Preachers’ Poverty
... since the Methodist Church became conscious of the extreme poverty of some local preachers. Some took refuge in the local workhouse emerging on Sundays to take service in the village chapels, It was decided to end this ...
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DO YOU KNOW? The Answers, 1. He was returned as Member for the South Lancashire Division (which included Newton ..
... George Stephenson, commenced in 1826 4. The old workhouse (with yard and gardens) stood on a site at the corner of the present Bridge Street and King Street. (The latter was not then made). The workhouse was sold in 185% and tarned into eight cottages ...
Ic's the Trudth. Isnn“t M¢ ?
... great idea may grate if it's greatly overtalked. . . . - Sometimes a fool and his money make a noise like a good thing. The workhouse is the best place for a man who can work and won't. . . . . Happiness comes to most people by the minute—and sadness by the ...
Objection to postal address
... Objection to postal address Nine families live in Workhouse Lane, Tilney St. Lawrence, and they do not like it. The postal address, they say, is a source of embarrassment to them. B o Consequently they complained to the Parish Council and a letter from ...
A ROBINSON STORY
... Mr. Robinson always used to swear that a ball was once hit from the recreation ground and was fielded near the Daventry workhouse,” said Mr. Turnock. ‘“We had the best team in the county with the exception of the Grammar School team of that day who had ...
. ’ – —Wife’s allegation – Possession order granted ASKE,D by Judge W. Lawson Campbell at Peterborough County ..
... where elsee. @ Mr. Ward: *“I understand the County Council can provide for homeless people.” Mrs. Fortune: “Yes, in the workhouse, I would sooner |roam the streets.” Making an order for sessw Judge snid:m'i tund you can Dbe |boarded out.” ...
HERE AND THERE. By “OBSERVER
... auything of importance to the Newton endone who knows all there is to know about such once familiar names as Pepper Alley, Workhouse Row, The Blood Tub, and all the rest of the choice specimens of extinct nomenclature of the Earlestown of the past. He was ...
To-day’s Gossip
... m—dagvaner being headmaster of West Walton School for almost 35 years. Despite the complaints of its residents, the name of Workhouse Lane, Tilney St. Lawrence, is not to be changed. Wisbech Music Committee have engaged the Boyd Neel string orchestra to open ...
Prompt Action
... the situation was fine, working night and day. “The Coventry workers gave us & great welcome. “ At nights we slept in a workhouse. We were so tired we would gladly have slept on the ground.” ...
'ALL CLEAR” SHOUT
... circumstances? 3. What was the date of the opening of the Manchester-Liverpool Railway? 4. Can you name the site of the old workhouse which originally belonged to the townships of Newton, Haydock and Golborne? What is the age of the Sankey Canal 6. In what ...
LEGH STREET METHODIST CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
... the old hollow at the corner of Bridge Street and King Street. This cottage had been built out of the premises of an old workhouse which originally adorned the site. Here the worshippers had a very remarkable choir consisting of three clarionet players ...
OTHER REGIONS
... 6.ls—News, Sport. _ 6.30— Re%uest records. 7.o—Norman rooks' Lancers. 10.0—Melody for Late Evening. ,k 10.30—A Cornish__Workhouse, by Richard R. Blewett. o ° ea-time OpICS ANSO no--u-! WHY is it that whenever one goes into the Ket- ;l;gr;lnz and laugh ...