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Holden at the head have shown extraordinary courage and 

 perseverance in overcoming the great difficulties that had to be 

 encountered before the place could be said to be in perfect 

 working order. They have now succeeded not only in provi- 

 ding a really dry, firm, and beautiful sheet of ice, 54 yards 

 long, and 1 8 yards wide, but also in rendering the air of 

 the building dry and pure by a ventilating process recently 

 patented. The Scotch national game of curling, a most 

 invigorating and wholesome exercise, has received an impetus 

 by the opportunities given at the Glaciarium, and twice a 

 year, clubs come from all parts of the kingdom to compete 

 for a challenge shield, value 50 guineas, given by Mr. Holden. 

 Pure block ice is also made and supplied in any quantities. 



Southport contains plenty of places of worship. Christ 

 Church, the original, as already mentioned, is now only the 

 eldest of nine belonging to the Establishment, viz. : Holy 

 Trinity, in Manchester-road, erected in 1837 ; St. Paul's, St. 

 Paul's-square ; St. Paul's School-Church, Duke-street St. 

 Andrew's, Eastbank-street ; St. Luke's, Hawkshead-street ; 

 All Saints', Queen's-road ; All Saints' School -Church, 

 Ormskirk-road ; and St. Philip's, Scarisbrick New Road. 

 At a little further distance from the middle of the town, but 

 in the borough, there are St. Cuthbert's, Churchtown the old 

 parish church of North Meols ; and St. John's, Crossens. The 

 Birkdale churches are St. James, Lulworth-road ; St. Peter, 

 Liverpool-road ; and the Church School-room, Birkdale 

 Common. 



St. Cuthbert's, Churchtown, above named, has the peculiar 

 interest attaching to it of being the only local memento of the 

 past which can strictly be called archaeological. Ecclesiastic- 



