Clltheroe Advertiser and Times, December 27th. 1973 An old English dish


THE task of tracing one’s ancestry can be pleasure- able and enlightening. There are also times when the undertaking can be alarming — when the outcome reveals quite unexpected results.


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tried to establish a con­ nection with dear old Scotland but my efforts were to no avail.


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COUNTR Y PARSON LOOKS BACK ON 26 HAPPY YEARS


FEW people can know the stretch of road between Cow Ark and Whitewcll Church better than the Rev. Thomas Reid. The one-and-a-half mile jour­ ney has been part of his life for the past 26 years, but it will be so no longer after next month, when Mr Reid retires as Vicar of Whitewell. Nowadays lie drives be­


tween the church and the vicarage at Cow Ark; but a strong pair of shoes was all he had to rely on when lie took over Whitewcll parish in July 1947. The parish covers more


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Blackpool, where Mr Reid served one of liis first cleri­ cal appointments.


career which began just 39 years ago.


It will bring to an end a


tiian 15 square miles, partly In Lancashire and partly in the West Riding, and in­ cludes a meadow at Slaid- burn and a group of farms at Harrop. The extremities lie 11 miles apart, which adds up to a sizeable walk. A vicar's job involves


parsons, and lie grew up in a missionary-hearted part of Lewisham. London. Yet, lie worked for a while in his father's wholesale hat busi­ ness and later lor a ship- packing company before entering the Church.


Some ol ins ancestors were Obtained


visiting his Hock, and so rather than hike, Mr Reid bought a bike. “ It got me around, but not like a car,” he said. There were buses, of


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10 years, but even that was often not the answer in the depth of winter. The church and vicarage


course, “ They ran on Sun­ days then. They don’t any more, although there are still a lot of people who don’t have their own trans­ port.’’ He became a motorist after


are connected by an alter­ native route. Whenever snow blocked the direct road, Mr Reid faced a six- mile round trip the long way. The first time he and his


greeted with snow which rapidly isolated the area


day in April about six years ago when 10 inches of snow played havoc with a couple’s wedding. "A farmer gave me a lift in his Jeep, going round the long way, but the bridegroom couldn't get through from Darwen, and so the poor organist was playing away for an hour


and prevented them from returning for a week. Mr Reid recalls a Satur­


ways there, but the way was not always clear,’’ he said. ” In those days they didn’t fling grants around like they do today. They were very


But I was not quite 16 when


few and far between, and it was largely a question of help from my own family.


grant !' The inclination was al­


will be leaving isolation be­ hind. Their retirement home will be in Thornton, near


my father died.” For five years lie served


ns a layman in Hull, St Albans and Oswaldtwistlc (his wife’s home town). Eventually, lie obtained a 11350 grant to study for four years at King’s College, London — "That was less than they get today for a whole year.'’


burn Cathedral, ho was ruratc at St Thomas’s. Bar- rowford, and Thorton-lc- F.vlde, before becoming the first priest in charge or the Torrisliolmc Conventional District of the Ascension, ill 1938.


chaplain followed, and then came the final appointment as Vicar of Whitewell.


War service as an army


lies had lived at Whitewcll for generations. Since then, times have changed: "There is more movement in tho country than there was then. I have now been here longer than many."


long ? “ I ’ve been offered a number of places from time


Ho found that many fami­ Alter ordination in Black­


to lime, but I ’ve always had something to do here. There lias always been plenty to do."


to that. ’’ If my population of about 500 lived in an urban area they would occupy two or three streets. I would see most inside a week. But not around here. Only half a dozen arc on the Lancashire side, and most arc up long farm tracks."


Sheer geography lias seen


church affairs, Mr Reid goes out to give private communions and distributes his monthly magazines per­ sonally. Ho takes them to former parishioners in Clilli- eroc and some as far as Clayton-le-Moors and Risli- ton.


As well as running the


and other items for the church. Now. approaching 70, he cannot see well enough to carve accurately. After close on 27 years,


too. and lias made a wooden cross, lectern, font cover


He is quite a handyman,


MR REID at work in liis dud;/.


the cost of property is finally taking him away from Whitewell. “ We’ve


Why lias lie stayed so


been offered a bungalow in Thornton and It was an opportunity we felt we couldn’t afford to miss," he said. Mr and Mrs Reid will have


memories will be last year’s presentation to Mr Reid to mark liis 25 years as vicar, when the parisli surprised him with a church full of well-wishers. “ You don’t forget something like that very easily,” lie 'said.


memories to Cake with them. ’• There are some people we have known for the whole of our time here. You can't hide anything out in the country. People get to know what sort of chap you arc in that length of time." One of the happiest


Pupils bid fond farewell


wife Doris visited the vicar­ age, in 1946, they were


1


until he arrived.” One Sunday in the 1950s,


both routes were blocked, and the vicar had to listen to a wireless church service from Chorley instead of con­


like that in a parish which consists almost entirely of farmers, no one is able to come to church because they have to see to their animals," he said. Even at Whitewell, ex­


ducting his own. ‘When you get weather


posed and disseminated (there Is no village, as such), conditions, like that are exceptional, however. Soon, Mr and Mrs Reid


THE village school at Bar- master when Mr Tom Mor- The respect and esteem in the annual Christmas party row bade an affectionate ley retired arter 28 years which he was held was en- on Tuesday. The sentiments farewell to a popular head- service there.


STANDING at the comer of Church Lane and King Street is a popular hostelry which is usually considered to be of some antiqity. Tills assumption, however, is not strictly true (unless you con­ sider that 107 years merits that distinction), for the ; resent bilding was erected, historically speaking, only a comparatively short time ago. What is true, if details


Pub’s historic site Whalley Window


gleaned from Dr Whitaker’s History are accurate, is that this goodly house was built on the fondations of a very much older establishment. Before Petre de Cestria be­ came our one and only rector in 1235 (he was suc­ ceeded by vicars), the spiritual welfare of our parish was presided over by deans, an office into which son succeeded father. Now, clearly these deans—


they wen; also Lords of the Manor—had to live some­


where, and in a home of some distinction, and accord­ ing to our eminent historian this home was on the site


there is at the east end of the churchyard a very ancient structure of wood and stone surrounding a small quadrangle, the most ancient form of such build­ ings, and still denominated he Old Hall. As, therefore,


of the present public house. Dr Whitaker wrote: "Now


much edited and revised, some further information is added: "At the north-east comer


we have shown the manor and glebe of the deanery to be the same, or rather, the one to have been swallowed i.p in the other, and as the Old Hall of every village to be uniformly desiged the manor of principal mansion- house, it will follow that hero was the primitive resi­ dence of the Dean.” The Doctor goes on to


of tlie churchyard stood the Old Hall or Deanery. It was pulled down in 1866 by the owner, Sir John B. Onrdiner; but the Rev. R. N. Whitaker obtained permission to spare one of the hexagonal pillars which had supported the roof of the hall, and placed upon it a stone cap to protect it from the weather. One stone was preserved


shrined in gifts to him at expressed included Mrs Mor- ley, who has also retired from the school.


Mutton) stands on one of the most venerable sites in the village: and that on the spot where today's patrons quaff their ale (this sounds so much better than “drink their pints), argue about "Match of tlie Day,” and criticise the Government, around a thousand years before (and possibly earlier than that) the Deans of Whalley prepared for the hunt (one of their number was a famous hunter), ate their venison by tlie dim light of rush tapers, sharpened their swords and strung their bows. Who were these deans?


make other assertions which later research lias demon­ strated to be inaccurate. In the fourth (1872) edi­ tion of the History, very.


by Mr Naylor, the naturalist, who allowed it to be built into tho south wall of the present choir along with similar fragments.” What conclusions can we


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and Mrs B. Smelt, whose three children attended Barrow School before the family moved to Northum­ berland.


Mrs Morley with a crystal glass rose vase, and Lesley


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Maudsley presented a bou­ quet.


draw from nil this? Surely, that the present De Lacy Arms (which had originally been known as The Leg of


Yaylor-Taswell records the names of 10 and writes: “Liwulphus is said to have acquired the name of Cutwulfus from having cut off the tale of a wolf whilst hunting in the Forest of Rossendale," arid adds: “This event carries us back to the days of Canute (1016-39).” • Our deans, it seems, were men of many parts.


Mrs Kathleen M. Hendry, Mr Fred Calvert, acting Divisional Education Officer, and parents and friends. Our picture shows Mr


Guests included the Rev.


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dale School ( have been 1 school, but be electricity si Venture Scouri In Duck Strec used.


THE infants at SS Michael School celebrai >n fine style a; shows, with an party . . . and


in the mood, wore a colourfi paper hat.


and other gooc pared and ser bers of the Pa:


All the food- Unusual


vsews PEN and ink sketches of; out-of-the-way corners Clitheroe are featured ir,'; calendar published bv* ' Borouah Printing Comp® of York Street.


The sketches are the


of Miss Christine Josdin daughter of the fonr.er Whalley Methodist nrnirc; tile Rev. Uric Jnsclin, v.-j now lives m Blackpool. Mu Josclin. an ai t student. i:g chosen to illustrate iiiiu-j ! views of clitheroe, incl-j ing Old Hall Brow, B«6 lands, the corner of Wefc’i I


and Lowcreate. the Grsr'. mar School, and the eirr’l | by ilie .side of the Park Church Hall.


dnr arc not, named, so hail the fun is in trying tone?, fify them. Said Mr Jn-i | West al. Hie printing mir. " It is completely different in I t lie usual calendar. Most of the ones we have printed are (or our customers, r;t \vc have a limited nurrbe: for public sale, price I5p.’


The scenes on the ca'cr- | CE


I f wastn't el ,leather for b e l but Coun. BcrtrI of Sycamore. Ol only too picnseJ his new wooden ■


to Gisburn F i l committee, the


token of the For after 22 t.l


begin to wonder if my ancestors entered by a devious route.


• Of course, I am satis­ fied enjoying the magni­ ficent scenery, the people, and the way of life—fast disappearing in this age of strange values — and therefore must be con­ ten t to present these attributes to others.


any flutter In the Cale­ donian dovecote or to stir up ill feelings in the Hibernian societies, but imagine my surprise when


I have no desire to cause


turning the pages of High­ land history, and that of the Clans, to have my ideals shattered.


disturbing and during my inquiries I was reminded of the old saying which main­ tains that it is sometimes better to let sleeping dogs


Some of the facts are lie.


ago there came great changes as invaders popu­ lated the Islands and Scot­ land.


1 learned that many years


gave their name to the whole country. They came from Northern Ireland in the third century and settled in Argyll, Kintyre and the Western Isles. The Kingdom was known as Dalriada, which, according to my source, they named after a district in Antrim from which their Royal


These were the Scots who


in tho very heart of the Highlands.


. Western Isles. Delving Into the past can


although I have for many years noted a great simi­ larity in various ways between Ulster and the


It came as a surprise,


provide surprises of a varied nature and I can offer a crumb of comfort to tho Caledonians.


happy to rest on mis­ taken beliefs. We are con­ tent to acclaim our heroes until disturbed by stark reality. Who, for


We are a roving breed,


questions that the Irish were converted to Christi­ anity in the fifth century by St Patrick? This is accepted by the vast majority in the British Isles.


i n s t a n c e ,


sad blow to those who, like myself, always thought the Scots had their tap roots


family hid originated. Perhaps this will be a


Country Diary is read by Caledonians and Hibernians. How about bringing in the English.?


I am convinced that


can only properly be served by mentioning Scots, Irish and English. I have io admit I have no surprises


The season of goodwill


for the Welsh. The Scots have always


been a tough, determined race. They have remained


staunch throughtout the ages. Cromwell, Cumber­ land and Wade temporarily subdued them but the Heri­ tage groups and other main­


tain their strong sense or nationality. They even remained aloor of the creep­ ing infiltration from the


Who ever doubted the nationality of the Saint? I certainly got a surprise when I discovered that St Patrick was not an Irish­ man after ail but a western Briton.


on for centuries. From the South came the


South. .. This infiltration of people and customs lias been going


big-boned, course - fleeced black-faced sheep. The rough, tough wool replaced the soft Highland kind which had for so long been the h o u s e w i f e ’s pride.


Greater changes were to follow. Southern policy maintained that a man could not lake wild horses from the Atholl Hills. He could not spear salmon, kill game birds or carry a weapon, for land agents were fussy about things which belonged to absentee


ft the Cluck piuidi,,, . blur discovered in am.’ ,,3i


l”™? than vould be acclaim4 :: selected davs n , “


the year. S d ■


landlords. Ir. 1791 the Minister or


the forerunner 0f , haggis? Why the


Kilmnlic wrote: "The people subsist. as can only


season. I hey ;limost the bcustic.


naturally be expected in a great measure, upon the offals of the flock."


English dish, finally reached the Highlands. Can it really be that the haggis is a product of tile English?


And so haggis, that old


I stand amazed and con­ founded that the Scots owe so much to the English. The English, least patriotic


Tlie claim is not mine.


of all British residents, have much to answer for. according to the critics, but they have made valuable contributions to various races and places.


tolerance at this .w i witn tile hope that ■.“ ’A


May I Ihcreiore pica ,


continue throughout h year?


' Ill Helrnsbaveh TC


a close look at the coa’p— of a saucer at the front's a butchers window pc,!' were several round yfyt similar rn ,-izc to a egg. On a nearby cars were told: " Haggis


very rare, not lofsale.’'” I went inside where fr.


when I offered a quote a batch of black pudjs eggs from Lancashire.


NATUHAUST, butcher and I had , j " t.* s nre concoction h a v ^ '


What play the Ico™ ^ ol the hr "a is al Ulcs


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