34° History of the 



On the 29th July 1S57 the Bacup Court-House was opened; 

 the first Petty Sessions there being held on that day. Prior to 

 that date, the Bacup Petty Sessions were held at the George and 

 Dragon Inn. 



The first Petty Sessions at Rawtenstall were held at the Queen's 

 Arms Hotel, on the 4th May, 1857. 



VERTICAL SECTION OF THE STRATA IN THE FOREST OP 

 ROSSENDALE, BY JOHN AITKEN, F.G.S. 



The thickuosses here given are not in all cases from actual moasareinent. 

 Wherever not measured, however, they have been carefully estimated, and 

 may be taken as close approximations. It is scarcely necessary to state 

 that no two sections are exactly similar. 



Succession ■ Ft in 



ol Strata. '• "^' 



DRIFT AND SURFACE SOIL. 



1 Gray rock separating into flags and sets, but not of good 



quality; surfaces much ripple marked — Derplay Hill, 

 Sbarneyford, Longshaw, Eaaden Wood, . . . 10 



2 Shale very black, near the bottom — Derplay Hill, Easden 



Wood, Sharneyford, . . . . . GO 



3 Rock. Fine grained yellow laminated sandstone, separates 



into roofing tiles and flags — Heald, Sharneyford, and 

 Easden Wood, . . . . . .50 



4 Shale, strong and dark coloured, . . . . 13 



5 Rock. Fine yellow tile and flag-rock, similar to No. 3, . 6 



6 Shale, top of Dulesgate, abont . . . 30 to 45 



7 Fine-grained free yellow rock; produces capital building 



stone ; rather flaggy towards top, but stronger and more 

 massive in the lower part — dip, 8° to the west, Clough 

 Head, Sharneyford, ..... 



8 Shale, top ol Dulesgate Valley, .... 



9 Coarse, soft, friable sand rock, showing good examples of 



false bedding — top of Tooter Hill, and at Culvert coal- 

 pit, Dulesgate, varying much in thickness, say* 

 10 Shale, sides of Tooter Hill, Dulesgate, 



*At Culvert it has a thicknesB of abont 60 feet. Frequently absent. 



