28 October 2011

My first visit to this Lancashire village in the forest of Bowland.

Chapel Street.

Slaidburn war memorial.

The Hark to Bounty Inn.

The Inn sign. The inn is reputed to date back to the 1300s, although most of the existing fabric of the building dates from the 16th century. The inn was known as The Dog until 1875, when the squire of the village, who was also the Rector, had a pack of hounds. One day whilst out hunting, he and his party called at the inn for refreshments. Their drinking was disturbed by a loud and prolonged baying from the pack outside. High above the noise of the other hounds could be heard the squire's favourite dog, which prompted him to call out ...."Hark to Bounty!"
Upstairs in "The Bounty" is the Courtroom which was used as the local court from the early 19th century until the mid 1930s. This was originally the Manorial or "Moot" Court which dealt with local matters such as land transfers, disputes over land rights etc., in addition to the punishment of local miscreants.

The church of St Andrew which was built around the time of Henry VIII.

Brennand's Endowed School - The school was founded in 1717 to educate young boys of the Parish, using money left in the will of John Brennand.

The village store and post office.

Opposite the shop is the Youth Hostel. The old plaque explaining the purpose of the hostels.