Lancashire Folk Tales

Cover; Title Page; Contents; About the Authors and Artists; Acknowledgements; 1 Welcome!; 2 The Phantom Voice, Southport; 3 Sir Lancelot and Sir Tarquin, Martin Mere; 4 The Eagle and Child, Parbold, Ormskirk; 5 The Devil's Wall, Aughton, Ormskirk; 6 Liverpool Legends; 7 Tales of Bewsey Hall, Warrington; 8 The Song of Warrikin Fair, Warrington; 9 Manchester Battles; 10 Sir Elias Gigas, The Giant of Worsley; 11 The Skull House, Wardley Hall, Salford; 12 Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy; 13 Tales from Middleton; 14 Tales from the Borough of Rochdale; 15 Fair Ellen of Radcliffe.;These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by professional storyteller David England. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these thirty stories from Lancashire reflect the wisdom of the county and its people. From the Great Treacle Eating Boggarts at Sabden to the famous Pendle Witches at Malkin Tower, no stone is left unturned to discover the roots of the county. These tales, illustrated by a local artist, bring alive the landscape of the county's narrow valleys, medieval forests and long coastline. Cover Title Page Contents About the Authors and Artists Acknowledgements 1 Welcome! 2 The Phantom Voice, Southport 3 Sir Lancelot and Sir Tarquin, Martin Mere 4 The Eagle and Child, Parbold, Ormskirk 5 The Devil's Wall, Aughton, Ormskirk 6 Liverpool Legends 7 Tales of Bewsey Hall, Warrington 8 The Song of Warrikin Fair, Warrington 9 Manchester Battles 10 Sir Elias Gigas, The Giant of Worsley 11 The Skull House, Wardley Hall, Salford 12 Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy 13 Tales from Middleton 14 Tales from the Borough of Rochdale 15 Fair Ellen of Radcliffe. 16 The Devil in the Fireplace, Bury Grammar School17 The Unsworth Dragon, Bury 18 The Lancashire Boggarts 19 The Bloody Footprint, Smithills Hall 20 Mab's Cross Tales, Wigan 21 The de Hoghtons of Hoghton Tower 22 John Dee, Walton-le-Dale, Preston 23 The Preston Guild Merchant 24 The Battle of Preston 25 Traditions and Superstitions from the Fylde 26 Witchcraft and Persecution, Lancaster 27 The Perils of a Journey 'Oversands' 28 The Dun Cow of Parlick, Bleasdale 29 The Dule Upo' Dun, Waddington 30 Spooky Tales from Clitheroe 31 Lady Sybil and the Milk White Doe, Sabden. Notes on the TalesBibliography Copyright. These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by writer, storyteller and poet 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. 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. These lively and entertaining folk tales from one of Britain's most diverse counties are vividly retold by professional storyteller David England. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these 30 stories from Lancashire reflect the wisdom of the county and its people. From the Great Treacle Eating Boggarts at Sabden to the famous Pendle Witches at Malkin Tower, no stone is left unturned to discover the roots of the county. These tales, illustrated by a local artist, bring alive the landscape of the county's narrow valleys, medieval forests, and long coastline.