RED ROSES
"York was white, Lancaster red" Linda asked, why is the red rose of Lancashire red? Not a simple question really because like so many...
Why a Red Rose ?
Message Details: From: Linda Dickinson Why is the Lancashire rose red ? What does it symbolise ?
Why is Northern Ireland a part of the United Kingdom....
Why is Northern Ireland a part of the United Kingdom ... ...Click for full reply
Bait or Bate - Update
Bate (my preferred spelling) will be found in any of the glossaries found in Shakespeare's works as meaning simply 'food.. click for more
Northern Ireland
Why is Northern Ireland a part of the United Kingdom
Dan Irving project
Dear Roger Nice to hear from you as always and I hope you are still smiling as always during ‘coronacation’. Regarding Dr Smalley’s...
Dan Irving Research
Subject: Dan Irving Message: I have read that Dr Smalley has completed his research about Dan Irving. Has it been published? If so, where...
Answer: Bait or Lunch Box !
Dear Alice The interest in language and Lancashire expressions in particular seems to have caught everyone’s imagination at present. To...
Decline of British Cotton
Thanks to John Morrison UCLAN for his reply to Sean Spenser's question. The decline of Britain’s cotton industry. The peak prosperity of...
Bait Box or Lunch Box ?
Dear Peter, I have recently come across a rather odd and funny expression. My friend who is from Burnley keeps referring to his lunch box...
