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Provincial.
cholas Starkie , Esq ., Provincial Grand Master ofthe Order , ( who was to lay the stone ) , attended by other public bodies of the inhabitants ; and as a Masonic procession had not taken place there for nearly forty years , the curious of the neighbourhood congregated together in vast multitudes , and the town bore the appearance of a general holiday . The attendance ofthe Masonic Brethren was expected to be numerous from surrounding placesbut the heavy appearance of the morning ,
, though it did not rain , was such as to prevent many who resided at a distance from venturing forth , and the only addition to the members of the lodge residing in Warrington and its neighbourhood was about twenty from Manchester , nearly the same number from Liverpool , and a few from Bolton and Wigan . Arrangements had been made for the procession to start as early as half-past nine o ' clock in the morning , but the non-arrival of L . G . N . Starkie , Esq ., delayed it till nearly half-past
eleven , when no intelligence of that gentleman having been received , it was feared that some unexpected calamity had detained him , and Deputy Provincial Grand Master Drinkwater was called upon to perform the ceremony . The procession then formed in order , in front of the Market Hall . Among them were about 200 Blue Coat Boys , walking two and two , and neatldressed in blue velvet ; constables ; deputy constable ;
y churchwardens and sidesmen ; gentlemen of the town , four abreast ; magistrates and clergy ; Stubbs' band in military uniform ; about 250 Masonic Brethren , two abreast , headed by Brother Drinkwater , R . AV . D . P . G . M . ; Holt , G . S . AV . ; Perrin , G . I . AV . ; Spencer , G . 1 . D . ; AVoodward ; Rev . James AVright , Curate of St . James ' s Church , G .
Chaplain , & c . ; preceded and followed by music . The procession having formed , proceeded slowly through the streets leading to the New Bridge , attended by an immense concourse of people , and arrived at its entrance about 12 o ' clock . The bridge is a handsome stone erection of three arches , built by Mr . Gannon , of Knutsford , at an expense of 5500 / ., connecting the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire ; and adjoining it is a temporary structure of wood . Over the latterthat part of the procession which included the
magi-, strates and clergy proceeded to the Cheshire side of the river , when the gentlemen falling in double rank on either side , the magistrates and clergy passed between them , and advanced upon the new bridge as far as the middle of the first or Cheshire arch ; at the same moment the Masonic Brethren advanced upon the first arch of the Warrington or Lancashire side , under the direction of the master of the ceremonies , Richard Brown , Esq . The officers appointed to assist in the ceremony
then followed the Deputy Provincial Grand Master to the middle of thc centre arch of the bridge , where the key stone was in a state of preparation for being deposited in its place . Amongst the ofliciators were the Rev . Brother Jas . AVright , Dr . Hall , senior warden of the Warrington Lodge , bearing a glass box containing coins of the realm ; Brother Robert Bover Hinchcliffe , bearing a handsome silver cup containing oil ; Brother Furnivallwith a handsome silver cup containing
, wine ; one of the Brotherhood with a splendidly ornamented silver salver , containing a quantity of corn ; Brother Bullough and Mr . George Gannon ( son of Mr . Gannon , builder of the bridge ) , who , being an operative mason , had been made one of the Brotherhood , for the purpose of rendering assistance . On some planks near enough to be within
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Provincial.
cholas Starkie , Esq ., Provincial Grand Master ofthe Order , ( who was to lay the stone ) , attended by other public bodies of the inhabitants ; and as a Masonic procession had not taken place there for nearly forty years , the curious of the neighbourhood congregated together in vast multitudes , and the town bore the appearance of a general holiday . The attendance ofthe Masonic Brethren was expected to be numerous from surrounding placesbut the heavy appearance of the morning ,
, though it did not rain , was such as to prevent many who resided at a distance from venturing forth , and the only addition to the members of the lodge residing in Warrington and its neighbourhood was about twenty from Manchester , nearly the same number from Liverpool , and a few from Bolton and Wigan . Arrangements had been made for the procession to start as early as half-past nine o ' clock in the morning , but the non-arrival of L . G . N . Starkie , Esq ., delayed it till nearly half-past
eleven , when no intelligence of that gentleman having been received , it was feared that some unexpected calamity had detained him , and Deputy Provincial Grand Master Drinkwater was called upon to perform the ceremony . The procession then formed in order , in front of the Market Hall . Among them were about 200 Blue Coat Boys , walking two and two , and neatldressed in blue velvet ; constables ; deputy constable ;
y churchwardens and sidesmen ; gentlemen of the town , four abreast ; magistrates and clergy ; Stubbs' band in military uniform ; about 250 Masonic Brethren , two abreast , headed by Brother Drinkwater , R . AV . D . P . G . M . ; Holt , G . S . AV . ; Perrin , G . I . AV . ; Spencer , G . 1 . D . ; AVoodward ; Rev . James AVright , Curate of St . James ' s Church , G .
Chaplain , & c . ; preceded and followed by music . The procession having formed , proceeded slowly through the streets leading to the New Bridge , attended by an immense concourse of people , and arrived at its entrance about 12 o ' clock . The bridge is a handsome stone erection of three arches , built by Mr . Gannon , of Knutsford , at an expense of 5500 / ., connecting the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire ; and adjoining it is a temporary structure of wood . Over the latterthat part of the procession which included the
magi-, strates and clergy proceeded to the Cheshire side of the river , when the gentlemen falling in double rank on either side , the magistrates and clergy passed between them , and advanced upon the new bridge as far as the middle of the first or Cheshire arch ; at the same moment the Masonic Brethren advanced upon the first arch of the Warrington or Lancashire side , under the direction of the master of the ceremonies , Richard Brown , Esq . The officers appointed to assist in the ceremony
then followed the Deputy Provincial Grand Master to the middle of thc centre arch of the bridge , where the key stone was in a state of preparation for being deposited in its place . Amongst the ofliciators were the Rev . Brother Jas . AVright , Dr . Hall , senior warden of the Warrington Lodge , bearing a glass box containing coins of the realm ; Brother Robert Bover Hinchcliffe , bearing a handsome silver cup containing oil ; Brother Furnivallwith a handsome silver cup containing
, wine ; one of the Brotherhood with a splendidly ornamented silver salver , containing a quantity of corn ; Brother Bullough and Mr . George Gannon ( son of Mr . Gannon , builder of the bridge ) , who , being an operative mason , had been made one of the Brotherhood , for the purpose of rendering assistance . On some planks near enough to be within