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Continuation and Additions to the History of Bradford, and Its Parish
Continuation and Additions to the History of Bradford and Its Parish Author:John James General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1866 Original Publisher: Longmans Subjects: Bradford (England) Bradford (West Yorkshire, England) History / General History / Europe / Great Britain Travel / Europe / General Travel / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the origi... more »nal. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: ANTE-NORMAN PERIOD. Since the first issue of the History of Bradford, few British, Roman, or Saxon remains in addition to those described in the preceding pages, have been discovered in the parish, and most likely for the reason previously adduced, that the district cannot boast of many. The hand of Time may, however, reveal more of them to a succeeding generation. The additional discoveries are the following : -- On the moors of Stanbury there is a heap of rocks called Oakenden Stones, standing on high ground. Among them appears conspicuous an ' unequivocal' Cromlech or Druid's symbol, consisting of two huge upright stones supporting another, in the form of an altar. Just below, on the edge of the moor, there is also a remarkable ledge of high rocks, which bears the name of Ponden Kirk, though there has never been any ecclesiastical edifice in that locality. In the immediate neighbourhood lie Crimlesworth and Ogden, both suggestive names. The whole scene appears to have abounded in oak, and to have been a place of Druidical worship and sanctity. It has, to a spectator standing on the Cromlech, a peculiarly charmed air. During the winter months, or after a heavy flush of rain, the Ponden Kirk rocks are converted into a stupendous cataract of the same character, and equal in sublimity to the famous falls of Lowdore; though in summer I believe that this was the waterfall which the gifted authoress ...« less