Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July £th, 1996 Clitheroe 2232k (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising), Burnley £22331 (Classified)


True fairy tale about how two men saved the castle keep


Burnley builder. They saved Clitheroe O


Castle Keep. How? In 1827, when the fifth Duke of Buccleuch was 21,


his grandmother, Elizabeth, died. In her will she divided the Honour of Clitheroe into two. The Yorkshire part she left to the duke. His father, her son, was already dead. The Lancashire part she left


to her younger son, Lord Montague. In 1835, the young duke sold his part of the Honour to the Towneley family of Burnley. They retained it for 104


years, selling it in 1939 to the Duchy of Lancaster, i.e. the Crown, which had held the whole Honour from 1399 to 1661. In 1989 the Queen paid an official visit to Dunsop Bridge, marking the 50th anniversary of the Yorkshire part of the Honour returning to the Duchy of Lancaster. A few months ago, the local newspaper carried a story indicating the Queen would like to retire to Dunsop Bridge! This paragraph is almost a fairy story in its own right. Menwhile, Lord Montague kept the Lancashire part of the Honour for himself. He died in 1845. He had four chil­ dren, all girls. The estate was entailed. On his death it had to go to the nearest male relative who was his nephew, the fifth duke. We are reminded of the “plot” in Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice” . Mr Bennet had five daughters. On his death, Mr Collins, the obsequious clergyman, was to


inherit his estate. Shortly after inheriting, the duke asked for a detailed


report on his Clitheroe Castle estate. He employed a Lon­ don architect, Mr Little, to plan and supervise repairs. Mr Little drew the sketch of the keep in August, 1848. There is documentary evidence to indicate that Mr Little supervised extensive repairs and alterations to the Stew­ ard’s House, other buildings and the grounds. Between 1849-50, approximately £1,750 was spent. In


addition, having seen the ruinous state of the keep, as shown in the sketch, the duke agreed to repairs and but­


tressing. ■ This work was undertaken by Thomas Chaffer, a Burnley


builder. His invoice for scaffolding, materials and labour,


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Bride Deborah Place arrived in a horse-drawn carnage for her wedding at St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe, to Mr William Southworth.


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■ The bride, of Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe, is the daugh ter of Mrs Winnie Holgate, Pendle Avenue, Chatburn, and Mr Brian Place, Fernlea Close, Blackburn. The bridegroom, a cabinet maker and French polisher, is the son of Mr William Southworth and Mrs Ann South- worth, of Church Street, Clitheroe. • The couple, who both list singing as a hobby, met at a


karaoke, and the bridegroom organises karaoke nights at various venues in the area. .


.'i Given away by her father, the bride wore an ivory organ­


za gown with a fitted, beaded bodice, puff sleeves, full train and skirt of cascading frills. She carried a bouquet of mixed silk, pink and ivory flowers, with pearl and trail-


'chiefbridesmaid was Miss Sarah Holgate (bride’s sister) and the other attendants were Misses Hayley and Suzanne Porter (bride’s daughters), Mrs Margot Townsend, Miss Tanya Townsend, and Miss Katie 1 lace


(bride’s niece). The senior attendants wore dusky pink, full-length dress­ . ,, ,


es, with ivory bows, and the small bridesmaids wore ivory Bo-Peep dreses with dusky pink bows and carried posies of mixed pink, silk flowers, with gypsophila and trailing


ivory. Page was the bride's son, Adam Porter. Best man was Mr Mark Southworth (bridegroom s


brother) and the groomsmen were Mr Peter Crossley, Mr Robert Cross and Gary Place (bride’s son). ^


I After the wedding, conducted by Fr Joseph Wareing, the couple left for their reception at the Starkie Arms, Clitheroe, in the horse-drawn carriage. The couple, who have spent their honeymoon in London, are to make their


home in Clitheroe. Photo: Pye’sof Clitheroe.


NCE upon a time, many many years ago, there lived a Scottish duke, a London architect and a


WITH Ribble Valley Borough Council’s bid to improve the castle


grounds uppermost in many minds, retired headteacher Mr Bob Jones writes the first of two articles


outlining the background to the castle and keep


camo to £172 3s. 2d. — less than one tenth of what was spent elsewhere. Did no Clitheroe builders tender for the contract, or was their price too high? The answer to those questions we shall never know.


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Had this work not been done, it is quite likely that by now we would have had very little of the keep left at all. At a time when consideration is being given to the possi­ bilities of some sensitive changes, we should be construc­ tive in our thoughts — alterations have been made in the


past over many hundreds of years. A second article will seek to look more deeply at the sig­ nificance of the 1848 sketch in relation to the earlier his­


tory of the keep.


Record entry at the pony club’s annual show


AT Chipping Pony Club’s annual show, fine weather and a new schedule combined to attract record entries, with competitors from several


local branches.


There were classes for everyone from show jump­ ing and equitation to gymkhana games and fancy dress for younger members, one brave moth­ er joining her boys as a medieval soldier. Ponies and children alike enjoyed their day and were grateful to the hard-work­ ing team of organisers.


Results ,


Trophies: Forte Cup for equi­ tation championship, Sarah


Turner. Kirkham Trophy for, working hunter champion, Sarah Keighley. Jill Fitchett Trophy for junior handy pony champion, Mary Dewhurst. Priory Trophy for gambler’s stakes, Donna Knowles.


' Equitation Junior: 1, Amanda Slack; 2,


Janet Spence; 3, Jenny Edmund- son. Senior: 1, Joanne Wood; 2, Joanne • Worsloy; • 3,: Laura Gaskell. Intermediate: 1, Sarah Turner; 2, Laura Wood; 3, Danielle Taylor. Lead rem: 1, Fiona Gardner; 2, Pippa Weld-


‘ Blundell; 3, LauraJVeld-Blun- 'd e ll . Novice:1..1, - Catherine, Moralee; 2, Adele McCally; 3,!* Katie Jordan. Ridden veteran: 1, Vicki Townson; 2,- Donna Knowles; 3, Rachel Singleton. Best condition in hand: 1, Melanie Parker; 2, Tracey Wood­ ward; 3, Jennifer Hayhurst.


Working hunter pony Intermediate: 1, Donna Know­


les; 2, Nicola Worsley; 3,Sarah Turner. Junior: 1, Amanda Slack; 2, Jenny Edmundson; 3, Helen Flatley. Senior 1, Sarah Keigh­ ley; 2, Katie Forrest; 3, Joanne Wood. Novice: 1, Laura Wood; 2,


Car window


VANDALS smashed the window of a Citroen BX hatchback parked on the Ribble Valley Council car park in Clitheroe between 2 p.m. and 2-45 p.m. on Fri­ day, causing damage val­ ued at £50. ■


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Ruby wedding presents go to charity that helped save husband


A Clitheroe couple have given the presents they received forlheir ruby wedding to a charity which helped to save the husband s life


Wto^dMre9Eric Procter, of Montaguo Street, celebrated their 40th wed­


ding anniversary with an unusual act of generosity which mado medical appeal £200 better off*


Mr Procterand his wife, Joan, are enthusiastic members of the Pondle . . . , £t, D j i


Club and friends at the dancing session asked thorn what they would like M 'rP ^ te rT a^ W e have got all that we want at our age sc.we decided


to donate anything that people were kind e n o u g h to g iv e us fo*he Clitheroe Heart Machine Fund. If it was not for that, I would not be chve. Mr Procter suffered a major heart attack at ^ome 1 3 ^ r s ago and


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was revived by emergency equipment provided by the fund. His heart stopped three times during the crisis. He has had no recurrence of heart


tTheb fbndwas started in 1979 and has collected over £50,000. It has pro-


vided equipment to doctors throughout the Ribble Valley. Items provided,^ include defibrillators, radio pagers and emergency bags equipped to deal, with people in the same crisis Mr Procter experienced 13 years ago.


Sarah Wilson; 3, Tracey Wood­ ward. Fancy dress: 1, Sam and Lisa Dickinson; 2, Robert and John Green; 3, Laura and Pippa WeldBlundell.


Handy Pony Lead rein: 1, Pippa Weld-Blun- . .


dell; 2, Laura Weld-Elundell; 3, Felicity Thompson. Junior: 1, Mary Dewhurst; 2, Sarah Moralee; 3, Anna Wood. Senior 1, Sarah Turner; 2, Katherine


• Hoyle; 3, Catherine Moralee. Jumping


Novice 13 yrs and over 1, Claire


Crutchley; 2, Emma Lynch; 3, Elizabeth Baines. 2.2:1, Sarah Wilson; 2, Jenny Edmundson; 3, Jonty Hill. 13.2:1, Sarah Turner 2, Danielle Taylor; 3, James Sin­ gleton. 14.2:1, Donna Knowles; 2, Angela Procter 3, Sarah Turn­ er. Over 14.2:1, Sarah Keighley; 2, Laura Gaskell; 3, Katie For­ rest. Open: 1, Donna Knowles; 2, Angela Procter 3, Laura Gaskell. Gambler’s stakes: 1, Donna Knowles; 2, Angela Procter; 3, Sarah Turner.


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“>»*> £10.00 • .£11-00 6’ x 6’ ......................£12.00 A SKETCH of Clitheroe Castle keep, dated 1848


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