Author: Chris
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The Sad Tale of Lizzie Dean (1835) and Her Last Message From Beyond The Grave!
In today’s video, we travel over to the small village of Chipping, a civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England and within the Forest of Bowland. The tale we tell is that of a young, nineteen-year-old girl by the name of Elizabeth Dean, fondly known as ‘Lizzie’, and how her heart would…
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The Burnley Outrage .. A Crime That Shocked a Town / Joseph Wren
Tuesday, December 28, 1909, marks a dark and chilling day in the history of Burnley, a quaint town in Lancashire, England. The events of this day unfolded in a way that sent shockwaves through the community and forever scarred the lives of those involved. In the midst of a cold, wet afternoon, a heinous crime…
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A Gut Feeling or Was It Luck? The Pike Law Incident.
In this story, we travel to Sykeside, Haslingden to talk about five young boys who went on an adventure within the old mines of Pike Law quarry. A disused haven of mystery and adventure, its tunnels had captured the imaginations of generations of local boys. Little did anyone know that the innocent exploration of these…
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Cob Castle – The Abandoned Community
Back in the last 1800s and early 1900s, ‘Cob Castle’ was a community of workers who were employed in the nearby quarries, mills and factories within Haslingden. Many people worked long, laborious hours, often with a pittance for a wage. Together, they would witness tragedies such as a murder on their own doorstep, accidents in…
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Exploring Hollinshead Hall and Old Well House at Tockholes
In this video, we walk through Roddlesworth Woods that are located in the towhship of Tockholes, looking for the old ruins of Hoddlesworth Hall and the creepy looking Well House! The ruins of the ancient manor house was largely rebuilt by John Hollinshead in the 1770s. In Victorian times, Hollinshead Hall and its estate was…
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A Moment of Light in a Dark Place
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Did he get away with MURDER? The Lancashire farmhouse death that still raises questions
Tucked away in the Lancashire countryside stands Higher Ridge Farm — a quiet, unassuming place with a past that refuses to settle. More than a century ago, something happened inside its walls that would leave unanswered questions, conflicting accounts, and a verdict that satisfied no one. In this story, we return to the scene, examine…
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Frankenstein’s TRUE Creator : How Percy Bysshe Shelley brought a MONSTER to life
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein did not emerge from isolation. It was shaped by voices, ideas, and influences that surrounded her – and few were as profound as Percy Bysshe Shelley. In this episode, we trace Percy Shelley’s often-overlooked influence on Frankenstein: his philosophical ideas, his radical views on life, death, and creation, and the intellectual partnership…