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CHAPTER VII.—RAMSBOTTOM (INDUSTRIAL).
Local Board-Its Chairmen-The cotton industry-Its origin
-Inventive genius-Arkwright, Wyatt, Kay, Hargreaves,
Crompton, Cartwright Calico Printing - The Peels and
Grants "The old ground" works-Plan - Water Street-
Crowtrees Farm Boundaries - Wardrobe and Coffin - St
Paul's Church-The Vicars-Rev. W. H. Corbould - Old Toll
House - Peel Bridge - Patmos Chapel - Callender Yard-
Water-wheel "Pin-roller Nook ''-Topwood - Barwoodlee
Crofters' wages - Festivities - Earliest Sunday-schools – Old
ground buildings - Dungeon Row - Ailsa Thorrocks Her
dressed cats - Cricket-ground - Cawdaw Mill-The name
Orchard Mill-Houses in “old ground" times-Chapel Field-
Carr Bank-Foot o'th' Rake Pane-Old Dun Horse-Grant
Lodge flower-garden - Wesleyan Chapel - New Jerusalem -
Rev. S. Pilkington-The only well-Bridge Street Brook-John
Gray's Lodge-Baptist Chapel-Rev. R. Maden-An old track
-Catholic Chapel-Rev. B. G. De Mullewie-New Primitive
Methodist Chapel--The Square-Its form and dimensions-
The genesis of the Square in 'Nicholas Nickleby' - Charles
Grant and his horse "Wellington"-The architect of the
Square A memorable demonstration-Four Grants at the
head-Grand banquet in a field-Bullock and sheep roasted—
A storm-Alarming mishap-Charles Grant digs through the
débris-Rescue-Charles in another character-John appears
on the scene- An exciting chase-Death of Charles-A drastic
chastisement- A melting march to justice-The equipment of
the Square works-Testimony of Samuel Parkes—The Grants'
managers-Messrs Hepburn-The Chatterton riot-The elder
Cheeryble reads the Riot Act-Three riotous periods—Chartists
-Great demonstration-Cap of liberty-Noah's dove-Pikes
-Sam Bamford - Snatches in the vernacular-Owd Bassett
the bellman-Robert Peel and Nellie Yates--A new industry
-Stubbins Vale and Church-Industrial leaders and employers
in Ramsbottom to present time-Cotton, Woollen, Engineer-
ing, Engraving, Chemical, Stone, Co-operation, &c.-Brooks-

Interesting explanation - Unique relation of Dundee Church
to the Presbytery of Lancashire-Relation of the Cheeryble,
William Grant, to the Congregation and Sabbath-schools-
The vine and the palm-Rev. Grant Brown-The family record
-The maid of the manse-Interesting duties -Birth of Princess
Victoria-Dr Thomas Chalmers at Dundee Chapel-His visit
to the Cheeryble Brothers-A Miniature of Daniel Grant by
Dr Chalmers-Stocks House, Cheetham-J. Crossley, F.S.A.,
Harrison Ainsworth, and Charles Dickens--Did Dickens and
the Cheerybles ever meet?—Dr Chalmers and the Cheerybles
at Stockport-Great service for Sunday-schools-The Orchestra
-Humour and electric eloquence of the great divine-Robert
Dalglish, the future M.P. for Glasgow-Letter of Dr Chalmers.
SECTION II. (1830-1869)-Ministry of the Rev. Dr MacLean-

Elders, William Grant and others - Sacred wish of the Grants'

parents - Honoured by building St Andrew's Church

Picturesque Situation-Hymn sung at the laying of the founda-

tion stone-Procession-The Cheerybles-Free-Masons, &c.

'Manchester Guardian' Report - Opening of St Andrew's

Church-Minute of thanks by the Presbytery-The government

of the church-Office-bearers-Forcible seizure of St Andrew's

Church-Scene at the church-“ Blunt wedges rive hard knots"

-Meeting at Old Dundee Chapel-Resolutions—Death of Dr

MacLean-Funeral sermon -The Bishop of Manchester – Re-

ception of the church - Death of William Grant, the younger

-"Consecration" of the church-Correspondence-Interview

with the bishop-His offer declined-Claim for restitution,

SECTION III.-Dundee property and the Grants' estate-
Building of new St Andrew's Church-Cost-Debt removed-
Forcible seizure of Old Dundee property-Protracted litiga-
tion-Remarkable discovery of deeds-Another tell-tale leaf
-Congregational Union Secretary-Strange doings-Intimi-
dation-Assize trial before Mr Justice A. L. Smith-His
Lordship's judgment - Notes - Restoration of property

Counterfeit Minute-book - Detection - Ejectments - St And-
rew's (Dundee) congregation-Choir-Personal reminiscences

-Joseph Strong-Medallist of Highland Society-Mrs Gray-

Rescues of drowning children,

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