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The paintings shown
here are taken from a master painting by Ephraim Forrester of Ta Top
Farm, Goodshaw, and was one of a series of paintings done by the
artist to raise funds for St Mary & All Saints Church, Goodshaw and
are reproduced here by kind permission of Ike Philipson of Laneside
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The
area known as Greenfold:
Approximately a quarter of a mile
along Goodshaw Lane from Crawshawbooth, and directly behind
Crawshawbooth Primary School is Folly Farm.
Behind Folly Farm
on the right of the lane, and going east is a cart track which leads
to the site of the old Hawthorne Mill. Past the old mill there is a
narrow valley across which was placed a dam to create Greenfold
Reservoir. When the reservoir was built in early 1860s the water
authorities acquired all the farms which would cause drainoff in to
the water course. These farms are, starting at the north west corner
and along the north side: Greenfold Farm, Lower Edge, Higher Edge,
Nodlock, Granny House, Peter Barn and then coming back along the
south side: Higher Hugh Edge, Lower Hugh Edge and Nocliffe Eaves.
After the reservoir was drained and the dam removed in the 1980s the
land was returned to pastureland.
The coal mine which
was between Hugh Edge and Nodlock was Swinshaw Colliery which worked
the same coal seam as Gambleside Colliery and operated from
approximately 1800 until 1936. It was owned by George Hargreaves &
Co as was Gambleside Mine.
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