Monthly Archives: August 2014

How about this for a list of ‘sprites and bogies’…

Posted on August 31, 2014 by LancashireFolk

One of the earliest sources I’m currently working with is a collection of tracts written by Michael Aislabie Denham, who was a Yorkshireman, an ordinary man who made his living as a ‘general merchant’. He died in 1859, in Piersebridge … Continue reading →

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Ladyewell, at Fernyhalgh, near Preston

Posted on August 30, 2014 by LancashireFolk

Ladywell House is a vocational centre with a small chapel on the upper floor. It takes its name from the magical spring-fed well which lies in the grounds of the house. Today it is easily accessible, but once upon a … Continue reading →

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Hill Meadow; Cromwell’s Hill.

Posted on August 24, 2014 by LancashireFolk

In the area of Lancaster known as Aldcliffe, close to the canal and on the edge of countryside, there is an ancient field called Hill Meadow. In this field, I have read, there is an artificial hill, a few hundred … Continue reading →

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