World War Two air crashes in the Forest of Bowland

Dotted around the Bowland fells are the sites of over 14 air crashes in which over 25 air-crew and passengers have lost their lives, most of these occurred in the Second World War, here are the locations of some of these and some details about the causes of these sad accidents. January 1943 In JanuaryContinue reading “World War Two air crashes in the Forest of Bowland”

Halton’s Mechanical Elephants, or The Polish-built Petrol-powered Pachyderms

Halton’s heritage Just up the river Lune, a couple of miles from the city of Lancaster, sits the historic village of Halton, once a bustling hub of industrial activity powered by the waters of the Lune. In the area’s hay-days, which lasted from the 17th to 19th centuries, the water-wheel powered mills, the oldest ofContinue reading “Halton’s Mechanical Elephants, or The Polish-built Petrol-powered Pachyderms”