Category: Local History
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The FORGOTTEN Souls of LOWERHOUSE LODGE (1895) // Burnley
In the bitter chill of January 1895, two young men, William Tinsley and Francis Outhett, met a tragic end while skating on the frozen surface of Lowerhouse Lodge. The ice, fragile beneath the deceptive serenity of its glassy sheen, gave way, plunging them into the frigid depths. Locals mourned their loss but quickly fell silent…
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Three Boys TRAPPED! The Dark Truth Behind the Culvert HORROR of 1913
At the dawn of the 20th century, in the quiet industrial town of Burnley, three boys—George Ormerod, Joseph Marsh, and Gilbert Alexander—found their joy and adventure in a woodland sanctuary known as Spring Wood. With shovels and pickaxes in hand, they transformed the woods into their kingdom, building camps and carving small caves to fuel…
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The Family That FEARED Tomorrow – THREE Sisters Found Gassed (1957) // Langho
In August 1957, Andrew and Elsie Marshall were a couple haunted by the growing fear of a new war and the terrifying specter of the H-bomb. They had reached a breaking point and the weight of an uncertain future became unbearable. In a desperate attempt to shield their children—Sandra, age 10, Yvonne, age 9, and…
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In Search Of THE DEVIL’S GRAVE –
The footage in this video was shot in July of 2024 as test footage for our brand new DJI Pocket Osmo. We felt at the time we did not have enough footage to put together for a full length story based on the Devil’s Grave. Therefore, this footage was placed onto the cutting room floor…
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The CANNIBAL of Congleton : The Tragic Tale of ANN SMITH, 1776
In this chilling account from the late 18th century, we uncover the tragic and brutal murder of 22-year-old Ann Smith at the hands of Samuel Thorley. On a dark November day in 1776, her dismembered body was discovered in the Howty Brook, near the secluded woodland of Priesty Fields, Congleton. The horror of her savage…
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