Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Volume 15Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society., 1898 Vol. 7-10, 12-21 contain section: "Bibliography of Lancashire and Cheshire antiquities" (v. 12-21 include also bibliography). |
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... says " commonly thereabouts the people calleth it Riven - pike . " It is one * Clarke's Lanc . Gazetteer , 7 . † Croston's edition iv . 308 . D thousand one hundred and ninety - three feet above sea- LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE . 33.
... says " commonly thereabouts the people calleth it Riven - pike . " It is one * Clarke's Lanc . Gazetteer , 7 . † Croston's edition iv . 308 . D thousand one hundred and ninety - three feet above sea- LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE . 33.
Page 34
... feet square . It bears the date 1733 , in which year it appears to have been built by John Andrews , of Little Lever and Rivington . Preparations were made to use the beacon in 1803 , but the necessity for its use never arose . * The ...
... feet square . It bears the date 1733 , in which year it appears to have been built by John Andrews , of Little Lever and Rivington . Preparations were made to use the beacon in 1803 , but the necessity for its use never arose . * The ...
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... feet above sea- level , and lies between Oldham and Mossley . Aikint says it had been formerly used as a beacon , and there were others in the neighbourhood to answer it . According to Baines , the conical - shaped tower of stone was ...
... feet above sea- level , and lies between Oldham and Mossley . Aikint says it had been formerly used as a beacon , and there were others in the neighbourhood to answer it . According to Baines , the conical - shaped tower of stone was ...
Page 36
... feet high , lies to the north - west of Rochdale , and is shut out from the north by the superior height of Whittle Pike . Yates marks it as communicating with Blackstone Edge , Winter Hill , Billinge Beacon , and the churches of ...
... feet high , lies to the north - west of Rochdale , and is shut out from the north by the superior height of Whittle Pike . Yates marks it as communicating with Blackstone Edge , Winter Hill , Billinge Beacon , and the churches of ...
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... feet , and lies on the east side of the Irwell valley , opposite Ramsbottom . " It exhibits , " says Baines ... feet . According to Mr. Newbigging , † the beacon is quite distinct , and is a complete circle in the form of a basin ...
... feet , and lies on the east side of the Irwell valley , opposite Ramsbottom . " It exhibits , " says Baines ... feet . According to Mr. Newbigging , † the beacon is quite distinct , and is a complete circle in the form of a basin ...
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