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The Tragic Tale of Emily Holland (1876) | Blackburn | True Crime
#VictorianCrime #CrimePodcast #Blackburn #Victorians ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you never miss a new upload! https://www.youtube.com/@DaysofHorrorPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 At the start of 1876, within the small town of Blackburn, Lancashire – Emily Mary Holland was just 7 years old when her life was taken away from her by a local man by the…
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The Sad Case of Sarah Hannah Barnes 1910 | Haslingden | Local History
#LocalHistory #Haslingden #Rossendale #BlackburnRoad In this ‘out and about’ short video, I’m taking you to a place that has long since been forgotten about. Back in the mid-to-late 1800s and early 1900s, Back Bank Terrace used to be located close to Blackburn Road in Haslingden, within the shadows of St. James Church. During July 1910,…
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A Watch Against a Life – The tragic story of James Rostron (1902) | Haslingden | True Crime
#TrueCrime #Haslingden #Halo #Rossendale Frank Kershaw, aged 13 and who lived with his parents at Higher Lane, Haslingden in the North West of England, had known James for some time as both families lived nearby to each other, with the Rostron’s living at nearby Church Lane. And despite both boys being employed within different mills,…
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The Cob Castle Murder 1907 | Haslingden | True Crime | Local History
On Monday, 11th March 1907, Thomas Dennison was brought before the magistrates at Haslingden after having been charged on suspicion of murdering his wife, Margaret Dennison at some point during the evening of Saturday, 9th March. Standing before the bench and facing Alderman Hamilton (Chairman) as well as Messrs. Holt, Law and O.W. Porritt, Thomas…
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The Bentley House Moonshine of 1857 | Haslingden Grane | History
#Haslingden #Grane #Whiskey #Victorians Jonathan Haworth of Bentley House, farmer by day – illegal whiskey distiller by night! On the 3rd April, 1857 and at around 11pm, Mrs. Ellis Heath of the inland revenue, accompanied by police officers paid a visit to Haworths farm after hearing rumours of illegal whiskey being made AND distributed throughout…
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