Lancashire Folk Tales


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These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain’s most diverse counties are vividly retold by writer, storyteller and poe t Jennie Bailey and storyteller, writer,psychotherapist and shamanic guide David England. Take a fantasy journey around Lancashire, the Phantom Voice at Southport, the Leprechauns of Liverpool and the famous hanging of Pendle Witches at Lancaster,to the infamous Miss Whiplash at Clitheroe. Enjoy a rich feast of local tales, a vibrant and unique mythology,where pesky boggarts, devouring dragons, villainous knights,venomous beasts and even the Devil himself stalk the land. Beautifully illustrated by local artists Jo Lowes and Adelina Pintea, these tales bring to life the landscape of the county’s narrow valleys, medieval forests and treacherous sands.




Traditions of Lancashire


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Traditions of Lancshire


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Traditions of Lancashire


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History of British Folklore


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First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Lancashire Folk-Lore


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Reproduction of the original: Lancashire Folk-Lore by John Harland, T.T. Wilkinson




Theatres of Memory: Past and present in contemporary culture


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This work offers an overview of how the past has been manipulated in art, politicized and sold to the consumer, yet takes issue with those who claim this interest in heritage is merely obsessive nostalgia. The author covers a multitude of topics, such as the Festival of Britain and conservation.




Memorials of Old Lancshire: Historic Lancashire, by Lt.-Colonel Fishwick. The Romans in Lancashire, by F. A. Bruton. Old-time travel in Lancashire, by W. Harrison. Salford's ancient ford, by H. T. Crofton. Lanchashire legends, by P. H. Ditchfield. Siege of Lathom house, by Mrs. Colin Campbell. Elswick Congregational church, the mother of Fylde non-conformity by the Rev. B. Nightingale. The old grammar schools, by Lt. Colonel Fishwick. Cartmel priory, by the Rev. J. C. Cox. Lancashire witches and witchcraft, by Miss E. M. Platt. A Rochdale vicar in trouble, by W. E. A. Axon. Homes of the yeomen and peasantry of Lancashire in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, by W. F. Price. The old church of Manchester, by the Rev. H. A. Hudson


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