
@HorwichFirst That’s great. Well done to all concerned. #DefinedLancashire 😀🌹
06/03/2021 12:32am
ANSWERS TO “A LANCASHIRE MISCELLANY QUIZ”
ANSWERS TO “A LANCASHIRE MISCELLANY QUIZ”
The Lancastrian Magazine, Autumn 2020
Laurel Comedian born in Ulverston in 1890
Anderson Leading fast bowler born in Burnley in 1982
Newton With Ridley, brewery associated with the Rovers Return
Cavern Club where The Beatles played nearly 300 times
Arkwright Preston architect of modern factory system, born 1732
Sykes Born 1923, in Oldham. Writer for Goon Show
Hargreaves Inventor of the Spinning Jenny, born in Oswaldtwistle
Inman “I’m free” Comedy actor born in Preston in 1935
Robinson Female Journalist & TV Presenter, born Crosby in 1944
Eccles Cakes named after the town where they were first sold
McGough Liverpool Poet, writer and broadcaster
Irwell River from Deerplay Moor to the Mersey at Irlam
Stonyhurst Roman Catholic independent school
Cox Professor born in Oldham in 1968
Evans Entertainer, TV and Radio host, born Warrington in 1996
Lever Castle in Rivington built by Lord Leverhulme
Lytham Coastal resort with windmill
Astley Magnificent Elizabethan house in Chorley
Nelson The town formerly known as Marsden
Yarrow River which feeds reservoirs at Rivington & Anglezarke