60 A HISTORY OF LONGRIDGE. [Chap. 2. 



I am indebted to Mr. J. H. Longworth, of the firm of Longworth 

 and Gardner, Preston (the Vicar's agents), for the following 

 information : — 



" Previous to 1735, Longridge Chapelry does not seem to have had 

 any endowment whatever.' In that year a farm in Goosnargh was 

 purchased with the proceeds of private benefactions, assisted by a 

 small grant (£200) from Queen Anne's Bounty. In 1743-5 another 

 fund seems to have been raised, and with that and a further grant of 

 £200 from Queen Anne's Bounty, a farm, also in Goosnargh, called 

 " Yates' Tenement," was purchased. In the year 1760, a cottage and 

 land, other part of ' Yates' Tenement,' in Goosnargh, and 2 fields in 

 Preston, were purchased. 



"In the year 1826, with all usual formalities, the Eev. Robert 

 Parkinson, the then ' incumbent curate ' of Longridge, exchanged the 

 2 fields in Preston for the 'Old Vicarage' house in the village, and 

 17a. 3r. 95p. of land in Alston and Dilworth, of which the present 

 glebe land forms part. In the conveyance of the latter, it is stated 

 as the reason for the exchange, to be ' situated conveniently for actual 

 residence and occupation by the Incumbent of the Curacy,' and that 

 the same were also of greater value than the land in Preston, and 

 were conveniently situated. 



"The Old Vicarage house was sold in 1846, to the late George 

 Whittle, Esq., and with the proceeds and private subscriptions the 

 land for the present Vicarage in Lower Lane, Alston, was purchased, 

 and a new Vicarage house erected. 



" In the year 1862, the Trustees of the Estates devised by Wm. 

 Hulme, Esq., who are the Patrons of the living seem to have 

 purchased the Vicarial Tithe Rent Charges, commuted at £34 per 

 annum, arising out of the Townships of Alston and Dilworth, for 

 £750, for the purpose of 'augmenting the Endowment of the Church 

 or Chapel of St. Lawrence, Longridge.' 



"The 2 farms in Goosnargh wore sold in 1855 and 1859, the j^ro- 

 ceeds being invested in Consols. In the year 1864, certain ground 

 rents on properties in Preston were purchased from the late Edward 

 Pedder's Trustees, and paid for by proceeds of Consols sold out for 

 that purpose. 



' But see page 52. 



