| Recollections of a Moorland Lad Contributor(s): Robinson, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1910723231 ISBN-13: 9781910723234 Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (1.01 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Withnell Moor in Lancashire appears a lonely wilderness today, to be enjoyed by walkers and wildlife. But only 120 years ago, it was a thriving community and where today piles of moss-covered stones scatter the land, there once stood farms and cottages, green pastures and meadows, all thronging with families who lived, worked and played there. Botany Bay Farm once stood where the tree on the jacket of this book now marks the spot, and here lived the author of this book, stonemason Richard Robinson (1883-1963) one of a large family, and this is his account of his life and times on the moor. He writes of his schooling, his childhood games, his first incredulous visit to Blackburn. He recalls the mills and the millworkers, the local customs and trades, and the characters and travelling salesmen who worked on the moors. Richard Robinson began work at Marriage & Pinnocks Mill, Withnell, at the age of 10, before becoming a local stonemason. A keen amateur historian, his unique first-hand account of a moorland life now gone forever, is a remarkable and important insight into a lost era. |
Contributor Bio(s): Robinson, Richard: - Richard Robinson, 1883-1963, stonemason, was born and bred on Withnell Moor where he lived and worked all his life except during active service in the First World War. He was still working there at the age of 73, building a porch for a Withnell church. His grand-daughter Barbara Butler, who also lives near the moor, has brought his memoirs to light. |
