Preston City Council local elections 2024 rolling results updatesNow called Setters Farm, it was once a ‘beer house’ and home to Ann Walne. Pic credit: Blog Preston
Beer houses catered for travellers who made their way along the country lanes, either by foot or on horseback, and were often supplementary enterprises that sat alongside another business, for example a farm or smallholding. With the video delving into how the murderers crept in through the rear of the property and tied up Mrs Walne, it explores a crime that captivated not just the Lancashire newspapers, but also got mentioned in The Times of London.A report from the Manchester Examiner and Times. Pic credit: Ancestry Search Services.