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A Watch Against a Life – The tragic story of James Rostron (1902) | Haslingden | True Crime
#TrueCrime #Haslingden #Halo #Rossendale Frank Kershaw, aged 13 and who lived with his parents at Higher Lane, Haslingden in the North West of England, had known James for some time as both families lived nearby to each other, with the Rostron’s living at nearby Church Lane. And despite both boys being employed within different mills,…
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The Cob Castle Murder 1907 | Haslingden | True Crime | Local History
On Monday, 11th March 1907, Thomas Dennison was brought before the magistrates at Haslingden after having been charged on suspicion of murdering his wife, Margaret Dennison at some point during the evening of Saturday, 9th March. Standing before the bench and facing Alderman Hamilton (Chairman) as well as Messrs. Holt, Law and O.W. Porritt, Thomas…
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The Bentley House Moonshine of 1857 | Haslingden Grane | History
#Haslingden #Grane #Whiskey #Victorians Jonathan Haworth of Bentley House, farmer by day – illegal whiskey distiller by night! On the 3rd April, 1857 and at around 11pm, Mrs. Ellis Heath of the inland revenue, accompanied by police officers paid a visit to Haworths farm after hearing rumours of illegal whiskey being made AND distributed throughout…
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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,…