"About a mile and a half on the south side of Bury, is an old farm-house, the residence in former times of a family of some note, and still occupied by a lineal descendant. The family of Unsworth has possessed this property, according to tradition, ever since the time of the Conquest, and there are certainly relics to prove its antiquity. The house itself is little worth notice, but amongst other curiosities that it contains is a carved oak table, which is a source of some interest as being connected with an old legend. The story is, that in olden times there lived near here a fierce and terrible dragon, which resolutely defied the prowess of sundry brave heroes, who would fain have immortalized their names by freeing the country from such a scourge. One Thomas Unsworth, a warrior of the before mentioned family, more courageous or more fortunate than the rest, at last succeeded in the attempt; which he accomplished in a manner that certainly did much credit to his ingenuity. Finding that bullets were of no avail, he inserted his dagger in a petronel, and, rousing the anger of the dragon, shot it under the throat at the moment of raising its head. The table was made after this event, and it is said, carved with the dagger by which the monster was shot. Round the table are St. George and the dragon, the lion and unicorn, the Derby crest (this family being one of the oldest tenants of the Earls of Derby), and the veritable dragon which the aforesaid Thomas killed, and certainly if it at all resembled its "likeness" it must have been a ferocious looking creature. There is also hung over the table in the old parlour, a painting of the Unsworth Arms, which were given them in former times for deeds of honor, surmounted by another carving of the dragon. The crest is a man in black armour, holding a hatchet in his hand, and it is said to be the portrait of the renowned family ancestor in the armour which he wore during battle, and in which he was encased at the time he performed the celebrated feat which won him so much fame. The armour was in the possession of the family a few years since, but not being considered of much value it was partly spoilt and lost. Whatever credence may be given to this story (and the present family firmly believe in its truth), it is certain that a portion of land was once granted to one of their ancestors for having freed the country from some dire monster, of whatever kind it might be, and of course the property granted was that said to be the favorite resort of the dragon; nor is it improbable that the large and adjoining township of Unsworth has originally derived its name from some one of this family. They also possess several very old books, treasured with due ancestral pride, and other relics more or less interesting. We here subjoin drawings illustrative of this legend. Number one is a rude representation of the dragon cut in wood, about two feet long, and one inch thick; it hangs on nails. The part shaded is painted green; the tongue and eye are red; the body brown, with spots or scales. Number two, is the same animal, as cut on an antique chest, alongside other devices which seem to be about as exact copies of nature. Number three, gives the same favorite monster of the Unsworth, on a panel of the same chest."