The history of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster . passed toThomas Winckley and ultimatelythe entire estate belonged to LadyShelley, after whose death it wassold to Edward Petre, , the present owner. Lower Brockholes isnow used as a farmhouse ; a portion of the old building still remainsand on a stone over the front door are engraved, what appears to be aneagle displayed^ and the initials and date E 1634 B. Inside the houseis a fine old oak staircase, and on the landing is a large hatchment bearinga saltire charged with eight fusils and the motto: Tenet in a
The history of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster . passed toThomas Winckley and ultimatelythe entire estate belonged to LadyShelley, after whose death it wassold to Edward Petre, , the present owner. Lower Brockholes isnow used as a farmhouse ; a portion of the old building still remainsand on a stone over the front door are engraved, what appears to be aneagle displayed^ and the initials and date E 1634 B. Inside the houseis a fine old oak staircase, and on the landing is a large hatchment bearinga saltire charged with eight fusils and the motto: Tenet in ardiia one of the bedrooms is an oak wainscot running the length of thechamber, on it is carved : Quam ibet expected Hoi^am tibi Dvcere mori mvndo christoque Resurge, spera 16JO. A part of the hall onthe ground floor is still known as the chapel. Higher Brockholes is also now occupied as a farmhouse, but an ex-tremely interesting and picturesque portion of it is unused. This part is ofconsiderable age and is a fine example of the black and white style of. Addit. MSS., 32115. The Winckley familj- arms are an eagle displayed. 38 298 History ok tiiu Parish of Preston. architecture. A small stone inserted at a later date bears the and the year 1643. The rest of the building is of a more recentdate but is nevertheless a good example of a yeomans house in the seven-teenth century ; it contains old oak stairs and thick oak-studded doors, andone of its gables is of a kind to match the black and white fragment ofthe more ancient structure. Tradition says that here also was a CatholicChapel. LAWE OF PRESTON. This family entered a pedigree at Dugdales Visitation in 1664-65. The name does not appear until early in the seventeenth Lawe was on the foreign burgess roll of 1622, with his sonsJohn and George. The following pedigree is an amplification of the onerecorded by the herald. ARMS :—Argent, an eagle double-headed, displayed, ve
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