2007

SD7422 : Whisky spinners of Haslingden Grane

taken 17 years ago, near to Haslingden Grane, Lancashire, England

Whisky spinners of Haslingden Grane
Whisky spinners of Haslingden Grane
The history of this valley has many stories of moonshining with illicit distilling of whisky providing a welcome supplement to the income from the farm or the loom. The practice was so widespread that an excise officer was based in Haslingden from 1834-38.
One of the ruined farmhouses in Haslingden Grane was home to James Morris one of a whisky/spinning dynasty. In 1859 he was fined £230 with costs to avoid prison and the magistrate who handed out the sentence was Daniel Thwaite who became the brewing magnate of Blackburn.

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SD7422, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
liz dawson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 May, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 14 May, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 744 225 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:41.9091N 2:23.3529W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 743 225
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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