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Monthly Archives: February 2015
The Swan and Royal, Clitheroe
The Swan and Royal dates from 1786, but arguably its most interesting story comes from a century later, during the cotton strikes and subsequent riots of 1878. One weekend, a large group of cotton workers from Manchester were coming to … Continue reading
Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors
A few hundred years ago the Dunkenhalgh was a grand old Hall, the seat of the Walmesley family and the centre of a vast estate covering thousands of acres. Now it’s a typically English hotel, a beautiful building, standing in … Continue reading
Posted in Boggart, Ghosts, Halls and Houses
Tagged boggart, Clayton-le-Moors, Dunkenhalgh, ghost, Lucette, White Lady
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Astley Hall, Chorley
Astley Hall was built in 1580 by the Charnock family and remained in their care for many generations. It passed through several other families over the centuries, until the Tattons presented it to Chorley for the purpose of using … Continue reading
