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charge admission (sophistt); charge an entrance fee (Sir Philip Brocklehurst who owned nearby Swythamley hall and also the land that Ludchurch can be found on exploited this natural landmark by turning it into a famous tourist attraction in the late 1800s. He had a gate fitted to the entrance of Ludchurch where a member of his staff would charge visitors a halfpenny entrance fee, in fact this was quite beneficial to the local community as farmers decked out their horse drawn wagons with their best linen and collected tourists from Leek railway station bringing them up through a purpose made road which even today can still be seen.  wordpress.com ART Vancouver) |
