Month: February 2026

There is an Ice House (Icehouse) that is identified on Ordnance Survey map sheets in the proximity of Walton Hall in Walton le Dale. This […]

“…he was overtaken by four men, a short distance from the turnpike on Walton Brow.” Desperate Gang of Highwaymen,in the vicinity of Preston. On the […]

In the process of looking at a number of Water Tanks locally that have the ‘de Houghton’ crest on them, related to the Hoghton Tower […]

Hoghton Tower by Arthur Devis (1712 – 1787) Arthur Devis was born in Preston and became a pupil of Pieter Tillemans, who was a well […]