. Rambles round Horton: historical, topographical, and descriptive. Pilling formerly occupiedthe corn mill, in addition to Sams Mill. At a short distance from Beckside Mill there stoodupon the brow of the neighbouring hillside two very ancienttenements, which have only recently been taken down. Oneof the houses stood at the bottom of Pleasant Street, and wasknown as Hodgson Old Hall. The other was situate beneaththe Wesleyan Chapel burial-ground near to were of very antique construction, with high pitchedgables, massive chimneys, long, low mullioned windows,and oaken doors and p
. Rambles round Horton: historical, topographical, and descriptive. Pilling formerly occupiedthe corn mill, in addition to Sams Mill. At a short distance from Beckside Mill there stoodupon the brow of the neighbouring hillside two very ancienttenements, which have only recently been taken down. Oneof the houses stood at the bottom of Pleasant Street, and wasknown as Hodgson Old Hall. The other was situate beneaththe Wesleyan Chapel burial-ground near to were of very antique construction, with high pitchedgables, massive chimneys, long, low mullioned windows,and oaken doors and panelling. The initial stone removedfrom the old house at Cow-wells has been built into theembankment wall close by, and contains the letters T. S., andthe date 1620. For upwards of a century this house was occupied bya family named Smithies. The initial S., however, hadreference to the owner named Sugden, as is borne out by anindenture dated May 3, 1697, reciting that whereas RobertSugden, of Horton, by his will dated November 9, 1686, Ra/ub/cs Round Hart on. 175. OQ 176 Rambles Round Horfon. devised to Isaac Rollings, of Rorton, and Thomas Pighills,yeoman, all that messuage in Horton in the occupation ofGrace Smithies, in trust to be disposed of for the benefitof his children. In discharge of this obligation thetrustees sold the messuage, &c., to Robert Swayne. Theindenture is witnessed by Robert S\va}ne and SamuelSwae. The inscrip- I i and the date 1654. It tion upon Hodgson Old _ a is said that John WesleyHall contained the initials ! preached from the horse- steps that formerly stood in front of the house. This buildingbelonged to the Swaine family, Susannah Swaine beingset down as the owner in the township survey of 1801, andJohn Hodgson as the occupier. Hodgson was a bachelor,and had for many years another bachelor named RobertKing residing with him. Both were of a careful turn, as isevidenced by the fact that whenever old Hodgson had a loadof coals to deliver Robert King
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