Folk Play Links - Lancashire, England
Compiled by Chris Little
Groups listed may be folk club, morris dance or amateur drama groups, as well as traditional performers. Publications listed may be cited, extracted or summarised publications, as well as full text.
008 *
Pace-egging Plays
[index to Gordon Ridgewell, in
FLS News, No.47, Nov. 2005, p.14 - citations of
Bury Times, 22nd Mar. 2005, pp.10, 15 (&
Hebden Bridge Times, 1st Apr. 2005, pp.1, 5)]
016 *
A History of the County of Lancaster. Vol.3
[edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill, 1907, p.285 - 'Aughton', by William Farrer and J. Brownbill - "pace-egging" - citation of
Gleanings towards the Annals of Aughton, near Ormskirk, comp. by G. Coulthard Newstead, 1893, pp.39-40]
017 *
A History of the County of Lancaster. Vol.5
[edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill, 1911, p.46 - 'Flixton : Flixton', by W. Farrer and J. Brownbill - "pace-egging" - citation of
A History of Flixton, Urmston, and Davyhulme, by Richard Lawson, 1898, pp.83-84 &
A History of the Parish of Flixton, by David Herbert Langton, 1898, pp.98-99]
019 *
Alexander and the King of Egypt
[by J.H. D. [James Henry Dixon], in
Local Historian's Table Book, 1846, Legendary Division Vol.III, pp.375-380 - (Newcastle chapbook text;) chapbook just been published by P. Whittle of Preston]
021 *
Bowd Slasher
[extract from
The Works of John Trafford Clegg ("Th' Owd Weighver") : Stories, Sketches, & Rhymes in the Rochdale [sic] Dialect, Vol.1, 1895, pp.76-83]
031 *
Ignagning and Ignagnus
[by T., in
Notes and Queries:, Ser.2 Vol.V No.120, 17th Apr. 1858, p.315 - in the Fylde]
033 *
Lancashire Customs
[by P. P., in
Notes and Queries:, [Ser.1] Vol.III No.87, 28th Jun. 1851, pp.516-517 - "pace eggers"]
035 *
Lifting Tuesday
[by Arthur W. Fox, in
Papers of the Manchester Literary Club : The Manchester Quarterly:, Vol.XXVIII : XXI, 1902, pp.152 - Pace-egging at Barnton [Ashton-in-Makerfield ?] on Good Friday; (152-153 - "Black Pace-eggers" on Thursday; 153 - small boys and girls on Good Friday)]
036 *
Long Preston Peggy"
[by James Henry Dixon, in
Notes and Queries, 4th Ser. Vol.IX No.213, 27th Jan. 1872, p.82 - Peter Whittle of Preston printed a chapbook]
041 *
Notes & Queries : Easter Customs
[by J. B., in
Manchester Weekly Times and Salford Weekly News, No.1683, 26th Oct. 1889, p.6d - "ribboners" at Urmston & Flixton - Subscription required for Gale: 19th Century British Library Newspapers]
044 *
Our Weekly Party
[in
Young Folks, Iss.487, 3rd Apr. 1880 - peace egg at Oldham - Subscription required for Gale: 19th Century UK Periodicals]
046 *
Pace-Egging
[by F. Williamson, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.II No.27, 1st Jul. 1916, p.12 - at Rochdale; possesses Edwards & Bryning chapbook]
047 *
Pace-Egging
[by Fred L. Tavar¨¦, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.II No.30, 22nd Jul. 1916, p.76 - extract from
Old Chorlton - at Chorlton-cum-Hardy]
049 *
Pace-Egging in Lancashire
[by J. B., in
City News Notes and Queries, Vol.III Pt.IV, Oct. - Dec. 1878, p.322 - extract from
Manchester City News, 21st Dec. 1878]
050 *
Pace-Egging in Lancashire
[by W. H., in
City News Notes and Queries, Vol.III Pt.IV, Oct. - Dec. 1878, pp.326-327 - extract from
Manchester City News, 28th Dec. 1878 - Manchester fragment; at Free-trade Hall, thirty years ago]
051 *
Play for Today
[in
Rochdale Observer, 10th Apr. 1974 - Redbrook School performance]
052 *
Public Realm Built on Myth
[by Rory Olcayto, in
Architects' Journal, Vol.228 No.11, 25th Sep. 2008, pp.20-23 - iconography in Burscough Bridge regeneration scheme inspired by pace eggers & Photos of
Bury Pace Eggers]
056 *
Rural Amusements
[by J. A., in
Kaleidoscope, Vol.V No.254, 10th May 1825, pp.378-379 - [Salford ?] text; (extract from
Poems, Chiefly Pastoral, by John Cunningham, 1766, pp.171-172)]
057 *
St George Mumming Play
[by Arthur Bowes, in
Notes and Queries, 12th Ser. Vol.I No.20, 13th May 1916, p.393 - at Newton-le-Willows; possesses chapbook; (at Alderley Park, [Nether] Alderley;) citation of
T.P.'s Weekly, Christmas No., 1913 or 1914; citation of
A School Party of 1861, in
Manchester City News, 10th Jan. 1914]
070 *
The Peace Egg"
[by H. Fishwick, in
Notes and Queries, 5th Ser. Vol.V No.109, 29th Jan. 1876, p.96 - "paceggers"]
071 *
The Peace Egg"
[by P. P., in
Notes and Queries, 5th Ser. Vol.V No.109, 29th Jan. 1876, p.96 - "pace eggers"]
080 *
The Prescotian
[Photo of Prescot Grammar School 1975 performance]
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