Cg^p. 4.] LOCAL CELEBRITIES. ^3 



Very brief notices can only be given of the foUo^ing local 



celebrities : — ^ ^^ 



David Nuttall. 



Mr NuttaU owned the first hand-loom Spinning Mill in Longridge^ 



He built DUworth House, in which he also Uved for some years, and 



^as Churchwarden several times. He was an energetic man m aU 



^^''^^^' Grace Watson. 



A weU-known character was Grace Watson, who for many years 

 used to cart stones to Preston from Messrs. Cooper and Tulhs quany. 

 She wore a top coat, thick boots, and looked outwardly very hke a man. 

 She lived at Nook Fold, and there are in existence a couple of very 

 primitive water-colour sketches of the Amazon, her mother, and her 

 horse. She died about 10 years ago. 



George B.vnks. 

 Mr. Banks comes of a very old Longridge family. His father was 

 for many years landlord of the Black BuU inn. George Banks has 

 taken an active part in local aifairs, and is well known as an inventive 

 genius (thus taking after his father, see p. 42), being particularly 

 Exious to discover a flying machine. He is engaged in the stone 



trade. ^ „ 



John Banks. 



Mr John Banks, the brother of George, has for a long time acted 



as Guardian of the Poor for Dilworth. He is an extremely keen and 



active man for his years, and devotes much attention to hzs duties as a 



visiting guardian of the Eibchester Workhouse. He is weU known as 



a clever auctioneer. 



Benjamin Walmsiey. 



Mr Alderman B. Walmsley, ex-Mayor of Preston, was for a few 

 vears "(1862-67) secretary to the Longridge Eailway. He was assiduous 

 fn attending to his duties, and developed the traffic largely dunng his 

 tenure of office. He was mainly instrumental in promoting the Agri- 

 cXu^r Sbow at Longridge. As secretary of the Church Extension 

 Committee from 1873-75, Mr. Wahnsley worked very energeticaUy^ 

 He has acted as churchwarden, and in various other ways displayed 

 great anxiety to help on the place. He took a great interest m Long- 



