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The Double Murder at Marr Crofts (1825) | #19 | Birtle | True Crime
#TrueCrime #CrimePodcast #Birtle #Rossendale At around 7pm on the 1st October, a man by the name of John Chadwick called at Marr Crofts, the home of Benjamin and Alice Cass. This in itself was nothing unusual as John would often call on his friend on a Saturday evening where they would share jokes, often talk…
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Angel Meadow ft. Daft Monkey | Manchester | History
#AngelMeadow #Manchester #DaftMonkey #History ➝ 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, I was joined by Daft Monkey as we walk around the infamous Angel Meadow, a place aptly named “Hell upon Earth” by Friedrich Engels after he spent some time frequenting the area…
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The Double Murder at Marr Crofts (1825) | True Crime | Birtle
#Birtle #TrueCrime #Lancashire #Bury #Rochdale At around 7pm on the 1st October, a man by the name of John Chadwick called at Marr Crofts, the home of Benjamin and Alice Cass. This in itself was nothing unusual as John would often call on his friend on a Saturday evening where they would share jokes, often…
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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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