All about the Natural History and History of the Northwest of England
In the latest addition to my Unnatural Histories collection I return to a part of Lancashire I grew up in to look deeper into the background of a ghost story we heard many times as children.
It is a tale of murder, trial, execution and haunting, and was made even more chilling for us as our tall red-brick town-house directly faced the black gates of the barracks it occurred in.
A Tale of the Pendle Witch Trials and a Demonic Dog. Including a Chapter on the Design and Installation of the Eponymous Sculpture in Clitheroe, Lancashire
A small selection of black & white photos of Pendle Hill in Lancashire
The Vital Importance of Shopping Local, a comprehensive study of how essential independent businesses and markets are for our economy, society and environment
Autumn is here
A short music video
Damson Days, a look at the ancient hedgerow fruit, its origins, uses and cultural history, including a simple recipe for a preserve
Shuttles are elegantly formed wooden tools used for weaving textiles, like cotton, on looms, they are usually manufactured from Dogwood, Cornel or Persimmon, all hardwoods which rarely splinter. Within a shuttle is a hollow which contains a hinged ‘shuttle peg’, upon this is mounted a ‘pirn’, basically a long thin reel or bobbin, around whichContinue reading “Cotton Chronicles, Kissing Shuttles”
Hello everybody, I hope you’re all having a great weekend whatever you’re doing and finding some peace in what are undoubtably troublesome times. There’s not much to this post, I really just wanted to wish all of you the best and say thank-you for liking what I do. I’d also like to welcome everyone whoContinue reading “Just a Little Thank-you”
Northwest Nature and History