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the turfy slope of the hill, and the pinnacled scar on its summit 
formed the gnomon of this singular dial, which seems to have been 
altogether unknown to the late Mrs. Alfred Gatty, when inditing 
her recent work ‘A History of Sun-Dials.’’”? The Rev. John 
Hutton passed through Settle on a tour in the year 1779, and 
recorded his impressions of Castleberg, but he makes no reference 
to the dial. 
The wonderful ebbing and flowing well, situated about a mile 
to the north of Giggleswick, was mentioned by the lecturer. In 
his ‘“‘ History of Yorkshire,” published in the last century, the 
Rev. Thomas Cox has the following account of the well :— 
“¢ Giggleswick, a village situate upon the river Ribble, where at the 
foot of a very high mountain, is the most noted spring in 
England for ebbing and flowing, sometimes thrice in an hour, 
and the water subsides three quarters of a yard at the reflux, 
though thirty miles from the sea,”’ 
A large number of celebrated men have been connected with 
Giggleswick owing to their being educated at the Grammar 
School. The briefest mention of these must suffice here :-— 
Archdeacon Paley, whose father was master for fifty years. He 
was appointed Archdeacon of Carlisle in 1782, and died 1808. 
He had literary tastes, and many amusing stories are told about 
him. Archdeacon Josiah Shute was ‘ one of five famous brother 
preachers.” Thomas Proctor held a high place in the list of 
British sculptors. Dr. George Birkbeck (b. 1776), the founder 
of Mechanics’ Institutes and devoted to philanthropic work. 
The Rev. J. 8. Howson, D.D., whose father was a master of the 
school for more than forty years. He became widely known as 
the erudite Dean of Chester. Throughout his life he took the 
warmest interest in the place of his education, and the doorway 
of the building in which the museum is located was erected by 
the late Dean and his brothers in memory of their mother. One 
of the last things the late Dean wrote was an autobiographical 
article for the ‘‘ School Chronicle.” 
Much was said of the scenery in the Settle district, which has 
the charms of picturesqneness and variety. 
Mr. Brayshaw also described the ancient remains at Smearside, 
the old Holy-Wells, Settle Tokens, ancient houses, the stocks 
and pound, and made mention of old customs and legends of the 
locality. 
The lecture was illustrated by some 70 lantern slides. 
We are indebted to the kindness of Mr. Brayshaw for the 
llustrations which appear in our “ Transactions.’ 
