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WHATEVER your ideal, taste or desire, I 'doubt if it is possible to suggest a more inspiring or satisfy ing view containing such diversity of colour and form than th a t as you descend Hall Hill from Cow Ark to Wliitewell.
of less than a mile you have at your feet a valley set against a backcloth of smooth undulating hills of almost bewildering beauty
Throughout the Journey
saying that this view of the Hodder surpasses all others. No matter what the critics sav it possesses that indefinable quality, present ing a constant change, par ticularly at this time of
and form. I fear no contradiction in
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times of day give detailed beautv, colour and above all a variety of unlimited change. Go when you will, the light gives the panorama a character seldom found in
says its wonders and variety never fails to sur
prise her. It seems that, with
familiarity, satisfaction in creases. This cannot be claimed for other places given far more publicity.
intention to give a detailed description of what I con sider the finest landscape by Hodder but to tell of a recent and, indeed, overdue trip to the remote and secluded valley of the River Dunsop.
However, it is not my
this particular region from the slopes of Hall Hill and this long-distant foretaste can only serve to stimulate your expectancy as you hasten towards your goal. But first let me also
You can actually view
Whitendale are notorious for their erratic tempera ment. Now. to emphasise man’s commanding power, their paths have been diverted and brought into subjection. At least for the time being. My desire, however, was
to as " No man’s land.” The rivers Brennand and
contrastin greens
carpeting the lower slopes. And most important, and
of the conifers with the dark
to enjoy a region which in so many aspects reminds me of Braemar and the Mourne mountains.
other regions. After more visits than I
emphasise that this road from the Dunsop War Memorial leading to Bren- nand and Whitendale is only for authorised vehicles. Barriers are now erected at the weekend to remind visitors of the rules and regulations which maintain it to be merely a footpath. My visit was long overdue.
care to remember the scene never pales. If you consider my opinion sentimental then I quote the words of a resident of the area who has travelled the route for several decades and who
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tainly has similar com parisons. Those who have visited the Silent Valley in the Moumes will not have failed to note the surprise when, quite unexpectedly, you find a man-made struc ture in a valley so remote. There is a similarity as you reach Footholme. ■
Indeed Footholmc cer
best time to see this part of the Dunsop valley will perhaps come as a surprise. But after careful considera tion, following innumerable associations I am forced to the opinion that this is the most colourful season of all. In spring you have the
To say that winter is the
During the tremendous up heavals at Foot Holme certain friends repeatedly insisted I should attempt to
pass to Brennand or Whitendale—such was the state of what some referred
repeatedly overlooked, there is during these seasons the low winter light soft, and casting shadows in defiles otherwise obscured when the sun rides bigh in the heavens.
ground Staple Oak Fell provides to the area; the huge flank covered in a rich carpet of bracken.
What a delightful back
House, as the slope of Staple Oak forms a dough with Whin Fell, the gushing spring of Witcher Well— now contained and covered to provide an excellent water supply—is no more than a couple of hundred yards away just to the north.
Half a mile from Bishop's
we followed the path border ing the river it is difficult to imagine that not too far distant the roar of traffic is a constant accompaniment to your every step. Here there is the never-ending tones of the river Dunsop passing over a bed of smooth boulders.
Less than a mile ahead as
little change over the last quarter of a century and cannot be outclassed in
Bishop's House has shown
regard to setting and distant background. The sycamores are still there,
delicate refined shades and in summer an overall pre
ponderance of green. In autumn and winter the place is aglow with russet bracken, yellow and brown sedges, and faded heather
and a few feet from the river, a fiat expanse with no more than a sprinkling of rubble to stir the imagina tion is a mere reminder of things long past.
Adjacent to your path,
tion of a most interesting building. Gradually over the years the small building fell into disrepair and finally about 15 years ago the ground was cleared and so the last remnants of the Ben Bow Inn vanished. I still have a valued picture to recall what has almost passed out of living memory.
This was the very founda
reminders of a time when an old friend, Walter Eccles, encouraged his Christmas turkeys to roost in their upper branches well out of reach of the marauding fox seldom far distant in these parts.
slow to change and being of a substantial structure pre sent a more permanent
The hills, in contrast, are
picture. Trees are planted, roads
carried and washed away then reconstructed, the river wanders, changes course, but these hills are eternal hold ing the river within a
massive trough formed by Whin Fell in the north and Beatrix Fell to the south.
track, silent in winter, and you behold Footholme—the meeting place of Brennand and Whitendale rivers. And immediately before you— smooth
A mile along the level
against the sky—is Middle Knoll Cl,296 feet) pleasantly moulded and as pleasing to the eye as anything in Bowland.
and rounded
say at the very head of the Dunsop valley and separat ing in no uncertain way Brennand and Whitendale.
A real guardian I would
difficult to visualise when the weather is kind. But how changed can be the basic personality of this region when mists sweep down the now so inviting flanks.
A more pleasant place is
dangerous can be the desire to venture when in a few seconds the scene can change so completely. As many know, this is a dangerous spot where the mists can so easily bring
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in town from Melbourne. Australia, again, for a brief visit to friends and relatives. Explained Mr Neal; “We had been considering mov ing back to England for some years and it was this trip that clinched it. ” As far as we know, we
are now Here permanently, mainly for family reasons. Being overseas is great fun
are young, but if you don’t have a growing family you can very soon find yourself alone. Our daughter Josephine is now grown up —she will most likely be travelling the world herself soon.” Now Mr and Mrs Neal will
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regrets at leaving—we nad met many Lancashire people out there. But there are ad vantages in England which we never had in Australia.” And, although i t ' looks as
though the Neals are here to stay this time, it is always possible that they will re turn in the future to visit their friends Down Under.
you have emigrated to Aus tralia you long to be back home— and when you are over here you wish you were back there!"
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describe the main . prota gonists in the war, the hard ships of the campaign, and the land and sea battles. Mr Walder has himself
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had extensive experience of the Far East. He has travel led and served there, and last year was a member of the first British Parliamen tary delegation to the People’s Republic of China. He contributes to a number ot specialist journals on military history, foreign affairs and defence matters. A copy of the book was
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be closer to Mrs Higson, and to Mr Neal’s brother and family in Low Moor, and his parents in Burnley. Arriving hi ne to a fuel and
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emergencies arc causing very similar problems in Australia,” he explained. “ Although they do not seem to be reported in tile British Press.” Now the couple are look
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ing around for a house—pre ferably in Clitheroe itself—
and Mr Neal is seeking a job. In Australia, he was a sales executive with the Pye Group and he is hoping for a similar job over here. When the Neals left their
Curzon Street home for Aus tralia in 1948, Mr Neal first spent some time working with Commonwealth Air craft, employed on gas tur bine fuel systems. As a hobby, he and his wife pros pected for gold and gem stones, using a caravan which Mr Neal built himself, as a mobile base. "Of course, we have some
published INTEREST in the develop ment of modem Japan prompted Clitheroe division MP Mr David Waliler to write his sixth book, “The Short Victorious War,” pub lished recently.
book—the other four being novels. In it. Mr Walder telis ol the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5, which showed how a developing country could defeat the power of Russia.
It is his second historical
eye-witness accounts and newly-opened archives to
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eroe three years ago, is be coming increasingly interes ted in the sport of rally driv
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High honour for Wendy
THE presentation of the Queen's Guide awaid last night was the culmination of 11 years hard work for 17-year-old Wendy Kendall, of St James’s House,
Clitheroe.
Wendy has had to gain badges for a wide variety of activities including first aid. Commonwealth knowledge, accident prevention and toy
To qualify for the award,
very interesting and has “ecently been on a training course at Grange-over-
Club. Wendy finds youth work
achievement to date is un doubtedly his recent win in 5th Zambia National with driver Guru
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Parish Church Company whe.i she was 10. having previously been a Brownie. The award is the highest
making. Wendy graduated to the
honour a Guide can receive and as far as Wendy knows she is the only holder m Clitheroe. Therefore it was only fitting that the County Commissioner, Sirs I. J. Thompson, of Whalley, should make the presenta
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out to visit him for a holi day last year, are Mr anil Mrs Bill Ilawortli. of Winder- mere Avenue, Clilheroc.
were cheered by a large crowd as they drove their Datsun 1600 SSS across the finishing lino at the Inter Continental Hotel in Lusaka, where singer Miriam Makcba presented their prize—money and a set of tyres. David’s parents, who went
only restricted to her activi ties as a Guide for she is studying for her A-levels in physics, biology and maths at Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar
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THE long-term ments on energ.l present crisis b.l reactions of th l Clitheroe Divisi l Michael Walsh. 1
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FIVE bridges connect the village with our neigh bouring parishes and per mit pedestrians to pass dry - shod where, l'or generations past, our a n c e s t o r s floundered through treacherous fords and where, when rivers were in spate, many tragedies occurred.
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press me for details of these bridges but on most of l .em detailed knowledge is scant, so, to “ bridge tlic gap ” as far as possible, here is a resume of the brief facts available. Most important or the
Quite frequently, readers
widended on no lewor than three occasions — as is easily discernablc if you trespass below the present one — and extensive widen ing took place in 1915. In tiic village, in private ownership, is an undated water-colour sketch which
over the Hcllicliffcs and the golf links, past the bronze- age camp’ and on to Read. It is interesting to specu- on this ancient road must already have a beaten track before
late wtiidi been tlic
1 t.ius site. I t was recorded in 1319 that Adam de Huddle ston then granted to the Abbot ot Whalley “ a quarry beyond the bridge in wiiajiey.” In 177." the bridge was in
five is Caldcr Bridge which links us with Billington and Langho and tliis is, almost certainly, the oldest of the lot, for way back in the days of the Abbey a bridge stood on what is assumed to bn
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shows the bridge gated, bar ring the way for the mail coacli while tile toll was collected. Evidence surely, that this was before 1850 when tlic railway came to the village. Interesting links with Lire
a dangerous condition. lor in that year the J lce3 of Blackburn Hundred
. This bridge, or the one that replaced it, was
days) vast sum gives some indication ot the parlous state Into whioh the struc ture must have fallen.
the repi mas, 177(
____ __ This (In those
the residents £300 'n of completing
work by Michael-
side of thc bridge; memen toes. siu-ely, ol the days when thc bridge was much narrower. Thc recesses pro vided a refuge for pedes trian.-, as vehicles ,-| pack- horses (thc Clitheroe “ Lime- Gals”) passed over it) their hundreds carrying ' '"c to tile rapidly growing towns of East Lancashire, as thc Industrial Revolution -allied momentum. Perhaps the most romantic
past are the arched recesses in the parapets on either
..... Romans came, and would be the one followed by traders across country from the Fylde to the East coast before the advent of mole adequate means of
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Burnley Road at "Devil's Elbow" dates from around 1811, tile time of tbe turn pike construction, and Cock Bridge oh the Harwood Road also had associations with his Satanic Majesty. First built around 1639. it was originally known as Fiends- ford.
The bridge on the present
transport. Take a scat on tlic Hclli-
est of tile live, cannot realty be described as a “ Wlmlley Bridge." for it unites thc parishes of Little and Great Milton as well as the two counties and was built between 1802 and 1803. Thc load lending tram il. apparently, was never a turnpike; the traffic did not
cliffes some afternoon and gaze down on tiffs old high way. Cle-e your oyes and bofore you will pass a phantom parly of fur-dad, stone-age men. You will hear flic clanking armour ol Roman Legions. Irish traders with pack-horse and donkey will pass that way, and habited monks will walk slowly by. Past you will rumble the
Mitten Bridge, the young _ voiitig savors. So if ^
justify it. But the bridge lias one small feature that is quite intriguing.
parapets avc two stout metal rings and these have puzzled observers for a very long time. Now the mystery lias been solved — I flunk.
Inserted firmly in the
of our bridges is the Old Read Bridge whic was in regular use until the Whalley - Padiham turnpike was opened In 1811 and •• Broken ” or “ Sandy ” Brow was created. The route of the old road leading to flic bridge can still be traced heel
coaches of the gentry on their way to the towns and cities of Yorkshire, and you will hear the galloping hooves of cavalry which rode that way in 1643 and, less than an hour later, came thundering back: Lord Derby’s minions, too, fleeing
for dear life from their disastrous ambush at Read Bridge, witli Roundhead supporters hard, upon tlieir
my attention to the rings stopped me In thc street. " I’ve solved it," he said. “ I asked an old farmer who was going along thc road. They were put there in World War One so that barbed who entanglements could be erected in an emergency, and l think you'll find more rihgs like them at Lower Hodder." So there you are. Another
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