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The Trust supports research into the history of Blackden, looking at the landscape, the documents and the evidence of material culture; in particular, pottery. The field walking at Bridge Farm in April 2008 was the first of several we shall be organising in the area. The recording, dating and correlating of finds will give us an understanding of the daily lives of the people in the past. A long term project will be the development of a herb garden around The Old Medicine House to grow herbs that would have been in use at the time of the building of the house. We also plan to grow the seventeen gooseberry cultivars developed by Frank Carter, who was born at Toad Hall and lived all his life in Blackden. |
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It is appropriate that the first document in the archive should be a complete list of Frank Carter’s cultivars. This is the information that we have to date on the Gooseberry raised from seed by Frank Carter. We would be most grateful for any information that would help to complete the record.
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Date registered |
Story behind the name |
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Montgomery |
White |
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2. |
Prince Charles |
Yellow |
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This berry was named to commemorate the birth of Prince Charles. |
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3. |
Firbob |
Yellow |
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4. |
Blackden Gem |
Red |
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All Frank Carter’s cultivars were grown in Blackden |
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5. |
Just Betty |
Red |
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Frank wanted to name this berry after his mother, Betty, but told Marjorie Garner, that he not happy about naming it Betty Carter. She suggested that just Betty would be fine, so Frank named the berry Just Betty. |
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6. |
Christine |
Red |
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7. |
Montrose |
Yellow |
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Name of a ship |
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8. |
Mr Chairman |
White |
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9. |
Bank View |
Green |
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Frank Carter’s son, Doug lives at Bank View in Goostrey |
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10. |
Blackden Firs |
White |
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Frank Carter lived most of his married life at No. 4 Blackden Firs |
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11. |
Roots |
Green |
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12. |
Woodside |
Green |
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13. |
Millennium |
Yellow |
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14. |
Newton Wonder |
White |
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15. |
Bellmarsh |
White |
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Bellmarsh is a late corruption of Bomish. Bomish is an area on the edge of Blackden. Frank Carter cycled past Bomish Farm on his way from his home at Blackden Firs to his work at Jodrell Bank. |
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16. |
Crystal |
White |
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17. |
Jodrell Bank |
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Frank Carter worked at Jodrell Bank, in the experimental gardens of the Biology Department of The University of Manchester. When he retired he continued to work at the visitors’ centre. The Goostrey Growers say that Frank refused to count this berry, but they do not know why. |
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