The story begins during 1866 when a young Miles Weatherhill, a weaver who lived with his mother and sister on […]
THE TRAGIC TALE OF EMILY HOLLAND (1876) | Blackburn
*This article has been updated and re-uploaded. It was originally added to our site on the 25th July 2020 and […]
BUTCHERING A PARAMOUR (1893) | Burnley
It’s true to say that the North West of England and Lancashire in particular has had its fair share when […]
THE HAPTON RAIL INCIDENT (1888) | Hapton
Think of Victorian England and images of cobbled streets, horse drawn carriages, mills and towering chimneys come to mind and […]
THE OAKENHEAD WOOD TRAGEDY (1853) | Haslingden
On the afternoon of Monday, 12th September 1853, Jane Collinge made her way to the home of 31 year old […]
A WATCH AGAINST A LIFE (1902) | Haslingden
Children appearing in youth or crown courts in Wales and England cannot be named if they are under the age […]
THE MANCHESTER RIPPER (1905) | Manchester
On the afternoon of April 11th, 1905, roughly around 3.00pm – a rag and bone man by the name of […]
A GRAVE IN THE COTTAGE (1892) | Oldham
Today we are travelling into the large town of Oldham which is situated in the North West of England and […]
THE TRAGIC CASE OF ELLEN DOWDLE (1899) | Whitworth
Domestic abuse or “wife beating” was a prominent occurrence in Victorian England with many victims having to put up with […]
ACCRINGTON FIRE OF 1867 | Accrington
When scrolling through endless newspapers and online articles dating back to the 1800s, I’m amazed at how many stories I […]