When Moses Clayton’s body was laid to rest on Saturday, 1st March 1919, it would close the book on one […]
The Disappearance of Maria Whittaker (1866)
On Saturday, 22nd December 1866, the body of a young woman aged 18 years was recovered from a lodge adjacement […]
The Grizzly Tale of Mary Ann O’Shea (1925)
Ever since the death of her husband, Maurice, who had sadly passed away only two years prior in 1923; 82 […]
The Cabin Axe Murder (1950)
During the autumn of 1950, residents within the sleepy village of Ewood Bridge were shocked to have learnt of the […]
Isabella Walker : The Missing Child of Cribden (1910)
Towering over the town of Haslingden, Cribden Hill imposes its presence in a grand demeanor. And whilst it may look […]
The Charles Lane Misadventure (1909) | Haslingden
With much of the country blanketed under deep snow and underlying frost that had brought hundreds of mills and factories […]
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THE MAN IN THE BARN : A GRANE ROAD MYSTERY (1909) | Haslingden
Walking along the rain sodden path, the stranger could see in the near distance the silhouette of building. Hoping this […]
THE DOWNFALL OF JOHN USHER (1905) | Haslingden
Alfred Parker was a man of routine and on the morning of Wednesday, 9th August 1905 he would begin the […]
WHEN THE CRYING STOPS : THE SAD TALE OF SARAH HANNAH BARNES (1910) | Haslingden
On the evening of Tuesday, 12th July 1910, Margaret Taylor, proprietor of number 29 Back Bank Terrace, upon noticing a […]
THE COB CASTLE MURDER (1907) | Haslingden
On Monday, 11th March 1907, Thomas Dennison was brought before the magistrates at Haslingden after having been charged on suspicion […]