4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, October 12lhi 1978 Suppliers of every n0ed CONTINUING our


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m en t ion of William Turner, dogger, of Chapel Street, dealer in ladies’ and gentlemen’s boots and slippers. He fitted elastics to ladies’ shoes at Is 4d per: set, to gentlemen’s at Is 8d and to children’s at lOd to Is 4d.


In one issue • there is


monumental mason, recommended granite for monumental purposes, as being material which with­ stood the weather and accepted a highly-finished beautiful polish, requiring neither paint nor cleaning.


Adam Fletcher, tailor James Riley, builder and


. ping Norton cloths, suit­ able for farmers.


and draper, kept the Post Office and supplied books, stationery and periodicals. He also specialised, in Chip-


■ Market Place, Clitheroe, who “begged to acquaint. the . inhabitants of Slaid-


: Another announcement was from Mr Bailey; of


. burn that he kept on hand a large selection of brushes for family use.” Mr Bailey, who had his shop where Clitheroe Library now stands, was also an agent ■ for celebrate’d teas and coffee. .


tempting Slaidburn resi­ dents to visit the larger stores in Clitheroe or to place an order for later delivery. Prominence was given to Richard Porter, 52 Parson Lane, Clitheroe, public accountant and estate agent, auctioneer and appraiser.


We find merchants


On our look around Slad- burn’s traders we must not


o v e r lo o k , Qh ar 1 e s Bracewell, general draper;’:;


“flocks” will .bring back memories of days; or should I say nights, of long: ago. Those were the days, before the super-sprung coil mattresses, eider­ downs or electric blankets.- I wonder- if sleep came easier in those days?


flocks.: mattresses etc.’ No doubt the mention of ,


then, for we must not forget John, Walker, .of* Church Street, joiner and cabinet-maker, or Henry Proctor, draper, grocer, butter merchant and com­ mission agent,' carrier to and from Clitheroe on , Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. ••


how so many shops and skills found business in Slaidburn,'where today we find two stores' and the craft shop better known as “The Jam-pot.”- What a busy place it was


You will be wondering;


of Chapel Street, dealer, in i iron bedsteads', woollen


... :.-It was aiscene. of great'


industry'.'with .numerous shops, and 1 tradesmen. There was John Topham, potato dealer and carrier c o n v e y in g goods to Clitheroe every Tuesday, - Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, • who called at- the Railway Station and stayed at the Calf’s Head, Worston.


:


nand, family, grocer and confectioner, who;


cakes. In those days Slaid­ burn provided all your wants from cradle to grave, or-so it seemed.


funeral and we ldding a


had every good reason to supply the demands of not only , the village, but Tos- side, Newton-and the now : vanished village of Stocks' in Rowland, as well as the host of farms in and around the place. There, were, 40 in the Dale Head region then — now only the isolated farm remains.


There were others who


There was also E; Bren- supplied


Relentless toil, with people not able to afford a doctor,


when the dentist travelled and you sat on a stool while the offending tooth was ulled without any pain- illing injection. Those


near. Dale Head in 1887,' had wonderful memories and told me of her happy family. Her mother lived to the age of 74, her father to 80. Mother did all the baking, using 701b. of flour per week and often had 10 ■ loaves in the oven at once. There were 16 in the family.


were the days when people suffered from ;un'der- feeding, whereas today the problem is over-eating. Mrs R. Tillotson, born


id -


means of transport they had to rely, on walkingor, if the horse and cart could be spared, the family wants were brought, from the “capital”,— in other words, Slaidburn.- ■ . They were days of hard ;


-■ Most farmers had large families and with no rapid


. ; The doctor ^was seldom ] needed or called in, for he had to come from Settle on horseback ■ — over eight


■miles across very rough country.


any make-up; her hair was in plaits, even at the age of 18. For a special event she put her hair in curlers — in other' words, turned the strands round a clothes- peg. It took 12 pegs; imagine the discomfort as she slept with damp hair!


That lady, never used


school that she was excused until the age of seven, when she walked the three miles there, .car-1 rying her lunch, for there was no school bus orl canteen.


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WHEN Clitheroe Parish Church organist Mr Charles Myers set out to make a daytime recording in the church, it proved td be an impossible task.


required was frequently shattered by the everyday sounds of people entering the church, traffic outside in Church Brow and even the noises of the church central heating system.


ing engineers had to resort to night-time working, starting late in the evening and sometimes going on until the early hours of the following morning.


earlier this year has now paid off with the issue of an LP record, “Organ music from Clitheroe Par­ ish Church,” played by Mr Myers, of Pimlico Road. This first recording of the church organ - is now


But the night-time vigil Eventually the record­ For the complete silence


Hendrik Andriessen, a Prelude and Fugue by .


a London company, covers a wide range of music and only two of the items are known to have been recorded before. There is a Toccata by


an attractive colour photo­ graph of the church taken from the Castle. It also features a photograph and biography of Mr Myers, who has.been organist at Clitheroe for 28 years. The recording, made by


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tured are Edward Bair- stow , William Wol- stenholme, Joao de Sousa Carvalho and Manchester- born James Lyon.


tion for digging into the past and finding pieces which are worth playing, but for some reason have been neglected. His inter­ est in this kind of music is illustrated in the choice of programme, which also shows off many of the excellent sounds the organ , can produce.


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Royal Oak are Mr and Mrs W. Leonard, of the Her- men’s Arms, Preston.


Becomes


Rector A FORMER curate of Clitheroe Parish Church; the Rev. Thomas Taylor, is to be the new Rector of Holy Trinity Church,


Royal Oak, Mr and Mrs Wrathall farmed at Moorhouse Farm, Gis- burn, for 17 years. Their successors at the


der of their days at the Royal Oak, they have received an inscribed silver gallery tray from regulars. Personal gifts included a pair of inscribed silver goblets and a huge basket of flowers. Before taking over the


holiday before, perhaps, seeking an alternative interest that will be less tieing than running a pub. As a permanent remin­


AFTER eight years at the R o y a l Oak H o t e l , Clitheroe, Mr and Mrs Peter Wrathall left the licensed trade on Tuesday. They will have a long


Mr Myers has a reputa­


Josef Seger, a Chorale- Prelude by J. S. Bach, “Tune for the Tuba” by


MR MYERS .... . WORKED LATE AT NIGHT Other composers fea­


again at Penwortham, Mr Taylor was Deanery youth Chaplain. He is nojv a member of the Youth Committee of the Diocesan Council for Religious Edu­ cation.


Accolade


dale School in June, she was in the school team. Sonia is keen on most sports and is delighted by


Lane, is a member of the Ribble Valley “A” team, and “Vic’s Chicks,” who played in the summer league in the Clitheroe division. . _ Before leaving Ribbles-


for Sonia CLITHEROE netball player Sonia Sieczkowski has been selected for the Lancashire under-21 squad. Sonia (16), of Woone


Blackburn Cathedral in 1966 and became curate of St Mary’s, Clitheroe. From 1969 to 1971 he.was curate at St Luke’s, Sker- ton. He left to become priest-in-charge at Pen­ wortham and later Vicar when the parish was created in 1972. While at Clitheroe, and


Morecambe. He is at pre­ sent Vicar of St Leonard’s, Penwortham. Mr Tavlor was ordained at


this latest accolade. She was picked for the Lanca­ shire team with trials at


.Lancaster Hosiery, has five brothers and four sis­ ters. Sister Shirley is also a member of. the Ribble Valley “A” team. '■ Eventually Soriia hopes to progress to the.senior side, but that is five years away. “We will be travelling all


sion, with trainer Mrs H. Pennington, .will be at Pre­ ston on Wednesday. Sonia, who is a cutter at


P r e s to n , which she attended on the advice of Mrs Sandra Coulter, sports teacher at Ribbles- dale. The ffrst practice ses­


exhibition organised by Mr Cross is on show at the Royal Academy. The pic­ tures have been on display all over England and] Northern Ireland. •


Surprise sighting


over the country playing,” she said. “I’m really look­ ing forward to being in the squad.”


Artist’s new post


his new post, which he regards as a challenge. “I hope to promote Pre­


to this type of job. He has been director of Rochdale Art Gallery for four years, was at Blackburn Art Gal­ lery for three years and has wide experience of doing a r t . work fo r industry. He is looking forward to


director of leisure and amenities at Preston in mid-November. Mr Cross is no stranger


wife; Celia, live at the Cra­ ven Gallery, which Mrs Cross runs. They have two daughters, Florence (8) and Rosalind (7). He starts his new post as


THE precious exhibits at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston will soon be under the care of Bolton-by-Bowland man Mr Michael Cross. Mr Cross (31), and his


of a new service. The replica vintage bus, made in France in 1906, is used for publicity purposes by a leading tyre firm and cal­ led in at their Clitheroe branch on its way to Black­ pool illuminations.


Attending


coach, which leaves at 1-30 p.m. and anyone wishing to go can contact Mrs Ethel Penny, 79 Hayhurst Street. Tel. 22623.


: present time, plans are being optimistically formulated for a major reorganisation of. the entire service in our area. ’ ■.- ',i;


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-■-years ago. ' • : The report on the hospi- '


.copy of the annual report of the-Blackburn and East Lancs Infirmary 'for the year'1878 — exactly 100


only the. maries.


briefest of sum-


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osed for the- established hospitals and a vast new district hospital is visual­ ised to serve the whole of ■ the Ribble Valley, Hynd- burn and Blackburn.’ Knowing these things, I was more than interested


New functions are prop­


TODAY, as you will have gathered from t h e me d i a , our National Health Ser­ vice is in a pretty parl­ ous state. Funds are short, equipment is outdated, buildings are inadequate for their purpose and, at the


WHERE THE MONEY WENT W h a l l e y W i n d o w


.shops, £493 from offerings / cation, one might think, in churches and chapels on * " '


hospital for the year under review was £4,535, all from voluntary sources; £1,035 came from subscrip­ tions, £1,591 from collec­ tions in mills and work-


The total income of the


“Hospital Sunday,” and the balance from donations and interest on the endow­ ment.


annual’ salary of a very minor executive today) the hospital cared-for-818 in­ patients and 2,392 out­ patients.


With this income (the


the: year amounted to just under £900, some £275 was spent on drugs and surgi- instruments and dint;. idagi


• Wages and salaries for cal


tal .which has served us so well ever since 1864 is full of fascinating detail and I ' ■ regret:.that‘ space permits i l y .........................


water supplies accounted for £313. The house sur-. geon had an annual salary of £100, the'matron £60 and the hospital secretary received £1 a week.


ales, .wines and spirits cost £122; heating, lighting and


The food bill was £1;385;


.on health and safety at work.


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’ 818, 162 were weavers, 70 were spinners, 43 were


interesting.- Of the total of


. trades are listed including colliers, .tinners, boatmen


^(canals?).: and “white- washers.”. . - -■


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■ The Management’ Com­ : mittee considered' their


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great depression in trade.” They thanked all the


.winders, 21 were loomers and drawers — all engaged in the cotton: industry you will note — 54 were house­ wives and 47 were school children. Altogether 51


and occupations of the in­ patients over the year is


A summary of the trades


surgical operations were performed and these . are all classified in the report. It is significant that 21 of these were for amputation of a finger — ample justifi-


During-the year, 151


which has also been in existence for 40 years, will accompany the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Bob Ains- | worth, to an afternoon ser- v ic e in Man ch es te r Cathedral on Sunday. There is still room on the


service THE Clitheroe branch of I the National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associa­ tion will.be represented at a service to mark the 40th anniversary of the move- | ment. Members of the branch,


CLITHEROE folk stop­ ped and stared last week | when a colourful omnibus made a surprise journey through the town centre: But it was not the start


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