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50 happy years


A CLITHEROE couple who met at a dance at the town’s Conservative Club celebrate their golden wedding on Saturday. Francis and Frances .umiinniiiiff HiaMgamWBBBS'


Jackson, of Mordaunt House, Kirkmoor Road, were married at SS Michael and John’s RC Church and attribute their 50 happy years to “ pulling together and learning to give and take”. They intend to cele­


brate the anniversary with a small family party at the home of their y ou n g e r dau g h te r , Josephine, in Pimlico Road. Also present at the


celebration will' be the couple’s elder daughter Barbara, who is travelling from Stranraer for the oc­ casion, and younger son David, who lives at Church. But the eldest of the


Jacksons’ four children, 49-year-old son Anthony, is unable to make it back to Clitheroe for his pa­ rents’ very special occa­ sion. He and his family emigrated to New Zea­ land in 1975 and the re­ sponsibilities of having his own foundry and en-


' Mr Jackson senior has operated his own bobbin


business from his home since the Albion Bobbin Works — where he


gineering firm make it im- started work as a 14-year-, possible for him to under- old — closed down in take the 12,000-mile jour- 1953. ney just now. But he does hope to


He went into semi-re­


make his first trip home for three years in July,


tirement at 65, around the time of the trip to New


im liiicc jcaio in uu.j, Zealand, but still fulfils and no doubt he and his orders when required by


parents, brother and customers. sister will have another family celebration then. Six years ago, Mr Jack-


son (71) and his 70-year- old wife spent a six-month holiday visiting Anthony and his family at their home in Massey, Auck­ land. They had the chance to .sample Christmas New


Zealand style — all sun, sea and sand — and had a thoroughly enjoyable time, maintaining a link


Born and brought up in


Clitheroe, he has lived at Mordaunt House since he was eight years old. Mrs Jackson, whose


maiden name was Met­ calfe, hails originally from Arkholme, a village near Kirkby Lonsdale, but was working in Clitheroe at the time she and Francis met. Altog e th e r she worked for about 20 years at Trutex.


with the Ribble Valley ChOlf S through meeting some of .


the local people who have emigrated to that part of Kiwi country and through the name of their son’s business, Castle Products.


US tour


THE boys of Pueri Sanc- tae Mariae, the choir from St Mary’s Hall, Stony-


hurst, will be spending Easter touring the USA. During their two-week


tour the boys will be stay- ing with American families in Ridgefield and Riverside, in Connecticut, and D e e r f ie ld , New Hampshire. They will be singing


secular as‘well as religi­ ous music and also per­ forming instrumental items in churches and col-


. leges. It will be the second international tour for the choir — last year the boys. sang at the International Choral Festival in Mon- treux.


Happy memories for newsagents


AFTER eight-and-a-half years of rising at the crack of dawn, Clitheroe newsagents Walter and Dorothy Graham now have the chance to enjoy a lie-in in the mornings. They are now taking a


well-earned rest after handing over their news and toy centre business in Bawdlands on Saturday to Ronald and Dorothy Grieve, of Burnley. But W a lte r and


Dorothy, who are retiring to Padiham, are not leav­ ing Clitheroe without some regrets. Said Walter: “ After


eight-and-a-half years we reluctantly decided to sell the business. But we couldn’t leave without thanking the wonderful


people of Clitheroe for their custom and their friendly manner towards


us. “We have had a very


happy time here and will be taking many happy memories with us.” Walter (58), who hails


from Scotland, is a past president of the Great Harwood and Clitheroe retail newsagents’ organ­


isation. He first began his '


career as a newsagent in Blackburn, then ran Re­ g en cy P h o tog ra p h y Studios, where he took pictures for local news­


papers. However, just over


eight' years ago, he de­ cided to go back into sel­ ling papers and moved to


the Clitheroe shop! Walter and Dorothy


have two daughters, Mrs Julie Walsworth, who lives in Riverside, Low Moor, with her husband Raymond, and Mrs Janet Brown, who with her hus­ band, David, lives in Harle Syke, Burnley. Mr and Mrs Grieve are


no strangers to the news- agency business and are coming out. of retirement to teach their daughter, Mrs Janice Loughlin, and son-in-law David, the


trade. • They say many hands


make light work and Mr Grieve (50) and his wife will be drawing on their experience gained' from running shops in Burnley and Padiham.


There are also new ,


faces at the newsagent’s 1 in Shawbridge, Clitheroe. George and Katherine Wilcock have taken over from Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Bob Ainsworth and his wife Doris, who have. retired.


By coincidence, the Wil-


cocks used to run a groc­ ery and off-licence next to the Bawdlands news and toy centre.


Mr Wilcock (35) and his


wife have two children, Judith (9)" and Adam (6). Although they are enjoy­ ing their new lifestyle, they find the hours very different, for now they are up before the lark, whereas they . used to-, work in the evenings:


Terry is no stranger


THE new managing direc­ tor of the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn^ is no stranger to the place. For 40-year-old Mr Terry Hesketh , spent six years at the Stirk House as gen­ eral manager. He left in 1979 for the


Trafalgar Hotel, Samles- bury, where he has been general manager for the past 18 months. Although he comes


from Southport, he re­ gards the Stirk House as. home and says it is nice to be back. In the coming months


he has “one or two new ideas” which he hopes to introduce at the hotel and leisure complex. Married with -two chil­


dren, he is a keen sports­ man in his leisure time “when I get the chance.”


Jack’s a


winner TYRE fitter Mr Jack Leyland was the envy of workers at Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale Cement plant on Friday. For Mr Leyland, of


W a sh bro ok C lo se , Barrow, was the lucky re­ cipient of a £100 cheque won in a lottery run by the Northern Sport and Charity Trust.


AN appeal has been made ' for more youngsters to


join Clitheroe’s 16-up g r o u p .


October, the group, which meets every Monday evening at Trinity Youth Club, has attracted about 20 members. ’ But one of the group’s le a d e r s , Mrs Susan


Since its formation in


Evans, believes more people would enjoy taking part in a wide range of activities. Members can have a go


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A large selection of OAK and MAHOGANY


at snooker, pool and air rifle shooting and various competitions and trips are organised. Said Mrs Evans: “There


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doesn’t appear to be much going on in Clitheroe for the 16 to 18 age range. “ Some people might


have thought that our group is purely for Methodists, but anyone is welcome.” Weekly admission is


15p for members and 20p for guests. There is also


an enrolling fee of £1.50, though this is reduced to £1 for those at school or out of work. Members of the 16-up


group are helping to or­ ganise an evening of en­ tertainment at the youth centre on February 20th at 7-30. The youngsters have


been holding auditions and hope to provide trans­ port and refreshment for about 200 pensioners.


Success in


accountancy A FORMER pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Mr Alan Carter, has passed part one of the professional examination to,become an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr Carter (22) passed


his BA in accountancy at


Preston Polytechnic and now works for a firm in London. He is currently studying for the second part o f the exam in November. He is the son of Mr and


Mrs L. Carter, of Penryn, Barrow.


The clockmaker’s craft


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very much to date, but. here are just a few details which may help you in dating your own clock if, by fortunate chance, grandfather or grand­ mother bequeathed such a timepiece to you.


The earliest local clock-


maker I have found re­ corded was John Wright, who was apparently a bachelor and died in 1755, so if your clock bears his name at the foot of the brass dial you’re a very fortunate person indeed. You’ve got a pretty old clock.


Next in time was John Grundy and the only in­


formation I can offer on this gentleman is that he was practising his craft between 1775 and 1780 and that an example of his work can be seen in Blackburn museum — a lovely piece.


clockmakers -was possibly the last of his line, for one of his clocks is . dated c.1858, a period when mass-produced timepieces were beginning to flood the market and the crafts­ man had to devote his ta­ lents to other skills — a sorry end to an appren-


Third of the Whalley


Whalley Window


ticeship that had lasted seven whole years. His name was A. Bell,


who also, apparently, had some associations with Oswaldtwistle.


Whalley, of course, was


not the only village in what now comprises’ the Borough of Ribble Valley to have its own resident clockmaker.


James Can- was making


clocks in Chipping in 1828, another is recorded in Slaidburn and in Dutton Gabriel Grounds, who also made watches, practised until 1724.


Ribchester had one of


the- earliest .of these specialists in our district, for.he was making clocks in 1670. He was William Dewhurst and another, Henry Wilkinson, oper­ ated in 1822, when he re­ paired the church clock and was paid 15 shillings


(75p) for his service. Peter Howarth was also


known to work in the old village, but he has proved an elusive individual and I have been unable to pin­ point a single date. Clitheroe had two clock- makers: Thomas Brewer,


who lived in Market Street in 1822, and Joseph Dean, in Lowergate, a


couple of years later. Additionally, the town


had two watchmakers; John Hutchinson, with premises in Church Street


in 1824, and later, from 1834 to 1858, in Castle Street. John Rawsthorne was also in Castle Street between 1848 and 1858 and possibly these two also made long case clocks. It will be appreciated


that these old craftsmen only made the clocks themselves and the cases into which their work was fitted came from other craftsmen. The famous firm of Waring and Gillow in Lancaster supplied many clock cases and the richly engraved brass or


. painted faces were also bought from specialist dealers. ‘


The price of these trea­


sured clocks? In the late 1700s it was possible to buy one for around £2.50 i f it was the more common 36-hour variety; £1 or so more if it ran for eight days. On top of these prices the purchaser would expect to pay a further £2.50 or so for the long case. If you are able to iden­


tify the maker and date of your clock, it is a good idea to make a note of the details and paste it inside the clock door, so that


. your children and grand­ children have it all to hand. Such information can enhance the value of the clock and would be welcomed by a future purchaser. Now I’ve told you all —


or nearly all — I know about our local clockmak­ ers and my eye-lids are beginning to droop. Time I wound the clock, I think, and went up those golden (actually maroon car­ peted) stairs.


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