QUERY1851
Daresbury, the White Chapel of England
By J. G.
Sometime ago I copied the following from a local print:— "'*Nixon's Prophecy.*—When a fox without cubs shall sit in the White Chapel of England, then men shall travel to Paris without horses, and kings shall run away and leave their crowns.' "The present incumbent of Daresbury, Cheshire (the White Chapel of England), is the Rev. Mr. Fawkes, who (1849) is unmarried. The striking accomplishment—railway travelling and the revolutions of the present year—must be obvious to every one." My Query to the above is this: Why is the church of Daresbury called the White Chapel of England, and how did the…
Topics: Prophecy, Railway Travelling, Revolutions, Local History