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The Disappearance of Maria Whittaker (1866) | Dowsing | Haslingden
#Haslingden #Dowsing #mystery ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorror?sub_confirmation=1 On Saturday, 22nd December 1866, the body of a young woman aged 18 years was recovered from a lodge adjacement to Holden Wood cotton mill, that was owned by Mr. James Maxwell and situated in a…
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Who Killed Little Helen Chester? (1935) | Blackburn
#Blackburn #truecrime #cemetery ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorror?sub_confirmation=1 Not since 1849 when Frederick and Maria Manning had been found guilty of murder, had a married couple been sentenced to death by the justice system. But 85 years later, on the 17th October 1935, James…
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Exploring Eden Wood Mill | Stubbins | Old Mill
#edenfield #derelict #mills ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorror?sub_confirmation=1 In this video, we explore the now derelict Eden Wood Mill that is situated close to the small village of Stubbins. Built around 1801, it was used as a dyeing facility for Turnbull and Stockdale Limited,…
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Unsolved : The Calf Hey Mystery (1930)
#Haslingden #Helmshore #Calfheyreservoir ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorror?sub_confirmation=1 When the body of a 17 year-old boy was recovered from a reservoir, known as Calf Hey Reservoir, on Tuesday, 27th May 1930, it seemed an open-and-shut case. But 92 years on, it seems that this…
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The Camms Bridge Incident (1896) | Haslingden | Helmshore
#Haslingden #Helmshore #EastLancsRailway ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorror?sub_confirmation=1 During the early hours Thursday, 1st January 1896 – the body of a man was discovered lying brutally mutilated on the East Lancashire Railway line not too far from Cams Mill (also known as CAMMS Mill)…
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