A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



very sfigkt Tkere was a partial u.ni*akm of tke 



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on eack side to tke aisles by an arcade of Tkeckxncel is 5 ft. 9 in. long, oocnpymg tke two 



irc pointed arckes. Tke east end of die ckanod, i.ili I nmnil bays, bat tke wood screen wkkk farmedy 



wiucms 15 ft. wide, B indosed nortk and sontk far stood in fine wkk tkc second pier kas Juappiawed, 8 



a Iengtkof7ft.br a blank wail, and tke asks, wkkk and tke ckaace) is now only omfeentialed from tke 



are nmeonal in widtk, are conrmned tke fnl kngtk nare by tke : raising of tke ioor and tke anangement 



of tke ckancd, tke cast wal of tke bmUing being of tke seating. Tke ea* window, tke mnPionsof 



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' isepnrategabledroofofciinalkeigktto kood monld and a low 



tkat of tke nare, bnt tke nave roof is condnwd oier tracery. Tke ijtk-cemmy piscina in tke sontk wal 



at a sngkdy latter phck. Botk roofi kasa trefai1edkead,edge^ol momm^andnaaVncni 



covered witk stone mm* ami ka*e overkanging ornament, bnt its bowl B gone. In tke nonm wal is 



.and tke waBs are cmntncted of fceal rnbbk a recess wkk pointed bead, 16 in. wide, originaiy an 



witkont pfiatk, bnt witk knttMMts of two stages and opening bnt now bmk op and med as a credence, 



diagonal ones at tke angles. Tke roofc and iuingt of tkc ckancd together wkk 



TV ifcmifc ii Imylj m tm\j ififk rmtnrr rr tbose of die rest of tke ekmik are modem, tke 



ftnoloWedince,wmxKjn%mgfiomtne cjpne stalk being erected in 1909. Tke 

 ide and tke pocina in tke ckancel, seems to 



karebesnof I3tk-<entniy date. Ikde ornotking, Tke nortk arcade kas frre poaled arckes of two 



an be said witk certzmty abont tke ptaa ckanuered otdeu sprnsging from oriignnil PKR, 



of tk en% bnnmnn> *e later reran- i ft. 9 in. in dboBKCer and 6ft. in kejgkttotke top 



kas nnde tke aickkectnnl endence ntker of tke caps. Tke arckes mar be tke original 



box tke plan iny,i m tkat Ac ckvck kad istk-centnry ones and some parts of tke caps, as 



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1 500 witk a new spacing of tke bays to wfcick saBprj* nvmaded witk & plain sojcare nppri and 



it was intended to adapt tke nortk arcade. In tke fowled lower ntnuxr. One of tkeni B onile 



end oft nortk arcade, kowever, pcrkaps becanse tt plain, bnt tke otkcr two are cjivul m tke neck 



was m a better state of presenatnn, was lett nwce or win, far tke most put, vcry dementtiy patterns 



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being nsed vp Tkere are no traces of an ancient lock-centnry lebnuoing. On two sraes of tke 



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laerc B, kowever, no cmience of consisting of two small < u>lr\ 



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tion caa onhr be snnused. Tke I jtk-ceacarv ptscina and ft pointod 'window' of tiuee figkts witk tke 



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a cne snort jengtn ot tne present cnaaoei wail B nwinons mxetsecong m tne neau, ano. on tne same 



probabfy' not m ib anginal position, bnt if it is, tken cap a dragon abo ocean. It scents finely, kowever, 



it is possUK tiac tke 1 3db-<CBtaij' ckiaxk consisted of tkat afl tkis nuk is of one date, tke new < j|ataK 



a nare extending onh- as sir as tke ^ad pier of dte being carved bj a worknun of eclectic tastes kaving 



o^ arcade fitn tke east, bpan%fnrAer west- a general knowledge of muiuvul farms. Tke 'rose 



ward. Tke two west arckes are wider tkan tke tonmante* otmnabo on tke base of Ac fant,wnkk 



odnm ami Oft capital of tke pier in qnesaon is of a B of lotk-centnrj date. Tke cap of Ac tknd pier 



ore or less nondescript ckaratter. It is MjmuJf from tke east is a made-np one and on tke east side 



Halj tint tie pnunt mim^ m i it of pkn whkont is caned whk fanr beads and a beak wkkk seem to 



a stractnral dkanid is dot wiock originalr/ obtnned. be original ijtk-centnrj work, and tke west respond 



Tke tower s an adfition w icbnkSng of tke earhr kas abo two beads jppjuendy of cqnai date. Tke 



lOlkcgntnry, nfciifc penad tke rest of tke owDd- impost of tke 



wkere not modem, lirlnniji. In 1702 tke work of orb/ lotk-centmj type, and is endeady 



k is said ID kare been reseated, in 1 7$4 a gallery coeval whk tke pattens on tke two caps to wkkk 



was erected at tke west end of tke nare, and in 18 1 1 leference kas already been made. Tke late date of 



a roaiitk ijlfc ammmt of icpamt seems to bate been tkese seems dear from tkc intiodnoion of a pointed 



Preiiuns to 187* tke exterior was wkke- 'window* as an *"^ in a korizontal 



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tne roof being ionnd to be lopicd witfcont being nndenftood. Tne sontk arcade 



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Tke nortk and sontk waDs and on orngonal piers 16 in. in dinnnii > witk monlifd 



bnilt, tke ceifing and gafcty cap* ami ifcimfiiul bases, 96. kigk to tke top of tke 



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open Dencncs. cape, am spaced wxtnont reference ID tne pass on tne 



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