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WHENEVER I visit the Isle of Iona on the west coast of Scotland, I find the immediate envi rons of the abbey stir ring the emotions.
. or real, and does the mind or spirit respond to certain ground?
the meantime, let us retm-n to our o\vn Sawley Abbey. You may-not respond to the venerable atmosphere, but somehow it cannot be denied or Ignored. Sawley, being founded in 1147, is much younger than the now restored abbey in Iona which St Columba founded m 563. Whatever the distance
1 leave you to wonder. In
to explain and no doubt we must turn to the theologian, or maybe the materialist has an answer. Is it imagination
The feelings ai-e'difficult
however, brought recom pense and by the 13th century the monks had a grant of a mai'ket and fair in the manor of Giseburne. An indication of their hard work IS given from evidence we find in the observation, “Pendle, Longndge and the Fells of Bowland have, in th e in te rv al of a few centuries, lost nothing of their attractive power over
separating the two abbeys, the atmosphere ds similar, particularly when we find the past hidden in the mist of time. From our scanty knowledge, we know the monks were devoted, lead ing a spartan. life, resolute and hard working. We find at Sawley that their deter mination raised the value of the land which for so long had been a wet wooded area, conductive to the growth of the sallow willow. Go o d h u s b a n d r y ,
,, yet the environs of Sawley now produce crops of wheat which seldom fail to arrive at maturity. But there were at that time probably many swamps, now drained, and great tracts of woodland, now cleared' away . . . ” Altogether a positive
the vapours of the Irish sea;
Friars, according to their name, wore white habits which, m companson to our garments today, were not so insulated against cold condi tions.
hardy people and according to accounts wore no leather or linen, nor did they put on any breeches except when on a journey. For winter they had two coats with cowls, in summer one. In
They were certainly a
statement, of before and after the establishment of the abbey; certainly a testimony to the monks. The Cistercians or White
COONTBY D IA B Y
certainly limited and when out of the precincts of the, cloister they “went not but
'AEiitie Maggie’ puts away her notebook
SINCE about 1940, the “coming and goings” of life in and around Dunsop Bridge have been faitMully recorded for the Advertiser
86 (her bi r thday is on November 11th) she is hand ing on the torch — not from any lack of interest but in ' recognition that failing health deprives her of the ability to get ai'ound to keep up with the local hews.
the world with her first husband (a Mr Squibb) to run the Red Pump Inn at Bashall Eaves, but he died only a year- later. After six
Gray in Argyllshire, where her father owned an hotel, and after receiving training in nursing she worked for several titled families, including Lord Massereene, a landowner in the- Isle of Mull. She came to this pait of
Dunsop area in 1935, she has earned two affectionate titles. The fii-st was “Auntie Maggie,” but more recently she has been described as “Our grand old lady of Dunsop.” She was born Margaret
Since moving to the
and Times by Mrs Margaret Eccles, Now at the age of nearly
r o u n d ' a b o u t "
years helping her sister at the Whitewell Hotel, she married a .widower, Mr Walter Eccles, then head water bailiff for Blackburn Corporation.
the year at Bishop’s House was the annual visit of the members, officials and employees of the old water authority. On that day^she
would cook for as many as 100 g u e s t s , an “ old tashioned” dinner, soup.
House until his retirement 13 years ago, since when Mrs Eccles has lived at the Crescent in Dunsop. She has since lost her husband and son but still manages to do the housework, with the help of her stepson. Mi- Raymond Eccles, who follows the same occupation as his father. - One of the highspots of
Tney lived at Bishop’s
newspapers find themselves involved with news of those “ hatched, matched, and despatched.” But living in the remote Dunsop area, Mrs Eccles was even more closely concerned with bhihs and deaths. On one occasion, she
put emphasis on happier
from town. Less dramatic “stones”
assisted with the birth of a baby at a home lacking gas, electricity or mains water; and more frequently in assisting families before undertakers could be called
for the district; Mrs .Eccles acted as palish councillor, and her help to the Women’s Institute, of which she was president from 1949 to 1963 was recognised by the presentation of a splendid silver wine tray. Most contributors to local
fish, meat and sweet fit for VIPs, who once included Mrs Barbara Castle, MP for Blackburn. A great voluntary worker
mm MRS ECCLES.
Eccles was anxious to find a good successor. “I’m hand ing over to Mrs Mary Pye,” she told us. “You have to be careful what you wnte m a
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A YOUNG Clitheroe man who has had an appetite for travel since he was a school boy has recently flown with his wife to Doha, capital of Qatar on the Persian Gulf, to teach English to Arab chil dren.
wife, Myra, who met and married when they were teaching in Germany, have been recruited by the Brit ish Council to teach English in Government secondai-y schools.
London and Myra, whose family lives in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, has taught in Glasgow. More recently, both taught English to adult foreign students in Bour nemouth.
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Hargreaves, who lives at Sawley, is also a teacher.
Even when Ian was a pupil at Clitheroe Royal
Ian’s sister, Mrs Janet Ian previously taught in
Grammar School, he had a taste for travel and adven- tm'e. His parents, Mr and Mrs Alb er t Cams, of Victoria Street, Clitheroe remember him cycling round Germany and also spending a walking holiday there. He later studied at Goldsmith College, London, and followed this with a teaching spell in an East end school. Before flying to Qatar,
Ian and Myra stayed in Clitheroe and with Myi-a’s parents in Scotland. Both sets of parents are waiting to hear how they are settling down in their air-conditioned flat provided for them and at their respective schools.
in Germany —■ and it was in the style of the country, with a procession through
The couple’s wedding was Mr Ian Cams and his
Ian and Myra break new ground %
occasions, not least the campaign to raise funds for the village hall, and the social events since held there. Only a few days ago she was still busy making towels to sell to support Slaidbum Silver Band. After all those years as village correspondent, Mi's
“grand old lady’’
small community and Mary will do it well.” A generous note, surely, on which to end.
Crafts on
the streets. For the honey moon, they travelled with other teachers to a kibbutz in Israel, also visiting the Holy Land.
ous pair took an overland trip to Bangkok, via Europe, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, the lOiyber _pass, Kashmir, Nepal and Khatmandu. They had planned to .continue to Australia,’where teaching posts awaited them in New South Wales, but a visa mix-up forced them to return to this country. For the next 18 months, they managed a pub in the North of Scotland.
will be learning Arabic at night and teaching English by day.
do
eventually.settle down, is to buy a crofter’s cottage in Scotland.
Their final dream, if they
panied by his very charming wife, my correspondent arrived. Mutual introduc-
earlier this year, when I received a very gracious letter of thanks together with apologies for the delay and the news that the writer - hoped to be in this country in mid-May, when he would call upon me. In due course, accom
document requested is not always the simplest of tasks. but, eventually, with a great deal of aid from Dr Wiitak- er’s “History,” after the lapse of a week or two I was able to send the details requested back across the Atlantic. I heard nothing more until
letter was passed to me hy a local government official to whose department it had been sent from America.- ’The writer was interested in the lineage of a well-known Lanc a shi r e family in c e n t u r i e s gone and requested a copy of the fami ly tree. Well, local government officials don’t know everything, and because of my knowledge of localJiistory, the letter eventually found its way to- my, desk. Compiling the type . of
IN recent months T have had an intriguing and interesting experi ence. A couple of years ago a
The girl who vanished WhaIjey Window
tions were made; I took our visitors round the church and the abbey and then, as we took tea together, I ventured to inquire the re^on for the interest in fa this particular Lancashire
mily.
fascinating. In the early years of last century, a daughter of the family incur red the wrath of her parents by declaring her love for a gardener on the family es tates. The pleas and entreaties of the young girl having ho effect (this really ' sounds like a Victorian novel, doesn’t it?) one night the young couple eloped.
■ ■ 'The explanation' was
concerned, she had vanished into thin air.
,
“Now,” said my visitor, “I know very little about my
further was known about the lady. Whereas the births and eventual deaths of all her brothers and sisters are faithfully recorded, where this particular young lady is concerned, only the date of her birth is published. Nothing more. As far as official documents are
From that night, nothing . '
refused to discuss the matter. Despite my insist ence they refused'to talk.
■ proof of. this, of course, but th e evidenc e I have managed to get together definitely points that way.”
friends,” the book deals with . adventures and experiences in the pine forests of’North America in the closing years of the last century and, on the dust jacket, were details of the author. Described as “Probably the most prolific writer in the North West,” our friend had produced a book a year since 1954; an
visitors and this morning the postman brought a very handsome book to our door. Inscribed “To our new
We said goodbye to our
over the years, I have managed to pick up a clue here and a clue there, and I believe it is quite possible that the run-away bride was my great-gr^dmother who, of course, died many years before I was bom. I have no
“Since their deaths and
antecedents. Whenever I questioned my father and ^andfather on the subject they became silent and
both have first-hand know ledge of many languages,
Now Ian and Myra, who Soon after, the adventur
part in the exhibition should attend, or contact Mrs Penny at Clitheroe 22623.
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the organisers, Mrs Ethel Penny, of Hayhurst Street, Clitheroe, will be holding a meeting at the Poppy shop in th e .Ma r k e t Place, Clitheroe, on November 4th. Anyone wishing to take
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both.days. Although a number of local p e o p l e h av e al re ady arranged to show their work, more will be welcome. With this in mind, one of
parlour, Clitheroe, will be the venue for the show, which will be opened on Thursday, November 24th, by Coun. Bob Ainsworth and the Mayoress. The exhibition Will be
show AS PART of the annual Poppy ajmeal, the Clitheroe branch of the Royal British Legion, is planning a two- day arts and crafts exhibi tion. The Town Ma y o r ’s
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abstemious in talk and avoided dainty fai-e, neither did they eat fat except in case of sickness. From September to Easter the monks ate but once per day, - including festivals.. Self discipline indeed, and when we compare our present-day habits, which border on the edge of gluttony, the monks deserve appreciation, no matter what om- beliefs. Personal freedom was
evening they did not return to their rest — no afternoon nap for the devoted. Lauds or praise began about 3 a.m. and prayers at 6 a.m. Final. prayers were at 7 and after these they were set to their apportioned hours of work. Throughout they were
this habit they also retired to bed. • From daybreak until
tion, , it was all to end with the last Abbot of Sawley, William Trafford, who along with the last Abbot of Whal-
the Cistercians at Sawley Ab b ey , whos e lands extended 25 miles from north to south, taking in the whole of Ribblesdale and much of the valleys of the Aire and Wharf. Later, with the Dissolu
summer began after prime or at sunnse, when they worked until 9 a.m., and after nomes (the ninth hour after sunrise) to 4 p.m. At harvest time- the monks went to work in the fimns, and following conventional Mass, work continued unhin dered with divine service while at work. Such was the routine of
to work.” Nor within the precincts or at work were they permitted to talk with any save the abbot or prior. Hours of manual labour in
voyage of discovery, but even when found, who can interpret these sermons m stone?
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the rape and dismantling of the abbey itself, with the b e s t m a s o n r y a n d craftsmanship pillaged and now contained in all sorts of out of the way places in this and other parts of our valley. What remains is c h a l l e n g e to modern archaeologists and who dares speculate as to the hidden meaning in the vari ous symbols and carvings still to be found at the abbey. They make an interesting
ley, Paslew, took part in the insurrection or. Pilgrimage of Grace. For this he was tried at Lancaster. Sprin Assizes of 1537 and execute two days, be for e hi conspii-ator John Paslew. Very soon there followed
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, Whatever the outcome, it is all very fascinating, and whatever comes of our mutual researches, we have at least made two more de lightful and valued friends, which makes the whole thing very much worthwhile. - And now, if with less reason, I am just as
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