Jessica Lofthouse Inventory
Box 1: Jessica Lofthouse's Books
Most of the books have been numbered previously and are now listed in numerical order.
Where books have been annotated by the author, this is indicated below.
Items enclosed in books have been removed and placed in numbered folders in grey boxes A - D
JL1 The Curious Traveller Through Lakeland, 1954
JL2 Happy Wanderer: Round About Clitheroe, pamphlet, c.1961
JL3 Countrygoers' North, proof copy, 1965, annotated
- enclosed: (Box A, Folder no.1)
- photographs of Gawthorpe Hall
- The Friends Meeting House at Brigflatts
- programme of events for the Sedburgh Tercentenary, 1975
- hand-drawn rough plan of Naworth Castle
JL 4/5/6 Countrygoers' North, 1965; 1965; 1976
JL7/8/9 Lancashire's Fair Face, 1952; 1952; 1952, annotated
JL10/11/12/13 Lancashire Countrygoer, 1962; 1962; 1981; 1981
JL 14/15/16/17 Countrygoer in the Dales, 1964; 1964; 1964; 1964
JL 18/19/20 The Curious Traveller Through Lakeland, 1954; 1954; 1973
JL 21/22/23/24/25 The Curious Traveller: Lancaster to Lakeland, 1956; 1956; 1981; 1981; 1981
JL26/27 Lancashire Landscape, 1951; 1951
JL28 A Lancashire Journey, pamphlet, 1976
- enclosed: Christmas painting (Box A folder no.1)
JL29 Countrygoers’ North, 1976
JL 30 Borders of the North-West, 1980
Box 2: Jessica Lofthouse’s Books
JL 31/32/33/34/35 North Wales for the Countrygoer, 1970 annotated:1970; 1970; 1976; 1976
JL36/37/38 Lancashire's Old Families, 1972, proof copy; 1979; 1986
JL39/40/41 Lancashire Villages, 1973; 1973; 1973
JL42 Off to the Lakes, 1948, annotated
- enclosed: (Box A folder no. 1)
- letter refusing a request to republish Off to the Lakes
- newspaper article,"Prehistoric Man had Langdale Slopes", Northern Daily Telegraph, July 16, 1954
- postcard from the Hon. Secretary of the Friends of the Lake District, dated 1948, acknowledging receipt of a letter regarding the felling of trees on the West Shores of Grasmere
- handwritten excerpts from And So To Bath, Cecil Roberts, History in the Open Air, Henry John Randall, and Lakeland Valley, Boyd (?)
- handwritten sheets: "The Sheep’s Year", "The Duddon Farmer’s Year", and
"Sheep", written by Millie Lindsay, and "Sheep", written by Margery Burkett
JL 43/44 Off to the Lakes 1949: 1949
JL 45 Portrait of Lancashire; 1967
JL 46 Portrait of Lancashire; 1969
- enclosed: Box A (folder no. 2)
- photograph of a garden party at Whalley Abbey, 1965
- photograph of Jessica Lofthouse, speaking to a crowd at Whalley Abbey, 1964
- 3 bookmarks
- Christmas card from Mr. and Mrs. Michael Graham, 1966
- Letter form Betty Buckley re proposed visit to luncheon club
- newspaper article, "Bones Found on Store Site - Link with Former Cemetery"
- letters from Edith Graham, dated February 16, 1966 and January 17, 1972
- list of "Officially Listed Buildings in Blackburn and Possible Additions"
- hand-drawn suggested new illustration for the jacket of "Portrait of Lancashire"
- photograph of the opening of Billinge County Library, June 1, 1965
- handwritten quotes from "Portrait of Lancashire" reviews
- letter of thanks from Amy Wooton of the University of Lancaster, dated February 14, 1973, for the delivery of The County College Annual Lecture
- letter of appreciation for "Portrait of Lancashire", from Marjorie de Goes
- newspaper article, "Tribute in Verse", Northern Daily Telegraph, April 23, 1966
- illustration of New Hall, Salisbury
JL 47/48 Off to the Dales, 1950; 1950.
JL49 West Pennine Highway, 1954
(several photographs attached to pages of this book)
- newspaper cutting fo the obituary of Mary Isobel Jones - Box A (folder no. 2)
JL50/51 West Pennine Highway, 1954; 1954
JL52/53 Lancashire: Westmorland Highway, 1953; 1953
JL54 Three Rivers; 1946
JL 55 An Anthology of World Poetry, Mark Van Doren (Ed.), 1941
JL 56 An Anthology of Modern Verse, A. Methuen (Ed.), 1923
JL 57 Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
JL 58 The Arts of the Church, Francis Sydney Unwin, 1912
JL 59 111 Days to Zion, Hal Knight and Dr. Stanley B. Kimball, 1978, annotated
JL 60 About Britain series, No. 9: Lancashire and Yorkshire, Geoffrey Grigson (Ed.), 1951
JL 61 Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfield
JL 62 Beau Geste (abridged), P.C. Wren, 1966
JL 63 The Beauty of Britain, 1937
JL 64 A Bird Book for the Pocket, Edmund Sandars, 1945
- enclosed: now in Box A, (folder no. 3)
- newspaper article, "Winter Bird Migrants to Ribble and Hodder"
- newspaper article, "Birds' Berry Larder Bare"
- newspaper article, "Golden Oriole and the Heron"
- newspaper article, "It was a Birdwatcher's Paradise...",
Evening Telegraph, 19 Sept. 1959
JL 65 The Book of Household Management, 1888
JL 66 Blundell's Diary and Letter Book 1702- 1728, Margaret Blundell (Ed.), 1952
- enclosed: now in Box A, (folder no. 3)
- information on an exhibition of paintings by Brian Clarke, 1975, annotated
JL 67 The Book of Mormon, 1978 – notes written on front and back leaves
JL 68 The Book of Saints and Heroes, Mrs Lang, 1918
JL 69 Black’s Picturesque Guide to Yorkshire, 1870
- enclosed: handwritten notes - in Box A, (folder no. 3)
JL 70 Book of Common Prayer, 1922
note in front: "Present from Mother"
JL 71 The Book of Mormon, 1900
JL 72 The Business Side of Writing, Lionel Garrett, 1936
JL 73 The Buildings of England: Cornwall, Nikolaus Pevsner ,1951
JL 74 America’s Majestic Canyons, 1979
JL 75 Australian Landscapes in Miniature, 1952
JL 76 A Book of Praise, Harold Burdekin, 1948
JL 77 Bird Lore, C. E. Hare, 1952
JL 78 Brother to the Ox, Fred Kitchen, 1943
JL 79 Book of Words, Ivor Brown, 1944, annotated
JL 80 William Shakespeare in a Sixteenth Century Book, Moray McLaren, 1949
JL 81 Brensham Village, John Moore, 1946
JL 82 The Children of Green Knowe, Lucy M. Boston, 1979
JL 83 Britain Under the Romans, S. E. Winbolt, 1945, annotated
JL 84 Britain B. C., S. E. Winbolt, 1945, annotated
Box 4: Books by Other Authors JL 85 Edible Fungi, John Ramsbottom, 1948
JL 86 Elizabeth Fry, Kitty Barne, 1950
JL 87 English Letters of the XVIII Century, James Aitken (Ed.) 1946
JL 88 Early England to 1154
JL 89 Dusty Answer, Rosamond Lehmann, 1927
JL 90 A Flower Book for the Pocket, Macgregor Skene, 1950 annotated
- enclosed: Now in Box A (folder no. 4)
- newspaper article, "Flower of the Saints" November, 1955
- article: "Dating Hedges"
JL 91 Gospel Principles, 1981
JL 92 Folk Traditions in Yugoslavia: Ten Tours, Leposava Zunic-Bas
JL 93 Goodbye to Poplarhaven, Edward A. Geary, 1985
JL 94 Flaxen Braids, Annette Turngren and Mourzouk, Vitaly Bianchi, in one volume
JL 95 Five Little Kittens, A. J. McGregor,
JL 96 Derbyshire, F. C. Mutton, 1939
JL 97 The Doctor at Home and the Nurse’s Guide Book
JL 98 Ferry the Fearless, Carola Oman, 1945
JL 99 The Fate of the Lancashire Witches, Arthur Douglas, 1978
JL 100 The Crown of the Wild Olive, John Ruskin, 1909
JL 101 The Country Child, Alison Uttley, 1914
JL 102 The Compleat Angler, Izaak Walton, 1939, annotated
JL 103 Common Wild Flowers, J. Hutchinson, 1945
JL 104 A Guide to the Prehistoric and Roman Monuments in England and Wales,
Jacquetta Hawkes, 1952
JL 105 Good English, G. H. Vallins, 1952
JL 106 First Aid to the Injured, Peter Shepherd, 1890
JL 107 Fat Man on a Roman Road, Tom Vernon, 1985
JL 108 From Edenvale to the Plains of York: A Thousand Miles in the Valleys of Nidal and Yore, Edmund Bogg, c. 1895
JL109 Fairy Tales from the Isle of Man, Dora Broome, 1951, annotated
JL 110 Good News Told by Luke, Today’s English Version, 1976
JL 111 An Englishman Looks at Wales, R. W. Thompson, 1937
JL 112 Glory of the Cape, A Pictorial Review of Capetown and
the Cape Peninsula
- enclosed: All cuttings now in Box A (folder no. 4)
- newspaper article, "Selborne College Ceremony of the Key"
- photograph of the Mayoress of East London, Mrs. H .J. McJannet with Mrs. O. Rein,
Miss M. H. Hill, Mrs. H. H. Fuller, and Miss E. M. Carrie, dated 1954
- newspaper article, "High Honour but Also an Arduous Task"
- newspaper article, "Women Pack City Hall for Mayoress ‘At Home’"
- photograph of Ian McJannet, son of the Mayor and Mayoress of East London,
receiving a cup at Selborne College’s athletic championships, March 10, 1954
- newspaper article on the Border Hockey Ball at the Windsor Bowl, 1954
- newpaper article, "Invested with Chains of Office", Daily Dispatch,
London November 1953
JL113 English Period Furniture, Charles H. Hayward, 1947
JL 114 Gardening Herbs in the Garden, Mary Aylett, 1955, annotated
- enclosed: Now in Box A (folder no. 4)
- newspaper cuttings re herbs
JL 115 Gone Rustic, Cecil Roberts, 1936
JL 116 Heraldry, J. S. Milbourne, 1950
- hand-drawn coats of arms stuck into book
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 4)
- more loose drawings of coats of arms
- newspaper article, "Arms of the Kay-Shuttleworths"Northern Daily Telegraph, 1953
JL 117 Guy Mannering, Sir Walter Scott
JL 118 Greenwitch, Susan Cooper, 1979
JL 119 The English Village, Victor Bonham-Carter and Portrait of a Village,
Brett Young in one volume, 1952
JL 120 The Golden Treasury, Francis Turner Palgrave
JL 121 Geology and Scenery in England and Wales, A. E. Trueman, 1949
JL 122 The Greatest Thing in the World, Henry Drummond
Box 5: Books by Other Authors
JL 123 The Lake Counties, W. G. Collingwood, 1938, annotated
- enclosed: now in Box A, (folder no. 5)
newspaper article, "Losing the Lakes", Richard Fitter
JL 124 Lake District, W. T. Palmer, annotated
JL 125 The Lake Country, E. Lynn Linton, 1864
JL 126 The Illustrated Road Book of England and Wales, 1962
JL 127 Highways and Byways in the Lake District, A. G. Bradley, 1932
JL 128 Lower Wharfedale, Edmund Bogg, 1923
JL 129 Local Colour: A Landscape Analysis for Sightseers, Edmund Vale, 1934 annotated
JL130 Life in An English Village, Edward Bawden, 1949, annotated
JL131 The Lancashire Witches, W. Harrison Ainsworth
JL 132 The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest, W. Harrison Ainsworth, c. 1955, annotated
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 5)
- handwritten script for "Pendle Witch Film"
- handwritten notes re. Witches
JL 133 The Island of Staffa, Donald B. MacCulloch, 1927
JL 134 The Island Bus, Elisabeth Beresford, 1977
JL 135 Lives of Eminent and Illustrious Gentlemen, Volume II, Part I, George Godfrey Cunningham (Ed.), 1836
JL 136 Historical Memorials of Canterbury, Arthur P. Stanley, 1872
JL 137 How to Look at Old Buildings, Edmund Vale, 1940, annotated
JL 138 The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., W. M. Thackeray (Ed.), 1894
There are also a number of other books in this box without reference numbers written in them.
These seem to relate to Books 139 – 152:
The History of the Holy Bible, Rev. Joseph Reeve, 1859
Holy Communion, Preparation and Companion, Right Rev. W. Walsham How, 1923
- enclosed: (written in front of book)
- Dedication In Memory of Jessica’s Confirmation, 5 December 1923, signed by the members of clergy present.
Horned Helmet, Henry Treece, 1976
How to Draw and Paint, Henry Gasser, 1955, annotated
In South Africa, Francis Brett Young, 1952
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, 1924, annotated
John Keats, Henry Newbolt (Ed.)
Katherine, Anya Seton, 1975
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D. H. Lawrence, 1960
Lavengro, George Borrow
Lancashire Authors’ Anthology: Verse and Prose in Standard English and
Dialect, John P. Berry (Ed.), 1984
Lancashire Evergreens, A Hundred Old Favourite Poems,
Joan Pomfret (Ed.) 2 copies
A Literary Pilgrim in England, Edward Thomas, 1928, annotated
Masked Gods, Frank Waters, 1950
Box 6: Books by Other Authors
JL 153 The Pictorial History of Lancashire, 1844
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 5)
"The Raven, My Brother of the Wind", Ellen A. Lunceford, 1 April 1974
JL 154 Reader’s Digest Condensed Books: Carter’s Castle, Wilbur Wright
The Great Husky Race, Jose Giovanni, The Red Fox, Anthony Hyde
The Flame Trees of Thika, Elspeth Huxley, 1985
JL 155 Reader’s Digest Condensed Books: The Sound of Wings, Spencer Dunmore
The Suitcases, Anne Hall Whitt, The Keys of the Kingdom, A. J. Cronin
Callanish, William Horwood, 1984
JL 156 Millstone Grit, Glyn Hughes, 1975
JL 157 The Poets and Poetry of Scotland, James Grant Wilson (Ed.)
JL 158 Regal Richmond and the Land of Swale, Edmund Bogg, 1909
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 5)
A letter from J. A. McDougall, dated September 16, 1961
JL 159 Recollections of the Lake Poets, Thomas de Quincey, 1948, annotated
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 5)
- newspaper article, "Opium Eater"
JL 160 Middleton’s Illustrated Escort Guide to Ambleside and District, 1891, annotated
JL 161 Out of the Fog, Naomi C. Echlin, 1984, copy signed by the author
JL 162 A Month in Yorkshire, Walter White, 1879
JL 163 Mist Over Pendle, Robert Neill
JL 164 The Minor Pleasures of Life, Rose Macauley, 1936
JL 164 Mr Sheridan’s Umbrella, L. A. G. Strong, 1949
JL 165 The Open Road, E. V. Lucas, 19256, annotated and poems written inside
JL 166 The Odyssey of Homer, Butcher and Lang, 1924, notes in margins
JL 167 No More Meadows, Monica Dickens, 1955
JL 168 Practical Guide to the English Lake District, Henry Irwin Jenkinson, 1876
JL 169 Our Country Churches and Chapels, A. Hewitson, 1872, notes written in margins
JL 170 The Other Day, Dorothy Whipple, 1950
JL 171 Reader’s Digest Condensed Books: The Danger, Dick Francis
I Heard the Owl Call My Name, Margaret Craven, Night Sky, Clare Francis
Moonfleet, J. Meade Falkner, 1984
JL 172 The Ribble Salmon Fisheries, A. T. R. Houghton, 1952
JL 173 Robinson of England, John Drinkwater, 1937
JL 174 Rambles in the Lake Country, Edwin Waugh, 1882
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 5)
- newspaper article, "A Northern Tour in 1808: II – Southport to Windermere
JL 175 The Pocket A. A. M.: Selections from those Were the Days, A. A. Milne, 1941
JL 176 The Piers Plowman Social and Economic Histories, Book 1:
Primeval Times to 1066, J. J. Bell, 1922, with notes re historical and geographical features
JL 177 Penguin Guide to Cornwall, 1947
JL 178 The Penguin Guide to London, F. R. Banks, 1958
JL 179 The Penguin Book of Welsh Verse, 1967, annotated with poems and other notes
JL 180 Poems of Today, 1938, annotated
- 3 handwritten poems stuck into book
JL 181 Poems and Lancashire Songs, Edwin Waugh, 1870
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 5)
Card from the staff at Carnforth Bookshop
JL 182 The Pocket Book of Verse, 1941
JL 183 Realm of the Incas, Victor W. Von Hagen, 1961
JL 184 Routledge’s World Library: The Mutiny on the Bounty;
Dr. Livingstone’s Travels; Essays of Elia; The Spectator (choice selections), 1886
JL 185 The Poets’ Way, A. R. Moon (Ed.), 1947
Box 7 seems to be missingJL 186 – JL 228 are hand-drawn sketches taken out of an envelope and now placed in Box A, (folder no. 7)
Box 8: Books by Other Authors
JL 229 What Soldiers Wore on Hadrian’s Wall, H. Russell Robinson, 1979
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 6) Postcards of Soldiers
JL 230 Your Hearth and Home Through the Centuries, Edith E. Haden Guest, 1950
JL 231 The Wide, Wide World and All the Year Round Dream Books and Fortune Tellers Combined
JL 231a Some Portraits of the Lake Poets and their Homes, Ashley P. Abraham, 1920
- enclosed: inscription "Given to Jessica on her first visit to Lakeland as a schoolgirl" also handwritten notes
JL 232 The Yorkshire Dales, Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, 1963
- enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 6)
Newspaper biography of Jessica Lofthouse
JL 233 Whittaker’s History of England, 1873
JL 234 The Tale of Beatrix Potter, Margaret Lane, 1946
JL 235 Sunrise to Sunset, Adrian Bell, 1944
JL 236 Where Men Still Dream, Lawrence G. Green, 1950
JL 237 Where to Walk in the Cape Peninsula, Jose Burman, 1967
JL 238 Striding Through Yorkshire, Alfred J. Brown, 1938
JL 239 What Katy Did and What Katy Did at School, Susan Coolidge, 1952
JL 240 With Malice Toward Some, Margaret Halsey, 1938
JL 240a The Striding Dales, Halliwell Sutcliffe, 1939
JL 241 Scandinavia, Fodor’s Modern Guides.
- enclosed: handwritten notes on Sweden (taped into book)
JL 242 The Weekend Book, Francis and Vera Meyrell (Eds.), 1938
- enclosed: handwritten poems
JL 243 Saturday to Monday, A Weekend Companion, 1948
JL 243a Wait Now!, Rachel Knappett, 1953
JL 244 The Wayfarer’s Companion, Arnold Fellows, 1943
JL 245 Rural Rides, Volume I, William Cobbett, 1940
JL 246 Rural Rides, Volume II, William Cobbett, 1941
JL 247 Without Knowing Mr. Walkley, Edith Oliver, 1943
JL 248 Verses New and Old, John Galsworthy, 1926
JL 249 The Verge of Lakeland, William T. Palmer, 1938
JL 250 The Shell and BP Guide to Britain . Presentation copy at the opening of Billinge Library in 1965
- enclosed: various cuttings from other Shell Guides
JL 251 Thoughts and Prayers for Young Communicants, c 1883 Inscription in front "Given to Isabella Read, 1883"
JL 252 The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame, 1941
JL 253 Wild Wales, George Barrow, annotated
JL 254 A Tour Through England and Wales, Volume I, Daniel Defoe, 1927
JL 255 A Tour Through England and Wales, Volume II, Daniel Defoe, 1928, annotated
JL 256 Tarka the Otter, Henry Williamson, 1939
JL 257 Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson, 1965
JL 258 The Wombles at Work, Elisabeth Beresford, 1975
JL 259 Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Volume I, Peter Roget, 1941
JL 260 Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Volume II, Peter Roget, 1942
JL 261 Teach Yourself Geology, A. Raistrick, 1943
JL 262 Tudor England, S. T. Bindoff, 1950
JL 263 Vanishing Cornwall, Daphne du Maurier, 1972
JL 264 Under T’Hawthorn, Yorkshire Dialect Lyrics, Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, 1946
JL 265 Twentieth Century Psalter, Richard Church, 1943
Box 9: Miscellaneous Items
JL 266 newspaper article, "Vivid Memories of the Hon. Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth", Burnley Express and News, January 24, 1969
JL 267 Handbook of Lancashire Places and Events
JL 268 Christmas card from Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth
JL 269 photograph – "The drive to the main entrance", location unknown
JL 270 Christmas card from Michael, Ruth and Susanna Farrell
JL 271 two printed paintings of Muker by Mireille Cooper
JL 272 handwritten notes about old houses
JL 273 SDP/Liberal Alliance leaflet for the local election on May 7, 1987
JL 274 The Arms of Lady Anne Clifford and her Ancestors and Descendants, as displayed in the Great Hall of Appleby Castle, from "Robert", Christmas 1976
JL 275 Interim report re Fleet Holdings
JL 276 & 277 two cigarette card albums of wild flowers
Tourist Information Books:
JL 278 Cambrian Forests, Foresty Commission Guide, 1959
JL 279 Pendle Forest Walk, Jean Walton
JL 280 Pleasant Walks around Blackburn, and Rambles by the Ribble, the Hodder and the Calder with Observations by the Way
JL 281 The Old Inns and Alehouses of Clitheroe, Arthur Langshaw, 1947, annotated
JL 282 Wordsworth House, The National Trust, 1939
JL 283 Youth Hostels in Lakeland, 1978
JL 284 Whalley and Mitton, Thomas Johnson
JL 285 Gossiping Guide to Clitheroe, Pendle Hill, Sawley Abbey etc. c. 1904 (This book is listed on an earlier inventory, but not found)
JL 286 Whalley, Mitton, Stonyhurst, Ribchester etc. (This book is listed on an earlier inventory, but not found)
JL 287 Lakeland Rambler: Official Yearbook of the Ramblers’ Association, 1957
JL 288 Lakeland Rambler: Official Yearbook of the Ramblers’ Association, 1959
- enclosed: Photograph of Ullswater Steamer
JL 289 The National Trust Handbook, 1987
Guides to Churches and Cathedrals in Great Britain:
JL 290 A History of the Parish of Saint James, Chuch Kirk
JL 291 The Parish Church of Saint James, Gawsworth
JL 292 An Illustrated Guide to St. Mary’s Parish Church, Chipping Norton
JL 293 A Short Guide to Kirkby Stephen Parish Church
JL 294 Gloucester Cathedral
JL 295 Bristol Cathedral
JL 296 Let’s Explore Lichfield Cathedral
JL 297 St. Peter’s Church, Wooton Wawen, 1979
JL 298 Sawley Abbey, A Survey of the Remains, 1951
JL 299 The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Clitheroe
JL 300 The Parish Church of St. Carantoc
JL 301 A Guide to the Priory Church and Saxon Chapel, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire
- enclosed: Now in Box A (folder no. 8) unnamed drawing of a cottage on a postcard
JL 302 Stow-on-the-Wold Parish Church
JL 303 St. Mary and All Saints, Great Budworth
JL 304 Notes on the Church of St. Mylor, 1946
JL 305 The Story of the Parish Church of St. Petroc, Bodmin, 1948, annotated
JL 306 Parish Church of St. Mary, Whitby
JL 307 Bath Abbey
JL 308 Beside the Bright Stream, The Background and History of St. Oswald’s Church Lower Peover, 1973, annotated
JL 309 The Parish Church of St. Michael with St. Paul, Bath
JL 310 Bristol Cathedrals and Churches
JL 311 St. Michael’s, Brough, Restoration Appeal
JL 312 Notes on the Parish Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Chapel-en-le-Frith
JL 313 Norton Priory Press Notice
JL 314 Whalley Abbey, Yesterday and Today - enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 8)
-notes re. the growth of village churches
JL 315 The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland JL 316 The Parish and People of Linton in Craven, 1976
JL 317 The Church at the Ford, The Story of St. Michael’s Church, Shotwick, Cheshire
JL 318 The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Overton
JL 319 History of the Dales Congregational Churches and Academies, 1932
JL 320 Poulton-le-Fylde Parish Church
JL 321 Brook Street Unitarian Chapel, Knutsford
JL 322 The Pictorial History of Durham Cathedral
JL 323 The Pictorial History of Wells Cathedral
JL 324 The Pictorial History of Lincoln Cathedral -enclosed: now in Box A (folder no. 8)
- Menu for Northern Association of Headteachers’ Dinner at the Bridge Hotel, Scunthorpe, 24 October 1969.
JL 325 The Pictorial History of Ripon Cathedral
JL 326 Llandaff Cathedral
JL 327 St. Asaph Cathdral, Eglwys Gadeiriol Llanelwy
JL 328 All Saint’s Church, Brixworth, A Junior Guide
JL 329 Anglesey Abbey, 1980
Miscellaneous Tourist Information:
JL 330 Holker Hall, Cumbria -enclosed: 2 pamphlets about the hall 1 pamphlet about Hawshead Parish Church
JL 331 Chester, annotated
JL 332 and 332a Bristol
JL 333 and 333a Bath
JL 334 Norton Priory, Runcorn Cheshire – 2 pamphlets
JL 335 The Johnson Trail
JL 336 Isle of Man
JL 337 Huntingdon Art Gallery, Cambridgeshire
JL 338 Wycollar Country Park, Lancashire
JL 339 Motoring and Touring Map, south-west Scotland
JL 340 Motoring and Touring Map, central Scotland
JL 341 Dove Cottage, Grasmere
JL 341a Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere
JL 342 Smithills Hall, Bolton, annotated
JL 343 Avebury, Wiltshire
JL 344 Clevedon Court, Avon
JL 345 Clitheroe
JL 346 Bear River, Utah
JL 347 Chester Official Guide - enclosed: Pamphlet re Chester
JL 348 Audley End, Essex
JL 349 Adlington Hall, Cheshire
JL 350 Sizergh Castle, Cumbria - enclosed: drawing and notes re the castle - now in Box A, (folder no. 8)
JL 351 Bramall Hall, Cheshire, annotated
JL 352 Boswell Mausoleum & Museum, Auchinleck, Scotland
JL 353 Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, annotated
JL 354 Heptonstall, Yorkshire
JL 355 Castletown, Isle of Man, annotated
JL 356 Greta Hall, Keswick
JL 357 Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire, annotated
JL 358 Patrick A. Oxenham, Wildlife Artist
JL 359 Wessex
JL 360a and 360b Styal Country Park and Quarry Bank Mill (2 copies)
JL 361 Wirral Country Park, Merseyside
JL 362 Picture: Samuel Crompton’s Birthplace
JL 363 and 363a Roman Army Museum, Carvoran, Northumberland (2 copies)
JL 364 Port Erin and Port St. Mary, Isle of Man
JL 365 Townley Hall, Burnley
JL 366 Lancashire Wakes Magazine, Spring 1973
JL 367 Walking in Central Lancashire
JL 368 Merseyside
JL 369 Buildings of Turton, Lancashire
JL 370 Durham City walk
JL 371 City of Bristol map
JL 372 Killarney, Ireland
JL 373 Appleby Castle, Cumbria
JL 374 Sligo Town, Ireland
JL 375 Cong, Co. Mayo, Ireland
JL 376 North Wales map
JL 377 Cheshire
JL 378 Lymm, Cheshire
JL 379 Coughton Court, Warwickshire
JL 380 Official Guide to Liverpool
JL 381 Lincoln enclosed: Harvest Thanksgiving Service programme, 27 October 1969 newspaper cutting re. Cathedral
JL 382 Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
JL 383 Bolton Castle
JL 384 Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland
JL 385 Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire
JL 386 Cotswold Farm Park
JL 387 Lacock Abbey
JL 388 The Story of Liverpool
JL 389 Arthur Mee’s Manchester
JL 390 Pebbles on Cornwall Beaches
JL 391 Lancashire Wakes, Winter 1972
JL 392 Heraldry at Levens Hall, Cumbria - written in front: "from Robert & Naomi, Christmas 1972"
JL 393 Guide to Birds and Flowers of Silverdale - presented to Jessica by RSPB group - enclosed: pamphlet Birds of Grange Estuary
JL 394 Queen Street Mill, Burnley
JL 395 Durham City Shopping Guide
JL 396 Short Walks in the Burnley Area
JL 397a & 397b Pendle Heritage Centre (2 copies)
JL 398 Townley Hall Exhibition Programme 1987
JL 399 Lichfield
JL 400 Bolton Castle – includes notes in back
JL 401 Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, annotated
JL 402 Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
JL 403 Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
JL 404 Ewloe Castle, Flintshire, annotated
JL 405 County Durham
JL 406 Chirk Castle, Wrexham, annotated
JL 407 Althrop, Northamptonshire
JL 408 Walks around Bristol, annotated
JL 409 Glossop
JL 410 Liverpool Town Hall – inscribed "Gift from Lord Mayor and wife, March 1977"
JL 411 Speke Hall, Merseyside
JL 412 Hall I’th Wood, Bolton, annotated
JL 413 Guide to Turton Tower
JL 414 Architecture in Cheshire
JL 415a & 415b Skipton Castle (2 copies)
JL 416 Hatfield, Hertfordshire
JL 417 Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 1981
JL 418 Gairloch and Lairg, Scotland
JL 419 This is Ours, Geoffrey Young, 1974
JL 420 Yorkshire and the Civil War, Winifred I. Haward, 1976
JL 421 William Wordsworth, Eric Peters
JL 422 Two Years in Rydal Mount and Wordsworth: Poet and Landscape Gardener, Sarah Ouston
JL 423 Caedmon, The Father of English Sacred Poetry
JL 424 Saint John Fisher, Rt. Rev. Mgr. Richard L. Smith - enclosed: letter to Jessica Lofthouse re Martyrs, dated 17 May 1962
signed by H. A. Pearmain – now in Box A (folder no. 8)
JL 425 Roads: The New Way, Harold Nockolds, 1950
JL 426 Cracks from a Cobbler’s Seat, Robert Rowe, 1925
JL 427 Homesteads of the Yorkshire Dales, James Walton, 1947 - enclosed: newspaper article, "For the Lover of the English Countryside" 1953
JL 428 The Diary of John Ward of Clitheroe, Weaver, 1860 – 1864, R. Sharpe France (Ed.), 1953
JL 429 The Journal of the British Trust for Ornithology: Bird Study, J. C. Coulson (Ed.), 1962 - enclosed: bookmark
JL 430 The Story of Furniture, Gordon Russell and Jacques Groag
JL 431 The Pendle Witches, Walter Bennett, 1957
JL 432 The Benedictines, Abbot Bruno Hicks, 1948
JL 433 The Blessed Edmund Arrowsmith, Rev. F. Goldie, 1948
JL 434 Blessed Edmund Campion, C. C. Martindale, 1951
JL 435 Blessed John Southworth, Rev. J. L. Whitfield, 1938
JL 436 The English Martyrs, Rev. John Morris, 1947
JL 437 Ribble Valley Writers’ Anthology, 1986
Box 10. Diaries
JL 438 Composite diary covering 1922 to 1926
JL 439 Pocket Diary 1923
JL 440 Pocket Diary 1926
JL 441 Pocket Diary late 1926 to 1927
JL 442 Pocket Diary September 1927 to 1928
JL 443 Pocket Diary September 1929 to Whit 1934
JL 444 Diary 1934 to 1936
JL 445 Pocket Diary 1936
JL 446 Pocket Diary 1937
JL 447 Pocket Diary 1938
JL 448 Pocket Diary 1939
JL 449 Pocket Diary 1940
JL 450 Pocket Diary 1941
JL 451 Pocket Diary 1942
JL 452 Pocket Diary 1942
JL 453 Pocket Diary 1943
JL 454 Pocket Diary 1944
JL 455 Pocket Diary 1945
JL 456 Pocket Diary 1946
JL 457 Pocket Diary 1947 X 2
JL 458 Pocket Diary 1948
JL 459 Pocket Diary 1949
JL 460 Pocket Diary 1950 X 2
JL 461 Pocket Diary 1951
JL 462 Pocket Diary 1953
JL 463 Pocket Diary 1955
JL 464 Pocket Diary 1956
JL 465 Large Diary 1957 X 2
JL 466 Large Diary 1958
JL 467 Boots Scribbling Diary 1959
JL 468 Boots Scribbling Diary 1960
JL 469 Boots Scribbling Diary 1961
JL 470 Boots Scribbling Diary 1962
JL 471 Boots Scribbling Diary 1963
JL 472 Boots Scribbling Diary 1964
JL 473 Boots Scribbling Diary 1965
JL 474 Boots Scribbling Diary 1966
JL 475 Boots Scribbling Diary 1967
JL 476 Boots Scribbling Diary 1968
JL 477 Boots Scribbling Diary 1969
JL 478 Boots Scribbling Diary 1970
JL 479 Small Pocket Diary 1972
JL 480 Small Pocket Diary 1973
JL 481 Small Pocket Diary 1974
JL 482 Large and Small Diaries 1975 X 2
JL 483 Large and Small Diaries 1976 X 2
JL 484 Pocket Diary 1977
JL 493 Original Manuscript of "Lancashire’s Old Families" Parts I,II and III (in green leather box)
JL 494 Original Manuscript of "North Wales for the Countrygoer" (in green leather box)
JL 496 Original Manuscript for "North Country Folklore" (in green leather box)
JL 497 Miscellaneous items: - (now gathered in 1 folder in Box 11) Handwritten letter to Dr. Sylvanus re his expected visit to Jessica’s sister, whom she said was gravely ill (undated)
Invitation to the wedding of Elizabeth Blakey to Dr. Geoff Sykes in Batley, 29 June 1963
Letter from "Ralph", High Chestnut Hill, Keswick to Jessica and her sister, January 1960
Handwritten election notes for speech to to Billington and Langho Parish Council Candidate details for parish council elections x 2
Handout leaflets entitled "An Appeal from Jessica Lofthouse to the Electors of Billington" x 6
Handwritten report of Billington and Langho Parish Council meeting – undated
Election manifesto by Jessica Lofthouse for Billington and Langho Parish Council
Typed letter by Councillor Jessica Lofthouse to the Clerk of Blackburn Rural District Council re repairs etc in Langho village.
Notice of upcoming meetings for the Association of Parish Councils, October 1964
Billington and Langho Womens’ Institute Programme, 1960
Outline for monthly W. I. Meeting – undated
Letter from secretary of Weeton W. I. confirming arrangements for Jessica Lofthouse’s talk on 20th September 1962
Details for weekend course for Workers’ Educational Association at Holly Royde College, Manchester, 1964
Handwritten notes for a course of lectures on local history for the Workers’ Educational Association, Autumn 1961
Ticket for annual lunch of Business and Professional Womens’ Association n Manchester, February 1964
Newspaper article – Bolton Business and Professional Womens’ Association Annual Dinner (undated)
Invitation to Soroptimist Club of Preston Annual Dinner, 1964
Extract from "Mount Saint Joseph Notes" which mentions a lecture given to the school pupils.
Typed letter from St John’s Church, Hurst Green re church activities during Autumn of 1961
Newspaper article re closure of Blackburn Market, 1964
Newspaper article re a funeral held in Innis Thier, Arran Isles, 1961
JL 498 Newspaper cuttings from "The Blackburn Times," 1948 – 1950 written by Jessica Lofthouse: (now in two folders in box 11)
"There’ll Always Be an England " - 8 articles
"The Human Side of Tramping", 1938 – 3 articles
Local Walks – 19 articles
Local History and Gardening - 4 articles
visit of Hayley Mills, actress, to Lancashir - (now in folder in box 11)
JL 499 Original notes by Jessica Lofthouse for walks towards Pendle Hill.
Newspaper cuttings from "The Lancashire Evening Telegraph" written by
Jessica Lofthouse, describing walks and the history of local villages.
JL 500 Mounted copies of newspaper articles, plus her sketch of the Roeburn and Hindburn areas to north of Clougha Pike (Ward Stone Moor area)
JL 501 Newspaper articles all re local history written by Jessica Lofthouse (probably 1960s) – Marked as duplicate copies
JL 502 Sale Catalogue 15th/16th November 1950 describing the sale of furnishings at Waddington Old Hall.
JL 502a A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne
JL 502b Folder of 3 original drawings by Jessica Lofthouse
Carpenter’s Arms, Lancaster 1950
Downham Church, 1979
Warton, 1981
Box 12. Books by Other Authors
Listed in alphabetical order by title. Items enclosed in books are also listed here.
Where books have been annotated, this is indicated below.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, 1954
The Arts of Mankind, Hendrick Willem van Loon, 1947, annotated
British Regional Geography, The Pennines and Adjacent Areas, D. A. Wray, 1948, annotated
The Building of London, Margaret and Alexander Potter, 1945
Cassell’s Concise Cyclopaedia, William Heaton (Ed.), 1896
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys, 1958
English Churches, R. R. Sellman, 1956
Gems from Herrick, 1925 - includes dedication "From Nell to Jess, Christmas 1925"
A Guide Through the District of Lakes in the North of England, William Wordsworth, 1948, annotated
Handbook of Dates for Students of English History, C. R. Cheney (Ed.), 1945
Hide or Hang, Dr. Winifred I. Haward, 1966 - enclosed: article, "Secret Rooms in Northumberland", Winifred Hodgkiss (incomplete)
- review of "Catholic Recusants of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1558 – 1790", Father Hugh Aveling
Historic Boston in Four Seasons, Samuel Chamberlain, 1938
A History of Everyday Things in England, Marjorie & C. H. B. Quennell, 1937, annotated
The Jackson’s Hole Story, Josephine Fabian, 1972
Little Red Fox, Alison Uttley, 1979
The Lost Prince, Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1977
Mark and Mandy on a Coach Trip, Lornie Leete-Hodge
Martin Magnus, Planet Rover, William F. Temple, 1970
Modern Stories of the Open Air, John Hadfield (Ed.), 1962
The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250 – 1900, Arthur Quiller-Couch, 1923 - received as a School Certificate Prize
Paddington at Large, Michael Bond, 1974
The Shell Country Book, Geoffrey Grigson (Ed.), 1962 - a gift from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
The Shell Gardens Book, Peter Hunt (Ed.), 1964
The Story of China, Tsui Chi - enclosed: China’s Book (leaflet), The British and Foreign Bible Society, 1954
The Story of Music, Geoffrey Brace, 1968
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 1945
Waterways of the World, W. J. Bassett-Lowke and Laurence Dunn
Tourist Information: Books
Border Guide, John Walton (Ed.), 1962, annotated
The Lakes to Tyneside, About Britain Guides, Geoffrey Grigson (Ed.), 1951
North Wales and the Marches, About Britain Guides, Geoffrey Grigson (Ed.), 1951
Penmaenmawr Llanfairfechan, North Wales, annotated
A Prospect of Wales, Kenneth Rowntree and Gwyn Jones, 1948
Wessex, About Britain Guides, Geoffrey Grigson (Ed.), 1951
York, Arthur Mee, annotated
Guides to churches and cathedrals in Great Britain
Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Kirkby Lonsdale, 1972
The Parish Church of St. Mary-the-Virgin, East Bergholt
St. James’ Church, Nayland
Brecon Cathedral, annotated
The Pictorial History of Tewksbury Abbey
The Pictorial History of Oxford
The Pictorial History of Canterbury Cathedral
A Walk Round Guide : The Cathedral Church of Winchester, annotated
The Parish Church of St. Cuthbert, Carlisle, annotated
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bildeston, 1972
Tourist Information: Pamphlets
Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield
Peel Castle, Isle of Man, annotated
The Story of the Isle of Man, Volume 1: The earliest time to 1406, C. W. Airne, 1949 annotated
Lamport Hall , Northampton
The Guild Hall, Lavenham, Suffolk, annotated
Welsh Folk Museum, annotated
History of Bute, Dorothy N. Marshall, annotated
Glossop Clog
Grange-over-Sands, 1974
The English Solway, John Hartley, 1963, annotated
The Ancient and Historic Monuments of the Isle of Man, 1967, annotated
Cumbrian Characters: An Exhibition of Famous People of the Lake District, July 19 – August 25, 1968
The Bronte Parsonage Museum, 1962, annotated
Hexham, A Short History and Guide, Frank Graham, 1977
Lakeland Rambler
York
Pamphlets
Hargreaves Group Magazine, June 1966
Flowers from the Cottage Garden, David MacFadyen, 1985
The Lindisfarne Gospels, A Beginners’ Guide, 1982
Early Celtic Art, 1970
Other Items
- article: "Prehistoric Fortifications", Stuart Piggott
- Christmas card from Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth
- postcard from Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth, 1960
- article: "Beauty from a Needle", Mark Ashton (about a rare collection of embroidery at Gawthorpe Hall)
- itinerary for a trip to Norway
Box 13. Books by Other Authors
Listed in alphabetical order by title. Items enclosed in books are also listed here.
Where books have been annotated, this is indicated below.
The Antiquary: A Magazine devoted to the Study of the Past, Edward Walford, (Ed.) Volume 1, January – June, 1880
Apes and Ivory, Joy Packer, 1953
Birds and Animals of Australia, Ina Watson
Creative Home Decorating, Hazel Kory Rockow and Julius Rockow, 1953
The Englishman’s Home, Val Doone, 1948
Great Short Stories of the World, Barrett H. Clark and Maxim Lieber (Eds.), 1937
Henry Whittaker: A Memoir, 1962 - enclosed: compliment slip from Blackburn Society of Antiquities
The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography, Volume 3 Phi – Sch, c. 1860
Lancashire, In prose and Verse, R. H. Case (Ed.), 1930
Lovely Britain, S. P. B. Mais and Tom Stephenson
Poems of Today, 1923
Poems of Today: an Anthology, 1924
Poems and Plays of Robert Browning, 1844 – 1864, reprinted 1924 Book plate attached: Special Prize for English, Chemistry and Geography,
Blakey Moor Central School
Poetical Works, Matthew Arnold
Routledge’s World Library: Longfellow’s Popular Poems; The Spectator (choice selections);
Poe’s Tales; Gems of Byron, 1886
The Visitor’s Book, Harry Ballam & Roy Lewis (Eds.), 1950
Whalley in 1902, A Coronation Souvenir, S. T. Taylor Taswell, James M. Rawcliffe, & Joseph Halls (Eds.), 1902
Guides to churches and cathedrals in Great Britain
St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, 1979, annotated
A Guide to Coventry Cathedral, 1979
The Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Warwick, 1978
Tourist Information Pamphlets
Longleat House, Patrick J. Feeney
Florence, 1973
The Town Hall, Liverpool
Warwick Castle, 1979
A Young Person’s Introduction to H. M. S. Victory, William Pearce, 1982
Old Aberdeen, Cuthbert Graham and Stewart Todd, 1978
Pamphlets (all gathered in one envelope)
Handbook of England Waterways, Canal Joint Committee
Get to Know: England Waterways, Patrick Thornhill, 1949
Bridgewater Canal and Navigations
Inland Waterways and the River Mersey, 1952
British Waterways
Other items
- sketches of various British and Dutch scenes : now in Box A (folder no.9)
One booklet containing sketches of :
New Holland Farm, Oberstell, Nederlands – on reverse: windmill
A rebuilt 16th Century Farmhouse in Rosendal – on reverse: Hafn street near harbour
A statue in Hattem – on reverse: footpath sign
Heerenveen Canal, July, a very hot day – on reverse: details of visit to local family :-
"Interrupted by the Kramers. Invited me in to see daughter’s paintings, fine traditional paintings
of churns, school books, corner chests, chairs etc. Friesian Folk - very pleasant and smiling
and excited. She makes toys in traditional costume, he turns wooden bowls and cups.
Relatives in Mexico"
Slotten Windmill
Slotten Church – on reverse: ornamental iron braces and good Luck charms on gable end
Heerenveen Canal, July Sunday afternoon – on reverse: unnamed sketch of small boats
One booklet containing sketches of:
Castle ramparts at Clitheroe
Old Street, Grassington
Off Main Street, Grassington – on reverse: detail of tower wall, Kirby Malzeard
Masham Market Place
Masham, a quiet afternoon
Coats of Arms – Pilkington, Chishall, Standish, Norris, Nowell, Parker, Langton and Banastre
One booklet containing sketches of:
West Burton
Clifton Downs, 1984
Clifton Park, Bristol
Zion Hill, Clifton, Bristol – on reverse: St Peter’s Ruins, Castle Park
Zion Hill, Bristol
One booklet containing sketches of:
Greygarth Farm, August 1983
Lile Emily’s Bridge, August 1983 – 3 different views
Various looseleaf sketches: (now in Box A, folder no. 9)
Iron overdoor fanlight decoration at Staphorst
Merchants’ Houses in Arnhem, Gelderland
Old village of thatched farms reconstructed in Westerbrak – on reverse: written note, "
Here Dutch Jews marshalled to be transported to concentration camps"
Arnside Tower – inscribed "Watcher over the Sands"
detail from Assheton Arms
Bolton Fold Farm, Horwich, 1980
Greenhalgh Castle, Garstang, 1972
Hacking Hall
Hodder Foot near Winckley Hall
detail from Hoghton Arms
Lakeland Pass
Linton
Old Langho Church and carvings on pew doors there
Window in Monmouth Castle keep
the Nab Road above Whalley
detail from Pudsay Tomb, Bolton-by-Bowland
the Ribble Banks
Box Pews at Samlesbury
Sandside, May, 1980
Warton Church Rectory
Warton Church from Back Lane
Church in West Tanfield
Whalley Abbey and Whalley Abbey Gate
Whittle Hall, Billington Moor
unnamed moorland farm
unnamed old fireplace in cottage kitchen
prints of hand-drawn illustrations: (Now in Box A, folder No. 10)
old houses, High Ambleside
Bongate Church, Appleby
Arnside Tower – prints of 2 different views
Deeside Farm, Arten Gill
Bowland Farm
Ashton Hall
Church Brow, Old Clitheroe
Clitheroe Castle
Greenhalgh Castle, Garstang – 2 copies of one view, 1 copy of a different view
Grizedale – before the forest
Haworth Main Street
Hazelslack Tower, 1969 – 2 copies
Ingleborough – 3 copies of one view, 2 copies of a different view
Pack Horse Bridge, Langdale
Brookhouse, Lonsdale
Millstone Hill
All Hallows, Mitton
Osbaldeston
St Wilfred’s Church, Ribchester
Castle Terrace, Richmond
Cornforth Postern, Richmond
Salwick Mill
Selside, Craven
Settle Marketplace
Warton Church and Old Rectory, 1980 – 2 copies
Worston Hall
preliminary sketch of people in Piccadilly Gardens
details of rood screen in unnamed church
Crown Hotel in unnamed village
preliminary sketch of decorations in Stavanger Church
- book of hand-drawn illustrations for Rediscovery of the North, March – October, 1938
- book of sketches of Cornwall, Cheltenham and Gloucester – includes several loose copies
- Miscellaneous newspaper articles re Jessica Lofthouse's life, gathered by Alan Duckworth of Blackburn
Community History Library in preparation for an entry into a publication about famous Lancashire people.
(contains a copy of J. L’s birth certificate and some notes on her family history.)
- proof copies of Off to the Lakes and Three Rivers
Miscellaneous items now in Box B:
- centenary issue of the Blackburn Times, 1855 – 1955
- copy of manuscript for the Blackburn Centenary Pageant of 1951 written by Jessica Lofthouse
- final typed scripts for the Centenary Pageant
- typed list of costumes needed for the Centenary Pageant
- newspaper article, "Colourful Scenes from Blackburn’s Historical Pageant " Blackburn Times 9 November, 1951
- Discover the Valleys and Villages of Lancashire, pamphlets printed by the English Tourist Board x 3 copies
Box 14. Jessica Lofthouse’s Books
Listed in alphabetical order by title. Items enclosed in books are also listed here.
Most of the books have been signed by Jessica and where books have been annotated by her, this is indicated below.
Borders of the North West, proof copy, 1979
- enclosed: hand-drawn map of North-East of England
- typed notes on the Clifton Moor Skirmish, 1745
The Curious Traveller: Lancaster to Lakeland, proof copy, annotated
The Curious Traveller through Lakeland, proof copy, 1954, annotated
- enclosed: newpaper article, "D’ye ken John Peel", J. H. B. Peel
- newspaper article, "The Right of Motorists to Use the Mountain Passes", 1976
- review of The Curious Traveller: Lancaster to Lakeland, Yorkshire Post, August 1956
- newspaper article, "Power line must go underground, says Minister"
- newspaper article on Ambleside’s new one-way system
- newspaper article, "High dam must be raised – Inspector"
Happy Wanderer Round About Clitheroe
Lancashire Countrygoer, proof copy, 1961 annotated
- enclosed: article, "Eve versus Adam", Dorothy Jacob
- Access Areas in the Forest of Bowland (pamphlet) - handwrittten notes
Lancashire Countrygoer, 1974 - enclosed:handwritten notes on the murder of Anne Walne in 1863 - typed article on Anne Walne’s murder
Lancashire’s Fair Face, 1952
A Lancashire Journey (pamphlet), 1976 (x18 copies)
Lancashire Landscape, proof copy, 1951, annotated and photograph of Jessica attached
Lancashire Landscape, 1951
Lancashire’s Old Families, proof copy, 1972, annotated - enclosed: hand-drawn coats of arms
(Starkie, Shuttleworth, Towneley, Butler, Tyldesley and Whittaker)
- newspaper photograph of the inauguration of P. W. Botha as State President of South Africa
- newspaper article, "Bishop Officiates at a Wedding"
- handwritten notes about Speke Hall
- receipt for purchase of grave, dated 19 July 1983
- newspaper article, "Drama course short of pupils"
- newspaper article, "City’s Tribute to Lord Clitheroe"
- letter to newspaper editor, "Castle Building Celebration 100 years out"
- newspaper article, "John just can’t stand snobbery"
- newspaper article, "History in Stone: the last remnant of our ancient manors"
- newspaper article, "Pilgrimage to Tyldesley"
- miscellaneous handwritten notes
Lancashire Villages, 1973 -enclosed: newspaper article, "Changing life in the northern villages",
Blackburn Times, 23 November, year unknown
- letter of appreciation for Lancashire Villages, from Dorothy Downham, 12 November 1973
Lancashire Westmorland Highway, proof copy, 1953, annotated
North Wales for the Countrygoer, proof copy, 1970
North Wales for the Countrygoer, 1976
Off to the Dales, 1950, annotated
-enclosed: review of Three Rivers, Times Literary Supplement, 5 October 1946
- promotional material for Off to the Dales, Off to the Lakes and Three Rivers
- small photograph of Jessica Lofthouse
- short article on youth hostels in Yorkshire
Portrait of Lancashire, proof copy, 1967, annotated
- enclosed: miscellaneous handwritten notes
Portrait of Lancashire, 1967
Portrait of Lancashire, 1977
Portrait of Lancashire, 1980 (x 2)
The Rediscovery of the North, proof copy, annotated
- enclosed: newspaper article about excavations at Hollinshead Hall
The Rediscovery of the North, (x 2)
- enclosed: map of the Lake District
- two typed sheet about Yorkshire
Three Rivers, proof copy, 1946
- enclosed: handwritten notes - "Duplicate copy sent for indexing 1945"
West Pennine Highway, proof copy, 1854, annotated
Where Shall We Go Today? A Footpath Guide, attached – photograph of Jessica
Books by Other Authors
An Atlas of Tudor England and Wales, E. G. R. Taylor, 1951
Companion to Tweed, George Burnett, 1938
The Face of North-West Yorkshire, Arthur Raistrick and John L. Illingworth, 1949
Pendle Forest Walk, Jean Walton
The Rash Adventurer, Winifred Duke, 1952
A Ring has no End, Thomas Armstrong, 1958
Tourist Information Pamphlet
Guide to Appleby
Other Items
Typescript of Borders of the North-West
Miscellaneous items now in Box C:
Prints of sketches of miscellaneous scenes
Originals of sketches of miscellaneous scenes
1 envelope containing 2 small hand-written notebooks:
- "School Local History" with maps relating to local places and their history
- "Ordnance Survey" with hand-drawn local maps
Photograph negative block labelled "Mrs George Hindle"
Large Box with miscellaneous items now sorted:
The following have been put into Box D:
Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society – photocopy of index to 1851 census for western Blackburn
Photocopy of excerpts from Bits of Old Blackburn by J. G. Shaw and William Hulme, 1889
19th century print: Ennerdale Water from How Hall, Cumberland (artist not named)
Miscellaneous photographs and prints of old buildings in Lancashire
Photograph of footballer, R. Crompton
Photograph of footballer, W. Towneley
Newsletter from Three Owls Nature Reserve, Rochdale, 1999
Family History Bookshop list of publications, Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, 2000
7 colour slides of the royal visit to Blackburn, July 1968
Box D, folder no. 1
Sketches by Jessica – some originals, some prints:
Several mainly Lancashire scenes
4 sketches of scenes in Norway
1 sketch of Dubrovnik
3 sketches of scenes in Australia with typed itinerary for a visit to Australia
Box D, folder no. 2
Sketches and prints of scenes in Yorkshire and the North East Coast
Box D, folder no. 3
Several sketches, mainly of Lancashire and the Lake District
Box D, folder no. 4
Sketches of scenes in Wales
Box 15. Miscellaneous notes and sketches
A Coastal Voyage to North Norway, Unforgettable Miles, 1969:
- one large folder with sketches of people and places, itinerary, diary entries and letters from Jessica’s visit to Norway
Hand-written notes now in 1 envelope:
- "My Lakeland books have made me most of my friends", with list of names
- Notes on old Scottish families
- Preliminary notes for book about the Scottish Borders
- The Wonderful Walker, H. E. Young, 1927
Group of miscellaneous hand-written or typed notes now in 1 envelope:
- Draft copy recalling early visits to Wales
- Notes from a visit to Tyrol
- Notes retracing the Jacobite route over Shap in 1745
- Notes possibly for a fictional book
- Notes on the history of families in the South Lakes
- Notes re the Middletons of Leighton Hall
Group of notes, mainly historical themes, now in 1 envelope:
- Notes re old Lancashire families including Shuttleworth, Towneley, Peel etc.
- Account books from Gawthorpe Hall form 1599
- Hand-written notes re Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
- Hand-written notes re Elizabethan history
- Unsorted notes which were probably, for books which were to be published later
- List of the tradespeople in Slaidburn in 1821
- Hand-written chart of Jessica’s family tree
One folder with Blackburn Times articles written by Jessica and published between 1944 – 1948
One envelope with many sketches on scenes in Lancashire and the Lakes
One envelope with sketches mainly of Lancashire scenes
One envelope with sketches of Lake District scenes
One envelope with sketches of Welsh locations
One envelope with sketches and prints of Yorkshire scenes and Cheshire locations
One envelope with typescripts and printed articles about the Lake District, Yorkshire and Cumbria
One envelope with extensive diary notes of Jessica’s long-distance walks, 1940s
One envelope with miscellaneous hand-written and typed notes of various topics, probably in preparation for publication
One envelope containing:
- Typescripts, notes and articles about the North of England
- Handwritten notebook about Heraldry
- Miscellaneous postcards
- Photograph of Jessica in America, June 1982
- Photographs of Yorkshire waterfalls
- Water colour sketch of the White Lion Ginnel, Clitheroe
Box 16. Miscellaneous Items
One folder labelled "Articles 1948 – 1953" containing :
Newspaper articles written by Jessica
One box containing:
- Postcards sent to her sister, Anne from Europe
- Photographs of local scenes taken by Jessica
- Brochure entitled "The Gay Nineties Mansion – An Antique Dolls House at Leighton Hall"
One envelope containing:
Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings from the Blackburn Times, 1938
One envelope containing:
- Book labelled "Walking in Wartime" January to June 1941 with newspaper articles
- Book labelled "Mostly Lakes and Dales" 1940 – 1941 with newspaper articles
One folder labelled
"There’ll Always Be an England 1940 – 1941" with newspaper articles
One folder entitled
"The Forest of Bowland" 1942
One folder entitled
"Rediscovery ot the North" 1938 with newspaper articles
One folder containing:
- "The Charm of the Countryside" 1938 with newspaper articles
- Newspaper articles with photographs of the Blackburn area during wartime
One folder containing
Newspaper articles, Oct 1838 – April 1939
One photograph labelled
"My 1st class of boys – Anfield Road Middle School, Liverpool"
One photograph labelled
"Sunday School Outing to Ingleton from Clitheroe (St James or St Mary’s)" possibly from 1890’s
Two watercolours by Jessica:
- Back of Ben Bulben
- Semmerwater
Photographs and notes about her Lofthouse families
Notebooks written by her sister, Anne detailing some of her childhood memories
Postcards of places visited
Brochure from Speke Hall Liverpool, annotated
Booklet: - "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson – copy by Phoebe Rennell, Calligrapher, 1912
Booklet: - "The History of Cawthorne’s Endowed School at Abbeystead over Wyresdale"
Booklet: - "Feizor Austwick and Clapham" by Frederic Riley, 1941, copy signed by the author
Miscellaneous booklets about places in Lancashire
Miscellaneous newspaper articles, unlabelled
One large folder containing
Newspaper cuttings of stories written by Jessica between the ages of 11 and 15 years
One large folder of
Miscellaneous articles cut out from magazines, several topics
One folder of cuttings
Mainly from "The Dalesman" magazine
One envelope containing
- Letter written by Jessica to the publisher of "Curious Traveller through Lakeland" with suggested amendments to the text
- Letter from Francis W. Skeat (Master Glass Painter) thanking Jessica for the help she provided about a window in Hubberholme Church
- Pamphlet about Rufford Old Hall, annotated and with extra notes enclosed
- Pamphlet from Skipton Castle, annotated
- Miscellaneous articles cut from magazines, mainly about Ripon, Knaresborough & Ripley.
Two notebooks containing
- Cuttings of reviews of newspaper articles written by Jessica dated 1938 – 1951 and 1951 – 1956
One book
- "Countrygoer in the Dales" by Jessica with notes in the back about Lady Anne Clifford, continued in another notebook attached
One large hardback book
"Old Cheshire Churches", Raymond Richards, 1947, revised 1973 copy presented to Jessica by the author, 1976
One large hardback book
"Goodloe Genealogy", Paul Miller Goodloe II, 1982 with details of
Goodloe / Giddlow / Gidlow families from 1593 and relating to Gidlow Hall, near Aspull Wigan.
George Gidlow left England in 1655 for Virginia, and the rest of the lines relate to American
Descendants. Copy presented to Jessica by the author 1982.
Box 17. Miscellaneous Items
One envelope:
- Letters sent to Jessica re the publication of some of her books
- Letters of appreciation received by Jessica from people who had read her books.
One folder:
- Several pieces of correspondence between Jessica and Dorothy Whipple, 1943 - 1945
One large envelope:
- Letters from Robert Hale Publishers re details of books due to be published
- Transcript of an interview with Vernon Noble for the BBC series "Northern Bookshelf" 1946
- Letter from the editor of The Blackburn Times warning of the cancellation of Jessica’s
weekly column due to escalating costs. (annotated "after 18 yrs 1938 – 1956")
One envelope:
- Exercise book handwritten by Jessica "The Story of my Life" October 1925 – November 1926
- Spiral notebook entitled "Castles – Castle Buildings and Abbey Founders" with handwritten notes
on various castles and abbeys in Lancashire and Yorkshire and with details on the lineage of local families.
One envelope:
- Original typescript of book "Seven Saturdays – Adventures Around Cumber End" 1947
with sketches for the book. A letter from Robert Hale Publishers asking for some
pre-publication alterations to the script.
One envelope:
- Pen and ink sketches of architectural features of churches, halls, buildings, bridges etc.
One envelope:
- Personal letters from friends and acquaintances
One envelope:
- Original sketches of scenes in Lancashire and Cumbria
One envelope:
- Sketches and watercolours of scenes in the north of England
One envelope:
- Sketches of scenes in Cumbria
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches mainly of Bowland
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches and watercolours of Lancashire, Cumbria and Dentdale areas
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches of Yorkshire Dales scenes
One envelope:
- Notes on lineage of local families
- News cuttings with reviews of some of her books
One spiral notebook
- Sites in Wales
One envelope:
- Handwritten diaries of school visit to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, 1924
One folder:
- Spiral notebook with notes and sketches of visit to Northumberland, 1963
- Spiral notebook with notes re Cumbrian villages
- Sketches from a visit to Pembrokeshire
One folder:
- Miscellaneous sketches, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Lake District and Wales
One envelope:
- Sketches, mainly Northumberland and Yorkshire
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches of buildings in Lancashire area
One folder:
- Unlabelled sketches, (possibly for one of her books?)
One envelope:
- Preparatory sketches for book about The Peak District, Derbyshire
One envelope:
- Various sketches of Wales, Tewkesbury and Cirencester, Ross-on-Wye area, Shropshire and Haverfordwest
- Diary and notes from a visit to Mid and South Wales
- Notes for a book about Wales and Shropshire
One folder:
- Detailed plan of St. Mary’s Church, Whalley hand-drawn by Jessica
One folder:
- Printed lithographs of unnamed scenes
One envelope:
- Various sketches of northern England and North Wales
Three folders:
- Various sketches and watercolours
Books on open shelf adjacent to boxes
All printed by Robert Hale, some signed by author, some having been on loan to library members:
Borders of the North-West, 1980
Countrygoers North, 1976 x 2; 1972
Curious Traveller Lancaster to Lakeland, 1956; 1981 x 3
Lancashire Countrygoers, 1962 x 2
Lancashire’s Fair Face, 1952
Lancashire Landscape, 1951
Lancashire’s Old Families, 1972 x 2
Lancashire Westmorland Highway, 1953 x 2
North Country Folklore, 1976
Off to the Dales, 1950
Portrait of Lancashire, 1967 x 2; 1973; 1977 x 2
West Pennine Highway, 1954
Three Rivers, 1948 There are several photographs attached to pages:
"Anne, lane Talbot Bridge to Waddington"
"Myself at Stainforth Foss"
"Anne at Sabden Dean, Pendle"
"Myself and Vox at Bashall Hall"
"Myself on Heather Fells"
unlabelled: Jessica in a garden
Published by the Blackburn Times:
The Rediscovery of the North x 2
Booklet: Where Shall We Go Today? - Rambles Ribblesdale to Rivington
Booklet: The Happy Wanderer – Round About Clitheroe x 2
Booklet: Waddow and Five Miles Around, 1950
Published by Photo Precision Ltd:
Booklet: Lancashire Journey, 1976 x 3
With thanks to Joyce and Bob Calder
Published January 2025
