The Jubilee beacon at Clitheroe was hardly visible from Stanhill, even by telescope.
If the Spanish Armada was on its way, you couldn’t rely on Clitheroe.
The hill-top beacon, which appeared to be some 20 miles further north in North Yorkshire, was spectacular.
Albert Beckett, All Saints Close, Oswaldtwistle.
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