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Chipping memories
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Seedhill Cottage
The house in the foreground is known as Seedhill Cottage. My family lived there from the mid sixties to late seventies. My father was the gamekeeper for the local shoot and water baliff for Whitewell area. My mother was the school cook at Dunsop Bridge. My sister and brother attended school in Dunsop. The family moved to Hellifield when the shoot closed in 1979. I've been back a number of times and it is still a beautiful place.
A memory of Whitewell contributed by Ian Idiens
the old house
This is a picture of the house I lived in as a 8year old boy, I used to catch trout and eels by hand in the stream/creek. It was called the old mill house, to the left was the old bobbin mill. The driveway was directly opposite to the Bayley Arms.
A memory of Hurst Green contributed by rick procter
Bilsborrow
My dad grew up in Bilsborrow in the house next door to the White Bull pub. I spent many a happy day at my nanna and granddad's house. My nanna used to be a cook at Bilsborrow Primary School and my granddad was a bus driver. They were very involved with the community. Our first born son is buried with my grandparents in St Hilda's. I love the place, it is peaceful and beautiful. When I visit to put flowers on our son's grave we always eat at the Roebuck.
A memory of Bilsborrow contributed by Kathryn Heathcote
Living there
As a young boy I used to stay at my aunt's house in Commons Lane. It may well be the house pictured? During summer school hols my brother Ken and I were often taken by our 'mam' on the Ribble bus to Mellor Brook, from where we had to walk to get to auntie's house, probably about 3 to 4 miles. The whole outing was someting of an adventure as often we were accompanied by mam's friend(s) and their offspring.
In good weather we could run ahead and play in a small wood until the grown ups caught up. If we were only going for the day the time sped by and the reverse journey could be tiring, and we were ...read more here
A memory of Balderstone contributed by First name Last name
Extracts From Chipping & Lancashire books
More rooftops, a passing
steam train (they were
being replaced by diesel-
powered locomotives
at this time) and the
sweep of the park
express progress. The
bandstand has arrived.
From the bandstand in
1948 sweets were handed
out to the children
after sports. They were
provided by former
residents who had gone
to live abroad but still
craved news of the town.
An extract from from"Clitheroe Photographic Memories".
The castle grounds were purchased from Lord Montagu and passed to the people of Clitheroe in 1920. Essential work
on the grounds cost £15,000, which was found by fund raising. Pride of place goes to the war memorial in the Garden
of Remembrance; Clitheroe men who died in the Boer War are not forgotten. The keep and the grounds are impressive,
especially when they are floodlit on special occasions.
An extract from from"Clitheroe Photographic Memories".
Over 150 years ago, Church
Street was the main way out of
the town to Chatburn. Dates
can be seen on house frontages
- one drainpipe bears the date
1757. The old road wound
through Pimlico, but the 1826
turnpike road was straight,
passing Clitheroe Hospital,
once the workhouse. Spring
water in cans at 5 old pence was
hawked about the streets by one
enterprising native before piped
water came. Thirsty navvies
would appreciate that, and
perhaps even John Macadam
himself. He was an advisor in
the construction of the road.
An extract from from"Clitheroe Photographic Memories".
The parish of Whalley
was at one time
extensive, stretching
beyond Burnley.
A Roman road marks
one boundary.
The parish church
of St Mary (in the
distance, centre) is
famous for its 15th-
century choir stalls
transferred from
Whalley Abbey. This
popular tourist area
now has shops,
cafés, inns and a
modern library, and
is a favoured
commuter town.
An extract from from"Clitheroe Photographic Memories".
The Whitewell Hotel in the Hodder Valley has long been famed for its hospitality and proximity to good fishing. Another
view of brooding Pendle Hill can be had from Whitewell. The wooded area along the river moving towards the Trough of
Bowland is said to be reminiscent of Switzerland.
An extract from from"Clitheroe Photographic Memories".