Category: Local History
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It Was A COVER UP! The Sad Legacy of NELLIE KERSHAW (1924) / Turner Brothers Asbestos
Nellie Kershaw, an English textile worker born around 1891, holds a significant place in medical history as the first documented case of pulmonary asbestosis, a disease associated with occupational asbestos exposure. In this video, we are delving into Kershaw’s life, her tragic struggle with illness and subsequent death, the legal battles against her employers, and…
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The Pendle Witch Trials (1612) – It All Began With .. Alizon Device
The Pendle Witch trials of 1612 is perhaps the most well known of all witch trials throughout the world, and it all began because of a chance encounter one day back on the 18th March 1612, when a young girl by the name of Alizon (Alison) Device was making her way to the Forest of…
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The Unsound Mind of the Hangman – John Ellis, Chief Executioner
The story of John Ellis, one of the most tragic figures in the annals of British executioners during the first quarter of the 20th century, is a sombre and complex narrative that sheds light on the human toll exacted by the administration of capital punishment. John Ellis’s career as an executioner was one he seemingly…
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Dark Skies Over Darwen : Visiting the Herbert Noga Crash Site (1945)
Seventy-eight years ago, on a fateful day in the height of summer, a lone fighter plane graced the skies over Darwen Moor, a serene expanse on the edge of the Pennines. This aircraft, a North American P51C Mustang, hailed as the world’s finest long-range single-seat fighter, would soon become the center of a perplexing mystery.…
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The Sad Tale of Lizzie Dean (1835) and Her Last Message From Beyond The Grave!
In today’s video, we travel over to the small village of Chipping, a civil parish of the borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England and within the Forest of Bowland. The tale we tell is that of a young, nineteen-year-old girl by the name of Elizabeth Dean, fondly known as ‘Lizzie’, and how her heart would…
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