The Denham Tracts

The Real Folklore of Cheshire - Live from The Grange School

Medieval miracles, Cheshire dragons and the strange tale of a haunted farm house!  This time we're live from The Grange School in Hartford, Cheshire with a recording of Eli's lecture for Northwich and Distrcit Heritage Society from the 21st May, 2026 - The Real Folklore of Cheshire (Decoding Cheshire's Historic Ballads). The stories featured in the lecture are taken from his new book, The Folklore of Cheshire's Historic Ballads, which is a folktale transposition of Ballads and Legends of Cheshire by Egerton Leigh, published in 1867. The Folklore of Cheshire's Historic Ballads is available via Amazon here! [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/order] Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

Popular Romances of the West of England (Part Two)

Voices from the sea, druidical sacrifice and the incredible story of the enchanter  of Pengerswick! Its time for part two of Popular Romances of the West of England by Robert Hunt, published by John Camden Hotton of London in 1865. 'On moonlight nights the air has often seemed to be full of sound, and yet the lady's voice was seldom louder than that of a warbling bird. On these occasions, men have seen thousands of spirits gliding up and down the moonbeams, and floating idly on the silvered waves, listening to, and sometimes softly echoing, the words which Lady Pengerswick sang.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

Popular Romances of the West of England (Part One)

Nightriders, spriggans and the Mermaid of Padstow! We're back in Cornwall with part one of our wander through Popular Romances of the West of England by Robert Hunt, published by John Camden Hotton of London in 1865. 'When calms rest upon the ocean, and the waves can scarcely form upon the resting waters, still wailings creep along the coast. These are the wailings of this wandering soul. When midnight is on the moor or on the mountains, and the night winds whistle amidst the rugged cairns, the shrieks of Tregeagle are distinctly heard. We know, then, that he is pursued by the demon dogs.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

The Denham Tracts

Preternatural shapeshifters, plague stones and the Grey Man of Bellister! Tonights highlights come from The Denham Tracts, a publication by David Nutt for the Folklore Society in 1895 which brought together a wonderful collection of local pamphlets and tracts published by Michael Aislabie Denham during the middle of the nineteenth century. 'The belief of our credulous ancestry in a female river demon is still implanted in the mind of childhood on the banks of the Tees; and many are the tales still told of her dragging naughty children into its deep waters when playing, despite the orders and threats of their parents.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]

Lancashire Folklore (Part Two)

Local superstitions, magical hands and the witches of the Northwest; its our second part exploring Lancashire Folklore, the collection wrote in collaboration between John Harland & T.T. Wilkinson, published in 1867. 'The cows of her neighbours were constantly milked by her - the pitcher in which she conveyed the stolen milk away, walking before her in the shape of a goose. Under this disguise her depredations were carried on till a neighbour, suspecting the trick, struck the goose and immediately it was changed into a broken pitcher.' Tales From Antiquaria is a podcast dedicated to exploring the legacy of work published regarding folklore and local history during the golden age of antiquarian writing in the nineteenth century. For show notes and links, visit the episodes page at thelocalmythstorian.com [https://thelocalmythstorian.com/tales-from-antiquaria] Episode written, produced and presented by Eli Lewis-Lycett. All source material taken directly from the stated publication. Main theme music by Humanoid Media. Incidental music from Restum-Anoush.  Find Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/elilewislycettfolkloreandhistory] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/elilewislycett.bsky.social]