Blackpool History, Mystery, Heritage and Hauntings

Poolfoot farm has now long gone , but Poolfoot Cottage ( 1675 ) is still on the corner of Crabtree road. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101281132-poolfoot-cottage-wyre   for the link to the British Listed Buildings Website ! Grade 2 listed -  Pair of cottages, probably C18 or earlier, now bungalow. Cobble walls, rendered and whitewashed, formerly thatched and now covered with slate. On the front however is a more modern porch. Map provided by Brian Hughes Below kindly provided by Andy Ball from the excellent sister site on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThorntonCleveleysPast/ Would love to know who lives there now - Just so I could say - would a lovely place that you live in !  ( in case your wondering why the watermark ( now 2020 update ) I am rather upset that people steal and use my photos without the credit - sorry )

UFO -  first thing I think of or rather hear is the music from the 1970 British television science fiction series about an alien invasion of Earth. It was created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson, loved the music - very funky and the outfits and purple wigs!  In my youth I attended with fellow friends sky watches with a brilliant group - Lapis  https://www.facebook.com/groups/74153407108/ Below the location - Warbreck Water Tower, Blackpool  - we would all visit on a Saturday night,  (now in 2017 a housing estate)  clear skies, laughter and ale were the order of the evening, theories were discussed, debated , bonfires were made, education was shared. Potted history taken from the group - LAPIS - Lancashire Anomalous Phenomena Investigation Society – is based in Blackpool, and was founded in the mid 1980s by Joseph & June Dormer who were among the leading UK investigators at the time and has been involved with many exciting cases ove...

Running on from the first part of my previous blog just to refresh you memory - My interests range from and very much including heritage photography, archeology, local history, ghosts and the paranormal, hypnotism, ufology, conspiracy theories. Lets talk about the *money grabbers*, emotional vampires and fakers in the paranormal world. I have just read on my facebook newsfeed about a good friend of mine with regards to a ghost hunt at their house.... ( not giving location and others details as will be all too obvious who and where - forgive me - respecting the privacy of the said couple.) What annoys me is that a very good friend who actually runs events for a living told said couple not really anything there in your house..more with the coach house nearby.  REALLY annoys me that people and friends are being taken in and being given false information. Makes a mockery of investigators with real talent and skills, who are not in it for the kudos and *who can I befriend a...

Over the years I have popped in and out of the sphere that some call 'The paranormal' - hell I actually have an A level in this from my local college ! Can prove that later on ...If I can find the cert ! My interests range from and very much including heritage photography, archeology, local history, ghosts and the paranormal, hypnotism, ufology, conspiracy theories I digress - something else I seem to be good at as well !  My name on the internet ( yes go google me if you really want to ) a while ago was  Blackpool Ghosts - my photography page was under said name for a while as well over the years  I did rather well getting photo's published, being used as a researcher, writing articles for publication, penned my first book ( started my second as well ) and even helped record  an audio series - see below and click !!  Local humor for local people and a spin on Dr Who and prob Douglas Adams Huge thanks as always to Brian Hughes & Michelle...

Hackensall Hall dates back to at least 1190 when it was first recorded as Hacunesho, but, if it’s really ancient history that you’re after, then in 1926 around five hundred Roman coins were unearthed from the grounds there in a leather purse. About fifty of them can be found at the Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool - let us know if they still have them hidden - or like most things of value - sold on or in a box away from history scholars. Hacun, of course, is a Norse name and the ‘ho’ of Hacunesho is also Norse, referring to a burial mound, making Hackensall ‘the burial place of a Norseman called Hacun’. And where there’s boggarts (especially helpful ones) there’s usually a keeill involved. Exactly where the keeill was it’s now difficult to say, although a suspected Roman road (such as you’d generally find next to a keeill) runs from Hackensall Brow to the base of Preesall Hill via Parrox Hall. Interesting to note - that some locals still have the coins that ...

Your article should not engage in puffery. Puffery is when an article attempts to exaggerate the notability of its subject. Puffery only serves to reduce the neutrality of the article and so it should be avoided. The most common type of puffery is the use of peacock terms . This was from Wikipedia - which I must admit I have not come across before - trying to help Dad write an article about a Hypnotist we used to work for ! This brilliant term which I now intend to use can be very much utilized in the area's that I have an interest in, photography, archeology, heritage and local history , parapsychology, ufology. All the above have *members* that do this in rather large amounts, infamous might be another rather good word here as well ! For the moment no names will be mentioned - I would need an entire day to cover ufology at least !    

As the new year is starting, take a moment to think - what if... !  Family and friends still around , have you lost a loved one, or in my case beloved Dog Christo in 2016 Take the time , NO in fact make the time to capture a snap, image, photograph of the ones  that you adore, love and cherish ... You will thank me later as time marches on xxx