184 History of the 



The following are the names of the Incumbents or Vicars since 

 the year 18 14, as they appear in the Baptismal Register: — 



Rev. George Haworth, 1814; died November 5, 1836. 



Rev. E. B. Allen, 1836 ; removed to Bacup, June, 1839. 



Rev. Henry Howorth, 1839 ; removed to Rawtenstall 1847. 



Rev. James Bell, 1848 ; died March 4, 1854. 



Rev. John Howard, 1854 ; died September 28, 1887. 



Rev. Abraham Spencer, M.A., 1887 : removed to Hashngden, 



1892. 

 Rev. Alfred Bedson, M..\., 1892 ; the present Vicar. 



Down to about 1850, Goodshaw was a Chapelry under the 

 Chapelry of Haslingden. 



A new Church, dedicated to St. John, has been erected at Sunny- 

 side, Crawshawbooth, and in connection with the church at 

 Goodshaw. In addition to giving the site. Lord Crawshaw has 

 contributed ^^3,000 towards the structure, and ^1000 to the en- 

 dowment. The building is a handsome one in the late decorated 

 style, consisting of nave of five bays, north and south aisles, 

 chancel and transcepts. On the north side of the chancel is the 

 tower, 23 feet square at the base and 122 feet in height to the top 

 of the pinacles. The Church has accommodation for 604 

 worshippers. 



In the returns made to Parhament in 1786, it is stated that Sam- 

 uel Mills gave to the poor of Goodshaw money producing ^-X) ^ y^^""' 

 The only information which the Charity Commissioners in 1830 

 were able to obtain relating to this charitable gift was from James 

 Hargreaves, Esq., who stated that his uncle, the Rev. John 

 Hargreaves, to whom he was executor, with his brother Colonel 

 Hargreaves, told him that there was in his hand ;^2o, left for the 

 poor of the Chapelry in Goodshaw, but that it was not known by 

 whom it was given. Since the death of his uncle, he had 

 considered himself answerable for this sum ; and he stated that he 

 had given away in charity to poor persons of Higher Booth, in 

 which the Chapel of Goodshaw is situated, upwards of 20s. yearly. 



