Chatburn, Christ Church 1894
Photo ref: 34351
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Photo ref: 34351
Photo of Chatburn, Christ Church 1894

More about this scene

The village is 400ft above sea level off the A59. Its parish church, Christ Church, was erected in 1837, shortly after Queen Victoria came to the throne. The spire was struck by lightning in 1854 and the steeple had to be pulled down, but all was restored and the church extended in 1882. Silver Roman coins have been found here, as the Roman route to Ribchester is close by.

A Selection of Memories from Chatburn

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Chatburn

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My grandad kept racing pigeons, his loft was at the top of the old road looking down into the village centre. Ever Saturday morning during the racing season he would send me up to the Brown Cow (public house) to check when the birds had been released and which way the wind was blowing. It would say something like, let 09.30 / wind SW. I would have to remember this all the way back to tell my grandad. We would then sit and wait for the first sign of his birds. I was nine years old at the time