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Showing posts with label lancaster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lancaster. Show all posts
Wednesday, 7 September 2016

7th September 1816: Weather report from Lancaster

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The Lancaster Gazette of Saturday 7th September 1816 carried a report about the weather: The weather, since our last, has been uncommonly ...
Monday, 6 June 2016

6th June 1816: Snow falls on Pendle Hill, Lancashire

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The Derby Mercury of 4th July 1816 reported on the weather, highlighting how cold it was in 1816 on the verge of summer: Pendle Hill was c...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

18th May 1816: Snow on the hills around Lancaster

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The Lancaster Gazette of  Saturday 18th May 1816 reported the unseasonable weather lately experienced in the north of England: In the latt...
Wednesday, 20 March 2013

20th March 1813: Edmund Newton walks free from Lancaster Lent Assizes

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Edmund Newton , a weaver from Hadfield in Derbyshire, had been taken up as part of the ' Manchester 38 ' in Manchester on 11th June ...
Sunday, 2 September 2012

2nd September 1812: The lesser-known cases at Lancaster Summer Assizes

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On Wednesday 2nd September 1812, sentencing took place at Lancaster Summer Assizes. A number of cases were decided there which do not usuall...
Saturday, 1 September 2012

1st September 1812 1812: Troop movements

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Tuesday 1st September say more troop movements around Lancashire. Units of the Royal Berkshire Militia which had been stationed in Lancast...
Monday, 27 August 2012

27th August 1812: The trial of the 'Manchester 38' at Lancaster Assizes

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Lancaster Castle c.1830: an engraving by Richard Parry from an original by William Westall More than 2 months after they had been arreste...
Wednesday, 4 July 2012

4th July 1812: The Gaoler of Lancaster Castle informs the Home Office that one of the 'Manchester 38' may be an Irish Rebel

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Lancaster Castle 4 July 1812 Sir, One of the thirty eight Persons committed to this Prison for being present at the Administration of an...
Wednesday, 20 June 2012

20th June 1812: Prisoners at Lancaster Castle sent to the Prison Hulks

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On Saturday 20th June 1812, the Lancaster Gazette reported that a number of prisoners sentenced to transportation at the recent Lancaster Sp...
Monday, 18 June 2012

18th June 1812: The convict Thomas Holden informs his wife of his departure for the Prison Hulks

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Lancaster Castle June 18th 1812 6 O Clock at Night I am very sorry to Inform you that I am going of to Morrow morning . . . I am Surpri...
Friday, 15 June 2012

15th June 1812: The prisoner Thomas Holden writes to his wife from his cell at Lancaster Prison

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Many of the letters that Thomas Holden, the prisoner convicted of taking an illegal oath and sentenced to 7 years transportation at the Lanc...
Wednesday, 13 June 2012

13th June 1812: The execution of 8 prisoners at Lancaster Castle

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On Saturday 13th June 1812, eight prisoners convicted and sentenced to death at the Lancaster Special Commission were executed at Lancaster ...
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13th June 1812: The last declarations of Job Fletcher, condemned to die at noon

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On the morning of Saturday 13th June 1812 at Lancaster Castle, the chaplain - Joseph Rowley - and the governor - John Higgin - took two decl...
Sunday, 10 June 2012

10th June 1812: Troop movements

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On Wednesday morning, 10th June 1812, two companies of the Royal Berkshire Militia arrived in Lancaster from Colne.
Saturday, 2 June 2012

2nd June 1812: J.A. Park, Attorney-General for Lancaster, informs the Home Office of the outcome of the Special Commission

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Preston, June 2d — 1812 Dear Sir, I have thought it my duty, as Attorney General of the County Palatine, before I leave Lancashire, to g...
Friday, 1 June 2012

1st June 1812: The convicted prisoners are sentenced at Lancaster Special Commission

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On Monday 1st June 1812, following the last trial at the Lancaster Special Commission, the convicted prisoners received their sentences from...

1st June 1812: The final prisoners stand trial at the Lancaster Special Commission

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On Monday 1st June 1812, the final set of prisoners took their trials at the Lancaster Special Commission. Three men were accused of recei...
Wednesday, 30 May 2012

30th May 1812: The trials of Barton & Worsley food rioters & Bolton illegal oath giver/takers at Lancaster Special Commission

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On Saturday 30th May 1812, the penultimate day of the trials proceeded to deal with various offences. Ann Hamer (aged 43) was charged with...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012

29th May 1812: The trials of Thomas Brookes, Hannah Smith & more Middleton rioters at Lancaster Special Commission

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On Friday 29th May 1812, three more trials took place at Lancaster Special Commission. Thomas Brookes (aged 27) was accused of entering, w...
Monday, 28 May 2012

28th May 1812: The trial of Manchester & Middleton rioters at Lancaster Special Commission

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At 8.00 a.m. on Thursday 28th May 1812, rioters alleged to be present in Manchester & Middleton in April stood trial at the Lancaster Sp...