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Gawthorpe Hall and Witches in Lancashire: Part Two, a reblog of an article by Lancashire Museum Stories
IMAGE 1: Witches on broomsticks, featured in The History of Witches and Wizards (1720). Copyright: Wellcome Library. In July 2024, Gawthorpe Hall … Gawthorpe Hall and Witches in Lancashire: Part Two.
The Pinnacle, Part One
Clitheroe is a small market town situated in the Ribble valley in Lancashire, famous for its small Norman castle which stands upon a prominent Limestone outcrop in the centre of the town, part of the Tournaisian Clitheroe Limestone Formation which protrudes through the landscape at a few locations in this part of the country. UnderContinue reading “The Pinnacle, Part One”
Padiham on Parade
Padiham on Parade is on the 29th and 30th of June this year, it’s a whole weekend themed around the 1940s and well worth visiting as there’s lots of events and things to see for all ages and interests. This years programme; Here’s some photos from the last couple of year’s events; A B-H
Padiham through the Year
January February March April May June July August September October November December Happy New Year to All! A B-H
Day Fifteen of a Northwestern Advent Calendar
Deep in the heart of Lancashire’s rolling hills stands Stately Gawthorpe Hall A B-H
Greenhalgh Castle
Greenhalgh castle consists of the ruins of the base of one tower of a castle built in 1490 on the outskirts of the small town of Garstang. The ruins of the castle are on private land but can be seen from Millenium green park by the side of the river Wyre where there is anContinue reading “Greenhalgh Castle”
The Nuthatch
The Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, (sitta meaning ‘seed’), is quite similar to, and often confused with, Woodpeckers and treecreepers but is a member of its own genus and quite unique. They are very agile and mobile little birds, able to ascend and descend tree trunks upside down or the right way up, they are unique inContinue reading “The Nuthatch”
Northwest Nature and History 