AN embroidered map of an East Lancashire town made 50 years ago is to go on display.

The plan of Brierfield was made by the late Lilian Edmondson, a former teacher at Briercliffe School, in 1945.

It was unearthed by her son, John, as he sorted through family items following the death last year of his father, Joseph.

Mr Edmondson, head of botany at Liverpool Museum, sent the map to Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford, which is planning to display it after some minor conservation work.

John Westwell, of the centre, said: "Apart from some creases from its being folded for 50 years, the map is in very good condition, with the coloured thread as bright as it was when first stitched."

Mr Edmondson said: "My mother was born in Brierfield and my father in Nelson and they lived in the area until 1956 before moving to Silverdale.

"My mother's maiden name was Ellingham and a lot of people will remember her as Miss Ellingham.

"My father and grandfather were both builders. My father built some of the houses up Halifax Road, Nelson.

"It's interesting to see how the boundaries have changed since my mother embroidered the map. It's also interesting that she has put on things like the traffic lights in the middle of Brierfield which must have been quite a thing in those days.

"She had an interest in the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and that features on the map as well."

Other landmarks include the old Marsden Cross, Tunstill's Mill (now Smith & Nephew) and the ancient woodland at Raven's Clough, known locally as Brierfield Woods.

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