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The Sowerby Bridge cart takes to the road on the first weekend in September. There were several rushcarts in the Pennines and the Lake District and they are a remnant of the practice of laying rushes on the dirt floors of the churches as a covering. | The Sowerby Bridge cart takes to the road on the first weekend in September. There were several rushcarts in the Pennines and the Lake District and they are a remnant of the practice of laying rushes on the dirt floors of the churches as a covering. | ||
For a history see [http://www.rushbearing.co.uk/index.htm the Sowerby Bridge site] | For a history see [http://www.rushbearing.co.uk/index.htm the Sowerby Bridge site] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:17, 1 July 2007
The Sowerby Bridge cart takes to the road on the first weekend in September. There were several rushcarts in the Pennines and the Lake District and they are a remnant of the practice of laying rushes on the dirt floors of the churches as a covering.
For a history see the Sowerby Bridge site