A lodge on Buckley Lane had been built upon and the lane itself had been straightened as it passed between the Bleachworks & the water works.
For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
In 1830 Esther, the daughter of John & Esther Travis married John Consterdine, yeoman of Prestwich at St Mary's church.
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012).
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House.
Thorpes premises later became Wardleworths (famous for its Turkey Red dyes) and then turned into the Waterdale Bleachworks. Pinterest.
Travis Stone from 1787
stonework
Mary Entwistle, weaver, with 2 daughters living in a cottage
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, [you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
WWII shelter
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). Whitster A whitster, or whitner, removed the impurities such as seeds shell and waxes from cloth by dipping and stirring the cloth in large containers of alkali, a mix of potash and lime ((bowking). Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates. Issachar Thorpe had Dams Head Lodge built to supply his bleach works and dashwheels with water. Bleachworks
Travis slab dated 1821 [St Mary D Section]
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front. A lodge on Buckley Lane had been built upon and the lane itself had been straightened as it passed between the Bleachworks & the water works.
The redirection of the stream allowed for it (along with streams from Butterstile and Hilton Lane) to also supply the pond in Drinkwater Park, which had been dammed and in turn may have supplied the Tudor water mill, believed to be located along the banks of the Irwell at Drinkwater.
In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children.
During the pandemic they evolved the business to provide essential goods and yummy takeaway to their loyal customer base and now they are back open they are busier than ever. By 1871 James Buckley (born 1846) and now master bleacher was head of the household, living with his wife, 2 sisters, 1 cousin, and 2 servants. These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012).
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Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates. You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works. John Buckley, a bleacher of Prestwich was appointed in 1856 to the grand jury of the Salford Assizes, and in 1859 he donated towards the foundation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps, headed up by the Earl of Wilton.
A lodge on Buckley Lane had been built upon and the lane itself had been straightened as it passed between the Bleachworks & the water works. By the 1939 census young James had become Company Director living at Prestwich Clough house, with the Grimshaw's still at the cafe. WWII Sites of Prestwich
The property you are viewing is located at Prestwich Clough Farm, Clough Lane, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3JD. Bleachworks Ruins
By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood. [In 1871 an Edward Buckley, a bleacher dyer and finisher lived at Beech Wood House on Bury New Road - near Sedgley Mount]
1. 1891
1861
By 1891 James was living with his wife and 3 children. He also had 2 servants and a coachman.
By 1891 James was living with his wife and 3 children. John Buckley, a bleacher of Prestwich was appointed in 1856 to the grand jury of the Salford Assizes, and in 1859 he donated towards the foundation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps, headed up by the Earl of Wilton.
The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex.
Prestwich Wood was now occupied by Rev Nathaniel Milne.
Buckleys was just one of three or four bleach and dye works in Prestwich in the 19th century. The 1901 census then refers to Prestwich Clough house as being occupied by Thomas Grimshaw, a caterer, but shows it as a refreshment/coffee house so is clearly the Clough Tea Rooms further up the Clough. Thorpe, the WhitsterA whitster called Issachar Thorpe was another local person to step up to bleaching on an industrial scale in his bleach works at the bottom of Prestwich Clough in about 1772.
By 1881, James was listed as employing 103 hands, and now had 4 children.
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. These fields sat in a sheltered area below a U shaped bank to the east that went up toward Wellbank and Diggle Fold/Prestwich Hills This had been carved out by the Irwell when it had a more meandering nature.
1953
[There was a Joseph born 1843 listed in Prestwich Asylum in the 1871 census]
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front. was freshly cooked. Culvert remains
He also had 2 servants and a coachman.
1871
By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood. Prestwich Clough House Ruins
However James Buckley is present at "Prestwich Clough" living with his wife and employing his son James as clerk at the bleachworks. Mary Entwistle, weaver, with 2 daughters living in a cottage
The gravestone of the John Travis mentioned in 1850 above, lies not far away, having been cut & reused into the pathway near the tower John and his son John, both died in 1824.
Once bleached, the cloth could then be dyed, but first would be laid out, or hung up on tenter frames (secured with tenter hooks) to dry in communal or private bleaching crofts. Prior to its taming, the stream would have followed its general direction Westwards down past the dyeworks and the water treatment plant which was constructed in the late 19th century, and on into the river Irwell. Prestwich Clough Day is a FREE Annual Event held from 12pm 5pmin St Marys Flower Park and outside The Church Inn, Church Lane. WWII Sites of Prestwich
However James Buckley is present at "Prestwich Clough" living with his wife and employing his son James as clerk at the bleachworks. These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). The route from Prestwich Wood to Prestwich Clough was Clough Lane
Bleachworks Ruins
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He also had 2 servants and a coachman.
collapsed storage tanks
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates. [There was a Joseph born 1843 listed in Prestwich Asylum in the 1871 census]
1950s
This photo shows the works looking down towards Waterdale, with a large shed (circled) now added on the right just before the stream, and a row of the original works buildings, that were shown on the 1845 map, along the left hand side of the track.
Though St Mary's baptismal registers record Whitsters back to 1678. Bleachworks
John Travis died:1675
The Prestwich Archaeological group investigated the site of Prestwich Clough house, and the water feature was found to have included some carved stonework which, although out of context, is thought to be of medieval period, and possibly from older stages of St Mary's Church. Manual drainage channels are suggested in the field pattern to the South of the bleachworks that can be seen on the maps, this would have allowed for the fields to be used for the drying of the bleached cloth.
By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood. The Consterdine family were a long standing family of both Prestwich and Blackley
Alfred Leak tenant farmer, with family of 8
John, aged 57, was a widow, living with his 4 children (Mary, Anne, Edmund and Hannah) and Mary Shawcross, his niece, with 2 servants to help them out. stonework
Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
[you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
However James Buckley is present at "Prestwich Clough" living with his wife and employing his son James as clerk at the bleachworks. In 1830 Esther, the daughter of John & Esther Travis married John Consterdine, yeoman of Prestwich at St Mary's church. This practice led to names that live on today, such as Whittaker.As chemical replacements for natural substances (such as urine) were discovered the Whitsters became Bleachers, and machinery was introduce to the industry.
Prestwich Wood was now occupied by Rev Nathaniel Milne. He also had 2 servants and a coachman. In the distance (click to enlarge) photo you can make out the curved edge of the third lodge.
[There was a Joseph born 1843 listed in Prestwich Asylum in the 1871 census]
Travis Stone from 1787
There has also been some management of the stream as it enters the works with a water channel (leet) constructed to the North of the stream (circled - still visible today).
John, aged 57, was a widow, living with his 4 children (Mary, Anne, Edmund and Hannah) and Mary Shawcross, his niece, with 2 servants to help them out.
Travis slab dated 1821 [St Mary D Section]
1953
stonework
Although the rest of their work regarding buildings and infrastructure was reported to have been a bit hap-hazard.
Family Vault
Countess Wilton
His son Oswald Milne, in 1847 sold Prestwich Wood and 59 acres of land to allow the construction of what became Prestwich Hospital. Bleachworks
Thomas Grimshaw, a finisher, living with his wife
A thriving caf bar at the heart of Prestwich community.
He also had 2 servants and a coachman.
[as well as two dye works in Prestwich Clough and Waterdale, there were also works established in Spring Vale adjacent to Hilton Lane and at Kersal Moorside,on the Singleton Brook in the George Street area of Sedgley]
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). [you can also make out the WWII shelter with blast wall along the footpath to the south - still standing today]
A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family.
We finally see the Buckley family present in the census of 1861, with John (born Cheshire, 1803), listed as a cotton manufacturer and bleacher. Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House.
It's been suggest that it was a shelter for a barrage balloon crew, protecting the factories from enemy bombers, or an ammo store for an AA gun. John appears to have been baptised in Chadderton in 1733/4.
Buckleys works
John Buckley, a bleacher of Prestwich was appointed in 1856 to the grand jury of the Salford Assizes, and in 1859 he donated towards the foundation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps, headed up by the Earl of Wilton.
By 1845 the Prestwich Clough Dye Works was owned by Richard Travis, great grandson of John & Esther of Prestwich Wood. 1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
They went straight to work as the summer of that year had been a drought, with no rains for 16 weeks, the lodges of the Parish had dried up, they re-opened recently closed wells, and employed water carts to travel the tracks through Prestwich, delivering water to rate payers. A few miles outside Manchester City Centre, Prestwich, the unassuming town you pass through on the way to Bury, is fast becoming one of the most desirable places to be in Manchester. It also shows how the garden area of Prestwich Clough house stretched over the covered stream, giving the water feature you see in the photo of the house (top of page). Although the rest of their work regarding buildings and infrastructure was reported to have been a bit hap-hazard. Prestwich Clough Farm . 1871
[as well as two dye works in Prestwich Clough and Waterdale, there were also works established in Spring Vale adjacent to Hilton Lane and at Kersal Moorside,on the Singleton Brook in the George Street area of Sedgley]
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There has also been some management of the stream as it enters the works with a water channel (leet) constructed to the North of the stream (circled - still visible today). Bleachworks
[In 1871 an Edward Buckley, a bleacher dyer and finisher lived at Beech Wood House on Bury New Road - near.
The Buckley family vault shows Ada died in 1927 aged 79 and James (son of John) died in 1943 aged 97.
Don't store immediately with a retailer. Bleachworks
Last year we tried something new and had a Folk Concert on the Saturday night called Clough Day Does Folk and we are hoping to repeat it this year, so another event to add to your calendar.
It also shows how the garden area of Prestwich Clough house stretched over the covered stream, giving the water feature you see in the photo of the house (top of page). collapsed storage tanks
From the 1845 map we can see that Prestwich Clough house was set back from the bleachworks, and had a garden with a pond to to the front. Richard Rayner, Farmer of 63 acres,employing 4 labourers, with a family of 6.
Travis Stone from 1787
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, 1953
Buckleys was just one of three or four bleach and dye works in Prestwich in the 19th century. 1950s
John and his wife Ester, lived at Prestwich Wood. Bleachworks
Family Vault
John had also committed his efforts to the locality of Prestwich, and was listed as one of the 12 members of the first board of Guardians in 1867.
1861
John Travis died:1788, but the stone dates from 1779.
So shop in-store and collect Clubcard points today. In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children. Prestwich Clough (referred to locally as "The Clough") is a 24.12 acre [1] Site of Biological Importance situated in Prestwich and is bound by Church Lane to the north, Bury New Road to the east, St. Ann's Road to the south and Buckley Lane to the west.
In the1841 census, shows Richard and two of his sisters, living next door to the Church Inn on Church Lane. In the1841 census, shows Richard and two of his sisters, living next door to the Church Inn on Church Lane.
By 1881, James was listed as employing 103 hands, and now had 4 children.
1891
By the 1939 census young James had become Company Director living at Prestwich Clough house, with the Grimshaw's still at the cafe.
In 1900, John's daughter, May, married Arthur Seal Blackwell M.D. Prestwich Clough House Ruins
For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
These earthworks are regionally significant to the understanding of early industry, however have been damaged by recent flood repair works(2012). Bleachworks
The Prestwich Archaeological group investigated the site of Prestwich Clough house, and the water feature was found to have included some carved stonework which, although out of context, is thought to be of medieval period, and possibly from older stages of St Mary's Church.
Richard Rayner, Farmer of 63 acres,employing 4 labourers, with a family of 6.
Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth. of Kensington Mansions London, the ceremony taking place at ST Mary's, she died two years later in 1910 aged 32, with her abode listed as Monaco. WWII shelter
By 1881, James was listed as employing 103 hands, and now had 4 children. Culvert remains
Although the rest of their work regarding buildings and infrastructure was reported to have been a bit hap-hazard.
Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth. Benjamin Blackley, book keeper, living with his wife. Buckleys works
Culvert remains
We finally see the Buckley family present in the census of 1861, with John (born Cheshire, 1803), listed as a cotton manufacturer and bleacher.
Most of the culvert has been dismantled/washed away and the down-stream section is littered with brick and stone work as a result. The entrance to the culvert (circled) was capped by 3 circular stones which can still be found discarded nearby.
Florence (b:1872), James (b:1875), May (b:1878), and his cousin Mary Shawcross (b:1825) was still living with the family. Other features to spot on the North side of the stream are the retaining walls that made up some of the the water reservoirs used by the works and the feeder channel that captured water from the stream into the reservoirs. Cafe North 586 reviews Closed Now Cafe - Menu 3.9 mi Manchester "The Huevos Rancheros Rock" 1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
John Travis died:1675
collapsed storage tanks
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front.
John Travis was listed as church warden in 1770 (this is likely John from Prestwich Wood) and a second John appointed in 1816 ( his grandson), and then the role was adopted by Richard appointed in 1823 & 1832 - presenting Rev Lyon with a silver salver upon the 50th year of his incumbency.John Travis was also a member of the committee responsible for the detection and prosecution of felons and receivers of stolen goods in the local area.
Most of the culvert has been dismantled/washed away and the down-stream section is littered with brick and stone work as a result. This photo looks back up the clough from the dye works, you can make out the shadow of the shed on the left, and a brick wall to the right which would have blocked off access to the rear of Prestwich Clough house.
By 1891 James was living with his wife and 3 children. 1950 - ridge up towards Wellbank in the background
A further stone dates from 1787, and seems to belong to another branch of the family descended from John & Esther Travis of Prestwich Wood. In the distance (click to enlarge) photo you can make out the curved edge of the third lodge. Manchester, Greater Manchester. Back on track in 1911, the census lists James (aged 65) Bleacher Of Cotton And Linen Goods, with his wife Ada, and sister in law. 5 bed semi-detached house for sale in Glebelands Road, Prestwich M25 - Zoopla 475,000 See how much I could borrow 5 bed semi-detached house for sale Glebelands Road, Prestwich M25 5 beds 1 bath 3 receptions Tenure: Leasehold Time remaining on lease: 914 years Service charge: Not available Council tax band: D Ground rent: Not available Bleachworks
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1950s
Though St Mary's baptismal registers record Whitsters back to 1678.
Next to the broken slab from 1779 is a further Travis plot, recording Richard's son, also Richard, along with the children of Richard's other son, John.
Thomas Grimshaw, a finisher, living with his wife
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Florence (b:1872), James (b:1875), May (b:1878), and his cousin Mary Shawcross (b:1825) was still living with the family. The redirection of the stream allowed for it (along with streams from Butterstile and Hilton Lane) to also supply the pond in Drinkwater Park, which had been dammed and in turn may have supplied the Tudor water mill, believed to be located along the banks of the Irwell at Drinkwater. Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Z5mrBxboQJtMMUiz5
Buckleys works
Prestwich Clough House Ruins
In the distance (click to enlarge) photo you can make out the curved edge of the third lodge. However the family vault shows that in 1873 they lost a son Edward, aged just 2 days. (with no reference to Prestwich Clough house)
James retired from the local board of governors in 1894. The Buckley family vault shows Ada died in 1927 aged 79 and James (son of John) died in 1943 aged 97.
For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
Bleachworks
John Travis slab (dates from 1824)
collapsed storage tanks
Along the path South of the ruins you can still find a WWII shelter with blast wall to the front. In 1876 John was summoned for charges of employing young children.
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Of Clough House itself a curve cellar wall and garden steps remain visible amongst piles of bricks and slates.
Mary Entwistle, weaver, with 2 daughters living in a cottage
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A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family.
John and his wife Ester, lived at Prestwich Wood.
In 1866, John complained about the state of the path coming down from Ramsbottom Row (at Green Gate) serving the dye works. The redirection of the stream allowed for it (along with streams from Butterstile and Hilton Lane) to also supply the pond in Drinkwater Park, which had been dammed and in turn may have supplied the Tudor water mill, believed to be located along the banks of the Irwell at Drinkwater. Most of the culvert has been dismantled/washed away and the down-stream section is littered with brick and stone work as a result. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select.
Back on track in 1911, the census lists James (aged 65) Bleacher Of Cotton And Linen Goods, with his wife Ada, and sister in law. Prestwich Wood was now occupied by Rev Nathaniel Milne.
In 1900, John's daughter, May, married Arthur Seal Blackwell M.D. Culvert under Bury New road - similar to what would have existed at the Buckley works
Bleachworks Ruins
The above stone uncovered by volunteers in 2021, records John, his wife Esther, and their son Richard.
A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family. Benjamin Blackley, book keeper, living with his wife. A lodge on Buckley Lane had been built upon and the lane itself had been straightened as it passed between the Bleachworks & the water works. The census of 1851 lists the following families as resident in Prestwich Clough:
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Prior to its taming, the stream would have followed its general direction Westwards down past the dyeworks and the water treatment plant which was constructed in the late 19th century, and on into the river Irwell. Other features to spot on the North side of the stream are the retaining walls that made up some of the the water reservoirs used by the works and the feeder channel that captured water from the stream into the reservoirs. Bleachworks
of Kensington Mansions London, the ceremony taking place at ST Mary's, she died two years later in 1910 aged 32, with her abode listed as Monaco. A whitster called Issachar Thorpe was another local person to step up to bleaching on an industrial scale in his bleach works at the bottom of Prestwich Clough in about 1772. The Prestwich Archaeological group investigated the site of Prestwich Clough house, and the water feature was found to have included some carved stonework which, although out of context, is thought to be of medieval period, and possibly from older stages of St Mary's Church. 1. Thorpes premises later became Wardleworths (famous for its Turkey Red dyes) and then turned into the Waterdale Bleachworks. Not far from the entrance at Buckley Lane, various brick structures, cobbled paths and gateposts remain today, mostly hidden in the trees and undergrowth.
The Consterdine family were a long standing family of both Prestwich and Blackley
A lodge on Buckley Lane had been built upon and the lane itself had been straightened as it passed between the Bleachworks & the water works.
For more WW2 sites around Prestwich see this map
Watch this video exploration of the ruins of Buckleys, and Prestwich Clough House, The Bleachworks and Prestwich Clough House fell into disuse in the 1930's, but some buildings survived as a paint works into the 1950-60s. Prestwich Clough House Ruins
Cafe and toilet facilities at the beginning and end of walk. The area was used as a landfill tip in the 20th century so bears little resemblance today. Thorpe, the WhitsterA whitster called Issachar Thorpe was another local person to step up to bleaching on an industrial scale in his bleach works at the bottom of Prestwich Clough in about 1772. There has also been some management of the stream as it enters the works with a water channel (leet) constructed to the North of the stream (circled - still visible today). In 1858, John Buckley rode in the ninth coach of the cortege for the funeral of Mary Margaret Egerton (nee Stanley) Countess of Wilton, who had died of typhoid fever. In 1900, John's daughter, May, married Arthur Seal Blackwell M.D.
WWII shelter
27 days ago. Richard Rayner, Farmer of 63 acres,employing 4 labourers, with a family of 6. This embankment was flattened and deposited on the right hand side of the path during drainage work after the floods in 2012.
In 1900, John's daughter, May, married Arthur Seal Blackwell M.D. A section of curved brickwork which made up the culvert that the stream passed through, still remains along the base of the stream as it passes under todays path. Prestwich is home to one of the nation's best chip shops, officially, with Chips @ No.
[as well as two dye works in Prestwich Clough and Waterdale, there were also works established in Spring Vale adjacent to Hilton Lane and at Kersal Moorside,on the Singleton Brook in the George Street area of Sedgley]
Bleachworks Ruins
stonework
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of Kensington Mansions London, the ceremony taking place at ST Mary's, she died two years later in 1910 aged 32, with her abode listed as Monaco. [In 1871 an Edward Buckley, a bleacher dyer and finisher lived at Beech Wood House on Bury New Road - near Sedgley Mount]
The area was used as a landfill tip in the 20th century so bears little resemblance today. Your email address will not be published. The house was bounded off and reached from the West by a path, footbridge and ford, the banks of the boundary can be seen in the woodland today.A further path from the East lead up towards Wellbank. Bleachworks Ruins
You can explore the ruined foundations and cobbled pathways of the Buckley Bleach & Dye works.
Buckleys works
Real photograph. WWII shelter
The map of 1915 shows some of the lodges up towards the Hospital annex were no longer in use. Florence (b:1872), James (b:1875), May (b:1878), and his cousin Mary Shawcross (b:1825) was still living with the family. John Buckley, a bleacher of Prestwich was appointed in 1856 to the grand jury of the Salford Assizes, and in 1859 he donated towards the foundation of a Volunteer Rifle Corps, headed up by the Earl of Wilton.
Show location on Google Maps. The map of 1891 shows how the bleachworks had expanded with additional lodges in the small clough running down from The Hospital Annex.
stonework
It also shows how the garden area of Prestwich Clough house stretched over the covered stream, giving the water feature you see in the photo of the house (top of page). They went straight to work as the summer of that year had been a drought, with no rains for 16 weeks, the lodges of the Parish had dried up, they re-opened recently closed wells, and employed water carts to travel the tracks through Prestwich, delivering water to rate payers. A much older gravestone, shows a John Travis, who died 1675, unfortunately it gives no clues of other family relatives, as the rest of the stone lists the Bowker family.
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