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Box 14. Jessica Lofthouse’s Books

Listed in alphabetical order by title. Items enclosed in books are also listed here.
Most of the books have been signed by Jessica and where books have been annotated by her, this is indicated below.

                                               Borders of the North West, proof copy, 1979
                                     - enclosed: hand-drawn map of North-East of England
- typed notes on the Clifton Moor Skirmish, 1745
                                               The Curious Traveller: Lancaster to Lakeland, proof copy, annotated
                                               The Curious Traveller through Lakeland, proof copy, 1954, annotated  
- enclosed: newpaper article, "D’ye ken John Peel", J. H. B. Peel
                                     - newspaper article, "The Right of Motorists to Use the Mountain Passes", 1976
                                     - review of The Curious Traveller: Lancaster to Lakeland, Yorkshire Post, August 1956
                                     - newspaper article, "Power line must go underground, says Minister"
                                     - newspaper article on Ambleside’s new one-way system
                                     - newspaper article, "High dam must be raised – Inspector"
                                               Happy Wanderer Round About Clitheroe
                                                Lancashire Countrygoer, proof copy, 1961 annotated
                                     - enclosed: article, "Eve versus Adam", Dorothy Jacob
                                     - Access Areas in the Forest of Bowland (pamphlet) - handwrittten notes
​                                               Lancashire Countrygoer, 1974 - enclosed:handwritten notes on the murder of Anne Walne in 1863 - typed article on Anne Walne’s murder
                                               Lancashire’s Fair Face, 1952
                                               A Lancashire Journey (pamphlet), 1976 (x18 copies)
                                               Lancashire Landscape, proof copy, 1951, annotated and photograph of Jessica attached
                                               Lancashire Landscape, 1951
                                               Lancashire’s Old Families, proof copy, 1972, annotated ​- enclosed: hand-drawn coats of arms
                                               (Starkie, Shuttleworth, Towneley, Butler, Tyldesley and Whittaker)
- newspaper photograph of the inauguration of P. W. Botha as State President of South Africa
                                      - newspaper article, "Bishop Officiates at a Wedding"
- handwritten notes about Speke Hall
- receipt for purchase of grave, dated 19 July 1983
- newspaper article, "Drama course short of pupils"
                                      - newspaper article, "City’s Tribute to Lord Clitheroe"
- letter to newspaper editor, "Castle Building Celebration 100 years out"
- newspaper article, "John just can’t stand snobbery"
- newspaper article, "History in Stone: the last remnant of our ancient manors"
                                      - newspaper article, "Pilgrimage to Tyldesley"
                                      - miscellaneous handwritten notes
                                                Lancashire Villages, 1973 -enclosed: newspaper article, "Changing life in the northern villages",
Blackburn Times, 23 November, year unknown
- letter of appreciation for Lancashire Villages, from Dorothy Downham, 12 November 1973
                                                Lancashire Westmorland Highway, proof copy, 1953, annotated
                                                North Wales for the Countrygoer, proof copy, 1970
                                                North Wales for the Countrygoer, 1976
                                                Off to the Dales, 1950, annotated
-enclosed: review of Three Rivers, Times Literary Supplement, 5 October 1946
                                       - promotional material for Off to the Dales, Off to the Lakes and Three Rivers
                                       - small photograph of Jessica Lofthouse
- short article on youth hostels in Yorkshire
                                                 Portrait of Lancashire, proof copy, 1967, annotated
                                       - enclosed: miscellaneous handwritten notes
                                                 Portrait of Lancashire, 1967
                                                 Portrait of Lancashire, 1977
                                                 Portrait of Lancashire, 1980 (x 2)
                                                 The Rediscovery of the North, proof copy, annotated
- enclosed: newspaper article about excavations at Hollinshead Hall
                                                 The Rediscovery of the North, (x 2)
- enclosed: map of the Lake District
- two typed sheet about Yorkshire
                                                 Three Rivers, proof copy, 1946
                                       - enclosed: handwritten notes  - "Duplicate copy sent for indexing 1945"
                                                 West Pennine Highway, proof copy, 1854, annotated
                                                 Where Shall We Go Today? A Footpath Guide, attached – photograph of Jessica

Books by Other Authors

                                                  An Atlas of Tudor England and Wales, E. G. R. Taylor, 1951
                                                  Companion to Tweed, George Burnett, 1938
                                                  The Face of North-West Yorkshire, Arthur Raistrick and John L. Illingworth, 1949
                                                  Pendle Forest Walk, Jean Walton
                                                  The Rash Adventurer, Winifred Duke, 1952
                                                  A Ring has no End, Thomas Armstrong, 1958

Tourist Information Pamphlet

                                                  Guide to Appleby

Other Items

                                                  Typescript of Borders of the North-West

Miscellaneous items now in Box C:

                                                  Prints of sketches of miscellaneous scenes
                                                  Originals of sketches of miscellaneous scenes
                                                  1 envelope containing 2 small hand-written notebooks:
                                        - "School Local History" with maps relating to local places and their history
- "Ordnance Survey" with hand-drawn local maps
                                                   Photograph negative block labelled "Mrs George Hindle"​

Large Box with miscellaneous items now sorted:

The following have been put into Box D:

                                                      Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society – photocopy of index to 1851 census for western Blackburn
                                                      Photocopy of excerpts from Bits of Old Blackburn by J. G. Shaw and William Hulme, 1889
                                                      19th century print: Ennerdale Water from How Hall, Cumberland (artist not named)
                                                      Miscellaneous photographs and prints of old buildings in Lancashire
                                                      Photograph of footballer, R. Crompton
                                                      Photograph of footballer, W. Towneley
                                                      Newsletter from Three Owls Nature Reserve, Rochdale, 1999
                                                      Family History Bookshop list of publications, Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, 2000
                                                      7 colour slides of the royal visit to Blackburn, July 1968

Box D, folder no. 1

                                                      Sketches by Jessica – some originals, some prints:
                                                      Several mainly Lancashire scenes
                                                      4 sketches of scenes in Norway
                                                      1 sketch of Dubrovnik
                                                      3 sketches of scenes in Australia with typed itinerary for a visit to Australia

Box D, folder no. 2
                                                      Sketches and prints of scenes in Yorkshire and the North East Coast

Box D, folder no. 3
                                                      Several sketches, mainly of Lancashire and the Lake District

Box D, folder no. 4
                                                      Sketches of scenes in Wales

​Box 15.  Miscellaneous notes and sketches

                                                      A Coastal Voyage to North Norway, Unforgettable Miles, 1969:
- one large folder with sketches of people and places, itinerary, diary entries and letters from Jessica’s visit to Norway
Hand-written notes now in 1 envelope:
- "My Lakeland books have made me most of my friends", with list of names
                                           -  Notes on old Scottish families
                                           -  Preliminary notes for book about the Scottish Borders
-  The Wonderful Walker, H. E. Young, 1927
Group of miscellaneous hand-written or typed notes now in 1 envelope:
                                           -  Draft copy recalling early visits to Wales
-  Notes from a visit to Tyrol
                                           -  Notes retracing the Jacobite route over Shap in 1745
                                           -  Notes possibly for a fictional book
                                           -  Notes on the history of families in the South Lakes
-  Notes re the Middletons of Leighton Hall
Group of notes, mainly historical themes, now in 1 envelope:
-  Notes re old Lancashire families including Shuttleworth, Towneley, Peel etc.
                                           -  Account books from Gawthorpe Hall form 1599
                                           -  Hand-written notes re Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
-  Hand-written notes re Elizabethan history
                                           -  Unsorted notes which were probably,  for books which were to be published later
                                           -  List of the tradespeople in Slaidburn in 1821
-  Hand-written chart of Jessica’s family tree
One folder with Blackburn Times articles written by Jessica and published between 1944 – 1948
                                                      One envelope with many sketches on scenes in Lancashire and the Lakes
                                                      One envelope with sketches mainly of Lancashire scenes
                                                      One envelope with sketches of Lake District scenes
                                                      One envelope with sketches of Welsh locations
                                                      One envelope with sketches and prints of Yorkshire scenes and Cheshire locations
                                                      One envelope with typescripts and printed articles about the Lake District, Yorkshire and Cumbria
                                                      One envelope with extensive diary notes of Jessica’s long-distance walks, 1940s
                                                      One envelope with miscellaneous hand-written and typed notes of various topics, probably in preparation for publication
One envelope containing:
-  Ty​pescripts, notes and articles about the North of England
                                           -  Handwritten notebook about Heraldry
-  Miscellaneous postcards
                                           -  Photograph of Jessica in America,  June 1982
-  Photographs of Yorkshire waterfalls
-  Water colour sketch of the White Lion Ginnel, Clitheroe

Box 16. Miscellaneous Items

One folder labelled "Articles 1948 – 1953"  containing :
                                                        ​Newspaper articles written by Jessica
One box containing:
                                              - Postcards sent to her sister, Anne from Europe
                                              - Photographs of local scenes taken by Jessica
- Brochure entitled "The Gay Nineties Mansion – An Antique Dolls House at Leighton Hall"
One envelope containing: 
                                                         Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings from the Blackburn Times, 1938
One envelope containing:
- Book labelled "Walking in Wartime" January to June 1941 with newspaper articles
                                                - Book labelled "Mostly Lakes and Dales" 1940 – 1941 with newspaper articles
One folder labelled                       
                                                          "There’ll Always Be an England 1940 – 1941" with newspaper articles
One folder entitled 
                                                          "The Forest of Bowland" 1942
One folder entitled 
                                                           ​"Rediscovery ot the North" 1938 with newspaper articles
One folder containing:
- "The Charm of the Countryside" 1938 with newspaper articles
-  Newspaper articles with photographs of the Blackburn area during wartime
One folder containing
                                                            Newspaper articles, Oct 1838 – April 1939
One photograph labelled
                                                             "My 1st class of boys – Anfield Road Middle School, Liverpool"
One photograph labelled
                                                             "Sunday School Outing to Ingleton from Clitheroe (St James or St Mary’s)" possibly from 1890’s
Two watercolours by Jessica:
- Back of Ben Bulben     
- Semmerwater
​                                                           
                                                             Photographs and notes about her Lofthouse families
                                                             Notebooks written by her sister, Anne detailing some of her childhood memories
                                                             Postcards of places visited
                                                             Brochure from Speke Hall Liverpool, annotated
                                                             Booklet:  - "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson – copy by Phoebe Rennell, Calligrapher, 1912
                                                             Booklet:  - "The History of Cawthorne’s Endowed School at Abbeystead over Wyresdale"
                                                             Booklet:  - "Feizor Austwick and Clapham" by Frederic Riley, 1941, copy signed by the author
                                                             Miscellaneous booklets about places in Lancashire
                                                             Miscellaneous newspaper articles, unlabelled
One large folder containing
                                                             Newspaper cuttings of stories written by Jessica between the ages of 11 and 15 years
One large folder of
                                                             Miscellaneous articles cut out from magazines, several topics
One folder of cuttings
                                                             Mainly from "The Dalesman" magazine
One envelope containing 
- Letter written by Jessica to the publisher of "Curious Traveller through Lakeland" with suggested amendments to the text
- Letter from Francis W. Skeat (Master Glass Painter) thanking Jessica for the help she provided about a window in Hubberholme Church
- Pamphlet about Rufford Old Hall, annotated and with extra notes enclosed
- Pamphlet from Skipton Castle, annotated
- Miscellaneous articles cut from magazines, mainly about Ripon, Knaresborough & Ripley.
Two notebooks containing
- Cuttings of reviews of newspaper articles written by Jessica dated 1938 – 1951 and 1951 – 1956
One book
- "Countrygoer in the Dales" by Jessica with notes in the back about Lady Anne Clifford, continued in another notebook attached
One large hardback book
                                                              "Old Cheshire Churches", Raymond Richards, 1947, revised 1973 copy presented to Jessica by the author, 1976
One large hardback book 
                                                              "Goodloe Genealogy", Paul Miller Goodloe II, 1982 with details of
Goodloe / Giddlow / Gidlow families from 1593 and relating to Gidlow Hall, near Aspull Wigan.
                                                       George Gidlow left England in 1655 for Virginia, and the rest of the lines relate to American
 D​escendants. Copy presented to Jessica by the author 1982.

Box 17. Miscellaneous Items
One envelope:
- Letters sent to Jessica re the publication of some of her books
- Letters of appreciation received by Jessica from people who had read her books.
One folder:
- Several pieces of correspondence between Jessica and Dorothy Whipple, 1943 - 1945
One large envelope:
                                                      - Letters from Robert Hale Publishers re details of books due to be published
                                                      - Transcript of an interview with Vernon Noble for the BBC series "Northern Bookshelf" 1946
                                                      - Letter from the editor of The Blackburn Times warning of the cancellation of Jessica’s
                                                        weekly column due to escalating costs. (annotated "after 18 yrs  1938 – 1956")
One envelope:
                                                      - Exercise book handwritten by Jessica "The Story of my Life" October 1925 – November 1926
- Spiral notebook entitled "Castles – Castle Buildings and Abbey Founders" with handwritten notes      
                                                                on various castles and abbeys in Lancashire and Yorkshire and with details on the lineage of local families.
One envelope:
- Original typescript of book "Seven Saturdays – Adventures Around Cumber End" 1947
                                                        with sketches for the book.  A letter from Robert Hale Publishers asking for some
                                                        pre-publication alterations to the script.
One envelope:
- Pen and ink sketches of architectural features of churches, halls, buildings, bridges etc.
One envelope:
- Personal letters from friends and acquaintances
One envelope:
- Original sketches of scenes in Lancashire and Cumbria
One envelope:
- Sketches and watercolours of scenes in the north of England
One envelope:
- Sketches of scenes in Cumbria
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches mainly of Bowland
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches and watercolours of Lancashire, Cumbria and Dentdale areas
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches of Yorkshire Dales scenes
One envelope:
- Notes on lineage of local families
- News cuttings with reviews of some of her books
One spiral notebook 
                ​                                               - Sites in Wales
One envelope:
- Handwritten diaries of school visit to the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, 1924
One folder:
- Spiral notebook with notes and sketches of visit to Northumberland, 1963
                                                       - Spiral notebook with notes re Cumbrian villages
- Sketches from a visit to Pembrokeshire
One folder:
- Miscellaneous sketches, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Lake District and Wales
One envelope:
- Sketches, mainly Northumberland and Yorkshire
One envelope:
- Miscellaneous sketches of buildings in Lancashire area
One folder:
  - Unlabelled sketches, (possibly for one of her books?)
One envelope:
                                                       - Preparatory sketches for book about The Peak District, Derbyshire
One envelope:
- Various sketches of Wales, Tewkesbury and Cirencester, Ross-on-Wye area, Shropshire and Haverfordwest
- Diary and notes from a visit to Mid and South Wales
- Notes for a book about Wales and Shropshire
One folder:
                                                       - Detailed plan of St. Mary’s Church, Whalley hand-drawn by Jessica
One folder:
- Printed lithographs of unnamed scenes
One envelope:
                                                       - Various sketches of northern England and North Wales
Three folders:
- Various sketches and watercolours

Books on open shelf adjacent to boxes

All printed by Robert Hale, some signed by author, some having been on loan to library members:
                                                                  Borders of the North-West, 1980
                                                                  Countrygoers North, 1976 x 2; 1972
                                                                  Curious Traveller Lancaster to Lakeland, 1956; 1981 x 3
                                                                  Lancashire Countrygoers, 1962 x 2
                                                                  Lancashire’s Fair Face, 1952
                                                                  Lancashire Landscape, 1951
                                                                  Lancashire’s Old Families, 1972 x 2
                                                                  Lancashire Westmorland Highway, 1953 x 2
                                                                  North Country Folklore, 1976
                                                                  Off to the Dales, 1950
                                                                  Portrait of Lancashire, 1967 x 2; 1973; 1977 x 2
                                                                  West Pennine Highway, 1954
                                                                  Three Rivers, 1948 There are several photographs attached to pages:
​"Anne, lane Talbot Bridge to Waddington"
"Myself at Stainforth Foss"
"Anne at Sabden Dean, Pendle"
"Myself and Vox at Bashall Hall"
"Myself on Heather Fells"
unlabelled: Jessica in a garden
Published by the Blackburn Times:
​                                                                   The Rediscovery of the North x 2
                                                                   Booklet: Where Shall We Go Today? - Rambles Ribblesdale to Rivington
                                                                   Booklet: The Happy Wanderer – Round About Clitheroe x 2
                                                                   Booklet: Waddow and Five Miles Around, 1950
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                                                                   B​ooklet: Lancashire Journey, 1976 x 3

With thanks to Joyce and Bob Calder
Published January 2025

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