Author Archives: LancashireFolk

About LancashireFolk

Lancashire folklore, legends, ghosts, local history - author of 'Lancashire Folk' published by Schiffer Publishing 2016 - 9780764349836 £19.50. Please visit www.foliatehead.com to see upcoming books. The Enchanted Valley and Manchester Folk will be published in 2020. Cumbria Folk almost ready!

That’s Lancashire TV…

Posted on November 5, 2016 by LancashireFolk

As it’s Hallowe’en season, my local TV station, That’s Lancashire TV, asked me to their studio for an interview. I imagined this would be a short piece, talking about my book and the fact that I was going to be … Continue reading →

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How to Buy the Book!

Posted on October 23, 2016 by LancashireFolk

Amazon.co.uk, who ‘lost’ my book recently, now have it available again.  You can also order from Book Depository very easily. However, you can order directly from the distributor, Gazelle Books, and the link below will take you directly to the … Continue reading →

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Radcliffe Tower and the sad tale of Fair Ellen

Posted on October 13, 2016 by LancashireFolk

Radcliffe Tower stands on Church Street in Radcliffe, Manchester. This manor house was built in 1403 and it once had two towers and a moat but most of it was demolished in the 19th century. The remaining tower is now, … Continue reading →

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St Peter’s Church Burnley – and Ghostly Pigs

Posted on September 29, 2016 by LancashireFolk

If legend is to be believed, St Peter’s Church should have been built on the spot where the Godly Lane Cross now stands and where religious rites were habitually celebrated. However, night after night the stones set out to build … Continue reading →

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A Ghostly Piano at Blackburn Telephone Exchange

Posted on September 21, 2016 by LancashireFolk

Blackburn Telephone Exchange is a relatively modern building but it has long been regarded as haunted; strange noises have disturbed night-shift workers and the sounds of piano-playing and heavy footfalls have been heard. Piano-playing? How could this possibly be? The … Continue reading →

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The Skull at the Pack Horse Pub, Affetside

Posted on August 25, 2016 by LancashireFolk

Strictly speaking, the Pack Horse in Affetside is in Greater Manchester now, but historically this whole area used to be part of Lancashire… Built in 1443, this old pub is proud of the skull displayed above the bar. The skull … Continue reading →

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The Clegg Hall Boggart

Posted on July 27, 2016 by LancashireFolk

It is lovely to report that this wonderful Hall on Clegg Hall Road, which at one point was very close to dilapidation, has been lovingly restored and is once again a glorious building. The photo above shows it very close … Continue reading →

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‘Red Clogs’ a Coalminer’s Ghost

Posted on July 20, 2016 by LancashireFolk

Recently, whilst researching for Manchester Folk, I came across an intriguing mention of a ghost known as Red Clogs. No detail was given but with a little research, I discovered that he wasn’t called that because he wore red clogs … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Falls From the Sky…

Posted on July 6, 2016 by LancashireFolk

In Accrington, in 1984, over three hundred apples rained from the sky into a garden in East Crescent. The couple who lived there were woken by a horrendous noise – a noise so loud and protracted they thought it must … Continue reading →

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Up on the moor near Bacup, there is a pile of loose boulders in an area known as Hell Clough and, as you’d expect, there’s a legend featuring the Devil which explains how this came to be. Somewhere near this … Continue reading →

Posted on June 16, 2016 by LancashireFolk | 2 Comments