Another great story Chris your research is second to none.Im amazed how you find the locations and the graves.Well done mate,keep 'em coming!👍👏👏
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Thanks as always Ste. We have something dark (again) for our next one on Monday. One we have covered in a podcast but never gone out to film, until now that is.
@micksmusicchannel5 ай бұрын
Well done for covering this sad and tragic story Chris and Vicky 👍
@DaysofHorror5 ай бұрын
Cheers, Mick. We really enjoyed putting this one together and adding some new overlays, etc., to the video.
@tomhirons74754 ай бұрын
Just subscribed very interesting thx.
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub Tom! Hope you will find the other videos interesting. I must point out, we are no experts and will occasionally make mistakes, but we try our best.
@relaxingwalks_uk4 ай бұрын
Watched this.. really interesting.. used to live near there.. the stories and events people dont know about their own areas, hey.. like how you showed whats left of our old cobbled roads too.. they should untarmac alot of them.. do wonders for visitors seeing our history.
@gingerali5 ай бұрын
I’ll be watching this tonight when it gets dark.
@davidwoodham13073 ай бұрын
Great workmanship guys at least he. Wont hurt any one again he took the cowards way. Out . I hope wife find happiness in the end poor lady and kids
@jeepsthetimebandit4 ай бұрын
Another good story. Sad.
@matparks084 ай бұрын
Great video as always. Shame you didn't find a headstone....I know that feeling well. Loved the route through the streets in the footsteps of Charles. All the best 👍
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Burnley hasn't been good to us in regards of the headstones. We find the final resting places but hardly any headstones there. Good to see you out all over the place. The stories you have covered are remarkable! Keep it going 😀
@shirleybezuidenhout27244 ай бұрын
Such a sad story 😢 thanks for sharing Chris and Vicky. Obviously there must have been a problem with Charles, maybe he was suffering from depression. 🙏🙏🙏
@therossendalerambler-mikei72944 ай бұрын
Another interesting tale from the past guys
@RickDawson824 ай бұрын
Hi guys, just watched this one, was pre disposed Monday. From what I've read, being labelled Felo-de-se, he was fortunate to be buried in a cemetery. The phrase means felon against the self and therefore being a suicide he could have been buried in secrecy and normally at a crossroads. Also, as a sort of mark against the person, his property would be taken by the crown and not inherited. By 1911, it was more common to be non compos mentis.
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
It was the early 1800s, possibly 1823, according to a few online sources, when the last known burial at a crossroad was made. I think many acts came into place after that, including ones that changed how suicide victims were to be treated.
@avabartramcookiemonster98025 ай бұрын
Well done Chris and Vicky...great job,Thank You.
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Thank you again for letting us cover it. Such an intriguing story. It would be good to possibly look into young Charlie and his career as a policeman.
@avabartramcookiemonster98024 ай бұрын
Chorley...apparently.
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
@@avabartramcookiemonster9802 Chorley! I've never seen or come across that version of Charley (or Charlie) before. Interesting what information does come up when looking into these stories.
@Jkk552 ай бұрын
Thank you Chris and Vickie very sad part of history well done 👏👏👏👏
@DaysofHorror2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thx
@pauljohnson53195 ай бұрын
Thanks for another well presented story of the past. 👍
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Cheers Paul 🍻
@lunarose72345 ай бұрын
Thanks guys,great video.❤ it is tragic.
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
It was an all to common occurrence all those years ago. I guess it could be labelled as domestic abuse? After all, Alice had put a court order on Charles to try and keep him away from her, so something must have happened prior in their marriage. i would hazard a guess?
@Bluediamond2003 ай бұрын
Love these story’s of history and you have a nice voice to tell them with.
@jonboypatton4 ай бұрын
Another excellent video. Very well explained. Iv been plugging your channel in a couple of other channels lives. The lovely jaya dee shared your link in a live paranormal by the sea. And John at raven paranormal gave you a shout out.
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Much appreciated Jonboy! We never take for granted people who share our vidoes and we can only thank them (you) for doing so :-)
@mickyprc65094 ай бұрын
Great story thanks
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching Mick. Really enjoyed putting this one together as it feels like an age since we went back in time to cover a story like this.
@Lancastrian5015 ай бұрын
An interesting yet tragic story thanks. Did you manage to find the grave of Charles Laffan's father? Charles senior lead quite an eventful life himself by all accounts. He was in the Royal Navy and in 1857 he was sent aboard the ship The Sarah Sands to quell an Indian mutiny. Ironically the conditions on the ship were that poor that there was a mutinous revolt, and to make matters worse the ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean. The crew, however, were able to steer the ship in very trying conditions to the island of Mauritius to receive "a heroes' welcome" when the ship limped into port. Charles and the crew of the Sarah Sands received military medals for the action (Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Mutiny Medal). He was buried in Burnley Cemetery in 1921 with military honours. Seems such a sharp contrast to the life of his son. I was wondering whether his father's naval experiences had a bearing on Charles junior's actions? Maybe he was seen as such a hero that his son felt inadequate in some way? Or maybe he was a strict disciplinarian given his 41 years of naval service and that had an affect on him? Sorry for the long comment but as you'll know yourself, once you start exploring these stories they get more fascinating the more you delve into them!
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Don't apologise, this info is fantastic! I just replied to the family relative saying it would be good to look into young Charlie's career as a policeman as there might be some tales there.
@AcornElectron5 ай бұрын
If you’re SUPER keen to get on the embankment you can trek down from Rosegrove station or up from the barracks or Manchester road I guess. Grove probably easiest and quietest.
@TruthSeekerInvestigations3 ай бұрын
The first time I've heard of that term felo-de-se, always learning. The effort to piece these stories together is incredible, and it's interesting to see the same path taken. Most people in that area won't have a clue about what took place there in 1911. Nice to see some of the old buildings, railway bridge and cobbles still remain.
@DaysofHorror3 ай бұрын
It's the same in most town and villages - loads of history that could be unearthed and I reckon some stories will make for great videos.
@tombaker45864 ай бұрын
You should do the Trevor Hardy story !
@Paulrogerson14 ай бұрын
Oh no way you were near my house in this video I live about minutes away just off gannow lane
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
A couple of people have said the same 😆 Plus, I work with a colleague who lives in that area of Burnley.
@louisecoupland5 ай бұрын
Watching now x
@denisemarypotter56952 ай бұрын
Such a tragic thing to happen and I think it obviouse the man was deeply depressed
@angelamills584 ай бұрын
You walked past my childhood home
@lochlainnmacneill28702 ай бұрын
Greetings from Scotland. Recently found your show and hooked on it. Great research work. My maternal grandfather committed suicide in 1925 by drinking Lysol...bleach. He was 28 years old: my mother was 18 months old at the time.
@DaysofHorror2 ай бұрын
I am sorry to hear about you grandfather, horrific isn't it 😢. Thank you for enjoying and watching pur content there in Scotland.
@janettemccubbin82463 ай бұрын
I think sometimes there was no headstone or marker if the deceased died by their own hand being against the Christian faith.
@DaysofHorror3 ай бұрын
I think you are right with that.
@wiccanways5 ай бұрын
See you guys 😊
@AcornElectron5 ай бұрын
For anyone wondering where Napier street is now, it’s the Happy Eater roundabout at Junction 10 of the M65
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
Yep, we were going to talk about how the area has changed, well, we did mention it on camera, but did didn't use the footage in the end. But so much has changed in that place.
@diddyreason2 ай бұрын
What a strange story. Something clearly happened where he then made the attack. Thinking he had killed her took his own life. But why? What happened that day? Great presentation guys 😊
@DaysofHorror2 ай бұрын
Yes, so many unanswered questions, thanks Diddy for watching abd commenting from Chris & Vickie 😀
@stevennoon71834 ай бұрын
Hello I’m sure there was a footbridge over the railway at the end of peace street so maybe the police officer and Charles did not have to scale the wall they could have got on the embankment from opening in the footbridge
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
The only thing we read was that he scaled a wallmtomget over onto the embankment, BUT newspaper reports from that period are known to get things wrong. So you could well be right with that 😀
@angelamills584 ай бұрын
We had cobblled streets up to 1968
@DaysofHorror4 ай бұрын
I love it when we still find the old cobbles peeking through. Gives a sense of how old these places are.
@Daysofhorror-vickie4 ай бұрын
We still do at the back lane of our house 😊
@AcornElectron5 ай бұрын
Those streets were only knocked down 15 years ago or so… Edit: Fielding street that is
@EuanMacmichael-y8z3 ай бұрын
Could it have been a revenge attack around the death of is son somehow.