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hides all its industry in a most secretive manner. Note what goes on in the deep well-hidden clcughs by the brook, which in turn does so much to supply the very life-blood of village life. Here, north of the village, adjacent to the brook are the mills, factories, and workshops which down the ages have provided directly and indirectly the econ­ omics and essentials of life.


AFTER spending a couple of days pottering around Chipping and visiting friends, I am forced to conclude it is one of the most attractive places in the region. Now I know you may be tired of such expressions as unique, captivating, and all those overworked phrases so common in tourist liter­ ature. But consider the facts of the area, and you are bound to agree tha t Chipping is reluctant to make public all its wares and amenities. As an example, see how it


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babbling waterways are very nice for the visitor but they d0 not provide food for the table. This, however, does not apply to Chipping, for after a little inquiry you find it has been able to supply the needs of the body and the spirit in a most unusual way. By enthusiasm, foresight


Beautiful scenery and


have paused to admire those cobbled sidewalks in t‘J<


As I have done, you wl" ms:-


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deceptive, for it is also a place of great contrasts. Consider first the heart of the village, with its old- world charm, cobbled side­ walks, pleasing cottages, typical country hotels, and the most unusual names signifying Raikes and Kirks. This, to the majority of visitors, is Chipping, But just take a walk up


eminence. It is. in this respect,


and level-headed business abilities it can now be said to enjoy the best of both worlds. * It has also become world famous by the manu­ facture of chairs, and that alone is surely enough when making any claim to


particularly the cobbled sidewalks, although pleasing to the tourist, can be dangerous. Though plan­ ning authorities and con­ servancy-minded people may want to preserve them, they certainly take a lot of hard work when it comes down to such things as weeding. The problem of what to preserve or replace continues to cause controversy. It also has a very direct


the hill past the church, and there, in contrast to the very old. you find the new Chip­ ping of the 20th century. The old and the new refuse to mix, and for this most people are happy. Mix old and new architecture and the result is that both are spoilt. Of course the old, and


know, most villages by Ribble or Hodder have their own specialists in various fields, who somehow find time to gather vital data cf the bird life, plants, geology cr local history. The Lords arc certainly in this category, particularly when you get down to the very basis of things. During our talk I was


bearing on my talk with friends living at Nan King's farm, north of the village. I have known Arthur and Muriel Lord for many years, and realising the importance of their geological studies in regard to the Chipping area, thought it essential to pav them a visit. Now as I have come to


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You 'take such things foi granted and are inclined to pass them by. But after some consideration, and a chat with the Lords, you are brought up with a jolt.


village and, having accepted them, turned to other item.i.


You will in all probability believe that the stones


gathered from chippps brook. Such an assumption is obvious. But you would be wrong. As a matter cf fact many are foreign, and have at one time travelled from the Lake District or Scotland. This, mark you, during the Ice Age.


beneath your feet on fhc pavements were originally


this area to prove the con­ clusion. Mrs Lord went on to explain how during the last Ice Age (one of four), massive hulks of boulder clay came from the far


There are many rocks in


lower layers, one bringing rocks from Scotland, the Lakes and Northern Ireland containing easily identified


north. There were upper and


constantly reminded of the words “Sermons in stone.” And you can take my word that they are revealing some rather astonishing details of Chipping, particu­ larly in the geological sense. It is quite understandable, for Mrs Lord taught geology at Accrington High School before her marriage. As I listened to her findings and interpretations, I wondered.


rc-cks and boulders. The other lower layer which came into Chipping was part of a massive tongue flowing from the Pennines and the Upper Ribblesdalc


years, we new only sec evidence cf the last great Ice Age, with the earlier ones being altered and mutilated by the later flows. You will no doubt wonder and speculate on this un­ mistakable evidence revealed in the variety of rocks to be found in this boulder clay


district. And jo, after millions ol


Opponents g e t double visionJ when John and R o b e r t tu rn o u t


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FOOTBALLERS often suffer from double vision . . . but not usually without being injured! That is the case, though, for opponents of Clitheroe Amateur League side King’s Arms, who have identical twins on their books. The two of a kind are


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John and Robert Peel. Clitheroe-born, both are married and their ages are both, of course, 24. John lives in Victoria Street and his brother around the corner in West View.


Ribblcsdale School, where the twins were full backs in the school


The football began at


must have confused oppon­ ents who did not know them.


team—which


house at school—" Hodder •• They split us up so that they would know who was who.” said Robert.


They were in the same


appearance, neither con­ siders this to be of any advantage to their highly- successful club. Indeed, John now plays at


Despite their identical


right-half and Robert is a winger or centre-forward (some 30 goals already this season).


players take little notice of each other's faces. Confu­ sion therefore arises mainly off the field—and among volunteers reporting their matches for the Press!


On the field, they say.


the brothers in the street. Said Robert: “People who know John will say, ‘All right John?’ to me, and I reply. But those who know us well can tell the differ­ ence.”


People frequently mix up


career began when he was 16 and picked for Low Moor Club’s last two games of the season. The next term he joined Bowker Brothers, and four years ago, after a spell with Trinity, he helped to found King's Anns. John joined his brother from Trinity the following season.


Robert's amateur league


King's Arms manager Tommy Townson, a regular


Both speak highly of


won all three trophies—the league championship, Ashley Smith Trophy and Aitken Shield. Tliis time Royal Oak gave them a shock in the Ashley Smith competition by beating them 6—2 in the final. “We had an oft day, ’ said John. “Although they did play well.” No prizes for guessing who


at the Bawdlands hotel, and trainer John Kirk, Clitheroe FC's long-serving skipper. Last season, King’s Arms


the twins are hoping to draw in the first round of the Aitken Shield!


Unusual


visitor IT wasn’t a cat that Mrs Edna Dean and her daughter, Lynne, of Riming- ton, saw in the middle of King Street late one Sunday night in Clitheroe. This cat had big ears, and as it hopped away down Railway View showed itself to be a hare! They were so surprised to


JOHN, on the left, and Robert ' enjoy­


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naturalist air Horace Cook was, however, not surprised. He said the change of the seasons often persuaded country animals to stray into built-up areas.


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THERE seems to be some­ thing about delivering mail th a t induces men to make p i c t u r e s . For Clitheroe Post Office, which employs master of the canvas Hugh Cooper, has also been hiding an­ other talented artist for the past two years.


year-old Tony Goring, of Turner Street, who special­ ises in pen-and-ink sketches. At present, he is doing a series of drawings of old Clitheroe.


The new discovery is 22- V


arc featured, copied from a collection of photographs taken by a friend. Among those already completed arc old Salford, showing houses which were demolished to make way for the inner by­ pass, and a pair of cottages which used to stand beside Chatbum Old Road.


Seven parts of the town


Bolton-by-Bowland Post Office Tony is seen holding


J&psons These, and the one of


in the picture, took two to three hours each to produce. A larger sketch of Canter­ bury Cathedral Gate and


siderably longer because of the detail they show.


have flowed from Tony’s pen in the two year lie has


been sketching, he still considers his first work to be his best.


Coombe in the Cotswolds, reproduced from a calendar. He framed it, and gave it to his sister. Most of his drawings have, in tact, been


I t depicted famous Castle mm. m


another of a. bridge in A.vlesford, Kent, look con­


Although numerous scenes 4 . \


mally taken from calendars, pictures or postcards, al­ though some — such as the


given away. Tony’s subjects are nor­


Bolt.on-by-Bowland one — have been done at the actual spot.


developed, for there is no artistic history in the family and he has had no training in art apart from when he was at SS Michael and


John’s and St Augustine’s schools.


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followed by detailed drawing m ink anc] finally an jnk- and-watcr wash. ” I ’ve tried painting." lie said, “ but it. doesn’t really come off. I don’t mind oil painting, but I can’t do water-colours.” Tony’s skills are self-


The method involves a preliminary sketch in pencil,


painter? Knowing him to be an exponent of realism, it should be someone like Constable or Van Gogh. In fact, Tony's admiration is reserved for the most abstract of them all' — Picasso!


not spend all bis time on his sketches, however. Me also enjoys football, and played in Clitheroe Amateur League and Blackburn under-18 league before be­ coming an amateur league referee this season. But who is his favourite


advice though from ’ col­ league Hugh, of Carlton Place. “ We are always chit-chatting about, painting. He helped me quite a lot with the first ones T did.” Clit.hcroc-bom Tony does


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tions, the history of Chip­ ping takes on a new and unfamiliar aspect. So when you contemplate on the


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- wonder about . their . first. origin. Just as the astro­ nauts see man and his world t in a different light, so do'


advantages of the cobbled sidewalks, or their disad­ vantages, just pause to


he geologists. With such knowledge, man begins to realise his insignificance when seen in comparison to space and the ageless ■universe. I am convinced, therefore,


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that in and around Chipping there is ample evidence, both past and present, to answer those who are for­ ever talking of being bored.


changes in these parts over the ages, and I was particu­ larly fascinated to hear of the more recent local history


Yes. there have been many


gathered by Mr and Mrs Lord. We contemplated adjacent


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Saddle Fell and compared the past with the present. In 1840, there were seven distinct holdings in that area on the lower slopes. And in the census of 1851. the total population was 34 persons. In 1971 there were 3.


people were under a feudal system and were indeed very subservient people. They paid their rent and services rendered to the landlord were, for each tenant, one day ploughing, a day mow­ ing with two haymakers helping, and two days cut­ ting corn.


Reflect that in 1840 the RETIRING from


Bright Street Clitheroe, means only will Mrs Webster be missed| 60 children, but years in the same| will miss them.


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lent use of an excisf the owner and drivtj vehicle. Gordon A. | of Old Row, B fined £10 by magistrates.


Pleading guilty tel


Street, Clitheroe, ll doing general domel at the school ■ opened.. “The always seem to be tl but


Mrs - Webster, oil


excise licence had 1 issued for the vL Phillips was fined J £6, and ordered to f duty of £2.08, when mitted using an ui motor vehicle.


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needed transport He added that im.. after the offence,


plained that his mol been , iff in hospital |


In court. Phil'l , I


bought an excise lid the van.


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