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!

Manchester Folk…

Posted on February 1, 2017

The manuscript of my next book, Manchester Folk, is finally with the publisher and compiling this new collection has been a joy. Apart from discovering magical places I didn’t previously know existed, it’s been very interesting to see how similar … Continue reading →

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Gamel and the Goblins – St Chad’s Church, Rochdale

Posted on November 23, 2016

  Long ago, when the Saxons inhabited this land, a man called Gamel (about whom several stories are told) chose a place by the River Roche to build a church. By nightfall he and his workmen had laid the foundations … Continue reading →

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A Dream Of Murder in Bolton

Posted on November 8, 2016

At the very beginning of the 19th century, a murder was solved by a dream and the story was vouched for by a very trustworthy source, the Reverend H. Alexander, pictured above, a prominent man of the cloth. A man … Continue reading →

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That’s Lancashire TV…

Posted on November 5, 2016

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

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

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

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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