Folklore and 200 years of executions
Contact Information
Blackburn Central LibraryTown Hall Street
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 1AG
Tel: 01254 661221
Cold bloodied crime and grisly executions spanning two centuries will feature in an event coming soon to Blackburn library. Readers can learn all about the fascinating and gruesome murder cases from Lancashire’s history, from the eighteenth century to the 1960s.
Criminal historian and local author, Martin Baggoley, has written a number of publications on the history of crime and punishment. His latest book deals with the men and women who were executed in Lancashire, including some who were publicly hanged near to the scene of their crimes as a warning to others of the dire consequences of breaking the law.
Road Directions
Blackburn Central Library is located in the Northgate Area of Blackburn Town Centre.
Public Transport Directions
There are direct bus and rail services to Blackburn from Accrington,Clitheroe, Bolton, Burnley, Darwen, Chorley , Manchester & Preston.
Contact Blackburn Visitor Centre for details of public transport from where you live 01254 688040.
Alternatively, for public transport information out of normal office hours contact:
Travel Line: 0871 200 2233 (for bus services around the Lancashire area)
National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50
