Bolton Large Colour 11

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A mere 8 miles away from our design studio and in house printing facility lies the picturesque village of Bolton by Bowland. A fabulous local legend tells of an enchanting and daring do that inspired this rich collection of ‘contemporary country’ patterns.Overlooking the River Ribble is Rainsber Scar which is a sheer cliff face and locally appreciated beautiful spot. This cliff is known locally as Pudsay's leap as it is fabled to be where William Pudsay is said to have made the leap on horseback when being chased by soldiers. A local Rascal, he was being pursued by the law for illegally minting his own coins. Miraculously, according to the legend, Pudsay and his trusted steed survived this audacious’leap’ by landing in a deeper part of the River Ribble and fled. As a wonderful and romantic end to this story, he was later said to have been pardoned by his godmother, Queen Elizabeth I.