Clitheroe, Castle Street 1921
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We are outside the Swan & Royal. The sign seems to say it all: a garage is provided for the modern motor car, bait for those who come for the fishing, and stables for the horses. The hotel was originally the Swan; it was visited by the travel writer John Byng, who in 1792 reported that his bedroom door was broken and everyone could see him in bed. Apart from the castle, this is the highest part of Clitheroe, 300ft above sea level. It is here that the morris and folk dancing takes place once a year at the Clitheroe Folk Festival, an event not to be missed. The second shop on the left of our picture is the offices of the local newspaper, the 'Advertiser & Times'. In 1921 they also had a lending library, with maps for motorists and a fountain pen repair department.
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