Most of what follows has been taken from the old Rossendale newspapers, a rich and endlessly fascinating source of material for the local historian. This book is the second selection. Mr Pilling's Short Cut to China, published in 1983, was an account of some of the enterprises undertaken by Rossendalians in the Victorian and Edwardian Eras.
A selection of surprising historical stories, from stories of flying boilers to men biting dogs.
Most of what follows has been taken from the old Rossendale newspapers, a rich and endlessly fascinating source of material for the local historian. This book is the second selection. Mr Pilling's Short Cut to China, published in 1983, was an account of some of the enterprises undertaken by Rossendalians in the Victorian and Edwardian Eras.
A selection of surprising historical stories, from stories of flying boilers to men biting dogs.