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Parish Church counts the cost of fierce blaze
T H E h a n d s of Cl i the ro e P a r i sh Church clock today rest forlorn and still, a sad reminder of the disastrous fire which struck so suddenly on a quiet sunny afternoon. Inside the church a cold
draught blows over the heap of charred timbers, burnt out pews, and rubble in the children’s corner where the fire started. Tarpaulin flaps sharply
proud church remains sound, but repairs will cost about £100,000. That sum does not include work on the badly damaged organ.
The structure of the
no shortage of volunteers to move church articles to the Parish Hall across the street.
After the fire there was
over the holes in the church roof and boards cover the leaded windows shattered by the intense heat.
Collapses in pub
A CUSTOMER at the Sun Inn, Waddington, col lapsed and died on Monday evening. She was Mrs Mary Read
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(67), of Railway Terrace, Great Harwood, who was on an evening drive with her husband, daughter and son-in-law. A local nurse was called,
moved there and placed on the stage. Services started in the hall on Sunday and will continue to be held there until repairs are completed.
The a lta r has been
how long it will be before the church is ready for use again.
Hudson, thought “several months.” He is waiting for reports from assessors, quantity surveyors and a rchite c t Mr Gordon Thorne. Although the obvious
The vicar, the Rev. John It is impossible to say
for launching ~an appeal fund for repairs to the church. “I believe we are adequately covered by insurance,” he said. One reason why it is
impossible to say how long repairs will take is the sh o r ta g e of s k i l le d craftsmen able to under take the work. , The vicar was among the crowd of bystanders who watched sadly as thick smoke billowed from the church and spread over the town last Wednesday afternoon. At one time, when the blaze was at its height, flames could be seen darting through the leaded windows above the children’s corner. Firemen from Clitheroe,
who received the alarm at 3.50 p.m., were later joined by firemen from Great Harwood. It was about 40 minutes before their work was finished. The Parish Church has
direct flame damage to the church is confined to one burnt-out area and part of the roof, most of the church has been damaged by heat, smoke, dirt and water. One problem is the
amount of water from the firemen’s hoses which has seeped under the floor. This must be thoroughly dried out to avoid the danger of rot.
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occupied its proud position in Clitheroe for over 800 years. Nothing remains of the original church which stood on the site. In 1828 the old fabric of the church was pulled down and the present building erected.
SMOKE billows from the roof of the church, above the chi ldren’s corner where the blaze started.
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made a preliminary inspec tion, but the instrument will have to be dismantled completely to ascertain the full extent of the damage. The console, which was
on the same side of the church as the blaze corner, was due to be taken out this week for repairs. Said Mr Hudson: “The
CLITHEROE magistrates were asked by Insp. Bill Moore to make it ouite c le a r th a t d ru n k e n behaviour in the street would not be tolerated. He said there_seemed to
be a great dearbf this in Whalley Road and the Market Place, Clitheroe. It was not fair that people had to listen to the obscen- tities of those involved. Fines of £25 each were
full extent of damage to the organ will not be known until there has been a thorough inspection. We have had to cancel all organ recitals until further notice." The vicar said there were no immediate plans
SHAFTS of sunlight pierce the burnt-out church roof as the Rev. John Hudson, vicar of Clitheroe, surveys the charred remains of the children’s corner.
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BRANCHES throughout the Whalley Deanery were r e p e re s e n te d a t the Mothers’ Union Quiet Hour held at Christ Church, Chatburn.
Vicar of Chatburn, who conducted the service, took as his theme “Keep yourselves from those things that would destroy the soul — from idols — and in the love of God.”
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organist. Tea and biscuits were served after the ser vice and the host branch was thanked by Mrs M. Holt, enrolling member of Langho MU.
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M. Smith was admitted as a member of the Christ Church branch.
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