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THE MAN IN THE BARN : A GRANE ROAD MYSTERY (1909) | Haslingden
Walking along the rain sodden path, the stranger could see in the near distance the silhouette of building. Hoping this […]
THE DOWNFALL OF JOHN USHER (1905) | Haslingden
Alfred Parker was a man of routine and on the morning of Wednesday, 9th August 1905 he would begin the […]
WHEN THE CRYING STOPS : THE SAD TALE OF SARAH HANNAH BARNES (1910) | Haslingden
On the evening of Tuesday, 12th July 1910, Margaret Taylor, proprietor of number 29 Back Bank Terrace, upon noticing a […]
THE COB CASTLE MURDER (1907) | Haslingden
On Monday, 11th March 1907, Thomas Dennison was brought before the magistrates at Haslingden after having been charged on suspicion […]
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 WILKINSON STREET MURDER (1880) | Haslingden
Many times we hear of serious crimes taking place in areas which are never close to home and we always […]