the UN, Punch takes a look at the t^en?eVrchr,rn,\njV,iieSi,Kin9^0n undertakes an exhaus-


. LCh " r , reaS,taU^ ntS’ Turnin3 to the rest of the world EncvclonfirtliVRnv 0re-n revlfvysthe entire24 volumes of f h e h f a s ! W“ h.°Ut 1aking then1 » « the


shelves! Vincent Mulchrone raises his semi-Irish hackles Casanmfa1 to*rnli*° Enoc_h.1


AA s packaged holiday plans are revealed, and the future bv^rfkt-andl°-Ci!a!1ted’ t'Rt'stmas gift books are reviewed '


n There s an A to Z on Mars, the


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Th© Chinese In Britain


entertainment.at low.prices. But this is nice. It's the Chinese I J J p . f wlthout ? 5titch' aad it;says 'one thread,


, gr?atlB.s.t him. a fate-hour satirical study of the life of a solitary wick-trrnimer. Lighthouses' was followed by 'An Old Bus' Jackets, and the deeply disturbing 'My Bath and Hat'.. .


VINCENT MULCHRONE


.. .1II let you into a little secret here. Do you know whv the Irish are in such demand as the best navvies in Britain? It's because, should the ganger ever seothem slacLg/he Lys Como on, lads, don t forget that’s Eng/arirf you’re digging up/'


An Irian opBn letter to Enoch Powell STl


A- -RECENT article in “Whalley Window” about Whalley C r i c k e t Club


prompted Mr. Robert Gra­ ham, of* old Oak Cottage, Lower Rosegrove Lane, t> ' ' to write to Mr.


“Whalley'Window” articles, does not- kriow all the men in the photograph. However, he does


know that the man second from


Walmsley, his uncle by marriage, articles, he would have made a Mr. Walmsley became one of ‘gradely’ umpire," he says, the village, postmen on his re- ' vf„ turn from the First World .War. •


the left at the front, was Tom “ »u»*„. Blocker” . on, : “From ' your,our . ; with his could keep the.photograph for uG h ,w 1 L ^ bi cn taken before then. Hiridlc, on the extreme right of


Gr,aham’s family -/since ager.and a noted.ornithologist. . I909> althou8h k may He : ajso recognises Amos


, “I feel;they would be in good hands.”


• readers’ 'interest. Perhaps some , of you can help with the identi- ficatioa. of the men?


school groups, dated about 1912. ’ ' d


‘ > - v . u ■ • centfe of the front row. He was, more old prints including some s photograph, has been in says.Mr..Graham, the bank man-


he '--c u i.


, old photoeraDh of one of ..™-Graham can also identify , fas’“Archives of Whalley”, add- ' Alfred Taylor,, seated in .the mg that he would also,give him '


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We rcproducc the photograph I of. the cricket team for - our


In his letter to Mr. Fell, Mr.-I Graham-asks if the man on the I : right of the back row could be “Owd


George”, zssssss:


FROM A CHINESE GUIDE TO ENGLISH IDEOGRAMS : A train - ”V Self-explanatory symbol;'


the-one-coming-wm-not-be-here- for:a-long-time-,and-the-one- about-to-go-has-already-gone.


/WILLIAM DAVIS: Men's lib * ; THIS WEEK'S LOOK AT THE WORLD ? T HANDELSMAN: 1621 and:ail that :


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?9 Ch‘nsse sign outside strip ctub near °-f " ,Sthe tJsual s‘uff, about high-class


PoVel,: S‘an,eV Reynolds tells ICome


Geoffrey Dickinson. A Chinese guide to English ideo- grams is provided, and Jonathan Sale dined out solidly


lf.,tJ’e!r diSiant c°usi.ns are se«l'ng themselves in the search round Soho chaperoned by cartoonist


many foxes in the area, so in cariy times the village was known as Todsctt, and later Tossett. It finally took its present


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