The Unsowrth so-called slippery-pow (pole) shown in an early photo c1900. There is a gas-light on the left of the photo.
The Pole or "Pow" (as it was known locally in the Lancashire dialect) was named after the pitch pole fixed there by the Earl of Derby which would be greased each year for the village's pot fair. Local men would then try and clamber up it to grab a side of bacon attached to the top; the successful contestant could keep the ham.
