MYSTERY OBJECTS

[PanBiker]

A Well or a Charnel House?

[Gloria]

A Well or a Charnel House?

My first thought was a well, but couldn't think why there would be a top like that on it.

[Wendyf]

Dammit, a trick question to get me to admit I'm hanging around!
It's a Holy Well and very local to both Barlick and Earby. The top is formed from a millstone.

[plaques]

Wendy has it, The well at St Mary's church Thornton. Some while ago Wendy told me about some carved heads near the doorway to the church. I went over and found all sorts of inscriptions rebuilt into the walls. At the time I'm sure Wendy mentioned someone doing some research into the church.

[Stanley]

Yup, she certainly did have it right..... (I wasn't trying to be tempting!)
See if this one tempts anyone.



What's going on here?

[Gloria]

Are they some sort of divining rods?

[Stanley]

Bugger!!!! You've done it again! Blown me out of the water. Yes yes yes they are all types of divining rod used in dowsing.
Now give us the next object!

[Gloria]

Where is this, and what can you tell me about it.

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[Big Kev]

It looks very familiar, it's not in Euxton near Chorley is it?

Cancel that suggestion, I thought it was Buckshaw Hall but it's not

[Gloria]

Not a million miles away though Kev.

[Stanley]

Don't know but somewhere near Ormskirk from the skip!

[Gloria]

Stanley, you are a tad too far south.

[plaques]

Following Kev. with his Chorley , Bank Hall, Bretherton, Chorley. They've been doing it up for some time.

[Gloria]

Spot on Plaques, it is Bank Hall, a beautiful building, well worth a visit or reading up about.
https://www.bankhall.org

[Stanley]

A scene from my youth, where and what is it?

[Gloria]

Mow Cop it's just been on Celebrity 5 Go Barging.

[Stanley]

I'm not doing so well am I. Must have a bit of a think.



What's going on here?

[Stanley]

A deathly hush......... No ideas?

[Gloria]

No idea, all I can see is a big stone being dragged around. The wood looks like it takes some stick at the bottom. Just observations.

[chinatyke]

Attrition of stone/minerals to make pigments?

[Stanley]

Ah, well observed Gloria and yes China you are almost there but not pigments, think pottery industry.....

[Gloria]

Are bones put in with the stones and ground up to use in pottery making?

[Stanley]

You've got it Gloria, well done. It's in Shirley's Bone mill at Etruria there's a kiln and bones were calcined in there and then ground in the mills by the arms pushing the bones round in water and reducing them to slurry, the 'bone' in bone china. Some flints were done in the same way and many of the bones were imported, there are some elephant bones that they kept for souvenirs, there are also stories about human bones from churchyards finding their way to the mill as well!
See THIS for a description of the mill.
Next for shaving?

[Gloria]

Very interesting.

[Stanley]

Can you tell me what it is and where it is?