Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing

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The Sowerby Bridge cart takes to the road on the first weekend in September. There were several rushcarts in the Pennines and the Lake District and they are a remnant of the practice of laying rushes on the dirt floors of the churches as a covering.

For a history see the Sowerby Bridge site

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