Category: Local History
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A Gut Feeling or Was It Luck? The Pike Law Incident.
In this story, we travel to Sykeside, Haslingden to talk about five young boys who went on an adventure within the old mines of Pike Law quarry. A disused haven of mystery and adventure, its tunnels had captured the imaginations of generations of local boys. Little did anyone know that the innocent exploration of these…
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The Missing Dean Boys’ – A REAL Unsolved Case!
In this video, we travel to Dean, a small hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, to tell the story of two young boys, John Hitchen and Fred Williams, both of whom vanished without a trace after going out to explore an old, disused mine, known locally as ‘Dean Pit’. Clive from Rossendale Collieries was kind enough to…
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Eyam : The Plague Village
Eyam (pronounced ‘eem’), is located in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England, which became famous after the Black Death of 1665 and 1666. An outbreak of the plague was contained when the villagers decided to isolate themselves from the surrounding communities. Many people in the village died. It is also known that some…
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The Drunkard’s Friend – The Life of Elizabeth Ann Lewis, Temperance Queen!
In this video, we tell the story of Elizabeth Ann Lewis and how she would battle against the odds to try and reform the drinking culture not only within the town of Blackburn, but also that of the an entire nation. She would face accusations and insinuations as well as struggle to get her own…
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A Walk Through Newchurch Tunnels, Waterfoot
Just a quick walk through the Newchurch Tunnels over in Waterfoot. These were built around 1852 but due to the Beeching Axe, the line and indeed the station in Waterfoot closed on the 5th December 1966. In 2019, Newchurch Tunnels 1 & 2 were reopened as part of a cycle-way project that cost around £5.85m…
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The Pendle Witches : Their FINAL Hour Alive
Over four centuries have passed since the fateful summer of 1612 – when ten people from the Pendle region were condemned as witches and led from the cells of Lancaster Castle to the gallows. In this haunting journey, we retrace those final, tragic steps… from the cold, stone dungeons where they awaited their fate, to…
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The PENDLE WITCHES : Last Hours on Earth *TRAILER*
In the year 1612, fear walked the hills. A fear so strong it tore families apart, turned friend against friend… and left twelve souls accused of the unthinkable — witchcraft. In a world ruled by superstition and suspicion, it took only a word, a rumour, or a whispered curse… to seal a person’s fate. The…
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The Devil REALLY Made Him Do It! The DISTURBING Exorcism of Michael Taylor
In 1974, a small town in Yorkshire became the scene of one of the most disturbing cases in modern British history – the so-called exorcism of Michael Taylor. What began as a desperate attempt to save a man believed to be tormented by dark forces soon spiralled into a night of unimaginable horror. By dawn,…