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Comment on St Leonard’s church at Old Langho, built from the stones of Whalley Abbey. by elizabethashworth

elizabethashworth — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:20:56 +0000

It’s at Old Langho, which is where the original village of Langho was located until it drifted to its present position near the railway in Victorian times. Old Langho is down country lanes off the A59 and is about half way between Whalley and Ribchester.

Comment on St Leonard’s church at Old Langho, built from the stones of Whalley Abbey. by Chris Harding

Chris Harding — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:41:20 +0000

Oh, I do love your posts o historic buildings – but where is this?

Comment on A crozier, a ring and some childhood memories of Furness Abbey by elizabethashworth

elizabethashworth — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:37:56 +0000

I hope the artefacts are put on display at Furness Abbey and not taken off to London. I think they should remain where they are found. But no decision has been taken yet, which is why I wanted to see them whilst I could.

Comment on A crozier, a ring and some childhood memories of Furness Abbey by Chris Harding

Chris Harding — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:01:55 +0000

Elizabeth, that is really fascinating – I wonder if it will be on display later in the year when we go to Barrow? Last year we were defeated by a tropical downpour on the day we planned to visit, right at the end of our stay, and even with protective clothing and brollies it was impossible to walk to round, which was a shame, because the abbey is one of my favourite places. I love the pinky sandstone, and it is so peaceful there you can imagine the monks working and praying… I’m always amazed at just how powerful the abbey was, and how much land it owned on the Furness Peninisula.

Comment on A Mummified Cat and a Lost Manor House by Cumbria’s oldest cat | Esmeralda's Cumbrian History & Folklore

Cumbria’s oldest cat | Esmeralda's Cumbrian History & Folklore — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:43:27 +0000

[...] I was reminded of the Keswick cat by Elizabeth Ashworth, who saw one recently and mentioned it on her blog. She has written three books on Lancashire history which you can buy here and a historical novel, [...]

Comment on And the band played on by Paula Martin

Paula Martin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:43:31 +0000

My grandfather, who used to live in Colne, was one of the 40,000 who lined the streets. He also had a copy of the sheet music of ‘Nearer My God to Thee’ with the pictures of all the band on the front. I remember seeing it in the piano stool, but I don’t know what happened to it. And evidently my great-grandfather’s brother married a cousin of Wallace Hartley – that’s my closest link to the Titanic, as far as I know!

Comment on Friday the 13th and Superstitious Lancashire by Chris Harding

Chris Harding — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:24:52 +0000

Elizabeth, I do like your posts! I’ve heard the sneezing rhyme before, but not the one about cutting nails… and certainly not the one about eating fried mice!

Comment on Friday the 13th and Superstitious Lancashire by Jules

Jules — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:24:46 +0000

In magical lore, friday is the day associated with love/fertility goddesses such as venus & Ishtar, so interesting to see Freya mentioned too (as well as her name being given to the day!)

Comment on A Mummified Cat and a Lost Manor House by Chris Harding

Chris Harding — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:58:58 +0000

I’ve read about mummified cats before… and that they were placed in building to bring good luck. Like you, I hope they weren’t alive at the time. Enjoyed the post – I love local history, and looking at the landscape and thinking about what was once there…

Comment on A Mummified Cat and a Lost Manor House by Jules

Jules — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:19:25 +0000

Glad you found out about Ightenhill in the end. Great descriptions of what might once have been there, from the records.