10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILLYCOCK»
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billycock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
billycock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Five Go to
Billycock Hill
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Famous Five 16: Five Go To
Billycock Hill
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In a separate matter, although I can't cite the actual case, Billycock gained control
of the water carried by the Bowker drain. Taking these matters together, he now
controlled the essential water supply to Coates Mill. I have no direct evidence for
...
Billycock was heavily supported by the bank and I suspect that they wouldn't be
very receptive to overtures from the cousins for finance to modernise because of
Billycock's status with them. All this became academic by 1860 when, following a
...
5
General
Billycock's Pigs
This is a new release of the original 1961 edition.
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Enid Blyton's Five Go to
Billycock Hill
This adventure takes the five on a rescue mission to the dangerous tunnels of Billycock Caves.
It's ironic that after William's death in 1830 Billycock, who was from the Earby
branch, moves into Barlick and seems to have wanted to eliminate the
competition of his cousins the Bracewell Brothers at Old Coates Mill when this
same mill was ...
This formidable looking lady is Elizabeth Bracewell, widow of William Metcalfe
Bracewell the son of Billycock who died suddenly in 1880. Elizabeth went to
Billycock and asked to be paid out for her share of the business but was put off
with a ...
The Slaters come into the story later, the man we are interested in at the moment
is William Bracewell of Newfield Edge, commonly known as 'Billycock' because of
his customary headgear a hard bowler hat. Born in 1813 in Earby he set up a ...
billycock. (bowler). hat. “It. was raining very fast”, one of the labourers said, “and
they did not appear willing to go out. He was hugging and kissing her, and as he
seemed a respectably dressed man, we were rather astonished at the way he ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILLYCOCK»
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billycock is used in the context of the following news items.
Nostalgia: Unique photos of Churchtown's historic pub
Sutton was of course, undoubtedly, the most prestigious of ex-licensees, dressed in his black velvet coat and soft billycock hat, knee breaches ... «Southport Visiter, Jun 15»
Popular Ribble Valley pub forced to stop serving food
The Three Fishes in Great Mitton asked its customers to get in contact to rebook at The Clog and Billycock in Blackburn or The Bull at ... «Lancashire Telegraph, May 15»
Wings of desire: how butterflies have captivated artists
... Five Go to Billycock Hill: her depiction of two myopic butterfly-lovers is slyly homophobic. Marren, a keen naturalist, understands such sinister ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Walk: Witton Country Park
The modest hill behind the Clog and Billycock is one of the best viewpoints in Lancashire. Little wonder then that the Wainwright Society which ... «Lancaster Today, Mar 15»
Ian set to help the Oak grow again
“We have also brought the old chef back and a former sous chef from the Clog and Billycock and we are using a local butcher and other local ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Dec 14»
Celebrity chef teams up with Blackburn students to launch new …
... who can work one day a week at Northcote at Blackburn Rovers, The Three Fishes in Mitton and The Clog and Billycock in Blackburn. «Lancashire Telegraph, Dec 14»
From the archive: Desmond MacCarthy's diary “August the Fourth …
... the far and quiet west, in a shining-clean, empty residential street, an old eager, one-eyed vendor of papers with a Union Jack in his billycock. «New Statesman, Aug 14»
Were you ever a Famous Five?
Whether they are on Kirrin Island or in a caravan, or camping on Billycock Hill, there's always splendid picnics under sunny blue skies, washed ... «Times of Malta, Jun 14»
Ribble Valley Inns moves into Cheshire with fifth pub
The Nag's Head's refurbishment will follow renovations of two existing Ribble Valley Inns - The Three Fishes and The Clog and Billycock last ... «BigHospitality.co.uk, Jan 14»
Ribble Valley Inns acquires first Cheshire pub
Existing sites the Three Fishes in Whalley and the Clog and Billycock in Pleasington, both in Lancashire, have already been refurbished. «MorningAdvertiser.co.uk, Jan 14»
