Croft Party, Town House Farm, Barkerhouse Road

Croft Party, Town House Farm, Barkerhouse Road
Croft Party, Town House Farm, Barkerhouse Road
Croft Party, Town House Farm, Barkerhouse Road
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Croft Party, Town House Farm, Barkerhouse Road
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From Left to Right, standing: Mrs Mark Hartley (Church Wardens wife)/ Mrs Halstead (Sister of Mrs Hartley) Back Row: Laura Halstead (Later Ripley)/ Alice Halstead (daughter of St John's caretaker)/ Susan Halstead (no relation, lived at Dobson Syke Farm)/ Lena Halstead (sister of Laura)/ Margaret Halstead (Cousin of Susan)/ Edgar Halstead (Brother of Laura). Front row - Nora Halstead (local poet & sister of Margaret)/ William Fothergill (helped with the Hay)/ William Shackeleton/ Annie Hartley/ Ernest Berry/ Lena Berry (sister of Ernest). Baby - John Halstead (Brother of Nora).
The Croft was a sheltered field beside the farm where the sheep would have their lambs and the cows their calves.
All the children were members of St John's Church and the party was held to celebrate the end of hay-time.
Occupation of Town House goes back to 1182, when the Cluniac Monks were awarded 51 acres at Town House by Delacy of Clitheroe Castle, Lord of Blackburnshire.
The massive foundation stones of the present house once held wooden uprights off a medieval black and white house. This first house was demolished mid 16th Century, and the current house replaced it.
The house was in the family of John Manknowles from 1480 to 1837.
In 1945 the then farm was taken over by John Chadwick from a Mr Halstead, and remained in his family until the early 1980's.
Along with Southfield Hall and Marsden Hall, these houses constituted Great Marsden.
Photographic print
Sepia
13.8/ 8.7cm
c1910
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L301 Townhouse (low)/2
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