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The Rush Cart
"The rush cart presented a most primitive appearance being curiously
interlaced with rushes tightly pressed and worked together and forming at
the sides imitation pillars. The whole work took three days to execute by Mr
Geo. Cheetham, assisted by J. Whitaker, E.I. Lewis, Peter Ratcliffe and
Joseph Cheetham. It was then mounted on on a newly-painted cart, drawn by
four fine grey horses, belonging to and kindly lent for the occasion by
Messrs. J. Simpson and T. Brasendale. Messrs. Fairclough, Tuck and Morgan
headed the procession in a trap from the Bull's Head, followed by the
Volunteer Brass Band and succeeded by the rush cart" |
