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any church than in this. It gives you the east wind when you look at 

 it. Hanging against its wall there is a tablet to the memory of the 

 Rev. Robert Parkinson, who was minister at the Church for 48 years, 

 and another ecjuaUy humble to the memoi-y of the Eev. George 

 Parkin, who officiated hero for a short time, died suddenly on 

 Sunday, the 27th March, 1831, and was interred on the northern side 

 of the pulpit, near the spot where he was taken ill." 



" An ancient and most orthodox ' lion and unicorn ' painting is fixed 

 in front of the chancel arch.^ On each side of the arch — at the base of 

 it — there is a strong, neatly-lined pew. Both run on castors, in order 

 that they may be removed ou special occasions." 'Whose seats are 

 these ? ' said we to a gentleman who walked round the Church with 

 us after the service, and he replied, ' Mr. 'Ascroft's, Town Clerk of 

 Preston.' ' Does he attend often and pray hard ? ' said wo, and he 

 answered cautiously, ' He comes when he likes.' A lawyer would 

 have said, ' That is not an answer to the c^uestion, sir,' but we kept 

 calm, said so be it, and admired the locomotive seats before us." 



Referring to the singing, Mr. Hewitson says it "is done in a very 

 high pressure, go-ahead, scarlet-fever style, which does not always 

 harmonize with one's notions of sacred psalmody." 



A font, which formerly stood in Preston Parisli Church, was given 

 by Mrs. Wilson, of Broom HiU, Longridge, and was removed from her 

 garden to Longridge Church in July, 1877. 



The advowson of Longridge Chapel was originally in the possession 

 of Sir Henry Hoghton, Bart., from whom it was bought on 26 

 December, 1829, by Hulme's Trustees. It is now a vicarage returned 

 in 1888 at £450^^ net, with house, made up as follows: — Tithe rent 

 charge, £260 ; ground rent, £100 ; glebe lands, £90. Chiu'ch 

 accommodation, 680.° 



"The ''lion and unicorn" painting ^The value of the living is now con- 

 was removed from in front of the siderably less than £450. 

 chancel arch in 1S78, as the new Vicar, ^The return made to the " Diocesan 

 Mr. Cave, was afraid of it coming dovra Directory " of 1888, is curiously in- 

 on his head. It is now ou the wall over accurate: — "340 sittings, 40 of which 

 the main entrance to the church. are free." 



