TRANSACTIONS OF THE HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE
, VOL. LXVIII. JOSEPH WILLIAMSON: "THE KING OF EDGE HILL/' 1769-1841 (Photo by permission of Mr, G. Turner, Grove Street) TRANSACTIONS
OF THE HISTORIC SOCIETY
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FOR THE YEAR 1916
VOLUME LXVIII NEW SERIES VOLUME XXXII
LIVERPOOL PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY 1917 All rights reserved CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE COUNCIL AND OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1917 . . ix OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY SINCE COMMENCEMENT . x LIST OF HONORARY LOCAL SECRETARIES . . xi EDITORIAL NOTES . . . . xii LIST OF MEMBERS . . . . . xiii LIST OF SOCIETIES WITH WHICH TRANSACTIONS ARE EXCHANGED ...... xxiii
PAPERS READ JOSEPH WILLIAMSON: "THE KING OF EDGE HILL." BY CHARLES R. HAND ..... i Portrait ..... Frontispiece Interior of Great Tunnel in 1860 . . To face 9 Gardens at back of Williamson's Houses, 1850 n Williamson's House, 1883 . . . 23
THE TOWNFIELD OF LIVERPOOL, 1207-1807. BY R. STEWART-BROWN, M.A., F.S.A. . . .24 Plan of the Townfield . . Between 24 and 25 The BreckShute in 1733 (before reallotment) ,, 36 37 Modern Liverpool, with the Townfield boundaries marked .... Between 42 and 43 The "White Cross" in 1829 . , To face 48 * EARLY LIVERPOOL PRINTERS. BY A. H. ARKLE . 73 \ \ VI Contents and Illustrations
PAGE STALLWORK IN CHESHIRE, 1915. BY F. H. CROSSLEY . 85
Chester Cathedral Stalls, looking West . To face 85 The Dean's Stall-end . 88 Chester and Nantwich Stallwork Mouldings . 89 Chester Cathedral Stalls : Northern Range . 92 Return Stalls and Pulpit . ,, 93 Stall Canopies . . 94 ,, Stalls : Details of Lower Canopies (2) . . 95 Pulpit over Choir Entrance 96 Stall Back Panelling . 97 Desk Front . . 97 ,, Misericords (2) . Between 98 and 99 ,, Treasurer's Stall Ends (2) 98 ,, 99 Bench Elbow 98 99 Stall Elbow 98 99 Nantwich Stalls North-west To face 99 100 Malpas Stalls . . . . 100 Nantwich Misericord . . ,, 101 Malpas Misericord . . . 101 Great Budworth Stalls . . . ,, 102 Lower Bebington Stalls . . . 102 Stall Ends: Great Budworth, Nantwich, Lower Bebington .... To face 103 Astbury Stall Fronts . . 104 Lower Bebington Misericord . . ,, 104 Chester Stalls: Southern Range . . 105 Astbury Stalls . . . . 105 Cheshire Stallwork: Details, Astbury, Baddiley, Bebington, Budworth, Malpas . . To face 106
HERALDIC MEMORIALS OF THE HULTON FAMILY, IN DEANE CHURCH, co. LANCASTER. BY J. PAUL RYLANDS, F.S.A...... 107 Contents and Illustrations vii