Clitheroe, Church 1903
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Photo of Clitheroe, Church 1903

More about this scene

There was a church on this site in 1122. In 1828 the present church of St Mary Magdalene replaced a small medieval building. The spire was added in the 1840s. It caused concern when it appeared to be twisting, but this flaw was corrected in 1969. In May 1979 a fire at the parish church caused £300,000 worth of damage, and restoration took place. Double glazing for the clerestory windows was installed, and the organ was rebuilt by George Sixsmith.

A Selection of Memories from Clitheroe

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 Clitheroe

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I remember playing in this paddling pool as a little boy in the Sixties, a copy of this photo halls in my hall.
This was a weekend to remember! The Clitheroe Morris Men invited several other dance "sides" to join them for a weekend of dancing, music and - of course - beer drinking! By a lucky chance I was included in this invitation due to a strange set of circumstances... Just the Autumn before, in 1979, I had begun to play my piano accordian for the Whitethorn Morris team in Harrow, ...see more
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.