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Worston books (21 available)
- 4 photos on Worston appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Worston
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Summer Holidays
I remember in the 1950s my sister Annette and I used to spend some time on a farm owned by Mr Thomas Holgate who was a friend of the family and really enjoyed those times. The farm was called Townley House and my dad used to help with the hay making. I also used to go there occasionally to do jobs when I worked for Roland Ford plasterers and slaters in the 1960s. I now live in Australia.
A memory of Grindleton contributed by Christopher Rung
Paddling pool, Castle field
I remember this pool vividly! One day I was riding my tricyle round the outside of the pool, which wasn't filled with water at the time. Unfortunately I happened to fall in and I cut my hand on a broken glass. After 34 years I still have a scar to prove it.
A memory of Clitheroe contributed by Tina Gough
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I was 19 years old and loved cycling. My aim was to cycle from Blackpool, where I lived, to Barley Youth Hostel on Pendle Hill. Unfortunately, I calculated too little time to reach my destination and found myself at the bottom of Pendle Hill, Padiham, I think, at 5.pm. in December. It was pitch black and the battery on my front light was low. I was scared because the hill was steep and I had to push my bike. One image is ingrained in my memory. Down below, to my far left there were the orange neon streets lights of a major town and to my near left, silhouetted against this backdrop of the town, was ...read more here
A memory of Barley contributed by First name Last name
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I GREW UP IN SABDEN AND HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES I LIVED IN WATT STREET BEFORE MOVING TO CLITHEROE RD I WENT TO ST MARYS SCHOOL. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OLD SCHOOL PALS .MY NAME WAS TAYLOR
A memory of Sabden contributed by jean clark
Extracts From Worston & Lancashire books
Worston once stood astride the main A59 road, but now it is happy to be a quiet backwater in the shadow of Pendle. This sleepy scene is typical of the lovely villages in the area.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories".
Though parts of Pendle Hill
reach over 1,900ft, it never quite
makes it to 2,000 feet—the
height when a hill becomes a
mountain. Because of the famous
Pendle witch trials in 1612, the
hill has gained a reputation for
sorcery and evil deeds.Those who
know the area treat these
superstitious tales with a pinch of
salt, but they do not deny that
the quick changes in weather,
which bring down the clouds over
the hill, certainly add to the
brooding mystery of Pendle Hill.
The beauty of the place inspired
George Fox, the founder of the
Quaker movement, when he was
here in the mid-15th century,
and many poets have written
about this lovely area.
An extract from from"Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album".
The building on the left was a non-conformist chapel and bears the date 1668, whilst hidden at the end is the Calf’s Head. It was reported in a 1906 Rambler Magazine that the Mock Corporation of Worston assembled there under the motto ‘Brains Will Tell’. They elected a sham mayor, paying sham debts with sham cheques drawn on a sham bank.
An extract from from"Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".
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".