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A History of the County of Lancaster
… on the west side of the Rochdale road, is a picturesque black and white timber building on a stone base, with three … he acquired an evil reputation, the custom of 'riding the Black Lad' at Ashton commemorating (according to the general …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… this chapelry in the 18th century. 99 Mass was said at the Black Horse Inn from about 1850, 100 and a school-chapel, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… nearly equal portions. It is bounded on the east by the Black Brook, while the moss on the south originally formed a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… grey stone slates, which offer a charming contrast to the black and white work of wood and plaster. The chimneys are of … late years. The north side of the court preserves its old black and white wood and plaster construction, but in the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to Bispeslowe [? Irlams-o'-th'-Height], thence by the Black Lache to Alwine Mere and Redford, and by the syke under …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… gable facing north, however, retain something of their old black and white appearance, though the gable has been … Richard Platt and his wife Agnes were associated with the Black Friars of Chester in 1506; ibid. 218. John Platt was in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… now partly covered up, is an alabaster slab with black letter inscription, the only words decipherable being … and in a case near the pulpit are preserved a chained black-letter Bible and Jewell's Exposition on Thessalonians, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… been decorated in modern times with quatrefoils painted in black to imitate timber-work, with the usual poor and flimsy … and Amota in the following September; ibid. n. 77, 79. The Black Death may have brought about the irregular succession. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the most part occupied by collieries, with huge banks of black refuse at intervals amongst tree-less fields. In the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… grey stone slates, making a charming contrast with the black and white walls, and a panelled cove runs round the …