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by the strength of the sword. Henry VI lived for a time at the Hall in unhappy circumstances after the Battle of Hexham in 1464, but his hiding place was discovered by Yorkist sympathisers the Talbots of neighbouring Bashall, who surrounded the house with a small force, but failed to trap the King. He escaped through a window with three trusty friends, but was later captured in Wood. Above the gatehouse the hall bears the inscription "I will raise up his ruins and I will build it as in the days of old." Within the house the King's flight is commemorated in the carved panels of a sixteenth-century cupboard. Not far from the village and close to will be found Peg 0' Nell's well, associated with the legend of a ghost that created mi ~ chief throughout the . Idle Peg, a servant at the Hall, seems to have aroused in her mistress a wish that Peg should fall and break her neck, which Peg obligingly did down at the well. Her ghost not only haunted the district, but claimed a life every seventh year until the bridge at Brungerley was made. Waddington Parish Church is interesting chiefly for its fifteenth­ century tower, the remainder being largely a restoration of 190I. The road that passes it gives on to field paths that make a pleasant walk to . Bashall Hall is not shown, but (described on page 13) lies some two miles north of the hamlet and makes a worthwhile excursion on the right day, that is, when the hall is open to the public. The Parish Church at Waddington almshouses, founded by Robert Parker in the early eighteenth century, group prettily round a green, and with their tiny chapel are worth seeking out.

WEST BRADFORD AND Though sizeable villages both, with a crossing of the Ribble, there But the moors as a last gift on the descent offer a surprise in the is little of remark for the tourist in either place. This is not to Moorcock Inn, quite isolated in the wild moorland, yet seemingly their discredit, for the same can be said of many places one would very popular. be happy to live in, and merely to be a part of the lovely Ribble Valley is something on the credit side. West Bradford has one Waddington itself is a sizeable village offering enough historical interesting feature, a stream running deep beside the roadway, material to fill a book, which is not surprising when one learns with miniature stone bridges giving access to the houses along its that the Waddington family was founded in the eighth century course. It is to Grindleton that Sawley folk come to church, by one Duke Wada, who built and is buried in Mulgrave Castle, having, despite their monastic associations, no church of their near Whitby. This long line had down the years spread itself the own. world over, and the globe trotter will find a Waddington in , though some miles away across the river, is as Australia and the United States, a harbour of that name in Canada, much a part of both villages as a hill may be, for it dominates and a square in Valparaiso. A Waddington was a pioneer of the every scene across the meadows to the south west. The extra­ Canadian Pacific Railway and another Waddington, son of the ordinary thing is that it is higher at 1,831 feet than any summit owner of a large spinning factory in France, became Prime in the , yet is a pale shadow of a hill by Minister of France in 1879. comparison. Grindleton makes a very good centre both for the Waddington Old Hall still stands as a reminder of historic exploration of Ribblesdale and the Forest of Bowland. days when battles were fought on English soil and kings triumphed 20 17 BOWLAND RURAL DISTRICT

SLAIDBURN An altogether delightful grey-stone village, its houses set close on the roadways with only an occasional cobbled fore court berween front door and highway. An ancient village, junction of many ·pack-horse tracks, and still the natural centre for the Forest of Bowland. It has a Youth Hostel and the delightfully named Hark to Bounty Inn in close proximity. The name Hark to Bounty is a hunting allusion, the only one in , though, there is a Hark to DandIer at Walmersley, Lancs., a Hark to Jowler at Bury, a Hark to Lasher at Edale, Derbyshire, a Hark to Melody at Hav~rthwaite, Lancs., a Hark to Nudger at Dobcross, Lancs., and a Hark to Mopsey at Normanton, . The north country seems to have monopolised the supply of melodious hounds. The Hark to Bounty is of particular interest with its exterior stone staircase and the old court room preserving a quaint jury box and other relics. Slaidburn's Parish Church stands aloof from the village in a setting of stone walls and trees. It is mainly fifteenth century in date, and quite charming within, having several features of especial . interest, notably a three-decker pulpit with canopy, a Jacobean chancel screen, and much seventeenth-century woodwork.

NEWTON , This is a village with several attractive cottage properties with diminutive white-painted wooden fences, fronting the road from to Slaidburn. The village pump lies coyly hidden in a pump-house flush with the wall. The village is T -shaped, for the Waddington road strikes sharply downhill to cross the , passing on the way the Parker's Arms Hotel, a charming house in Queen Anne style with a fine Georgian property almost opposite. The hotel is residential, and a worthy asset to the village. From the bridge there is a fine view of the Hodder, winding its The at Sawley well-wooded course through the meadows, but to see both Newton the village and the Hodder valley, one must climb away from the river on the Waddington road. It is a sharp climb and a narrow road, scarcely permitting a driver to look behind and see ,what he is missing. But somehow the car must be put out of the way, so SAWLEY that from the heights of Standridge Hill the Hodder Valley can be viewed in all the loveliness of its rich woodland. If one were permitted a personal opinion, Sawley could be described as the prettiest spot on the Ribble. Viewing it from the bridge on a bright day, most people would agree. There's not WADDINGTON much to it as a village, of course, just a house or two and the On the crossing from Newton to Waddington, Newton village inn. The visitor will find only a few fragments of the abbey completely engulf the traveller and blanket off the world at large, founded in II47 by William de Percy, and even the two finely to reveal a totally different world on the descent-the world of proportioned arches that stood proudly beside the highway are large towns and railways and main roads, with 's now but one. It is not certain that they were part of the abbey, but Pendle Hill long and low on the skyline, beyond busy Clitheroe. they are probably a reconstruction. 16 21 Bolton-by-Bowland. The war memorial and its well-kept green appear on the right of the picture

Though older than the more prosperous abbey nearby at Whalley, Sawley suffered from competition with it, for in the middle ages the monasteries almost had a monopoly in trade, and were not averse to improving their station at a neighbour's expense. Yet both the last Abbot of Whalley and William Trafford of Sawley sank their differences in the face of a common enemy The when they took part in the Pilgrimage of Grace, following the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536. This was no pilgrimage in the ordinary sense. It was an insUrtection headed by Robert Aske, bearing a banner embroidered with the five wounds of Christ. It became so strong that the king found himself obliged to issue a general pardon. But in the following year he went back on his word, and with other supporters of the pilgrimage, Abbot Trafford was executed.

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Dunsop Bridge, equally with Slaidburn, has the fell-walkers' BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND key to the forest, for it offers the choice of excursions northwards A more than ordinarily charming village, complete with inn, up river to Middle Knowl and Brennand Round Hill, westwards green, cross, stocks, parish church, and a straggling line of stone to Brown Nab and Bleasdale via Hareden, and southwards down cottages, and yet one very difficult to depict well in a photograph. the Hodder Valley to Fell. From Slaidburn there are Its cottages are full of character, many having white doors with two principal walks over the Forest to the Ribble Valley beyond, iron studs and wrought iron strap-work-a most noticeable the one over Salter Fell (the path of the Salt trade in packhorse feature, some with whitewashed stonework with black painted days) and down the Roeburn to Wray, the other northwards to mullions, and one group housing the local butcher's shop looking the Cross of Greet Bridge crossing of the Hodder and then over like genuine Tudor and yet bearing the date 1835. Lythe Fell and Tatham Fells to High Bentham. These are but Beck ripples beneath the bridge in the centre of the two among many walks in every direction, for which both Slaid­ village, adjacent to a trim war memorial green that makes the burn and nearby Newton are well situated and offer the required long grass of the green that bears the old stone cross and stocks accommodation. look rather shabby. . h church lies a little up the hill, The motorist adventuring in the Forest will surely take the opposite the parkland entrance to 0 • It was here that road through Forest (a plantation of the Forestry Henry VI lived for twelve monilis efore moving to Waddington, Commission) and past for the sudden climb into his benefactor being Sir .Ralp~. Likenesses of Sir Ralph, nothingness. Near the summit there are dramatic edges of rock his three wives and their twenty-five children are to be seen on that afford fine vantage points for a backward look over the the Pudsay tomb in the church. Despite this great number of Forest of Bowland and northwards for breathtaking glimpses of carvings, the tomb is not unique, for the Whalley tomb at Scriveton the great Pennine Chain. One is always surprised that in this tiny in Nottinghamshire also has portraits of twenty-five children. island of ours we can be made aware of unlimited vastness. It may only be an impression, but it is one that forever stays in the GISBURN mind, to be conjured up at the mention of those magic words­ By comparison with other villages in the district Gisburn has the the Forest of Bowland. air of a busy town. It is in fact the only place on a main road in The rivers and streams of the Forest are of course among its the whole of the rural distri~t , and it is the old coaching principal joys, and no earnest walker will be satisfied until he to Clitheroe highway that imparts to Gisburn its character. has made acquaintance with them all-Langden Brook flowing Prominent among the houses of its long and wide main street is down from Bleasdale Nab in the west,the Brennand and Whitendale the Ribblesdale Arms Hotel, which bears over its doorway an joining forces at the foot of Middle Knowl, the Hodder in its original inscription ; " This hovse was bvilded in Anno Domini many moods along a tortuous course through the heart of the 1635 at the costs and charg's of Thomas Lister." With its cobbled rural district, and the little Tosside Beck as it flows to meet the pavements Gisburn still preserves an air from those days, but it Ribble, Queen of them all. was old even then, for its parish church has Norman windows and a Norman arch in its massive tower. The upper and middle sections of the Ribble, including the Gisburn Park, once the home of the Listers, opens directly waters flowing through the rural district and the waters of its from the village, and occupies the whole of the very considerable main tributary the Hodder, are a well known fishery for salmon, area between the village and the river. sea trout, brown trout, and grayling. Much of the fishing is preserved, with tickets for visitors available through members of the respective clubs only, but hotels such as the Spread Eagle at DUNSOP BRIDGE Sawley provide the best sources of up-to-date information. Fishing A quiet little hamlet with a cluster of cottages beside the bridge (salmon, sea trout and trout) on the Hodder is available to visitors that crosses the almost at its confluence with the from the hotel at Higher Hodder Bridge, some three miles west of River Hodder. It is best known as a starting point for fell walks Clitheroe, and at the hotel has rods for guests on six over Bowland Forest. A mile out on the N ewton road is a miles of the river. These middle reaches of the Ribble provide curiosity in the shape of an outcrop of rock known as the Sugar spawning beds for salmon, and a notable event at Bridge Loaf. It is worth the short ascent from the road, for it gives views is " Salmon Sunday," the nearest Sunday to November 20, when of a magnificent sweep of country beyond Dunsop Bridge, crowds gather at the bridge to see the arrival of the salmon, some culminating in Hareden Fell, and immediately beside it a surprise of which spawn in the gravel immediately above the bridge. view of a heavily wooded ravine-like clough. 14 23 BOWLAND RURAL DISTRICT

GREAT MITTON This village astride the River Ribble will provide mo:;t wayfarers from the south their first glimpse of the rural district. It has salmon, sea trout, trout and coarse fishing on the Ribble and the Hodder, tickets for which can be obtained at the Three Fishes, the Post Office, and the Hodder Bridge Hotel. Dominating the highest point above the river stands the Church of All Hallows. The nave was built in 1270 and the tower and chancel were added 50 years later. T~e Chapel of the Shireburn family, originally dedicated to St Nlcholas, was rebuilt in 1594 by Sir Richard Shirebum but was ~ncomplete at his death. The roof of the original chapel was hurnedly replaced and this accounts for the position of the principal beams, in some cases resting awkwardly above the mullioned windows. Sir Richard also began the building of , which was the family residence until it passed to the Weld family who gave it to the Jesuits in 1794. Four recumbent figures of later members of the family are regarded as outstanding examples of sculpture of the period. They were executed by Stanton who received £200 for his work. Other outstanding features of the church are the spacious Chancel which is approached from the nave by descending steps and separated from it by a screen which originally came from , and between the Chancel and the Shirebum Chapel a very fine 15th century screen. Pendle Hill seen across the Ribble Valley from Grindletan WHITEWELL A delightful spot on the Hodder about three miles south of Dunsop Bridge, with a hotel that has a few rods for residents. It would be naive, of course, to expect trees in the Forest of One of the few places on the Trough of Bowland road where it is Bowland, for the word is here used in the legal sense-an un­ possible to get a meal. enc! ::»ed area kept for hunting, as it was indeed in medieval times. It share, with other English forests a history of harsh law and quaint custom, devoted to the primary cause of keeping the red The Village of Rimington-5 miles north east of Clitheroe lies on deer for the hunt, with Browsholme Hall the traditional home of the slopes of the valley of Swanside Beck and affords much beauty the Keepers of the Forest, the Parker family. for those who may have time to appreciate it. Browsholme Hall has been the home of the Parker family It is made up of small Hamlets-Stopper Lane, Newby, since 1380. It was rebuilt in 1507 and given a new facade in 1604 Martin Top, Howgill, -with a back-cloth of Pendle Hill by the famous Elizabethan architect Thomas Holt, of York; the hiding the chimneys of East Lancashire towns from view. top storey was l~ter remove~ in Queen Anne's reign. If that top The village is without Church and School. But a Hall to the storey was consldered unsUltable on a Tudor house, its removal memory of those lost in two world wars is used for Church of does seem to have truncated the house somewhat, but it is a England worshippers and for recreation and social activities, lovely ~eriod piece, sc:t in a landscape garden designed to please while Martin Top and Stopper Lane have non-conformist places the Prmce Consort m 1800, and containing within its walls of worship. treasures that have been in the family for centuries. The hall is A piece of sound advice is given to those with time to " stand open to the public as advertised, and is shown to vi~itors by and stare" on the cottages in Mylah Lane known as Field House. Colonel Robert Parker, D.S.O., F.S.A. Incidentally the Hall is easier ~o find than its remote situation seems to indicate. It adjoins " Repeat no grievance the Chtheroe-Trough of Bowland road about five miles out. Study to be quiet Mind your own business " 13 24 BOWLAND RURAL DISTRICT really belongs to this string of places, though lying on a tributary of the Ribble, Tosside Beck. In general this is English pastoral countryside much as it is to be found elsewhere, a broad valley terminated on the far side by Lancashire's Pendle Hill, its bare smooth bulk belying a summit height of 1,831 feet. Turning one's back on the river at, say, Sawley, one looks north-west to the 1,300 foot bulk of , beyond which, in the valley watered by the River Hodder, lie Slaidburn, Newton, and Dunsop Bridge. Beyond them and occupying about a third of the whole district, rise the treeless slopes of the Forest of Bowland, rising in immense majesty to nearly 1,600 feet, with the famous Trough of Bowland penetrating them beyond Dunsop Bridge, and a less famous but equally spectacular mountain road to Ingle­ borough crossing Pike Side. This, then, is Bowland, a compact little kingdom of fishful rivers, fair valleys, and characterful villages, only one step removed from the stark, austere beauty of the apparently limitless fells that once resounded to the noise of the chase. It is well supplied with country hotels of a high standard, and offers to everyone with an eye for scenery the opportunity of a stimulating and unforgettable holiday.

THE FOREST OF BOWLAND For the first glimpse of the Forest of Bowland one should preferably climb up from the Lancaster side. Although maps generally make little show of this Lancaster-Clitheroe road that once held hidden terrors in the Trough of Bowland, it is today a fine piece of engineering, of good surface throughout, and its steep hills and sharp bends should no longer have any worries for the motorist. This particular road is a" must" for any self-respecting tourist and collector of mountain passes. It is grand enough on the Lancashire side of the forest, but on crossing the border at the summit of the pass, the road takes a sudden plunge into the bracken, disclosing some half a mile later the most entrancing view of the Trough as it gradually widens and comes under the taming influence of the plough. A fine introduction by any standards but those of the fell walker, who would no doubt have us all take the first plunge on our own two feet by the path from Hornby and over the top to Slaidburn by way of Shooter's Clough-a classic among Pennine walks. We must allow the walker his rightful superiority in the opinion that only he really knows the Forest, but it is amazing how much of it the adventurous motorist can get to know without making a nuisance of himself. So long as he keeps a full tank and an eye open for a place to turn when he can no longer go forward, there are several fell tracks that when dry underfoot will take him into the loneliest of lonely places. The Ordnance Survey one-inch map sheet 95 is indispensable to anyone exploring Bowland by whatever means !

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MAP SHOWING THE SITUATION OF THE BOWLAND RURAL DISTRICT IN RELATION TO NORTHERN ENGLAND BOWLAND Rural District B. DUGDALE by W. R. Bawden AN INTRODUCTION T is a rare and most fortunate occurrence when the boundaries and SON Ltd. of a local government administrative area coincide exactly I with tourist requirements. Bowland Rural District is a co~lete tourist entity, making it possible to offer in this guide a compact companion to an area of such overwhelming scenic chaI'm that superlatives lose their force from constant repetition. Geographically one would think of Bowland as belonging to Corn and Agricultural Merchants Lancashire rather than Yorkshire, for it is in effect a western outlier of the Pennine Chain, separated from the backbone of England proper by Ribblesdale. Yorkshire here pushes so hard into Lancashire that there is left a mere ten-mile wide corridor between Yorkshire fells and Lancashire sea. Through this corridor runs that part of the England-Scotland artery A6 which lies between Preston and Lancaster, a road that gives no clue whatever MANUFACTURERS OF to the fact that one of the most spectacular scenic areas in Britain lies close by on its eastern flank. Now that Bowland has been geographically pin-pointed, it HIGH QUALITY would be as well to attempt to create a mental picture of the area as a whole, to serve as a background to the more detailed informa­ tion that follows. Without this general picture, it is possible for ANIMAL FOODS the reader to be misinformed by omission, and a study of the photographs is recommended as being a more reliable guide to the true nature of the Bowland Rural District than this narrative can hope to be. This is one area where history and architecture, important though they are, play second fiddle to nature. Arriving in this area for the first time, the tourist feels like a colt put out to grass after weeks in the stable-and the reaction is the same. He WATERLOO wants to run wild, caring neither for books nor maps, letting the CORN MILL grandeur of the wild scenery draw him irresistibly into the lonely, lofty places. Only when he has quaffed deeply of this heady scenic CLITHEROE Telephone 571 and 572 wine will he begin to think of village and church and historic manor house, which lie abundant along the district's south-eastern boundary. In shape the district is like a wobbly lozenge with points north, west, east, and south. The River Ribble runs along its bottom SUPER QUALITY, SUPER SERVICE right hand side, so to speak, with the main concentration of villages along or near its course- in the extreme south, with Waddington, West Bradford, Grindleton, Sawley and Gisbum lying up river in that order. Bolton-by-Bowland, which by virtue of its name would seem to be the " capital" (in actual fact Slaidburn claims that honour),

26 II REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF TENANCY

I. The rent and rates shall be payable weekly. The authorised collector of the Council will collect the rent and rates weekly and give receipts therefor on a rent card. The tenants should see that all sums paid to the collector are entered on the card. The tenants must produce their rent card to the collector or other duly authori­ sed officer of the Council whenever required to do so. If any rent or rates be in arrear at any time the Council may at once give the defaulting tenant notice to quit the dwelling. The tenancy is determinable by one month's notice to quit, to be given in writing by either side, before 12 o'clock (noon) on Monday, but subject to Regulation NO . 7. 2. A deposit of £2 os. od. will be required from each tenant before taking possession, which will be held as security for any repairs, damage or loss, and will be returned at the expiration of THE HOTEL, WHITEWELL the tenancy, subject to any deductions for these purposes and (RESIDENTIAL) to any rent which may be due. 3. No tenant shall without the previous consent in writing of (AND FULLY LICENSED) the Council :- Private Parties by appointment - Open to Non-Residents (a) Underlet, or take in lodgers, or use the premises for All Meals - Private Salmon and Sea Trout Fishing otherwise than as a private dwellinghouse. from the Hotel for Residents only in 6 miles of the River (b) Keep poultry, pigeons or pigs on the premises. Hodder (c) Cut down or remove any tree or shrub on the premises. H. & C.-Electric Fires with Slot Meters in all Bedrooms (d) Erect on the premises any tool-house, shed, green- A.A. .. Star-Lancaster 17 miles-Clitheroe 9 miles house, fowl-house, or other building whatsoever. Preston 18 miles 4. Each tenant shall :- Oil Fired Central Heating (a) At all times keep the interior of the premises clean and tidy and in good tenantable condition and repair On the MAIN ROAD through the Trough of Bowland and maintain the interior paintwork and decorat­ ions to the satisfaction of the Council; cultivate WALKING - CLIMBING - FISHING the garden, keep it in a clean and orderly condition, Magnificent Views of the Hodder Valley and, so far as is possible, free from weeds. (b) Ensure that the water closet is kept clean and is not Close to Browsholme Hall, the home of Colonel Robert Parker, improperly used and report at once to the Sanitary D.S.O., F.S.A., J.P., which is of great interest to visitors Inspector at the Council Offices any blockage of drains, closets, defects in flushing, or other fittings Proprietors : whatsoever. MAJOR AND MRS TREVOR WIDTMORE (c) Utilise the dust bins for the reception of ashes and dry house refuse only. All liquid refuse must be Telephone : Dunsop Bridge 22 emptied down a water closet or sink according to the nature thereof. Vegetable and other refuse matter likely to decay must be burnt. 10 27 BOWLAND RURAL DISTRICT

(d) Repair in a manner satisfactory to the Surveyor of the Council any fence, paving or any other part of the premises or fittings therein damaged by him, or through his negligence. In default of such reparation by him, such damage will be repairable by the Council at the cost of the tenant. (e) Immediately replace any cracked or broken glass. (f ) Once at least in every twelve months cause to be swept all chimneys in use. (g) At all times keep all hedges and fences neatly trimmed and cut. Hedges and fences separating contiguous premises to be party hedges and fences, and each tenant will be responsible for his own half thereof. (h) Turn off the stop tap before the premises are left unoccupied for more than 24 hours. A DESCRIPTION OF 5. The Council shall be at liberty, by their agents or officers, to enter and inspect the state of repair and cleanliness of any dwelling at all reasonable hours of the day, and for their workmen THE COAT OF ARMS to execute any repairs therein. 6. The collector is not permitted to accept any gratuity (see also on cover) whatever. 7. Any tenant who, in the opinion of the Council, shall neglect Green typifies the rural character of the district and reproduces to observe these regulations, or anyone or more of them, or the field colour of the arms of two families having long historical misuse, or improperly occupy any of these dwellings, or shall connections, Parker of Browsholme and Pudsey of Bolton-by­ cause or create any discomfort or inconvenience to the neighbours, Bowland. The white roses are the county emblems and lie on shall be subject to notice under Clause I, without a remedy of any either side of the black band on gold on which is depicted a kind on account of such notice, and the Council shall not be crozier. This was the coat of arms of Sawley Abbey, one of the liable for any claim by such tenant for any damage arising there­ earliest monastic foundations in the district. The crozier is closely from. allied with the shepherd's crook, a reminder of the sheep rearing 8. The entry into possession by a tenant of any of these which is such an important local industry. The shield is surmounted dwellings shall be conclusive evidence, as against such tenant, of by the closed helmet generally found in Civic Arms with its wreath his concurrence in, and acceptance of, all the foregoing conditions, of twisted silks in the main colours of the shield and its mantling and of his agreement to be bound thereby. of green and gold. The crest is a golden stag's head cut clean across and wearing a black collar bearing three gold stars. The As these regulations are made for the benefit of all the stag's head is found on the arms of the Parkers and the Listers tenants, they are earnestly requested to see that they are of Gisbum, who also bear the three stars on a black band or fess conformed to in all respects. across the shield. The motto" I will lift up mine eyes" is taken from Psalm 121 and is appropriate to the hilly nature of the district. The arms were designed by Mr J. Newton Bell, Borough Engineer and Surveyor of Clitheroe, and were granted by the College of Arms on the 9th April, 1954. The cost of the grant was generously defrayed by Mr W. W. Dugdale, J.P., Chairman of the Council 1952-54, who made his gift to celebrate the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and the Diamond Jubilee of the Council in 1954. 9 ADVICE TO TENANTS

WATER SUPPLY AND FROSTY WEATHER Heavy expenditure is incurred each year by the Council in repairing burst pipes, and as labour and materials are difficult to obtain tenants may be put to considerable inconvenience whilst waiting for repairs. You can help considerably in preventing such damage, and the following suggestions will prove of assistance. Tum off the stop-tap at night. Open the kitchen cold-water tap and the bathroom cold-water tap and flush the W .C. It is an advantage to leave all the cold-water taps open, but care must be taken to close them when the water is turned on again. Stop-taps are closed by turning to the right as far as possible. The same precaution should be taken in those dwellings where there is an outside W.C. The stop-tap will be found about 12 in. above floor level.

IN THE EVENT OF A BURST WATER PIPE (a) Turn off the water at the stop-tap and open your cold­ water taps. (b) If all hot-water taps cease to run, the supply to the back boiler is probably frozen. This is most likely to arise if the dwelling has been unattended for a few days in frosty weather. Do not light the fire. Turn off the stop-tap which controls the hot-water supply and which is situated under the cold-water cistern in the cylin4er cupboard. This tap only requires half a tum. NQTE. If one only of the hot-water taps will not run whilst the others will, it means that only the branch to that tap is frozen. (c) < It is advisable that stop-taps should be turned off whenever you leave the house overnight.

LOCKS, LATCHES AND WINDOW HINGES Frequently oil locks. • latches and window hinges. Thin oil such as sewing-machine oil should be used for yale-type locks on front doors.

DOORS If grit, snow or ice get under the door, or in the rebate of the The Trough of Bowland. casings, remove it before trying to close the door. Do not force A view of Langden Brook and the lower slopes the door to close against snow, etc., or this will twist it and tend of Haredon Fell, just below the actual Trough. to force it off its hinges.

COALPLACE DOORS Do not allow your coalplace door to remain loose and swing in the wind. 29 DRAINS Your attention is drawn to Clause 4(b) of the Regulations of Tenancy (detailed on the back of your rent book), as neglect of these precautions can cause considerable trouble and expense.

SINKS A little cleansing powder (st:ch as chloride of lime) sprinkled on the sink and allowed to remain for some time will thoroughly cleanse it, but at frequent intervals boiling water, in which some washing soda has been dissolved, should be poured down the waste pipe for the purpose of removing grease clogging the pipe.

DRY-ROT Never paste linoleum or oilcloth to the floors as this prevents ventilation and very often causes floors to become subject to dry-rot. After washing the floorboards, allow them to dry thoroughly before covering with carpet or linoleum. It is suggested that about half a yard of surround be left uncovered and merely stained. These remarks do not apply to those dwellings with solid floors, although it is strongly advised that these floors should not be completely covered.

VENTILATORS Waddington, Yorks. Keep ventilators free and also the perforated air-bricks which are inserted just above the level of the ground, otherwise dampness and decay will appear in your house by lack of ventilation. CONTENTS

CHIMNEY FLUES A DESCRIPTION OF THE COAT OF ARMS 9 BOWLAND RURAL DISTRICT By W. R. Bawden II Arrange for the chimneys to be swept regularly. Never set the An introduction ... II chimney flue on fire for the purpose of clearing it, as by so doing The Forest of Bowland 12 you may become liable to police-court proceedings and may be Slaidburn .. . 16 penalised by a fine. This method is very dangerous and, further­ Newton 16 more, a great deal of soot is realeased from the pot, which causes Waddington 16 great annoyance to neighbouts. West Bradford and Grindleton 20 Sawley 21 SOLID FLOORS Bolton-by-Bowland 23 Care should be taken to see that these floors are kept free from Gisburn 23 dust and dirt as these cause rapid deterioration. The surface Dunsop Bridge 23 should be polished with polishes specially prepared for asphalt Great Mitton 24 flooring. Ordinary wax polishes will cause a softening of the Whitewell 24 floor and must not be used. Soap and water will not cause any Rimington 24 harm. REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF TENANCY 27 ADVICE TO TENANTS 29 PICTURE HANGING GENERAL INFORMATION 33 Do not drive nails into plaster walls where picture rails are INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 3S provided. A picture hook is cheaper than repairing the plaster of MAP OF THE RURAL DISTRICT 18 and 19 the walls. MAP OF NORTHERN ENGLAND 2S HODDER BRIDGE HOTEL

HIGHER HODDER Near CLITHEROE

Suitable for LARGE or SMALL parties

NOTED for Excellent cuisine and wine list The Main Street, Gisburn REFUSE Burn as much refuse as possible rather than throw everything RESIDENTIAL into the dustbin; it is particularly desired that tea leaves and vegetable refuse should be burned. The dustbin should be used only for dry refuse and, for the purpose of preventing the spread CATERING · DANCING of disease, the lid should always be kept on. Occasional dusting with D.D.T. powder will keep down flies. FISHING GRATES AND RANGES It is necessary to clean out the firegrate and flues regularly. Ashes should be taken from underneath the firegrate daily as, if allowed to accumulate, burning of the grate bottom will be caused, and the breeding of beetles encouraged. THE HODDER BRIDGE HOTEL The use of an efficient fireguard is necessary in households is in the beautiful River Hodder Valley where there are children. Where there are children under seven years a fireguard must be fixed, under penalty of an Act of whose trout are famous to both Parliament. Epicurean and Fisherman alike. WIRELESS POLES AND AERIALS Y 9U are requested to ensure that no structural damage is done to propetty through fixing wireless aerials; and that discretion is used in the erection of poles to preserve the amenities of the 6 31 surroundings. It is necessary to make application to the Clerk of the Council to erect an external aerial. Outside aerials not involving interference with the roof of the property will be allowed, provided permission of the Council is first obtained. Do not inflict your wireless set on your neighbours-they are entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of their house and garden. BOWLAND TELEVISION AERIALS The following regulations have been made concerning the erection of television aerials : Rural District (a) Aerials shall be erected, maintained, repaired and dismantled at the cost of the tenant. (b) It is necessary for television aerials to be insured with the Council's Insurers and this must be done before the aerial is erected. (c) The tenant, on vacating the premises or on ceasing to require the aerial, shall dismantle the aerial and make good any damage to the property at his expense. If an ingoing tenant desires THE OFFICIAL GUIDE to retain the aerial and is prepared to accept responsibility for any liability of the previous tenant in connection therewith, the Council AND TENANTS HANDBOOK will not, in such circumstances, require the dismantling of the aerial. published by authority (d) No aerial shall be erected until the applicant has received the approval of the Council. of the RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

RUFUS CARR

RIMINGTON Near CLiTHEROE

ED. J. BURROW & CO. LTD., PUBLISHERS CHELTENHAM AND GENERAL INFORMATION

~ AREA: 83,327 acres. t9 COUNCIL MEETINGS: Town Hall, Clitheroe ; Monday (monthly)' DIALER 1.15 p.m. COUNCIL OFFICES: Council Offices, 32 Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, Lancs.

E. DUCKWORTH COUNCIL OFFICIALS : Clerk and Chief Financial Officer-L. D. Telford, AC.C.S. PENDLE GARAGE Deputy Clerk-R. B. Brown Cashier and Rating Officer-J. Armstrong Rimington Near Clitheroe Treasurers-Martins Banks Ltd. 'Surveyor and Water Engineer-E. Berry Telephone: Gisburn 255 M.O.H.-M. Hunter, M.B.E., M.D., D .P.H. PUblic Health Inspector-R. R. Overend, C.R.S.I., M.S.I.A.

CARS FOR PRIVATE HIRE ELECTRICITY is supplied by North Western Electricity Board. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT : G. B. Drayson (Con.).

NEWSPAPERS : Clitheroe Advertiser and Times ; Friday 3d. Borough Record; Friday Id.

ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS: I inch scale (7th Series) Sheets 89, 90, Telephone: Clitheroe 336 94 and 95 ; 1- inch scale (4th Edition) Sheet 2. PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY: Skipton. WILLIAM BANKS & SON POPULATION: 4,910. RATEABLE VALUE: £79,167 (as at 1st April, 1960). JOINERS, BUll.DERS RATES IN THE £: 17/9 (1960-61). AND CONTRACTORS WATER is supplied by the Fylde Water Board.

BRANTWOOD The letterpress, maps, etc., in this publication are the copyright of Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd., and must not be reproduced without their permission. Waddington, Near Clitheroe Acknowledgment is due to Eagle Photos for the photographs repro­ duced in this book.

4 33 Telephone: Clitheroe 148 BOLTON·BY·BOWLAND and Slaters and Plasterers Roof, Floor and Wall Tiling HODDER MOTOR SERVICES Private Parly Tours Luxury (oaches J. & SONS (Plasterers) Ltd. For all you require in PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICE

4 Eshton Terrace Information and Quotation on request at 4 WELLGATE CLITHEROE CLITHEROE Telephones: Clitheroe 473 (day), Slaidburn 221 (night)

WEDDINGS AND PARTIES CATERED FOR AFTERNOON TEAS HIGH TEAS Coach & Horses Hotel UNDERWOOD'S Proprietor: N. Hodgson Bolton-by-Bowland THE CAFE WADDINGTON

Tel. : CLITHEROE 310 OPEN SUNDAYS Near Clitheroe

BREAKFASTS-LUNCHEONS Telephone 172 TEAS DINNERS SILVERWOOD & SOUTHWORTH Parties catered for Builders, Joiners Contractors, Undertakers RESIDENTIAL WADDINGTON Nr. CLITHEROE Telephone: Bohon-by-Bowland 202 Address: Waddow View

34 3 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS

Page William Banks & Son 4 Black Bull Hotel ...... 35 Bolton-by-Bowland and Hodder Motor Services 3 THE SUN INN Brown & Boothman Ltd. 36 Clitheroe Shirtings Ltd .... . iv of cover Coach & Horses Hotel ... . 3 Edward Davies & Sons ... . 36 E. Duckworth 4 B. Dugdale & Son Ltd. . .. . 26 Dugdale's Cafe ...... 36 Edmondson Contractors (Clitheroe) Ltd. 2 T. Frankland & Sons .... 36 Gisburn Branch of Co-operative Retail Services Ltd_ ii of COver Hodder Bridge Hotel 6 The Hotel, Whitewell .... '.... 10 Leedham's Garage iii of cover WADDINGTON J. Robinson & Sons (Plasterers) Ltd_ 34 Rufus Carr ...... 32 Silverwood & Southworth 34 Near CLiTH EROE Tbe Stirk House, Hotel and Restaurant ) The Sun Inn 2 Underwoods ...... 34 John Watson & Sons (Clitheroe) Ltd. iii of cover Arthur W. Whitaker Limited ii of COV" Wood,Les-Ford Cafe iii of cover

Telephone: GISBURN 220 Telephone: Established Clith~roe 47 1896 8 BLACK BULL HOTEL Edmondson Contractors (Prop_: MARY BIRD) (CLITHEROE) LTD. FULLY LICENSED ROAD and BUILDING CATERING CONTRACTORS LUNCHEONS, DINNERS AND HIGH TEAS

Kendal Street, Clitheroe RIMINGTON, nr. CLiTHEROE

2 35 BROVVN & BOOTHMAN LTD THE POST OFFICE, WADDINGTON Grocers and Provision Merchants STIRK HOUSE Telephone : Clitheroe 43 Hotel and Restaurant Gisburn, near Clitheroe DUGDALE'S CAFE TELEPHONE GISBURN '1.37/345 DALE VIEW, NEWBY, RIMINGTON High Teas Light Refreshments Our main concern is Fine Food Small Parties catered for and Choice Wines, with personal service. Tel.: GrSBURN 329 That we can provide these in an atmosphere of comfort, and a Telephone 13 little something, may be due to the mellowness of the House, EDVVARD DAVIES & SONS (and its beautiful situation) parts Shawbridge House - 8 Shawbridge Street of which date back to 1650. Clitheroe SLATERS and PLASTERERS TRADITIONAL, CONTINENTAL WALL, FLOOR and ROOF Tll.ERS AND A LA CARTE DISHES ALWAYS AVAILABLE

Telephone: 259 Luncheons and Dinners Daily T. FRANKLAND & SONS Private Parties and Receptions executed to your personal wishes Builders and Contractors-Monumental Masons CLOUGH BANK ROAD CHATBURN Resident Director J. BENNETT Near Clitheroe Gisburn Branch of Co-operative John Watson & Sons (Clitheroe) Ltd Retail Services Ltd. PLUMBERS, GLAZIERS, HEATING Main Street, Gisburn, Near Clitheroe AND HOT WATER ENGINEERS FOR GROCERIES PROVISIONS PAINTERS AND DECORATORS HARDWARE FURNISHING ADVICE AND ESTIMATES FREE BOOTS and SHOES . DRAPERY MEN'S WEAR CROCKERY YORK STREET WORKS ETC. CLITHEROE Branches at BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND and SLAIDBURN Established 1816 Telephone 141

Telephone: Dunsop Bridge 237 ARTHUR W. WHITAKER LEEDHAM'S GARAGE LIMITED Motor and Agricultural Engineers • Breakdown Equipment • Overhauls and Repairs IRONMONGERS • Petrol and Oils A.A. and R.A.e. DUNSOP BRIDGE Near CLITHEROE EYERYTHING FOR HOME AND GARDEN

DAIRY ENGINEERS A Welcome awaits you at the EVERYTHING FOR FARM AND ESTATE Wood - Les - Ford Cafe (near Browsholme Hall ) CASTLE STREET : CLITHEROE BASHALL EAVES, Nr. CLiTHEROE GOOD MEALS AT ALL TIMES Telephones 160 and 697 Seating for 60 Tel. Stonyhurst 288 Proprietors : E. W . and M. Davey

MLW/JH/2 Printed in AESjE CB TRUTEX SCHOOLWEAR for BOYS AND GIRLS

• TRUTEX Boys' and Men's Shirts and Pyjamas, Boys' Shirtees and Shorts.

• TRUTEX Girls ~ School Blouses, Gym Tunics, Shorts, Skirts, Dresses, etc.

• Many cloths are now available with the famous 'TRUTEX' SELF-IRONING finish

Available at Leading Shops and Stores everywhere

Made at the factories of : CLITHEROE SHIRTINGS LTD., TRUTEX HEAD OFFICE, GRINOLETON, near CLITHEROE

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