The Murder at Hanging Ditch. 1865. Longfield Road. Todmorden

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On Christmas Day, 1863, Thomas Midgley and Mary Ann Kershaw, both workers at Fieldens Mill, married at Heptonstall Church. They moved to a house in an area once known as Hanging Ditch, now Longfield Road, in Todmorden.
Initially, seemingly, a good pairing, but a year into their marriage Thomas fell ill, and on January 25th 1865 committed an act that would see him sent to Broadmoor for 38 years charged with murder caused by religious mania!

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@suehawthorne1553 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed listening and watching your video. Once again being true crimes back to life .

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you 😊

@DaysofHorror Жыл бұрын

My kind of story 😯 I'd never heard this one but you told the story so well. I guess it goes to show, none of us quite know what is going on in someones head and what they are thinking.

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's like something just snapped as we have to presume he wasn't like that 12 months earlier when they married. Thanks buddy 🙂

@leekrogulski2415 Жыл бұрын

Great video, really interesting and also very sad, never heard about this story before

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Cheers Lee. Yeah, a bit of a forgotten story from Todmorden's history, overshadowed maybe by the Vicarage murders. Hope you're well, and thanks for comment 🙂

@daftmonkey7296 Жыл бұрын

Great video matt. Very interesting 👍🏼

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Very kind. Thank you 😊

@yvonnedavison8096 Жыл бұрын

Interesting story of history well told, you do thsi type of thing so well Matt.

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@elainehalliwell6791 Жыл бұрын

Wow abit of a gruesome story but interesting.. I was only asking other day where Hanging Ditch was .. Thanks for this video 👍

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think it's a fairly forgotten story. Thanks for the comment 🙂

@jfpickering 4 ай бұрын

Good video, may I suggest another topic? The murder of James Bowman in Cornholme?

@matparks08 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊. Not heard of that one, I'll look it up. Cheers

@erickenyon4457 Жыл бұрын

Born n breed in Tod and never heard of this….great stuff

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

It's a fairly forgotten story overshadowed by others at the time. Cheers for the comment 🙂

@tohow85 Жыл бұрын

Great story 2 years before the vicarage murders very interesting Mat

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, a rough time in Todmorden. Thanks for the comment

@todtiger Жыл бұрын

Good video Mat

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 🙂

@gothicblood2061 Жыл бұрын

i spend lot of time in that grave yard as i live in that town

@matparks08 Жыл бұрын

So do I these days, covering these stories. Thanks for the comment 🙂