The Slaidburn Angelby

M Sheelagh Whittaker

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Book cover

The Author

Synopsis

• Yorkshire 1885

• Alleged murder of a two year old child (Thomas Gardner)

• Two sisters Grace & Isabella accused

• Trial at Victorian-era Leeds

• Margaret Isherwood, (9yrs) prosecution witness (later to become the authors Grandmother)

• Centered around Slaidburn, Clitheroe & Leeds

Original flyer used to advertise the book

How it all began

• Phone call from the author in Canada

• Available images not high enough resolution for publisher to accept

• Slaidburn Cottages on website

• Commission agreed

• Identifying location of required images

• Shooting images required

Photography requirements

• Langcliffe Cross Bridge

• Chapel Croft Farm

• Meanley Farm (today)

• Black Bull Inn

• Slaidburn Angel Stone dating back to the 10th Century

• Very tight deadline for Canadian Publisher

Map of Slaidburn showing locations

• Black Bull Inn

• Langcliffe Cross Bridge

• Meanley Farm

• Chapel Croft Farm

The Slaidburn Angel Stone

Angel Stone as shot The Angel Stone as used in the book

• Search for the Angel Stone

• Pendle visitor Centre

• Challenges and Considerations

• Not presently on public display

• Negotiations for obtaining the required Property Release

Langcliffe Cross Bridge

• Challenges and Considerations

• Private Land

• No public access to site

• Shot from the road (with 300mm lens)

Original image as shot

Location where the child's body was found

Image as used in the book

Chapel Croft Farm

Chapel Croft Farm as shotChapel Croft Farm used in the book

The home of Mary & Tom Rushton

• Trap borrowed from here on day of the murder

• Challenges & Considerations

• Editing challenges

Meanley Farm (today)

Meanley Farm (today) as shot Meanley Farm as appears in the book

•Home of Grace Isherwood (Thomas Gardener’s mother)

•Farm updated and modernised in recent times

•Challenges & Considerations

• Private residence

• Public Footpath

Black Bull InnSlaidburn

Black Bull Inn now Image of the Black Bull Inn

as used in the book

• Originally the local pub

• Was location of inquest

• Now YMCA hostel

• Editing Challenges

Official Book Launch• The Slaidburn Angel official book launch Daunts Books, Holland park London 24th October 2012

• Attended by members of the public and members of the London branch of the EPWN (European Professional Women's Network)

Daunts books, Holland Park, London

Customer viewing the book displayOfficial book launch window display The interview

ANY QUESTIONS

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