A book written through the eyes of a poet. He describes things he has seen on his walks around the 'Pen' that we no longer see from a car
Newchurch in Pen-dale, 'Old inns, ten times older than teetotalism, shops differing in importance where you can expect to purchase anything from a side of bacon to coffee, tea, tobacco, train oil
, treacle and nails'.
I will have to take a closer look next time I go, I thought what is there is what there had always been there.
' Between Pendle Hill and Downham is a minor eminence called Diamond Hill and another between Twiston and Downham called Ideson in which are found beautiful crystals known as Downham diamonds!!!!!!!
Later he stops off at the Crown in Colne for refreshment and meets a Pendle forester who was ' a little sprung with drink'
You don't get sprung nowadays!!! Can't remember the word and it probably wouldn't be allowed on this website.
I love his view of the area and his gift of transcribing what I for one seem to have been taking for granted.