Category: Local History
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The Slippery Slope of Caygill’s Infamy!
In this video, we retell the story of poor Ellen Caygill, matriarch of the Caygill clan that would strike terror in the minds of local residents of Newchurch, Waterfoot, Bacup and other villages further afoot! Married to a violent man, and with several sons who would all fall foul of the local authority, with convictions…
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St James’ Church Graveyard Explore! / Altham
This was only our second visit to this extraordinary graveyard in Altham, which is situated close to Accrington and Burnley in the heart of Lancashire. A place of worship has been there since around the Norman times, with the Church that still stands there now being built around 1512, just three years after the Coronation…
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It all started with a dog! A visit to Rossendale Pet Cemetery / Crawshawbooth
In the heart of Rossendale you will find a cemetery that contains over 2,500 graves and memorials of family pets whose lives have sadly ended. The story begins back in 1967 when a farmer, who had tragically killed his pet dog, Judy, in an accident, buried his pet in just one of the many fields…
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A Moment of Light in a Dark Place
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