Old Court House, Accrington

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Retlaw

Sorry Cashman but I've never heard of a grain court.
Years ago I started a dictionary of all the old words and places in Accrington, that I came across whilst searching thro the Halmote Court Rolls, the Coucher Book of Kirkstall and the Chetham Society Records. Never came across any thing relating to Grain Court. The dictionary runs to about 70 A4 pages in alphabetical order A to Z.

I'l ask you one whats a Zitherator, came across an entry "William the Zitherator", a signature on an old document, and don't cheat by googling it.

Retlaw.

pity about ya never heard of a grain court, twas the landlord of the time that told me, he wasn't known fer talking crap, thats why i am wondering. never heard the word Zitherator before, so ya got me wondering.

[MargaretR]

Female logic tells me it's a zither player

[Retlaw]

Hi Margaret
I've won my bet. When I typed the orignal, I said to myself you would be the first to respond.

Actually William the Zitherator witnessed the old document before it became compulsory to have a surname, after that he changed his name.

The name is now known as "Harper".

Retlaw.

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Female logic tells me it's a zither player

[MargaretR]

Not many will have seen a zither played, but I remember Shirley Abicair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Abicair

[WillowTheWhisp]

So a zitherator is a zither player? Fancy that.

[Retlaw]

To be pedantic no, a Zitherator was a Harp Player, in the days when William was a Zitherator, Harps in one form or another had been around since god was in short pants.

Zithers didn't come along until much later

Retlaw

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

So a zitherator is a zither player? Fancy that.