‘Heritage is not history. Heritage is what at peo eople ple make ke of of thei eir r hist story ory to o make themselves feel good.’ Pr Prof of Davi vid Low owenthal enthal, , UCL
‘As we travelled we came near a very great hill, called Pe Pendle dle Hill, ll, and d I wa was s mov oved ed of of the e Lord ord to g o go u o up to o the th e to top of of it. t... When en I was s com ome e to th o the e top op, , I sa saw the e se sea bord ordering ering upon on Lancashi ancashire. re. Fr From om th the e to top of of th this s hill ll th the e Lord ord let et me e se see i e in what at places aces he e had ad a grea eat peo eople ple to b o be e gathered hered .’
‘Whether we e fall ll by ambiti mbition, on, blood, ood, or or lust, st, like ke diamonds iamonds we e are e cut with h ou our r ow own dust st .’ Dr John ohn Web ebst ster er
‘The progre ogress ss of of free eedom dom dep epends ends mor ore e upon on the e maintenan intenance e of of pea eace, ce, the e sp spread ead of of com omme merce, rce, and d the th e diffusion ffusion of of ed education, cation, th than n upon on the e labours abours of of ca cabinet binets s and d for orei eign gn of offic ices es .’ Richa hard rd Cob obden den
‘Now fait ith, h, be e it true e or or false, se, is s the e base, se, grou ound nd, , fou ound ndation ation and d su suppo pport rt of of hop ope e of of thing ings s ex expec ected. ted. Tr True ue fait ith h is s a sa safe e and d su sure e fou ound ndation ation of of hop ope e th that t will ill be e crowned owned with th the e en enjo joyment yment of of the e goo ood thing ings s ex expec ected ted .’ Ben enja jamin min Ingham gham
‘Women do o no not t want nt th thei eir r pol olitical itical pow ower er to en o enable able them em to b o boas oast that at they ey are e on on eq equal al ter erms s with th the e men en. Th They ey want nt to to us use e it t for or th the e sa same e purpose rpose as s men en – to g o get et be better er con onditions ditions .’ Sel elina ina Coo ooper er
‘Clarion Hou ouse se has s bee een a mee eeting ing place ace for or pol olit itical ical diss ssenters enters si since ce 18 1899 99. . It was s con onceived eived by th the e Nel elso son n ILP P as s part art of of a net etwork ork of of cafes es which ich Lancashire ancashire tex extile ile wor orkers kers cou ould ld use se on on Sundays ndays as s they ey en enjoye joyed d the e cou ountryside ntryside and d talke ked d so socialist alist utopias...’ Rog oger er Smalley alley (D (Dissent ssent) )
Pendle Radicals is a part of Pendle Hill Landscape Partnership, an ambitious four year scheme led by the Forest of Bowland AONB and involving over a dozen projects and many local organisations. It is made possible by generous support from Heritage Lottery Fund and other funders.
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