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These People Were Famous!
In this video, we travel over once again to the fabulous Blackburn Old Cemetery, and film just a handful of some of the most interesting graves and headstone that have always stood out to us. This cemetery was first opened on the 1st July 1857, and consists of many celebrity interments as well as those…
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Sharpe’s Justice – Filming Location at Helmshore Mill
Sharpe’s Justice is a British television drama, the 13th of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Unlike most of the other instalments of the series, this episode was not based on a novel by Bernard Cornwell. A key scene in the story is based…
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The Bridge of Sighs and the sad affair of James Trickett 1915
A tragic death and a local folk tale of paranormal shenanigans! Check out our latest video where we discuss the death of a local cotton weaver by the name of James Trickett and that of ‘owd Jim, a mischevious spirit who haunts the area where James’ body was discovered. James had suffered from severe pains…
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Manchester’s Forgotten Air Disaster 1970
Dan-Air Flight 1903 was an unscheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona, operated by Dan Air Services Limited under contract with British tour operator Clarksons Holidays, which arranged for the flight to carry a group of holidaymakers who had booked an all-inclusive package holiday with the operator. ➝ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE to our…
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Mitchell and Kenyon – Pioneers of the movie world!
Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon founded the firm of Mitchell & Kenyon in 1897. Within a short space of time, they operated under the trade name of Norden and their company was one of the largest film producers in the United Kingdom in the 1900s, with the slogans of “Local Films For Local People” and…
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Who Was the Angry Man? | The Unsolved Murder of Tom Hewitt (1974, Bury)
In 1974, a man named Tom Hewitt was found dead in Bury, Lancashire. The investigation uncovered rumours, unanswered questions, and a troubling figure locals came to know only as “the Angry Man.” Despite early leads and speculation, the case was never solved. In this episode of Days of Horror, we revisit the evidence, the theories,…
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Fanny Adams (1867): A Crime That Shocked Victorian England
In August 1867, the quiet market town of Alton, Hampshire became the centre of one of Victorian England’s most unsettling criminal cases. This Loft Session examines the murder of Fanny Adams, an eight-year-old child whose death shocked the nation and left a lasting mark on British culture. Told through historical records and contemporary reporting, the…
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Amelia Wood: A True Crime Case from Burnley (1912)
This story examines the murder of a young woman called Amelia Wood back in June 1912. It draws on contemporary records to reconstruct her final hours and the investigation that followed. Set against the shadowed streets and forgotten corners of the town, it is a sombre true-crime documentary that confronts violence, guilt, and the lives…